Sai message for the day

[Guest guest]

In the classes, we have learnt about self-awareness. How can our

tendency be changed? Kindly teach us the appropriate technique.

 

I asked you, " What does `self-awareness' mean? " Someone

said, " understanding " . This is not the correct answer. This word can

be interpreted in two ways. In the worldly sense, it refers to

looking at oneself, i.e., selfishness. Knowledge concerning this can

be called " self-awareness " . Spiritually, its meaning is quite

different. In spiritual terms, all that is, is merely the Self. The

key to all actions and all experiences lies within the Self. The

body, mind, senses, and intellect are just instruments of the Self.

Without the Self, these are useless. These are to the self what the

head, leg, hand, and so on are to the body. Now I asked you what is

meant by `tendency'. Someone replied, " attitude " , and

another " nature " . These are not correct. It is an innate orientation.

Tendency exists in man in three modes. Their names are animal

tendency, human tendency, and divine tendency. Of these, the first

runs after sense objects. The second is marked by discrimination,

though coloured by desires. The third is totally devoid of desires,

attachment, and `I' and `Mine'. There may be an attachment and sense

of `I' and `mine' in life, but life is not for the pursuit of these.

 

You asked for an appropriate technique. When I asked for the meaning

of that word, one called it `method,' and another, `procedure.' These

two are not correct. The technique is vidhividhanam. What ought to be

done is vidhi. How to do it is vidhanam. There is only one technique

for Self-awareness. You have to have awareness that you are the atma,

the Self. I refer to it as Constant-Integrated-Awarensss. This Self

or Atma is truly God. You are the embodiment of God. Here you should

remember three things.

 

i) What is it that once it is had, is never lost, what is it? Jnana.

In other words, when jnana occurs, that is, when there is awareness,

it never is lost.

 

ii) What is it which once lost can never be had again? Ajnana,

ignorance. When once ajnana is lost, you cannot have it again.

 

iii) What is it that is neither lost nor had? Brahmam, Self, Atma,

this may be called `SelfAwareness.'