The Royal Path to GOD

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The more one loves one's fellow beings, the greater would be the

Bliss that one enjoys. The more you love others, the happier you

would be. Therefore, if you wish to be constantly happy, you must

always love all. Love is the Royal Path to God. The best way to God

is to love all and serve all.

 

Everyone wants to be happy. Such a desire is natural and it springs

from the fact that man's true nature is Bliss. Bliss is the Form of

God but man does not understand that. He does not understand that he

has originated from God, that life's undercurrent is God, and that

his final destination also is God. Bliss should be the goal, and one

must seek it in all earnestness. The human body is temporary; hence,

the pleasure that it can give is also fleeting. One must therefore

seek that which is permanent, that is God, or, what is the same

thing, Bliss.

 

It is meaningless to seek Bliss by way of instruments such as the

sense organs that are impermanent. The body can give only bodily

pleasure, and the Mind can at best give mental satisfaction. But

these do not represent Bliss; Divine Love alone is Bliss. This Love

Principle is present not only in man but also in all beings, birds

and beasts included. Therefore, one has to place the same value on

the lives of all beings. Share the love latent within you with not

only fellow human beings but also with all the creatures in Nature.

That is the True Universal Love Principle. Such Principle alone

should be the basis of one's life.

 

The Path of True Love alone can take you unfailingly to God and

confer Permanent Bliss. Bodies may be different but the God within

all bodies is the same. There is a man who is addressed as father by

his son. The daughter-in-law calls him father-in-law, while the

grandchildren call him grandfather. The individual is the same but

the manner in which different people address him varies. Similarly

the same God is given different names by the followers of different

religions; they hail Him as Allah, Jesus, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and

so on. Though the names vary, God is one and the same. Therefore,

there is really no room for dispute between people belonging to

different religions. You may address God by the name of your choice

but all calls go to the same destination. Goal is one and God also is

one.

 

Scholarship will not protect or redeem you; only Pure Love can. Pure

Love is like a well- paved, one-way road with no speed breakers. You

can rush along it to God at whatever speed you want. Overcoming all

obstacles, you must keep rushing towards God. That must be the

characteristic of your spiritual journey.

 

Excerpts from a Divine Discourse of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Kobe, Japan

Ram Chugani