Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - See God in Everything

11-07-2003, 11:29 PM

Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today
November 8, 2003

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See God in Everything

In the chapter on devotion in the Gita, the noble characteristics
that endear a devotee to God are described. It is emphasized there
that once the six inner enemies of man are brought under control,
these characteristics will naturally blossom forth in the
individual. Can this ever be done easily? Yes. These six enemies can
be readily conquered once you recognize the truth that the one God
resides in all of the five elements everywhere, and that it is he
who activates all beings. Before you recognize this and experience
it, you will not realize true satisfaction in anything you undertake.

If you keep some salt in your mouth then even if you try to swallow
some sweet juice, you will still get the taste of salt. First you
have to get rid of the salt and wash your mouth well, then you will
be able to taste the sweetness. When the salt is gone you can enjoy
the full unpolluted sweetness of the juice you have taken in.
Similarly, it is only when you are able to conquer the ego by
removing all the bad traits which have become an integral part of
you, that you will be able to enjoy the sweetness of compassion, the
sweetness of sacrifice, the sweetness of charity, the sweetness of
sympathy and the sweetness of divine love.

To begin with, try to understand what true devotion really means.
Devotion means an all-absorbing love for God. When you develop
devotion and turn all your love towards God, everything that is
necessary will be added unto you. You will develop the capacity to
sacrifice yourself. You will expand in love. Love is the very life
breath of a human being. Without love you cannot live. Love is a
very sacred quality. As was referred to earlier, a great sage in
ancient times told his wife, "All the love that you have is really
for the sake of your higher self. Love is not for the sake of others
but only for the higher self." But all too frequently, through
delusion, this sacred love for the atma, the one self, is diverted
towards the body. Everywhere in the world we find this disease of
identification with the body.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Source:
http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita040.html

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