Ekam Sat

23 July 1974

Published English.

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– There is only one God whose form is Truth; He is described severally by scholars. This is a main exhortation from .

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There is sorrow when life is spent as body specific; and there is happiness in life when it is charged by principle. There is happiness in oneness and unity. Diversity gets sorrow. This is also an important aspect of the culture of India. Who am I? – When this is not sought out, what is the purpose of human birth? Quest of is the foremost duty of man. Culture proclaims that everybody must strive to recognise the unique principle of his own being, his sacredness; and must conduct himself accordingly.

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– every individual soul has the aspect of unity and has the same effulgence. Even a small lamp is capable of kindling any number of lamps! No one can deny this simple fact. Through one effulgence, it is possible for other hearts to be kindled by the same effulgence. The scriptures say, ‘’. All inner forms are part and parcel of the same principle, howsoever differently they may appear outwardly!

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There is happiness in unity. Ekam Sat – you will not find this exhortation anywhere except in . Only the lays stress on this principle. If we are driven away from the principle of unity and attracted towards diversity, our own weakness is the reason; it cannot be attributed to our Culture. It is a shame that there are people from within India who impose malicious intentions on the sacred hearts that had upheld this Culture.

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Follow The Path Of Light brands such people as ‘jealous’ lot. The ninth chapter of has deeply dwelt on this aspect. taught about the two different paths of ‘ (path of wellness)’ and the ‘ (path of sorrow)’. But could not follow its significance and hence asked for clarification. If a person like , the very person who was chosen as a true representative of human race, could not understand this, then, can an ordinary person understand?

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In establishing divinity, taught first the principle of ‘Non-jealousy’. The entire human race today is reeling in unrest, sorrow, hopelessness and despair due to growth of hatred, jealousy and intolerance that are born out of defective vision and defective hearing. Man has become blind, irrespective of country or creed. Man is thoroughly immersed in malice. He is acquiring malice from others, hears malice, looks at malice and talks about malice and is therefore an embodiment of malice. Because of their concentration upon malice, people who are immersed in discussion are more malicious than the malicious people. How can these people understand the unity that is shining in all.

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In order to acquire the authority to be called an ‘Educational Centre’ this dirty defective vision has to be destroyed. Education is an embodiment of wisdom. Mark of wisdom is the awareness about unity. Even though names are different, essence is the same. Education has to seek out the form of truth that is prevalent in all the three times of creation, sustenance and dissolution. We are now belittling this education and are seeking little or trivial things from it. We are demeaning its status and value. All students, teachers and promoters of education must strive hard to eschew diversity and develop unity. But today, in the name of education, reckless liberty is being propagated. Because of the shameful ways of their children, parents are unable to uphold their heads high in society. Instead of spreading peace and happiness, education is causing fear and sorrow. decided that the rain of arrows was the proper medicine for the malady of . It is up to you to take-up proper steps in this field before it is too late. The present educational system has to be revived in order to resolve agitations and agonies.

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You must set right those people who, in spite of having eyes, behave like the blind; in spite of having legs, behave like the lame and in spite of having sound mind, behave like the mad. You must teach a good lesson to those who resort to agitational method even while preaching peace. As Lord said, “;” all of you must make yourselves useful tools in this sacred mission.

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