Thoughts from Man Management - Awareness of Atma (2)

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of Atma: (Continued from where we left the last time)

What does Atma mean? From sky comes the wind, from wind comes

the fire, from fire comes water and from water comes earth. For this sky, there

must be some basis – that is the Atma. Making Atma as the basis, these five

elements have manifested themselves in the form of the world. There is no place

without these five elements. Hence, there is no place without the Atma. Then

what is the reason for the birth of various things? Here, what does the sky

mean? When you think of the sky, you look up. We have to inquire as to what is

the quality of the sky. Sound is the quality of the sky. Where is the sky? Here

also, the sky is present. Any particular sound is sky. How has the sound

emerged? Sound has emerged from movement. When you keep two fingers like this

(without movement), sound doesn't come.

Only when there are vibrations and movement, sound is generated. When there is

movement, there is vibration. The wind emerges from sound, which has come from

the movement. The fan has three blades that are rotating. The breeze emerges

because of their movement. If they don't move, there is no breeze. Without wind,

you cannot develop fire. If there is fire in a place without wind, it will be extinguished.

If there is breeze, then the fire will develop further. Wind helps in

developing fire.

I'll put down more on this topic next week.

Sai Ram.

ps:

This abstract comes from Chap 1.1 - Ideal profile of a manager, of the book 'Man

Management' - The Gita of management by Bhagawan Sri Satya Sai Baba.