Guest guest Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Thus Spake The Lord The body is the instrument to realize the Atma. The Atma resides in the body and has to be discovered in and through it. Here is a silver cup. Can we separate the silver from the cup or the cup from the silver? The silver is the basic truth; the cup is the form which has been given to it. We can make out of this silver a plate, an urn or a box. Through all these transformations, the silver will persist as silver. Similarly, the Divinity, the Atman, persists though the five elements form themselves into the body after body. The Atma enters the body as the Inner Motivator and awakens the thoughts and feelings. In the absence of the Atma, the body is inert. In the absence of the body, thoughts do not arise. And in the absence of thought, the universe is not apparent; it is non-existent to the individual. The three are inextricably interdependent---the body (with all the powers of consciousness enclosed in it), the universe and the Atma, either individualized or universally immanent. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XIV, P. 219-220. Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XIV, P. 227. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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