Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - The Indwelling God

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

November 6, 2003

 

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The Indwelling God

 

>From time immemorial, the inquiry has been going on whether or not

God exists. Once you have convinced yourself that he exists, the

next step is to find the way to reach him. Just as was true in

ancient times, this problem of how and where to find God has become

a perplexing question for mankind today. To solve this problem,

numerous sages made a determined effort to use all their skills and

their penance to find the solution. These sages revealed where they

searched and how they came to know about the existence of the

effulgent Lord. They declared to the world at large:

 

"O citizens, we have been able to perceive the transcendental

principle which exists beyond this visible and created world. It

will not be found in the external world or in outer space, but only

within your own inner self. It is there in your inner vision within

your soul, in the sacred heart inside your deepest self. It is there

that the blissful Lord resides."

This was their great discovery, that God dwells within the body

itself. God is the imperishable one who lives within the perishable

body. The body is inert; it does not know itself. In the Gita, God

has been called the knower of the body and the one who gives

consciousness to the body. To penetrate through the veils of

ignorance that hide your truth, you must make a determined effort to

discover the immortal Lord residing resplendently in your mortal

body. Not only must you find the Lord installed in your own body and

the bodies of other creatures, but you must also find him installed

in every object, in every thing. He is the indweller of all the five

elements, space, air, fire, water and earth. He is the very basis of

the creation.

 

To find a diamond you must dig deep within the earth. You will not

find it hanging outside on a tree. In the same way, you will not

find this most valuable diamond which is the Lord, lying around

somewhere outside, easily visible to all. With the help of the

teachings of great souls you will have to make the effort to find

God within. The body is not an ordinary thing. It is the temple of

God, it is a chariot which carries the Lord. In the world, which can

be thought of as a grand village, the Lord is being taken in

procession everywhere in this chariot called the body.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita038.html

 

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Sai Baba Gita

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