Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- VI

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16. The path of Bhakti is the thorny path, like the path through the prickly

Babul forest. It is full of pits and potholes. One or two steps, in the

right direction, takes you really close to God.

 

17. You should avoid the thorns and step forward. You will reach the

destination without fear. This is the only remedy, says the Guru-mayi very

clearly.

 

18. When the orchard of the mind is watered by devotion, detachment will

grow, knowledge will blossom, union with the Supreme Spirit comes to

fruition and joy will burst forth, avoiding the cycle of birth and death, as

a certainty.

 

19. The primeval Supreme Soul is self-existent. It is the three-fold

concept, Sat-chit-anand (Truth, Consciousness and Bliss). It appears by

transformation, in the visual image; and, actually, manifests for the sake

of the devotees.

 

20. As Brahman became manifest through its three-fold attributes, Maya

became active and stirring Satva (Righteousness) Rajas (Activity) Tamas

(Inertia) exhibited her qualities.

 

21. When a particular shape is given to clay, it is called a pot rightfully;

but when the pot breaks, it loses its name, form and identity.

 

22. The whole world is born of Maya and both are cause and effect to each

other. Thus Maya itself manifests, as it were, with different limbs in the

form of the world.

 

23. If you look at the nature of Maya, before the existence of the world,

nothing is apparent. She was dormant in the Supreme Consciousness. Though

residing in it she was not perceivable.

 

24. Even if perceivable, it is actually the Supreme Self. When it is not

perceivable, then also it is the Supreme Self. Thus Maya is the Supreme

Self. It cannot be distinguishable from the Supreme Self.

 

25. In the beginning Maya created lifeless, immovable static objects from

the inertia quality and completed the first part of her action.

 

26. Afterwards, when the Supreme Self was conjoint with the ‘rajoguna’ of

Maya, it revealed the mine of persipience of essential activities, endowed

with the aspects of both.

 

27. Later on, out of the ‘satvaguna’ of Maya, was created the intellect,

which when combined with the divine bliss of the Supreme Self completed the

whole process of creation.

 

28. Thus, Maya, susceptible to great modifications, till she is motivated

towards activity, does not create the things which are above mentioned and

the three gunas remain unmanifest.

 

29. Maya cannot be apparent unless she performs actions according to the

three gunas. She can exist without appearance and practise non-action

(passivity).

 

30. Maya is the creation of the Supreme Being, while the universe is the

creation of Maya. “All this is Brahman” means that the world, Maya and the

Supreme Being are all united and one.