I AM THAT I AM

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'I AM THAT I AM'

 

 

Everyone knows by himself. He knows himself by name and by the name of his

parents, by his address, by his telephone number etc., Beyond that it is

doubtful if he knows himself.

 

Some people know themselves by their thoughts and intelligence. Some know

themselves by their own philosophy of themselves. Every human being has his own

philosophy, which is different from the philosophy of others.

 

This is how the nature plays with its children. Nature allows us to live without

knowing our real self. It allows us to behave in our own way.

 

Many of us know quite a little about things about others and a less of

ourselves. As we try to make our path distinguished our philosophy differs from

others. The more distinguished we try to become, the less useful we are to

others.

 

Unless we have something common with others, we can¢t be useful to others or

others can¢t be useful to us. Observe how the Devas, the intelligences in nature

work. Think of the air that we breathe in. It is common to everyone. The

sunshine, the rain, the water, the fire etc., are common to everyone. This is

the reason why they are useful to all, making us all live.

 

It is the common sense that makes useful and not the uniqueness or distinction

or an elevated position. This common sense is very rare nowadays, not common

with everybody.

 

The Lord wants us to know how He lives in us. He lives in everyone as a common

property. He does not discriminate by creed, sex, religion and nation, high or

low. He is not ashamed of living in the lowest beast of animal kingdom. He is

inevitably present even in the highest philosopher or the greatest man. Probably

this is one quality that makes him God.

 

It is not the greatness that makes Him God. The concept of greatness is only a

disease of human being, a disease which exists in no other kingdom in nature.

For example - the concept of greatness never exists in animals or plants.

Animals are bigger or smaller, powerful or weak, but they are not greater or

inferior.

 

If we see a lion and a dog, we feel that the lion is a superior animal and that

the dog is inferior. There is no difference in animal as far as the animals

themselves are concerned. We have a mental disease of looking at them in our own

light.

 

We note high and low, superior and inferior. A duty lies before us that we are

expected to live with the god and fill up the gap. Try to behave in terms as HE

behaves so that we may not be ashamed of being one with everyone in this world

irrespective of high and low. For this, we must have a process of purification,

of knowing ourselves.

 

We must initiate a process of knowing what is I am and what is not I am. That is

the difference between being the self and the Master - So hum asmi.

 

MIHIRA

 

Regards

Bharathi.A