Divine mother can be known by meditation. Vedas proclaimed that the Self can be realized through meditation. Offering Pujas or Archanas cannot take one to self-realization. Only those who meditate upon Divine mother with steadfast mind can reach there. Hence she is called Dhyana gamya.
Below is the comparison between Jeevatma and Paramatma
Jeevatma - Paramatma
Illusion - Truth
Ephemeral - Everlasting
Confined - Boundless
Ignorant - Knowledgeable
Momentary pleasures - Joyful always
So jeevatma and paramatma are opposite poles. However, when Jeevatma shuns ignorance and realizes the truth, it becomes Paramatma. This can happens only through knowledge. Brahman can be realized only through Brahman. Not possible by other means. So to bridge the gap between the ignorant Jeevatma and attribute less Paramatma, Divine Mother creates several avatars of Brahman.
These avatars have 6 qualities
- Power of knowing everything
- Having knowledge by default
- Can be present everywhere
- Always satisfied
- Always free
- Detached
Even Jeevatma has these qualities, but due to ignorance, they don't show up. When the Jeevatma breaks the cycle of Iccha shakti, Gnana Shakti and Kriya shakti and becomes knowledge of these qualities within, he realizes Paramatma.
Dhyana(Meditate) means to focus steadily on the point where knowledge can be retained. It is of two types:
- Saguna
- Nirguna
You become that on which you meditate. This is the most important aspect in meditation. In Saguna form, you attain the attributes of the Devata upon which you are meditating. This will not lead to the Absolute. Do keep in mind, Brahman with attributes is to help us reach the attribute less. But the Absolute (Pramatma) does not have any attributes. To reach the attribute less Absolute, you need Nirguna meditation.
