Satyopanisad

[Guest guest]

Swami! Today the whole world is strife-torn. We hear of racial discrimination,

class conflict, bloodshed, war, and so on. Kindly give some message to the

present day world.

 

Today we have many intellectuals who find diversity in unity. There are only a

few who notice unity in diversity. This is the reason for the present day

troubles, turmoil, conflicts, wars, and so on in the world. Manava, man is

behaving like a danava, demon. So we find violent, demonic, bestial, and inhuman

tendencies among people. The moment man recognises and experiences unity in

diversity, peace, comfort, safety, security, and happiness are ensured.

 

The composition of human blood is the same all over the world. All breathe

oxygen only. All tread the same ground. Hunger is one, be that of a rich man who

may dine in a five-star hotel or of a beggar who appeases his hunger with mere

starch. Thirst is one and the same, be that of a rich man who will have a cool

drink or of a poor man who drinks tap water in the street. Both feel happy in

moments of joy and both grieve in times of difficulties.

 

The human body is composed of the five elements: earth, water, air, fire, and

space. The body is inert. We breathe air into it. There is also fire within,

keeping the body warm and helping us in digesting food. There is space within

accommodating all parts of the human body. There is plenty of water in the body.

So the five elements outside are also inside you. Everyone has them in the same

proportion. All that you have is also present in everybody else. Then, why do

you stretch your hand begging everyone? What for? What is it that you don't have

which the other man has? Basically nothing! This is the philosophy of unity in

diversity. This unity is divinity.

 

The experience of this sort of spiritual unity is liberation, whereas the

feeling of multiplicity, plurality and diversity is bondage, dualism, and

attachment.

 

Flowers are many, but worship is one,

Cows are many, but milk is one

Jewels are many, but gold is one,

Paths are many, but the goal is one,

Stars are many, but the sky is one,

Beings are many, but breath is one,

Names and forms are many, but God is one.

 

This is oneness or unity. Yarn is multiple, but when interwoven, it becomes a

piece of cloth. This is how you should find out and experience unity in order to

realise divinity. People fight in the name of religion. What a shame it is! No

religion tells you to speak lies, to harm or kill others or do any such things.

All religions lay emphasis on love, brotherhood, sacrifice, peace, truth, and so

on. So, it is-ridiculous to fight in the name of religion. In fact, matulu

mancivaina matamedi ceddadi, (Telugu) if your mind is good, which religion is

bad?

 

There is only one religion, the religion of love. To have differences based on

language or race is bad. It is a sign of narrow mindedness. There is only one

language, the language of the heart. It is very mean to have differences on

grounds of caste. You are not born with a signboard indicating your caste. What

is the caste of the air? To which caste does water belong? What is the caste of

fire and earth? Therefore, there is only one caste, the caste of humanity. Wars

are fought in the name of God. Don't-you know that many Gods are not there; God

is one without a second. You may call Him by any name. There is one God who is

omnipresent.

 

Ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti, Truth is one, but interpreted in many ways by

scholars. There are no differences in divinity. With cittas'uddhi, purity of

heart, you can experience the principle of unity or oneness, which is the path

to divinity. First, develop purity. That helps you to achieve unity and attain

Divinity.