Ugadi Discourse, Realise the God immanent in you - 21st March, 2004

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Realise the God immanent in you Text of the Divine Discourse delivered by

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 21st March 2004, Ugadi, at Sai Kulwanth Hall,

Prashanthi Nilayam

Realise the God immanent in you

The good and bad coexist. None can separate them. But one with Sraddha

(Steadfastness) will always experience goodness. What else is to be conveyed to

this august assembly?(Telugu poem)

Embodiments of Love!

Today marks the beginning of yet another New Year. Many new years have gone by,

but your old habits have not changed and life remains the same. The reason is

that you are not making efforts to experience the principle of divinity, which

is present in all in the form of love. Love is the true form of God. It is your

foremost duty to recognize this eternal principle of love.

Today you are in search of divinity. Where is the need to search for that which

is everywhere at all times? You are in search of God as you are unaware that

God is always with you and in you. You are trying to have the vision of God

through meditation. However, you should not be satisfied by merely performing

such spiritual practices. What is meditation? Adherence to truth is true

meditation. The eternal, immortal, wonderful and blissful principle of divinity

is present everywhere. You should make efforts to realize this truth. This is

the royal path to attain the goal of life.

People are making efforts to realize the truth, but their efforts are not

yielding the desired result. Divinity is the very embodiment of eternal bliss

and is present in all of us. How can you visualize it? Firstly, you should

understand that there is no power superior to truth in this world. Your

foremost duty is to recognize the principle of truth that is present in you.

But you are forgetting your innate divinity. You are undertaking a number of

sadhanas (spiritual practices) to experience divinity. In fact, you do not need

to perform any special sadhana to have the vision of God who is always with you,

in you, above you, around you. There is no need to search for Him.

Embodiments of Love!

It is a sign of ignorance to search for God who is all pervasive. People perform

various spiritual practices such as Yanta, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama,

Prathyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi to experience divinity. What is meant

by Samadhi? It should be termed as Sama-dhi, meaning the intellect which is

equanimous in all situations. Such an equanimous intellect is in fact present

in every individual. It is a misconception to think that only those who perform

sadhana are capable of attaining this state.

Embodiments of love!

Do you go about searching for yourself in the outside world? Such a person can

only be called foolish. If you want to see yourself, you should turn your

vision inward. Unfortunately, you are moving away from your own sacred self by

indulging in various practices with worldly outlook. You are endowed with the

sacred principle of love. This divine love is your inherent nature. It neither

comes nor goes. Divinity has neither birth nor death. It is always present in

you. Instead of spending your time in various types of sadhanas, realise the

truth that 'I am 1'. One who realizes this truth need not perform any sadhanas.

Where does this 'I' come from? It is in you. Not realizing this, you search for

this divine self in the outside world. You have to realize that this divinity

is very much in you. But because of illusion, you identify the principle of 'I'

with your body. In fact, 'you' are different from the body. You

should understand this truth and act accordingly. He is a true sadhaka who

realizes that God is present within. Some people sit in a comer, close their

eyes and try to contemplate on divinity. One does not need to search for his

shadow which is always with him. Similarly, the divinity that you are searching

for in the outside world is very much present in you.

Several people made efforts to fathom the true nature of Lord Krishna and

undertook several types of sadhanas in this regard. But, ultimately none of

them could realize the Krishna tathwa. In fact, where is Krishna? Where is God?

He is present in one's own self. The person who cannot realize this truth and

goes about searching for Him in the outside world is an ignoramus. Once Krishna

told Arjuna, "I am yours and you are mine. I and you are one." Not realizing

such unity, it is foolish to search for God in the outside world. The boy who

spoke earlier said that he was doing sadhana in search of God. One need not

search for God in some distant comer.

Sarvathah paanipaadam Tat sarvatokshi siromukham Sarvathah sruthimalloke

Sarvamavritya thishthathi(With hands, feet, eyes, ears, heads and mouth

pervading everything, He permeates the entire universe)

Where is the necessity to search for God separately when He is omnipresent?

Whatever you see, all that is permeated by God. There is not one place or form

in which God is not present.

God is love and love is God You can connect yourself with God only through love

Develop love and achieve the supreme state of equanimity.(Telugu poem)

Therefore there is no necessity to engage in a separate search for God. God is

present everywhere as truth. Why should one search for such truth? Some people

are under the misconception that Lord Krishna was born at such and such a place

and left his mortal coil at such and such a place. No! This is not a correct

concept. Krishna is present in all places at all times. Whatever you see and

whomever you come across in this objective world is the very form of Lord

Krishna. Only the names change; God is only one. It is foolish to search for

such an omnipresent God. Instead of searching for God outside, try to realize

the God who is immanent in you. You enquire into yourself who you are. Leave

aside the body consciousness. Do not identify yourself with the body. It is

only when you identify yourself with the body, the question of 'I' and 'you'

arises. When this 'I' and 'you' merge into one, there will be unity. But,

unfortunately,

today people are unable to forget their egoistic T. Wherever you see, it is only

one 'I' principle that is present in all. Once you realize that the same Atma

pervades every individual body, the differences of 'I' and 'you' vanish. But

you are unable to give up your false identification with the body. Right from

your birth, you are accustomed to identifying yourself with the body.

Embodiments of Love!

Whether it is love or truth or peace or divinity, there is no duality. They are

all one. Only when you fortify the spirit of unity, will you be able to realize

the truth. Love is not something that is acquired from outside. It emerges from

within. When you share such love with everybody, you will be able to realize

the truth that all are one. (Showing His handkerchief, Bhagawan said) It is

made up of thread, which, in turn, is made out of cotton. Similarly, mind is

also made up of the threads of sankalpas and vikalpas (resolutions and

aberrations).

Embodiments of Love!

You have to enquire yourself as to what extent you have understood the principle

of love which is uniformly present in all; differences arise because of our

perception and feelings. Right from the beginning man is carried away by his

identification with the body and, therefore, he perceives diversity in

creation. In fact, it is unity alone that permeates the apparent diversity.

Whatever differences are there, they are only the creations of the mind. If one

wants to eliminate these differences and realize the principle of unity in

diversity, one has to realize his true nature. It is only when you turn your

perception away from this fact of unity will you experience diversity.

Therefore turn your cognitive faculties on the principle of unity. I am not

this body, I am 1, the same I is present in every individual. When you identify

Me with the physical form, you become separate from Me. It is only these

differences in feelings that

create differences between individuals. The principle of 'I' is the only

fundamental principle that is present in every being. Each person is like a

mirror and the same 'I' is reflected in all. Mirrors are different but the

reflection is the same. You have to realize this reality of unity.

Embodiments of Love!

Students! God has no specific form. All forms are His. But, wise men describe

divinity in different ways. That is why it is said Ekam Sath viprah bahudha

vadanthi (Truth is one but wise men call it by many names). To visualize unity

as diversity is a misperception. This misperception arises out of Maya

(illusion). The truth is, there is only unity everywhere, not diversity. What

you have observed as diversity is your illusion only. Forget this diversity and

contemplate on divinity, i.e., unity. You may ascribe any name or form to

divinity, but, God is only one. At one time, Radha, the most ardent devotee of

Krishna had realized that both Krishna and herself were one from the Atmic

point of view. But she slipped away from such feeling of unity and considered

herself as different from Krishna on account of deha bhava (body attachment).

Embodiments of Love!

Whatever you see, whomever you come across, consider every form as nothing but

the manifestation of Divinity. Do not give scope for differences of 'I' and

you. Wherever you see in God's creation, everything is reaction, reflection and

resound. You look into a mirror and say that you are in the mirror. In fact, you

are not in the mirror. It is only your reflection that appears in the mirror.

When you go behind the hill and shout "Oh!" you will immediately notice that

someone is shouting at you with the same intensity. In fact that voice belongs

to you only and to no one else. Thus, man today is immersed in such a mistaken

impression. Wherever you see there is only reaction, reflection and resound in

this world. Whatever you see outside is the reflection of your inner being. You

consider unity as diversity and make a mistake. Unfortunately, nowadays, people

are unable to understand their own true nature.

Once, a young cowherd took his cattle to the forest for grazing. While the

cattle were grazing, he began singing loudly. The song echoed from the hills.

The innocent boy thought that someone was imitating to make fun of him. He grew

angry. After he returned home, he complained to his mother about the incident

saying, "Mother! I will not take the cattle to the forest tomorrow. There is

someone in the forest who is imitating whatever I sing. I hate him." The mother

said that she would accompany him to the forest the next day. He took her behind

the hills and started singing loudly. Again, a resound of the same song was

heard. Then the mother said, "Son, it is not that someone else is repeating

your song to make fun of you. Whatever you sing, its resound is being heard by

you." Like the foolish cowherd boy, the present day man is swept away by the

reflection, reaction and resound.

I you want to see God, you should firmly believe that you are not the body. To

identify yourself with the body is but an illusion. Students should try to

understand this clearly. All that is seen outside is only a reflection and is

not the reality. You see Sai Baba in front of you. You identify Sai Baba with

the body. But I am not the body. I and you are one. Once you understand this

truth clearly, there will be no difference whatsoever. If you slap someone on

the cheek, it amounts to slapping your own self. If you abuse others, it

amounts to abusing your own self. You are bound to face the consequences of

your actions. You are the cause of your happiness or suffering. Others are not

responsible for it. In fact, there are no 'others'. All are one. How can we say

this? Consider for example, you have prepared 5000 laddus and distributed to

others. Laddus may be different, but sugar is the same in all. Likewise, the

same principle of Atma is present in one and all. You should make efforts to

understand your true identity. You are the very embodiment of Love. The

principle of love is one and the same in all. You share your love with your

children, parents and spouse. The feeling towards each of them is different,

but the fundamental principle of love is the same. Atma is the fundamental

truth. It is one only without a second.

Embodiments of Divine Atma!

Atma is only one, not two. Once you recognize the truth that the same Atma is

present in all, you will be free from all differences and conflicts. Develop

firm faith that "you" are present in all. Understand this principle of unity.

All the students have immense love for Me. They are happy that Baba loves them.

Understand that it is only Baba who loves all. You see differences in

individuals; but, in My view, all are one. I and you are one. Have firm faith

in this unity. Only then can you transcend duality. When you enquire deeply,

you will be able to understand this truth. Have patience. Do not feel

disappointed that you are unable to have the divine vision. When you understand

the principle of unity and hold on to it firmly, you become Sai Baba yourself.

You are divine. But you are unable to realize it as you are intoxicated with

the "deep wine" of worldly desires. All are embodiments of the divine. I am not

different from you

and you are not different from Me. We are one. Understand and experience this unity.

(Bhagawan concluded His divine discourse with the Bhajan, "Hari Bhajan Bina

Sukha Santhi Nahi ... )

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