Aathma Vichara Is Necessary

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replied with another question. He asked how millions of people found space to

live upon the face of the earth, which is two-thirds water and the rest is too

full of mountains, deserts, forests, icy regions, river beds, marshes and

similar impossible areas. The questioner said that man somehow struggled to

find living space. So too, said Dr. Johnson, man must somehow find a few

minutes a day for prayer to the Lord. The Pure rain water falls equally

everywhere but its taste gets changed according to the soil through which it

flows. Similarly, The Lord is sweet to some and bitter to others. There are

four types of persons :

justify"> Dead – These people deny the Lord and declare that they alone exist,

independent, free, self regulating and self-directing; Sick – These people

call upon the Lord when some calamity befalls them or when they feel

temporarily deserted by the usual sources of succor; Dull – These people know

that God is eternal companion and watchman, but who remember it only off and on

when the idea is potent and

powerful; Healthy – These people have steady faith in the Lord and in his

comforting creative presence always; So, One has to proceed from 'death' to

'life' and from 'illness' to 'health' by the experience of the sufferings in

the World. Saadhana is most

required to control the mind and the desires after which it runs. Saadhana means

inner cleanliness as well as external cleanliness. One has to start his sadhana

with japa sahitha dhyaana. First, when you sit for meditation, recite a few

shlokas on the glow of God, so that the thoughts that are scattered could be

collected. Then gradually, while doing japam, draw before the mind's eye the

form which that Name represents. When your mind wanders away from the recital

of the Name, take it on to the picture of the Form. When it wanders away from

the picture, lead it on to the Name. Over a period of time, The imaginary

picture you have drawn will get transmuted into the Bhaava chithram (emotional

picture) which is dear to the heart and fixed in the memory; gradually it will

become the Saakshaathkaara chitram --- The Lord assumes that Form in order to

fulfil your desire. The Jnaani says, "Sarvam Brahma mayam:" In God is All";

A yogi says “all is energy”. But, a bhaktha says “all is the play of Bhagavaan

(the Lord)”. Bhakthi (devotion) is the easiest way to win his Grace and also to

realise that he is everything! There are three types of devotion: The

vihanga method – In this method, the devotee is too impatient and

behaves like a bird swooping down upon the ripe fruit on the tree. So, the

devotee loses the fruit from his hold because of his impatience; The markata

method – In this method, the bhaktha behaves like a monkey where it pulls one

fruit and another towards but not able to decide which fruit it wants. So, he

too out of sheet unsteadiness hesitates and changes his aim much too often and

thus loses all chances of success; The pipeelika method – In this method, the

bhaktha behaves like an ant. He moves slowly but steadily proceeds towards the

sweetness. He also moves direct with undivided attention towards the Lord and

wins His Grace! The Lord is a Mountain of Prema (Love). So, any number of

ants carrying away particles of sweetness cannot exhaust his Plenty. He is an

Ocean of Mercy without a limiting shore. The Lord will draw you into his bosom

once shine in your real nature by cleansing yourself through trials and

tribulations. One who leaves everything to the Lord’s Will i.e.,

Sharanaagathi will follow the highest form of Bhakthi. Finally, He attains :

>From Ashaanthi (restlessness) to Prashaanthi (absolute peace); From

Prashaanthi to Prakaanthi (bright spiritual illumination); and From Prakaanthi

to Paramjyothi (Supreme Divine radiance).

MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="right">- SATHYA SAI Omsai

Srisai Jaijaisai

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