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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

October 14, 2003

 

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>From Duality to Non-Duality

 

You remain small by identifying yourself with the body. You

think, 'I am the body'. This thought keeps you in a state of

littleness. But expand your view from 'I am the body' to 'I am the

soul, the spark of the divine.' In this way rise up from the stage

of dualism to the intermediary stage of qualified non-dualism. Then,

you must expand further from 'I am the soul, a part of the divine'

to 'I am the divinity itself, I am no different from God. God and I

are always one.' That is the highest spiritual stage, the stage of

complete non-dualism. The feeling you start with, that you are the

body, is steeped in dualism; it is the very birthplace of sorrow. As

long as you are immersed in duality everything is sorrow and grief.

If you identify yourself with the supreme self everything will be

happiness and joy.

 

You must elevate your thinking and always identify yourself with

your highest self, thus giving up the false identification with the

body. This is the proper attitude for worship. Worship in Sanskrit

is called upasana;, which means sitting near to God. But it is not

enough to just sit close by and be near. The frog sits on the lotus

but does it benefit from the sweet nectar that is in the lotus? Just

being near the Lord is of no use; you must also be dear to him. You

must be able to taste the honey.

 

Your neighbors may be very near to you, but you do not get too

deeply affected by whatever problems and difficulties they may be

experiencing. Compared with this, if your husband or son is half a

world away and you don't get a letter for even one week, you begin

to worry. In this case the body is far away, but your mutual love

makes you near and dear. Your relationship with your neighbors is

not charged with the same love, although they are very near.

Consider another example. In a house there may be some mice and ants

running around. Do you call them your friends? Along with physical

nearness there must also be dearness. A deep feeling of love must

develop and permeate the relationship. You must be near and dear to

the Lord.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita015.html

 

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Sai Baba Gita

Compiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma Press

http://www.atmapress.com - ISBN: 0963844903

Online Edition: http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/index.html

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