Embodiments of Love!
Man is carried away by his identification with the body, so he perceives
diversity in creation. In fact, it is unity alone that is behind the apparent diversity.
Whatever differences are there, they are only the creations of your mind. If you want to eliminate these differences and realize the principle of unity in diversity, you have to realise your true nature. You experience diversity when you turn your perception away from this fact of unity.
Recognize the
principle of unity. You are God. God is not separate from you. It is a mistake to consider your-
self separate from God. This difference is the result of your deluded vision. When you rectify
this defect in your vision, you will realise “I am I”.
When you identify Sai Baba with the physical form, you become separate from Him. It is only
these feelings of identification with the physical form that create differences between individuals. The feelings of “I” and “mine” are behind all this multiplicity of forms. If you stand before a
mirror, you see your image. Even if there are many mirrors, you see the same image. Though the
mirrors are many, the image is one. Realise this oneness behind multiplicity.
Embodiments of Love! Students! Boys and Girls!
Try to know the fundamental principle of oneness. If you know this, everything else will be-
come known to you. This world has a plethora of forms but there is one divinity, which per-
meates all these forms. Know this truth.
Ekam sath viprah bahudha vadanti (Truth is one, but
wise men call it by many names). You see diversity due to the effect of illusion (maya). There
exists only unity everywhere, not diversity. It is your illusion that causes diversity. Forget this
diversity and contemplate on divinity. You may ascribe any number of names and forms to God
but God is one.
At one time, Radha realised her oneness with Krishna. But later she was overcome by delusion and started considering herself different from Krishna. This feeling of separateness is a big
mistake. Reminding Radha of her true identity, Narada told her that she had no separate identity.
It was her mistake that she had identified herself with her name, he said. He added that she was
not separate from Krishna, and she was, in fact, Krishna.
Man does not see himself in every other being which is why he gets into differentiation and thus deviates from the universal principal of love which is imminent even before the birth of human.
ReplyDeleteOne must strive hard to find the SELF residing quietly within oneself. It is a tough process to go inward but Guru is the medium who passes on that resolve and strength to withstand the hurdles and finally to see the SELF. It may be very difficult to decipher the language and the words used by Realized Masters of yore. But a Guru who has understood them is the one and only medium who can help us overcome all disturbances, differences created by mind and to able to understand clearly the language of the SELF.
From today’s post, one can easily list out the salient points to initiate this self enquiry within:
1. Stop identifying with physical form. Instead put effort to identify the SELF within so as to identify the same SELF without as well. Here we need a Guru. Mirror analogy is a perfect one to follow.
2. One fundamental thing we need to feed into our disturbed being and that is – Existence of UNITY everywhere. This again confirms to the above point. This UNITY would be experiences when you identify SELF within and without.
3. Another important aspect which would help in Point# 1 and 2 is the clarity that no one has a separate identity right from one’s birth.
Hope the above helps fellow readers to contribute further in this regard.
Hari Aum Tat Sat.