Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - You can bind God with the Power of Love

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

October 13, 2003

 

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You can bind God with the Power of Love

 

Such an enormous power which can bind even God, is within the scope

of every devotee. Whatever be the immensity and capacity of any

power, however magnificent it may be, if it is bound by something

else, then that which binds it must be considered more powerful. The

awesome power of God has been bound by the power of love; therefore,

in this path of devotion, you can tie up the Lord himself and keep

him locked in your heart.

 

If you take a drop of water from the ocean and keep it in the palm

of your hand, compared with the ocean the drop appears very, very

small. But put that same drop of water back into the ocean and it

becomes a part of the infinite ocean. If your smallness as a human

being is joined together with the vast power of the Lord, you become

infinite and all-powerful; you become one with God. In the

scriptures it is said, "The knower of God verily becomes God." In

other words, the very process of knowing God merges you into oneness

with God. This process which joins God and you together is called

the path of devotion.

 

Unfortunately, many people today choose not to even recognize God;

instead they prefer to rely only on their own limited strength and

to be impressed only by human achievement. They are prepared to bend

low before a village officer or a petty government official, but

they refuse to show humility and obedience to the all-powerful

cosmic personality, who is the master of the universe. God, who is

the origin and cause of everything seen and unseen, is being

ignored. The reason for this sad state is that very few have been

able to understand the underlying truth behind this vast manifested

universe. If they were to see that everything is but a reflection of

the one divinity, they would never follow the wrong path.

 

If you have a wish-fulfilling tree in your courtyard why search for

wild fruits in the forest? If you have the all-giving celestial cow

in your house why wander around the market place looking for milk to

buy? If you recognize the unlimited benefits you derive from having

the celestial cow, you would never look elsewhere and get caught up

in trivial pursuits. For little minds even small things look very

big. You get what you deserve; think little and you become little.

Little thoughts breed little natures. You are attracted by small

things because you think that your power is limited. But truly

speaking, your power is unlimited.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita014.html

 

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Sai Baba Gita

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