In English
It is Only In There Is
There are a number of educated people and students in this Assembly. A student is not satisfied with entering into the 1st standard. Every year he wants to be promoted to the next higher standard. If he remains in the same standard for two years, he is disheartened. Not only that. He feels a sense of shame among his classmates. Similarly, if we continue ourselves in the stage only, we are looked down upon by our fellow . They heckle us saying, “This person is a ! He has been studying scriptures, attending discourses and chanting Vedic hymns for many years. What is the use? He is in the same stage as he was.” Hence, one should rise from the (dualism) stage to the (qualified non-dualism) stage. What does it mean? The knowledge about the existence of God gathered through reading and listening has to be converted into a vision of the Divine in our meditation () or chanting of the Name of the Lord () or by any other method of constant contemplation. This is the second stage. But even at this state, we cannot rest contented with the , and with the Lord. We must become one with the Lord. We must merge in Him. We must gain an experience of “I am God,” “I and God are only one.” This adwaitic (non-dualistic) experience must be carefully preserved in our heart. We should not have any rest or peace till we reach this supreme stage. Today, man desires rest for the body and peace of mind; only to that extent. The next stage is to attain peace. When does it come? When the individual self () merges in the Supreme Self (). is ever an embodiment of peace. The river is born out of the ocean. It had taken the form of clouds. When it had thus taken the form of clouds, it had become (dualistic entity). The ocean is different, and the clouds are different. In this form, there is (qualified non-dualistic) form, in the shape of taste. The seawater is salty. When it gets evaporated by the heat of the Sun and takes the shape of clouds, there is sweetness in it. This is . When these clouds of sweet drops of Love for God burst into rain, the river is formed. This river in its turn dances and runs in ecstasy to reach its place of birth, i.e., the Ocean. This is the intense yearning of : “I must reach my original abode. During this journey, I must undergo whatever changes are required to be undergone. Ultimately, I must reach my goal and experience that Supreme Bliss.” With this aim, the river continuously flows and finally merges in the Ocean. This is the ultimate Advaitic stage.