Your Reality is in Your Own Self, not
Elsewhere
By which power of love the
earth does rotate without axle or bearing,
By which power of love do the stars remain in the sky without falling on
the earth,
By which power of love do the oceans confine themselves to the limits
without inundating the earth,
By which power of love does the wind-god blow cool breeze in all the
worlds,
That mighty power of love is verily the Atmic power.
That power of love is most wonderful, unique and all-pervasive.
The entire creation is permeated with love.
(Telugu
poem)
Embodiments of Love!
Man need not undertake any special sadhanas to visualise the
all-pervading truth. We call God by different names like Brahma, Vishnu
and Maheswara. These are the names given by man to God based on some
imaginary forms. But, who has actually perceived these forms? None so
far. There is only one power in the world, which is
all-pervasive.
That is the power of love. It is only by love, are human
societies formed. There can be no humanity without divinity. It
is only when man establishes contact with divinity to some extent, he
can acquire a little of that divine power which is omnipotent.
Embodiments of Love!
In fact, all modes of powers are immanent in
Manavatwa (humanness) itself. It needs no special agent to vest
it with any extra powers. The divine power fully manifests itself in a
human being. Human power cannot function without the help of Divine
power. There are four Mahavakyas in the
Vedas, namely, Tattwamasi (That Thou Art),
Prajnanam Brahma (constant integrated
awareness is Brahman), Ayam Atma Brahma
(This Atma itself is Brahman) and Aham Brahmasmi
(I am Brahman verily). The essence of these
Mahavakyas is further explained in the Upanishads and Bhagavad
Gita. But, man is getting deluded as he is unable to understand the
import of these Mahavakyas. He is not able to realise Divine power
which, in fact, is in his own self. The divinity in humanity expresses
itself as Sakthitattwa (energy). Today, man
is striving to acquire several powers and make use of them for getting
relieved of his sorrows and sufferings. In fact, these sorrows and
worries are the stepping stones to Divinity. Man should not give too
much importance to these worries. If one analyses carefully, what is
there in human existence, which does not cause worry? Man’s life from
birth to death is full of worries. I often quote a poem to describe this
fact:
To be born is a worry, to be on this earth is a
worry,
The world is a cause for worry and death too;
The whole of childhood is a worry and so is the old age;
Life is a worry, failure is a worry;
All actions and difficulties cause worry;
Happiness too is a mysterious
worry.
(Telugu poem)
Embodiments of Love!
Some people say they had the vision of the Divine in their dream. Some
others say they had it in their meditation. Yet others declare they had
seen God through their Jnana Nethra (eye of
wisdom). Most of these claims are the result of man’s delusion. They are
not real. Some people claim to have seen God in their dream. Where is
dream? Where is God? In fact, dream experience itself is not real. It is
only an illusion. They are deluded to think that way. The day man gets
rid of this delusion, he will acquire Divine power. Hence, everyone
should come out of such illusion. Some sit in meditation and think they
are contemplating on somebody. Some others claim to have seen some
effulgence in their meditation. What is meditation? It means
ekagratha (concentration on the inner
vision of the omniself). It is visualising a
Drisya (scene) in a state of absolute stillness of the body and
mind free from illusion. But wherever a man is, there is his mind as
well. There is no place in this world without the mind being present.
The mind is all-pervasive. It is said, Manayeva
Manushyanaam Karanam Bandha Mokshayoh (the mind alone is the
cause for bondage as well as liberation). We say we are happy. Where
does this happiness come from? Certainly, it is not from outside. It
wells up from one’s own heart. The nature of the mind is
chanchala (fickleness). This fickleness is
in our own nature. It has not come from outside. All relationships we
maintain in the objective world are only illusory. Supposing you marry a
girl. From then on, you maintain a man and wife relationship with her.
Even prior to the marriage both of you were existing in the world, but
this relationship was not there. From the moment you both are married
you think she is related to you. Thus, it is a mental relationship.
Embodiments of Love!
Even Maya (delusion) is associated with love. You do not find anything
in this world, devoid of love. Love is in everything in this world. All
relationships between people in this world are established and
cultivated on account of love. Again, love becomes the cause for
separation of two individuals. There are several types of Sadhana in
this world; Bhrama Sadhana (coming out of delusion) is one such. In
fact, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara cannot be visualised in your Sadhana
(meditation, etc.). What all you see in your meditation are only
reflections of your feelings. Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara are not
really existing in this world. They are only your imaginary forms. What
really exists in the world is Manavattwa (humanness). Unable to believe
the humanness that is present right in front of your eyes, if you
contemplate on Divine nature, how can you find it? The name and form
that you attribute to Divinity, namely, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara are
not real. They are only a mirage born out of your delusion. Everything
is contained in the human being. You are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara
and every conceivable name and form attributed to Divinity. When you
begin to believe that you are everything, there can be no cause for any
kind of worry. When you are able to realise Aham
Brahma, Aham Vishnu, Aham Easwara (I am Brahma, Vishnu and
Maheswara verily), there is no scope for any doubt. All these names and
forms are products of your own imagination. There is no power
greater than humanness in this world.
Embodiments of Love!
You say that Swami appeared in your dream last night. This is not
correct. I do not appear in anybody’s dream. When you intensely desire
that Swami must appear in your dream and constantly think of the same,
that intense desire will assume a form in your dream. God does not
assume a form or change into another form. Some people think that God is
angry with them. This presumption is also not correct. God has neither
love towards somebody nor anger towards another. All these presumptions
are of your own making. You attribute anger or other feelings to God.
Instead, if you live in love constantly, you will not find anger in
others. In fact, love is your true form. Man is born out of and
brought up with love. Not only a human being, but every living creature
experiences love right from its birth. There is no force more powerful
than love in this world. No power on earth can change love. Do
not get deluded by the thought that you have acquired this power and
that power. All these are only illusions (bhrama).
Bhrama is not Brahman.
Nor can Brahman be equated with
Bhrama.
Embodiments of Love!
What is meant by Divyatma? It means Divine
Atma. Atma is nothing but consciousness. And, that consciousness is all
pervading. You do not find a place where there is no consciousness.
Consciousness is omnipotent. There is one aspect to be borne in mind in
this context. Consciousness is movable. But we are deluded to think that
it is static. In fact, the real power is within you only. That is
Atma Sakthi (atmic power). We have already
known that Atma is consciousness. Therefore, Atma
Sakthi is chaithanya sakthi (power
of consciousness). This is all-pervading. This enables you to witness
different forms. The immense power in humanness is Divine in nature. It
confers peace and happiness. You may think that Divine power is some
special power. It is not true. Your own power of contemplation assumes
the form of Divine power. Therefore, first and foremost you realise your
own innate Divine nature. All that is written in the books or read by
you are not in fact true. There are some kinds of power which are
temporary. They are not eternal. Such transient powers should not delude
one. You are learning the Vedas. Every sound that emanates from the
Vedas emerges from the navel only. We are experiencing the sound
emanating from our own navel. Supposing you go to a hill and shout “Oh!”
the sound comes back to you as resound. Similarly, good and bad emanates
from you only. They do not come from somewhere and get into you.
Embodiments of Love!
For example, you go on repeating loudly a particular sentence taken from
a book. After sometime, you will get it by heart. But, the sentence
memorised by you is not yours. It is only a resound. In God’s creation,
everything is reaction, reflection and resound. All that we
experience in the outside world is only a reaction, reflection and
resound of the inner being. We are, however, deluded to think
that this reaction, reflection and resound are real ones. Whatever
feeling comes out of your heart and takes a shape outside is the real
form. It means that, that form has already been conceived by you.
Supposing you imagine a particular form for Lord Rama. Then, contemplate
on that form, closing your eyes. You can visualise the same form, as a
reflection of your inner thoughts. All that is manifested in the outside
world is only a reaction, reflection and resound of your inner being.
Embodiments of Love!
You yourself are Rama, Krishna, Easwara, etc. You think that you are
Easwara and contemplate on that form. You will become Easwara, verily.
Yad Bhavam Tad Bhavathi (as you think so
you become). Similarly, you think that you are Rama, Krishna, etc., and
you will become Rama and Krishna. Today, people sit in meditation. It is
only for developing concentration, not with a view to contemplate on
God. People mistake concentration for meditation. This is not a correct
method. All these exercises are reaction, reflection and resound. Only
you are real, you are the truth. You are able to visualise God only in
human form. Man cannot conceive or visualise anything greater than him.
You are everything and everything in creation is immanent in
you. Unfortunately, man today is forgetting his real nature and is
imagining something which does not exist. This is the result of
delusion, which, in fact, is of his own making. It is only when man
comes out of this illusion that he will be able to realise Brahman.
Embodiments of Love!
Love is the most important factor. If you pray to God with intense love
and devotion, your prayers will certainly be answered. Such is the power
of love. Devoid of love, nothing can be achieved even in this
mundane world. Love is God, live in love! The whole world becomes a
vacuum, without love. That love alone assumes a form. Realise this
truth. You sit in your so-called meditation, and try to forget
yourself through imaginary experiences. If you forget yourself, how can
you visualise the truth? Constantly live in the awareness “I am God, I
am everything and I am the reality. All forms are subject to change”.
For example, an infant at the time of birth will be small in size. Then
it will grow into a child, a boy, youth and an old person. In all these
different stages of life, man alone is the reality. “All are
one, be alike to every one”. This is the lesson one must try to learn.
Embodiments of Love!
Let the flame of your love be steady, not flickering. There is no
greater Sadhana than love. That is the spiritual practice you have to
adopt. That is the Divine practice. Divinity is omnipresent. You have to
realise that omnipresent divinity within your own self. It is present in
all the three states of consciousness, namely, dream, wakeful and deep
sleep state. One has to strive to experience that divinity constantly.
That is Prajnanam Brahma (constant
integrated awareness is Brahman). That is
Sakshatkara (vision of divinity), an
experience which transcends all the three states of consciousness.
Embodiments of Love!
You are worshipping several forms of divinity. However, you cannot
afford to forget your own innate divinity. In fact, you yourself are
ascribing umpteen number of names and forms to divinity. But,
divinity is only one, which is changeless. That changeless eternal
divinity is immanent in you. All external forms and names are like
fleeting dreams. And those dreams are not real. Hence, strive
to come out of that bhrama (delusion). It
is only when you come out of that bhrama,
you will be able to realise Brahman. You
have witnessed something in your dream. What is it? It is your own self,
nothing other than that. You are visualising your own self in the dream
state. Your real nature is love. Hence, you manifest your real nature.
There are several aspects which you have to learn in future. What is
future? Future is uncertain; past is past; only present is what
matters. Both past and future are contained in the present. You alone
are present in all the three - past, present and future.
Embodiments of Love!
Divine powers and Divine manifestations are immanent in the
human being; they are not to be sought from elsewhere. By constant
Sadhana, man can realise this truth. Your reality is in your own self,
not elsewhere. In order to visualise that reality, one has to turn his
vision inward. Reaction, reflection and resound - all the three
are existing in your own self; they are not external. Supposing you have
a brother who earned a good name and fame. Who is he? He is your
brother. He represents a particular form. From where did this form come?
It came from reality. And that reality is his true nature. Thus, a form
that manifested from reality deludes us from visualising the reality
itself.
Dear students!
If you wish to understand certain aspects more clearly, I will explain
in greater detail after sometime. The kind of meditation you are doing
is not correct. You are keeping one form in your mind and contemplating
on that. Where did this form come from? It is of your own making. You
are deluded to think that God is confined to only this form. Thus, right
from the beginning you are with a deluded belief. If only you come out
of this delusion, can you visualise the truth. Do not ever be under the
illusion that God is somewhere in a distant place. You are, in
fact, God verily. Your own form is Divine. Your bliss is Divine. Your
reaction, reflection and resound are Divine in nature. Never deviate
from the firm faith that you are God. Always contemplate on one aspect:
Aham Brahmasmi (I am Brahman).
What is the meaning of the Mahavakya Tattwamasi
(That Thou Art)? Tat is that.
Twam is this. Together they become
Asi. They become one. Thus, all these four
Mahavakyas
Tattwamasi, Prajnanam Brahma, Ayam Atma Brahma and
Aham Brahmasmi lead you to the same truth,
that, you are God verily. Adi Sankara had expounded and explained this
great Advaita philosophy in ever so many ways and ultimately merged
himself in that great truth. Thus, reality is not somewhere in a distant
place. It is within you. Your very nature is reality. How can
you realise this truth? Only by cultivating pure, selfless and Divine
love. Without love, nothing can be achieved in this world. Love is the
source and sustenance for the entire universe. Love is God and God is
love.
Embodiments of Love!
All of you are Embodiments of Divinity. Your forms are Divine.
You and God are one. You are not different from God. Experience this
unity. Ekam sath (truth is one). Unity is
truth. Unity is divinity. God is not separate from you. God is manifest
in you. Unfortunately, you are forgetting this truth. If you
forget your own nature, it amounts to forgetting everything else. Never
forget your reality. Without forgetting that reality, meditate on it.
Always remember one fact: wherever I am, I am always Divine.
Hold on to this firm belief, steadfastly. That is the
truth contained in the Mahavakya Tattwamasi,
the inseparable and non-dual nature of Divinity. Do not be under the
illusion “Rama has appeared in my dream, Krishna has appeared in my
dream, Swami has appeared in my dream”. This is a sign of ignorance. All
these are dreams only. How can a dream be called a reality? The very
word “dream” explains its nature. As long as you are in sleep, this
experience may be true. The moment you wake up, the experience vanishes.
Embodiments of Love!
Keep your love securely. Never give up love under any
circumstances. There is no God other than love. Love is God, verily.
Love is your path, and goal. Never deviate from this path of love. If
you find any difficulty in treading this path or if you have some doubts
to get clarified, I am always there to help you. Try to reduce
your doubts. These doubts will lead you to delusion. Always get yourself
firmly established in the truth Tattwamasi
(That Thou Art). It is a mistaken idea to think that this form has
visualised that form of Divinity, for you and God are not separate.
Brahman is very much immanent in
this body. Brahman and
Aham are one and the same. Undertake
Sadhana to realise the oneness of these two. That is the ‘Pathway to
God’. If you wish to meditate on God, never allow your thoughts
to be disturbed by worldly objects. You meditate on your own real
nature, which is Divinity. In that divinity, everything else is
contained. If you thus meditate on your own innate Divinity, you will
realise your unity with divinity. In fact, that unity is
Divinity.
The four Mahavakyas
Tattwamasi, Prajnanam Brahma, Aham Brahmasmi
and Ayam Atma Brahma are Vedic declarations
which emphasise the oneness of the individualised soul and the Supreme
Soul. They exhort the individualised soul to realise this truth.
Therefore, one has to strive to attain that state of unity. As you
gradually progress in that Sadhana, you will ultimately reach that goal.
Supposing you want to learn the spelling of a word; just think how many
times you will be repeating that spelling. In the same way, you must set
out on this path of Sadhana. This is a scared Sadhana. If you are able
to know the true meaning of these Mahavakyas,
you will be able to realise the truth.
(Bhagawan concluded His discourse with the bhajan
“Prema Muditha Manase Kaho…)
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