Signs or Science of Recognizing the Avatar

It is important to understand at the very outset that the multiple dimensions of an Avatar (including His attributes and powers) fall into three broad categories:

1. KNOWN (which can be intellectually understood, recorded, or quantified in some way)
2. KNOWABLE (which cannot be recorded, but whose existence can be deduced by their effects)
3. UNKNOWABLE (which can be neither recorded nor deduced, but can only be grasped experientially by an observer in the same space)
The existence of these three categories has necessitated the bringing together of three kinds of recordings in this volume, with some natural overlap in their purposes:

1. Modern scientific research reports – which accurately record, analyze, and present the Known dimensions of the Avatar

2. Sharing by devotees – who describe the effects experienced in the presence of the Avatar, supporting the scientific research and providing powerful evidence of the Knowable dimensions

3. Revelations from the Avatar Himself – which offer a glimpse of the Unknowable dimensions, as no other observer exists in our time with an experiential understanding of this state. These words, however, are powerfully supported by the sacred texts and scriptures, which are the revelations of the Avatars down the ages. Hence the many scriptural references included in this volume.
The uniqueness of His Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda is that He has consistently allowed His known dimensions to be measured and analyzed by modern science to the extent possible, for the purpose of taking science to the next level and for the benefit of humanity. He is also the only known Avatar in history to frequently reveal the ultimate Truth in the language of modern science, effortlessly bridging the chasm between science and spirituality. In a later chapter of this book, Paramahamsa Nithyananda will personally explain the ‘mystic science’ (if we may call it that) behind this process.

Dimensions of the Avatar:

1. KNOWN (which can be intellectually understood, recorded, or quantified in some way)

2. KNOWABLE (which cannot be recorded, but whose existence can be deduced by their effects)

3 .UNKNOWABLE (which can be neither recorded nor deduced, but can only be grasped experientially by an observer in the same space)

• Some Attributes of the Avatar:
  Kalpataru (Wish-fulfillment)
  Perpetual Completion (Enlightenment)
  Healing (Realigning the bio-memory)
  Deeksha Akarshana (Transfer of bio-energy)
  Akashic Readings (Accessing past and future)
  Vijnana Akarshana (True knowledge)
  Shiva Akarshana (Space of Shiva)
  Shakti Akarshana (Kundalini energy)
  Ardhanarishwara (Beyond all duality)
  Susadha (Beyond pain)
  Divyasharira (Divine body)
  Surabhi (Fragrant physiology)