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KENOPANISHAD : MEDITATION ON BRAHMAN : : 3. Post-20. Swami Krishnananda.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, March 08, 2021. 07 : 46. PM. MEDITATION ON BRAHMAN : 3. Post-20. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The story teaches us that everything is despicable except the knowledge of Brahman. The glory of this world is less than a straw. The greatest of the gods are nothing before the Brahman. Even the king of the gods is nothing before it. The story also shows that it is very difficult to realise Brahman, as even the best of the gods failed in their attempts to comprehend it. It further shows that Agni, Vayu and Indra became great through the knowledge of Brahman alone. Brahmajnana is supreme greatness and glory. It is vain to think that any individual has the power to act or to enjoy. It is Brahman that is, and nothing else.  MEDITATION ON BRAHMAN : Brahman is the embodiment of all qualities, powers and existence. It is possible for anyone to obtain anythin