Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Steady your Mind by Worshipping the Divinity

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

October 23, 2003

 

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Steady your Mind by Worshipping the Divinity with Form

 

To start with, many people do not even have a firm faith in the

existence of God. Most of the time their mind will be wavering, and

they will ask themselves, "Does God really exist? Is it really true

that there is a God?" An iron resolve is most essential to cultivate

constant faith in God. You can travel from an unsteady mind to a

steady mind with firm faith only through the process of worshipping

the divinity with form. Consider one more small example.

 

Here is a pillow stuffed with loose cotton. What covers this pillow?

A piece of cloth. What is the content of this cloth? Cotton. So

externally you have a piece of cloth and internally there is the

cotton. But, in fact, the internal and the external are both cotton.

The formless cotton has taken the form of thread, and this thread

has become cloth, and this cloth is covering the formless cotton.

Cloth is form and raw cotton is formless. From the formless to the

form and then from the form to the formless, these are the

transformations that make up divinity. To have a pillow you cannot

use the formless cotton alone. So, you must first convert the cotton

into cloth and this cloth having form can then cover the formless

cotton inside.

 

In the same way, the divinity in form and in its formless aspect are

exactly the same. Both are essential. Through the impermanent form

you become aware of the permanent formless. While you still identify

yourself in terms of body-consciousness and feel that who you are is

related to your body, it will be impossible for you to give up the

aspect of form. As your mind becomes steady, rooted in faith, and

you move beyond body consciousness, you will be able to experience

the permanent formless aspect of the divinity.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita024.html

 

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