In English
The said that they had only one mind in this statement; recognised that there is a high level of concentration on the object. He recognised that had all their minds fixed on one object. In understanding that the only mind of the was fixed on , he realised in it, the aspect of total surrender and became very happy. The mind of human beings has three states - state of nothingness, state of thinking of diverse things and state of concentration. It is very difficult to attain the state of concentration. It will come only after a lot of effort. Amongst the people who could reach the state of concentration, the were at the highest level. All the ideas of had no relation whatsoever with things concerning the world. Their attention was directed towards only. Since the were habituated to worship a form, they had secured this easily. recognised the ideas that were in the ’ minds and could understand their suffering. They said, “Oh, Bee! Our mind is able to picture all the mischievous things that did. Although in the superficial form, and we are different, yet, we are identical so far as our ideas are concerned. You may teach us many kinds of worship involving the formless aspect. It will not appeal to us. It is easy to preach - anyone can do so - but it is difficult to put it into practice. We have been waiting for ’s return.” Such talk melted ’s heart. He found that the physical strength of the was gradually sinking because they were not eating food or paying attention to their bodies. While the were sending messages through , was preparing to merge her life with . reached the . At a lonely place, with a sacred idea of imprinting ’s picture in her mind, she said, “All these days, I had the form of in the lake of my mind. I have been protecting it with tears of love. In course of time, this lake began to get drier and drier. Then, I kept the form in my eyes and nurtured it with my tears. Even these tears are now becoming scarce. In what other manner can I protect the lotus of ? The time is fleeting away, and I may have to leave this body soon. A situation has come when the of my life has to merge in the divine.” When she was thus thinking of with great intensity of feeling, came. She had only one last wish. She expressed this wish by saying that she wanted to hear the Lord sing on his . While listening to the , she gave up her life. Later, explained the inner significance of this to the . From that day, gave up his which was with him always, during his younger days. stopped playing on the from the day when ended her life. It is necessary for us to recognise the close connection that exists between and the . The human body in its bodily aspect has nine holes. The also has nine holes. was like a and she had no place in her for any worldly ideas. was above all worldly ideas. Such a came out of the , and she again went and merged in the . Here means the body. The breathing in and breathing out represents God’s . This is also termed “” in the form of . It also gives us the ideal “I am that, I am that.” The same idea has also been described in “” or “That Art Thou.” While everyone is identical with the divine, is establishing this great truth in her form. The following is a small example for this.