In English
“.” “Among the , I am . Because I am the son of , I am . Among the , I am .” Though He is One, here He represents Himself as two. He further says, “I am , you are the , and the heroes who are ranged against you constitute the , the world. This is all reflected as in a mirror. You are considering that you are separate and all these people are separate from you. You are thinking that you and they are different. , , and - all three entities have been there from time immemorial.” asked, “If these entities, , , and , have been ever in existence and and are one, how do you know about and why do I not know anything about it? When you and I are one, how is it that you know and I do not know? Please tell me the secret of this.” said, “! You also can know, but you do not focus your mind upon the goal. Therefore, you do not know. But my mind is always steadily riveted on that Reality. Therefore, I know it. And that is the essential difference between us two.” could not grasp this. He said, “You are trying to hoodwink me, Oh, !” To this, said, “! I shall never utter false or deceitful words. I am . Therefore there is no place for falsehood or deceit in My words. It is because of the effect of that you have become subjected to illusion and you are attributing falsehood even to Me!” Then He wanted to teach by an example. He asked , “How old are you?” said, “I am eighty years old.” asked, “Tell me, three years ago, on such and such a day, where were you?” could not recollect and said: “Lord! I do not remember where I was on that day three years ago.” said, “Then you do not remember where you were. You accept you were in a particular place years ago. If you were not there how could you be here today? You admit today that you do not know where you were three years ago.” patted on his back and continued, “Do not feel embarrassed. I shall put to you another question. Please tell me how old you were when King was bound and brought by you to your kingdom.” replied, “ I was at that time sixteen years old, Oh Lord!” then asked, “Do you remember when you got married to ?” said immediately, “I certainly remember, I was married in my twenty-second year.” Then questioned: “An event such as the marriage, which took place fifty years ago, and the incident of bringing King bound to your capital, which happened long, long ago, are remembered by you, but you do not remember what happened just three years ago. Why is it? The secret is this. The nature of is that it makes you attach importance to some events such as birthdays and wedding days but not to others.” To experience joy and sorrow alike is the secret of . has been able to demonstrate this quality, i.e. one who is not elated by joy and one who is not downcast or depressed by sorrow, how-ever enormous it may be. Not only , but all have demonstrated this state of . , who got ready for the coronation ceremony at 7 o’clock, at the same time and in the same stride, took the decision and left for the forest. He was not elated at the prospect of becoming the future king and he did not get depressed or frustrated when he was asked to go to the forest. always used to be smiling whether it was , the sacrificial field, or , the battlefield. Wherever He used to be, He remained an embodiment of . That was why His words, which were uttered on the battlefield, have acquired the name of . means song. We sing when we are happy. Does one sing when one is unhappy or sorry? When could sing even in the midst of a battle, it means that He can always remain cheerful and happy.