Sai message for the day

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You tell us that we are not mrnmaya (dust thou art), but cinmaya (you

are awareness). Therefore, we devotees, should know that we are not

simply the body, but awareness. You also repeatedly say, " You are

God. " Then, when I am God, aham brahmasmi, why should I pray? Where

is the need for all this spiritual exercise, then?

 

You may know or may not, you may agree or may not, and you may

believe or may not, but you are God indeed. " Mamaivamso jivaloke, "

said Krishna in the Gita, which means " You are mine, you are the

spark of My Divinity "

 

The three divine attributes sat, being, cit, awareness, and ananda,

bliss are in you. Prajna, conscience in you is divine. So, it is

said, prajnanam brahma . The great mahavakya, the supreme statement,

also says, tattvamasi, " That thou art. "

 

We have today intelligent people who observe plurality or

multiplicity in unity. But good, noble, and pious persons who find

unity in diversity are rare. Once it so happened that a little tiger

cub got mixed in a flock of sheep. Thus, moving about with the group

for some time, the cub thought that he was also one of the sheep

family. One day a tiger came that way and attacked the sheep. On

seeing the tiger, the cub started shivering, and said, " Oh! Don't

kill me. I am one of the sheep, after all, so weak " . Then the tiger

spoke to the cub, " Why do you fear? You are not one of the sheep. You

are a tiger. Come on. Follow me. Look into the river and see your

reflection there in this water and compare your figure with mine. You

will find the same stripes on the coat of your body, a moustache on

your mouth and a roaring sound in your voice. Why do you think you

are one of this flock of sheep. Oh dear one? You have forgotten your

true identity and nature " . The cub then realised its true nature and

abandoned fear from its mind.

 

Similarly, in the field of spirituality, a guru, through his

uppeds'a, divine teaching, tells you your true identity. Once you

separate yourself from all that is not your true Self, spirit or

atma, you will experience your reality, i.e. atma. Therefore, self-

enquiry is very essential. I say " You are God " but this truth has not

come into your experience. You should continue your spiritual

practice until you've experienced it. You have to continue your

bhajans, meditations,etc., till the reality is experienced.