Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Aug. 30, 2005

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Vedanta (Vedic philosophy) has revealed many a profound truth. For

instance, it declares God to be "Acharam charameva cha" (the One who

is stationary and also moves). There is an apparent contradiction in

this statement, for how can anybody be moving and stationary at the

same time? The Vedanta has given a beautiful explanation for this. In

the dream state, we experience ourselves engaged in all kinds of

physical activities. But the body that is seen in the dream as moving,

is in fact, lying motionless on the bed. The physical body is

motionless, while the body in the dream is seen to be moving. Both the

bodies are one and the same; in one state of consciousness, it is

still and in another it is moving. Vedanta declares that in the

physical state, there is movement, but in the state of Brahman

(spiritual realm of the Divine), there is only steadiness. Indeed, the

purpose of Dhyana (meditation) is to achieve this supreme state of

steadiness and equipoise.

 

-SAI BABA