Swami teaches... Every person is potentially a messenger of God

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Sai Ram

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Swami teaches.... ( 26 - 27 March 2005)

 

Every Person is Potentially a Messenger of God

If you examine the Cosmic scene, you will find that out of the same basic

substance a variety ofobjects with different forms are produced. "Ekoham

bahusyaam" (The One chose to become the many). This truth has repeated many

times and every time from little different aspect. it is essential to

underline, as a pinpointer for human's destiny what is a journey from humanity

to Divinity. In order to illumine the path and help humans overcome these

troubles, sages, seers, realised souls, Divine personalities and Incarnations

of God take birth in human form. They move among the afflicted and the seekers

who have lost their way or strayed into the desert, and lead them into

confidence and courage.

Certain personalities are born and live out their days for this very

purpose. They can be called kaaranajanmas (born for a purpose), for they take

on the janma (birth) for a kaarana (cause, purpose). Such guides, exemplars and

leaders, appear among all peoples and in all lands. They inspire faith in higher

ideals, and teach in the Voice of God, counselling from the heart. Of course

there are many aspirants who by their devotion, dedication and disciplined

lives, attainthe vision of the Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient One. They

are content with the Blissthey have won for themselves. There are others who go

out to share this bliss with those beyondthe pale; they guide and lead and are

blessed thereby. They teach that multiplicity is a delusionand that Unity is

the Reality.

Jesus was honoured by the populace as Christ. But Jesus' original name was Isa.

Isa and Sai, both mean Ishwara (God), the Eternal Absolute, the

Sath-Chith-Aanandha (Being-Awareness-Bliss). In the Tibetan manuscript, at the

monastery where Isa spent some years, his name is written as Isha, which means

the Lord of all living beings. When Jesus proclaimed that he was the

Messenger of God, he wanted to emphasise that everyone is a messenger of God

and has to speak, act and think like one. This is the true Karma-Kaanda (branch

dealing with action and its reaction) of the Vedhas: saadhana (discipline)

ofkarma (work), japa (prayer), seva (service) and dhyaana (meditation). When

progress isfurthered, Jesus asserted, each one can recognise all as Sons of

God, Children of God, brothersand sisters of oneself, and so, deserving of

worship. The Upaasana Kaanda (branch of Vedhasdealing with contemplation) is

the scripture in Sanaathana Dharma (Eternal Universal Religion)for this stage.

Finally, knowledge ripens into wisdom and' the goal of Jnaana Kaanda (branch

ofVedhas dealing with spiritual wisdom) is reached, when each one realises, "I

and my Father areOne." Every human being is potentially a messenger of God.

But, today, many people have become messengers of the Lord of Death. They are

traitors to their true human state. Humanness demands that everyone should

manifest the Divinity within. Everyone should be a real messenger of God and

strive to promote peace and security in the world. There is no other path to

be followed.

By Vedas the Divine functions in the Cosmos have five names. The first is

Para-naamam. Second, Vyuha-naamam. Third, Vibhavanaamam. Fourth,

Antharaathma-naamam and fifth, Archana-naamam.

1. There the Supreme Lord dwells under the name Para-naamam what refers to

the abode of the Supreme, Vaikunttha. (Vaikunttha means that which is

unchanging). No one can enter that abode of the Lord. He oversees everything.

But He is not visible to anyone and no one can see His form. 2. The second

is: Vyuha-naamam. This name refers to the Lord who reclines on a serpent on the

ocean of milk. The Lord in this form can be seen only by Dhevas (the various

deities).Ordinary beings cannot see Him. By ancient myth Hiranyakashipu was

harassing the Dhevas in various ways. They went to the Lord's couch on the

ocean of milk and prayed to Him. In answer to their prayers the Lord agreed to

incarnate on the Earth.

3. Third is: Vibhava-naamam. This refers to the various human forms in which

the Lord incarnates on earth as Avathaars of Raama and Krishna. Avathaars of

the Lord in these different forms have been manifesting themselves for aeons

and aeons. The incarnations that are adored as the ten Avathaars belong to this

category of Vibhava-naamam. In this form, the Lord manifests the relationship

between God and the devotees. 4. The fourth is: Antharaathma-naamam. In this

form, the Lord pervades every part of a humanbeing as an indwelling spirit. This

indwelling spirit is Divine. 5. The fifth is: Archana-naamam. This refers to

the form in which the Divine can be worshipped,praised and adored for securing

His grace.

The Vibhava avathaars (like Raama and Krishna) are Puurna-avathaars (total

manifestations ofthe Divine). The Archana-avathaars are Amsa-avathaars (partial

manifestations). Suchavathaars incarnate from time to time, not only in India

but in all countries. Messenger of God are of two kinds: Yamadhuutha and

Avadhuutha. Yamadhuuthas are messengers who inflict harm on people. Avadhuuthas

are messengers who protect.

 

In the Geetha the Lord announces, "I am human among living beings, the cow

among animals, the lion among beasts, the cobra among snakes, the eagle among

birds, Prahlaadha among Raakshasas. No item is discarded as not worthy of God.

There is no body that He does not activate, no Form that He does not reside in.

This message of the Avathaar must be born, must become alive, must grow in you,

your heart.

When Full is taken from the Full, Full remains - this is the Upanishathic

axiom! The Divine is Full; Creation is Full. Fullness is the attribute, the

nature of the Supreme. It cannot' be diminished by the process of creation of

the Cosmos.

Fullness is the quality of the Divine; it is found in part or portion or in

half or whole. Quantity is not the criterion; quality is found equally full.

In Vedhaanthic vocabulary, Chith and A-chith are two terms set against each

other, comprehending between themselves, the Created Universe. Chith means

'Intelligent' and A-chith means 'non-Intelligent.' There are no two opposites

like this. There are grades, slowly passing from one to the other, from the

less intelligent to the fully intelligent.

The Universe is the Field where God sports. Be aware of this fact, every

moment ofconsciousness, and there is nothing more you need for a happy

existence. For, you will thencontact God in every thing through every thought

at every place and at every moment. His Leelais evident in the smallest flower

and the most distant star. The joy that you can derive from thecontemplation of

these proofs of providence is indescribable. Be joyful yourself and make others

too share in that joy.

When Leela entices God, it takes eight forms: Shuddha Brahmamayi (the

absolutely Pure), Charaa-charamayi (the moving and the non-Moving), Jyothirmayi

(the Luminous), Vaangmayi (the Vocal), Nithyaanandamayi (the ever-blissfull,

Parathpa-ramayi (transcending this world and the next) maayaamayi (enrapturing

by its delusive charm) and Shrimayi (resplendent with wealth). The

attributeless God assumes the Mind, the Intelligence and the Ego, and the

magnificent Leela is inaugurated.

 

Believing that the body is All, and that there is no entity embodied in it -

this is Mistake No 1.

Ignoring or forgetting that there can be no wave without the ocean, no body

without the Atma (Divine Self), is Mistake No 2.

A characteristic of the individual is that one cannot be alone, separate

from the rest. Life is a march from I to We. But, it usually strays from "I" to

"They" and does not reach the God, We.Intellect alone can direct human in the

path of discrimination, between the true path and false, theproper step and the

improper. This is the reason why human being has been praying since ages,

through the Gaayathri hymn: “Illumine me, prompt my intelligence, so that I may

walk aright."

Ignore the mind; respect the intelligence. Make the senses the servants of the

intelligence, not the overlords of the mind. Tell them that the mind is

dethroned, it is non-existent. Sensuousness is a disease. It denies you ease

and peace.

 

God is the inner motivator even for the scientist who 'denies' Him. To

search for God with the instruments of the laboratory is like trying to cure

pain in the stomach by pouring drops into the eye. All people are caskets,

containing Divine Glory. But you love some of them as friendly, hate some

others as unfriendly, and divide them into camps and companies. When a human is

good to you, attribute that goodness to the godliness in him; when a human is

bad to you, be happy that you have given some satisfaction, by becoming the

target for his/her attention. Be a witness, a disinterested witness of all the

gyrations of fortune.

Vichaara (inquiry), will reveal to you that they are fleeting fantasies of

your mind, and not real. By means of Japa and Dhyaana, you can attain that

identity with the Reality, which will convince you ofthe unreality of all

except Brahmam (the Universal Absolute). (Reet's compilation from, Sathya Sai

Speaks. Vol. 9."The five hoods," Chapter 11; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 11. "Play

the game," Chapter 50; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 13."Full minus full," Chapter

16; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 14."Isa," Chapter 16; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 28.

"Realise God through Pure Love," Chapter 38 and Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 29.

"Ways of the Divine : Advent of Shankara," Chapter 42).

Namaste - Reet