Anandamayi Ma

Dear All,

My prostrations to the saint who has poured the above words.

Never before and never after can we find/read/hear such profound words of wisdom.

Here, we have to recall Swami's famous lines.

"Ornaments are many, gold is one;

  Colors of the cows are many, milk is one;

  Beings are many, the Indweller is one"

Even while the saint is looking at the varieties in this world and says,"each one has his own uniqueness and beauty... every one of you adds with his special feature to the glory of the garden", at a subtler level, the delight expressed by Maa on seeing such variety is due to the one factor which is echoed in Sai's lines "Beings are many, the indweller is one".

Each artist has his/her own uniqueness, one is a great singer, one is a great dancer, one is a great painter, one is a great sculptor etc., but if we contemplate on the one single factor/Light (Light of lights) which illumines the art/capacity of each artist, one can Realize that it is the same Divine Light, Divine Energy, Divine Consciousness which illumines each and  every artist's art.

We look around in the world and see so many diversities, each human, each city, each state, each country is unique in its own ways. But behind this diverse universe, what is the one divine energy? What is the one divine light which is illumining each unique aspect in the nature? Who is the one material, intelligent and instrument cause for the matter? 

So, the realized Masters like Anandamayi  Maa, even while delighting in the variety in the world, are always and eternally aligned to  and abide in one truth, SATH, one knowledge CHIT (Knowledge of the TRUTH, SATH) and thereby remain in the state of ever lasting bliss ANANDA ( Due to the existence as the very knowledge and not as knower of truth ( SAT CHIT).

Vibhuti yoga of Chapter 10 of Bhagwan Gita is all about the one all pervading essence in all apparent diversities in this world.

Swami Sivananda explains the ONE existence in all diversities beautifully through his song on vibhuti which is given below.

In the whole song, the " I" or " Aham" is the one lord, one divine light, one divine consciousness as explained above in SAT CHIT ANANDA.

Let us read the song of the saint of Ananda Kutir, with reverance.

Bhajo Radhe Krishna,

Bhajo Radhe Shyama

Soham Soham, Sivoham Soham.

Om Om Om Om Om,

Om Om Om Om Om.

I am neither mind nor body, immortal Self I am,

I am witness of three states, I am knowledge absolute.

(Om Om.....)

I am fragrance in jessamine, beauty in flowers,

I am coolness in the ice, flavour in coffee.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am greenness in the leaf, hue in the rainbow,

I am taste-buds in the tongue, essence in orange.

(Om Om.....)

I am mind of all minds, prana of all pranas,

I am soul of souls, Self of all selves.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am Atman in all beings, apple of all eyes,

I am sun of all suns, light of all lights.

(Om Om.....)

I am Pranava of all vedas, Brahman of Upanishads,

I am silence in forests, thunder in all clouds.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am velocity in electrons, motion in science,

I am effulgence in the sun, wave in the radio.

(Om Om.....)

I am support of this world, soul of this body,

I am ear of all ears, eye of all eyes.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am time, space, dik and the controller,

I am God of gods, guru and the director.

(Om Om.....)

I am melody in music, in rag and raginins,

I am sound in ether, sakti in virya.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am power in electricity, intelligence in mind,

I am brilliance in fire, penance in ascetics.

(Om Om.....)

I am `reason' in philosopher, `will' in jnanis,

I am prem in bhaktas, samadhi in yogis.

(Bhajo Radhe Krishna...)

I am That I am, I am That I am,

I am That I am, I am That I am.

(Om Om.....)

Love.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Dear All,

The entire MBCA posts deal with the essence of the above quote.

All miseries in this world start from this one single letter "I".

This "I" is the subtlest ego - Avidya and Asmita, the ignorance of one's divine nature which gives birth to the next ego - "Mine-ness and thine-ness".

From this "I"- Avidya and Asmita - desires or wants arise.

The desires or wants are the attachments which are explained as Raaga in the MBCA posts.

Once you get rid of your desires/attachments, then you are left with the subtler "I" ness which is explained as avidya in the MBCA theme.

Once this "I" or avidya is also transcended, then you discover the inner peace/inner joy/inner bliss/inner SELF.

Love.

Swami Vivekananda

Divyatman,

Even a mentally very week person, unable to start his spiritual journey due to fear of where he will reach, what will happen if he takes up sadhana etc. should wake up, keep aside all his fears, all his weaknesses, all his apprehensions and stand up and run towards the goal of God realization upon hearing to the roar of the fearless Lion, Saint Sri Vivekananda.

We have heard of the story where a lion was painted like a sheep and it moved along with a group of sheep merrily, totally forgetting its original identity until it was taken to a pool, it was made to see the reflection of its face on the pool and made to realize that it is in fact a lion.

We the human beings have not been painted by any one else but having born as Lion (king of kings), have painted ourselves as Sheep (week animal) and then we happily move around, eat, sleep and enjoy our lives as sheep amongst sheep (in this world full of beings with week mind and lot of desires).

After we have sufficiently suffered or enjoyed for all our karmas performed with our mistaken identity as sheep (man with desires), God enters our lives directly or through a preceptor (Guru). 

The Guru, instead of directly pointing out our mistaken identity, teaches us in the following sequence:-
- Purpose of our birth.
- About karmas, about desires, vasanas and all animal qualities of man on the other  side. 

After we have satisfactorily imbibed his teachings and instructions, he introduces us to what God and We and creation actually is - Sathyam, Jnanam, Anantham - Pure Existence, Pure Knowledge or Consciousness, Infinite or all pervading.

At the end of our spiritual journey under the watchful eyes of our Master, we ultimately stand up and roar, "I AM THAT, TAT TWAM ASI".

"Matter is your servant, you are not the servant of matter"-Your body, mind, intellect (BMI), senses which are matter, must be your servants, serving you to proceed towards your realization that you are lion. 

Whereas, unfortunately, man continues to be  servant  to his  BMI, his senses and continues birth after birth with the notion dictated by his  senses that he is a  sheep (Limited week man with unlimited desires).

Love.