Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Embodiments of Love!

You have to enquire as to what extent you have understood the principle of love, which is un- iformly present in all. 

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. 

Sri Nisargadatta maharaj

A Dialogue with a visitor 

Maharaj: During your entire lifetime, you do not have any permanent identity. Whatever you consider yourself to be changes from moment to moment. Nothing is constant.

Visitor: And what you think you are going to become changes too, with time, in spite of yourself.

Maharaj : That change is also made possible by the child-conciousness. Because of that, all these changes take place. That is why you must grasp this principle.

If you really want to understand this, you must give up your identification with the body. By all means, make use of the body, but don’t consider yourself to be the body while acting in this world. 

Identify yourself with the consciousness, which dwells in the body; with that identity, you should act in the world. Will it be possible? 

If you identify yourself with the body, you will feel that you are dying, but in reality there is no death because you are not the body. Let the body be there or not be there, your existence is always there; it is eternal. 

Now who or what has heard my talk? It is not the ear, not the physical body, but that knowledge which is in the body; that has heard me. So identify yourself with that knowledge, that consciousness. Whatever happiness we enjoy in this world is only imaginary. 

A patient who is suffering from cancer is, as it were, all the time silently chanting “I’m dying from cancer”; and that chant proceeds without any efforts. Similarly, in your case: Take up that chant “I am consciousness.” That chant, too, should go on without any effort. One who is constantly awake in his true nature — having this knowledge about himself — is liberated.

A patient suffering from terminal cancer always remembers his state and ultimately undergoes that very end; so much is certain. Similarly, one who remembers that he is the knowledge, that he is the consciousness, has that end, he becomes the Parabrahman.

Essence of Vedanta - Part 31

Dear All,

So, today, we shall throw light on the state of a Jiva as Anantam.

To repeat, In Sanskrit language, Brahman or the Purusha in the Purusha Sukta is explained as "Desa, Kala, Vastu Paricheda Rahita".

Desa- Space (the world in which one is at present)

Kala- Time (the time factor in which one is, at present)

Vastu- (The object / substance which one recognizes within and around him, art present)

Paricheda Rahita -  Not distinguishable / differentiated on account of the above 3 factors.

JIVA'S EXISTENCE UPON GOD REALIZATION

• In yesterday's post, we went through all the stages in a human life where, the jiva recognizes various things in his life in various phase in life, various time period in life, in various period in his life.
• It is to be known here that in various phase in life, in various period in his life, a human being recognizes / relates to various things in life which means that it is HIS MIND, colored with his vasanas, his attachment and hatred attaches him to various objects (vastu) !!.
• Now, let us try and understand the quality of MIND of a Jiva who has realized God in his life.

MIND OF A JIVA WHO HAS REALIZED GOD

The mind of a Jnani cannot be termed as mind, but only as tattwa (thing-in-itself). 

That which gets differentiated through diverse objects is the mind. 

The mind of a jnani, on the other hand, becomes stainless, like copper transmuted into gold by the alchemic process. 

The mind of a jnani is sattwa itself, while persons without jnana will follow the path chalked out by their minds. When a jnani sees outside, he may simply see, but the vritti may not assume the form of the object perceived as in the case of worldly-minded persons.

Just as the mind is free from identification with objects in the deep sleep state in all, it is free from any such identification in the waking state also in a jnani. 

The world appears to him as a mere dream. He dwells in Brahman even while working. In those that have cognized their Self, the pure vasanas with which they perform karmas will not entail them rebirths. 

The mind of such a jnani is called sattwic, but a mind without jnana is generally termed manas.

When you play on the harmonium, you adjust the tune first. It may be fixed either on the second reed or the fourth reed according to the strength and power of your voice. Then you begin to play on the various reeds. 

The sapta swara, seven notes, are pronounced now. You can play the various ragas and raginis. He who is aware of the main shruti, musical note, can be compared to a jnani who knows the atman or the support for this universe. 

A God-intoxicated jivanmukta sees God in a tree, a stone, boy, child, girl, cow, dog; in fact, in everything. 

He feels that the universe is filled with one life, that there is no such thing as blind force or dead matter and that all is alive, vibrating and intelligent. 

He experiences a sense of universality, a consciousness of eternal life. He who has cosmic consciousness feels that all the universe is his. 

He is one with the Supreme Lord, with universal knowledge and life. He acquires the celestial eye and experiences bliss beyond understanding or description.

Dear Ones,

You may have to atleast visualize / think that you process all the above qualities and are existing with the above qualities for one day, 24 Hours.

Then and then only you will know, you will get the answer as to how and why a Jnani is beyond the three factors- Desa, Kala and Vastu and exists as INFINITE CONSCIOUSNESS!!.

In all desa (space / places), in all  kala (times) and while dealing with / seeing / experiencing all vastu (substance), there is no difference in Him who, as clearly explained above, sees God in a tree, a stone, boy, child, girl, cow, dog; in fact, in everything. 

Thus both expressions given below are true for such a Jnani.

He sees God in everything, entire creation is within Him 

OR

He does not perceive any thing in this creation at all as He does not perceive the creation at all as His state is same as the Essence / God that existed prior to creation!!!

Hari Aum Tatsat.