Song of My Life by Jeannette Caruth. Chapter IX

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Light and Love

 

"Song of my life" continues with contemplation inspired by Swami about

'labyrinth of illusion' where 'my and mine' does not exist.

CHAPTER IX

 

The lingering of my awareness of Time makes me unaware of Your Truth

I pray to You, my Lord show me the utter reality of Untruth! If I am

not allowed perfect health at least let me know that I am ill so I can

grow disgusted with my disease Guide me through the maze of magic Lead

me through the labyrinth of illusion

 

And He responds: "The Sword of Logic is a Mighty Weapon in this

phantom land of forms It cuts asunder the Glitter of Fancy and lays

bare the flawless Essence Watch carefully as we examine the worlds inner

and outer Your very thoughts, feelings and emotions undergo an endless

process of change Enriched by yesterday's joy, this feeling has added

to the flavor of the little 'me' of your personality and never can this

imprint be erased Today's disappointment has given your 'mind' a touch

of bitterness and this experience too becomes a permanent resident

Yesterday's mind did not have today's view Today's mind is still without

tomorrow's color The eye that sees today will always be different from

yesterday's The mind which registers has been altered by yesterday's

memories and will be changed by today's experiences Therefore - you

Never possess the same mind

 

You cannot think twice with the same mind! And you claim to be the

owner of the mind? What mind? You relate to this ever-changing

structure as 'yourself - your personality' ...! How feeble and elusive

is this foundation you imagine to be standing on! How can you assume

ownership of something that is here today but will have vanished

tomorrow? It is like proclaiming that you own a small flow of water

which streams by in a big river!

 

Fleeting impressions passing through an ever-changing structure of

flesh and bones Yes - the body, too, is subject to absolute impermanence

The molecules of the body are always busy with altering their formations,

molding a different material structure every minute Never are you in the

same body which you call 'yours' with 'your mind'!

 

And: that which 'your' eye sees and that which 'your' mind observes

is also not in the same state as the prior day

and will be different from tomorrow

The world around you is in a constant flux of change The tree in your

garden cannot possibly be in the same state as yesterday nor will the

flower display the same color How can one possibly attach an entity, a

personality to ever-changing states of mind housed in an ever-changing

body

looking at an ever-changing world! The thought of I and its imagined

attributes of 'my and mine' is a fallacy It is utterly non-existent!

 

In ignorance man holds on to this phantom image in his feverish attempt

to control his existence He wishes to stagnate motion He desires to

bring it to a halt in order to view the borders of his horizon But -

that which moves cannot be still and that which is still cannot move

How can he, who changes ceaselessly, dare to seek control over that which

changes as well? The swimming fish in the streaming waters cannot

possibly attempt to change the course of the moving clouds in the sky

The movement of Everything is caused by My Breath alone It is the

display of My Maya Motion is My Action To try to understand My Movement

is truly a foolish effort

Therefore - the wish to conquer My Maya is futile

for you cannot conquer Me Realize that it is My playful Creation

Witness It Admire It Enjoy It Understand this underlying Principle

and it will give you the clarity of mind to let go and let be Watch

as this Truth will thin the solidity of 'your circumstances' and the

desire to control will ebb away.

 

My dear child, I do not ask you to endure the harshness of

non-reality Leave behind impatience for impatience demands Time and

creates the choking chain of recorded moments Instead ... I urge you to

use the Sword of Logic, with the sharp edges of Discrimination and

penetrate through the elusiveness of 'existence' Then - with ease you shall

partake of the benevolence of acceptance which offers the restful

stillness necessary in order to become aware of the movement of My Dance

and your Song will forever be richer than yesterday's while tomorrow's Song

will be sweeter yet as the fleeting particle of 'your existence' will

find its permanent resting place in My Flow Divine"

 

Continued...

 

Source: Jeannette Caruth. "Song of My Life: A Journey to the Feet of

Sathya Sai Baba." Published by Leela Press, 1996, 118 pages. ISBN: 0962983586.

 

Thoughts, inspired by chapter IX

 

Swami wrote in: Sathya Sai Baba "Vidya Vahini", Chapter X, excerpts from

it.

"World problems are now assuming stranger forms and larger proportions.

They are no longer individual or local. They are global, affecting all mankind.

On one side, science and technology are advancing with cosmic developments.

Through plastics, electronics and computer technologies, the wonder has reached

even greater heights. On the other side, mankind is afflicted with recurring

political and economic crises, national, provincial, religious, racial and

caste rivalries, narrow loyalties and outbursts.

This is an unbalanced and mutually contradictory situation. What really is

the cause for this? Does it lie in the frightening decline that religion and

morals have sustained in the human mind? Mankind has within its reach many

means and methods through which it can earn wisdom and peace! It can secure

invaluable guidance from the Vedas and the Sastras, the Brahma Sutra, the

Bible, the Quoran, the Zend Avesta, the Granth Saheb and other holy texts whose

number exceeds a thousand. Nevertheless, man's mind is degenerating in the

ethical, spiritual and religious fields of life, continuously and with great

speed. What is the reason for this downfall?"

The reason of this downfall has many aspects, what Swami himself explains in

detail in His various works. One of the reasons is lack of feeling unity with

the God, lack of feeling proximity of Divine Love and Divine Guide. "Song of My

Life" what is in general an inner contemplation with Swami, teaches us that the

Self within a human being has unlimited potential. However, without faith,

spiritual energy, there is lack of creativity.

By Vedas and Swami's Works real 'I' — the unchanging Self. It is above the

varying life, the body, mind, consciousness. The poem by Jeanette's personal

example leads attention to the inner world of the Self (conscience) poetically,

through the emotional power of verses as an expression of the Divine Will and

pictorially calls to change downfall towards spiritual development.

Namaste - Reet