Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thus Spake The Lord Hence, you should constantly remind yourself: "I am the embodiment of the Divine Consciousness. Sat-Chit-Ananda constitutes my form." Man today has forgotten his true nature and looks upon the world entirely through the senses, the mind and the intellect. Behind all these organs there is the Sat-Chit-Ananda, which is fundamental. Because of this Atmic Bliss principle in him, man is ever seeking bliss. The whole cosmos has emanated from the Supreme Omni-Will (the Parabrahman). It appears as a material object. But from the material, we should proceed to the spiritual---the Universal Consciousness. There is the "Higher Mind" in man. It is present to enable man to transcend the physical and the mental and to reach the Divine. Ordinary life consists of Matter + Mind. But Matter + Being is beyond the mind. It leads to the Super-Mind. The mind attracts many objects that it sees. It promotes a variety of qualities, attitudes and attachments. Above all, it encourages the inflation of ego. Puffed up by his ego, man loses all his powers of discrimination and forgets what is evanescent and what is permanent. It is only when the ego is deflated and eliminated that man can gradually realize his spiritual essence. Spirituality cannot be understood as long as the ego is dominant. And of what use are spiritual studies and discourses to one who has no understanding? Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XXI, P. 42-51. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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