Experiencing Unity is Real Satsanga - Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The Yogi who is established in union with Me, and worships Me as residing in all beings (as their very Self), abides in Me, no matter what he does.

(Sanskrit Verse)

Part II

You are born again and again, seeing, doing and experiencing what you have already seen, done and experienced. You should realize that you are born not to be born again. You should see and experience that by which your life will find fulfillment. That is oneness of the Atmic principle. Once you have experienced the Atma, you do not need to experience anything else. Thousands have gathered here today. Each of you has a different form and behavior. But the Atmic effulgence that shines in all of you is one and the same. When a bulb is lighted, you may sit and do your homework in its light. Another person may write accounts with wrong calculations. Yet another person may write a letter with evil motives. But the light is not concerned with whatever right or wrong, good or bad you may do. It remains a witness. Likewise, the Atma also remains an eternal witness to all that man does. External activities undergo change but the eternal truth of the Atma remains the same at all times.

God is one; goal is one. The same is conveyed in the following statements: "I am in the light; the light is in me; I am the light." (loud applause) Here `I’ symbolizes devotion and light stands for wisdom. When you say, "I am in the light," it means devotion is contained in wisdom. The statement "the light is in me" reflects the truth that wisdom is contained in devotion. You have to understand the unity of these two – wisdom and devotion. Devotion is an essential prerequisite to know the reality. You should develop love more and more and ultimately transform it into wisdom. You should not follow the vagaries of the mind. Come what may, your vision should be firmly fixed on the Atma. With such one-pointed devotion, sages and seers of yore performed penance and experienced bliss. Today people chant Mantras; they keep turning the beads of their rosary in a mechanical way. They do so only for the sake of their mental satisfaction. How can they attain peace? In fact, what they get out of such practices is not peace but pieces! In a rosary there are 108 beads; they represent diversity. But the thread that strings them together is one; it symbolizes Divinity. While the beads keep moving, the string remains unmoved. It is the diversity that changes; Divinity is changeless.

Understand the Divine Origin of Man

Divinity is like a magnet that attracts the entire world. At some places, this power of attraction is at its maximum. It is something very special. Here is an example. So many of you have gathered here. Who sent you invitation? It is the Divine Magnet that has drawn you here (loud prolonged applause). This magnet is present not only here but everywhere. Here, there and everywhere, Divinity is present in the form of the Atmic principle. But here you can experience true Divine attraction. Such power cannot be acquired for the mere asking. It can be acquired only through love. Love is something that originates from the ‘source’ that is within you. It cannot be obtained by any external ‘force’. Worldly knowledge can be thrust on you but love has to spring forth from within in a natural way. Love is God. Love alone can impart true wisdom. Jnanadeva Tu Kaivalyam (wisdom leads to liberation).

© "Sanathana Sarathi" (March, 2003) published by Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, 515 134. Website: www.srisathyasai.org.in. Reprinted with permission. Part I of this article appeared in September 2004 issue.

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