Passage 9

In English

The source of Bliss is within man

The source of bliss is within man, not in the external world. God is omnipresent and is not separate from you. This is the main teaching of Sai. The description of the cosmic form of God as means that he is present in every minute particle in the universe Students! The world today is moving in a direction opposed to spirituality This is utterly wrong. To forget God is to forget your own Divine essence. always told the-devotees who came to him "Know who you are." "Know thyself" does not mean knowing facts about your body; mind or senses. It is to know the one who claims ownership of the body, the mind, etc. You have to find the answer to the question- "Who am I?" The body, the senses, the mind and the intellect are all your instruments. You are their master. Master the mind and be a Master. For a human being the (Self) is the Master. It is the power of the (Self) which enables the senses to perform their different functions like seeing, hearing, etc. You have, therefore, to realise that you are the and not the body You may all know what happened today had been with for forty years. He was a centenarian. Today his body merged in the five elements. For the passing of any person the time, the place and the circumstances have to come together. Here in this hall, the recitation of the is going on. The is being performed. He was listening to all these sacred things. He went to sleep at night and passed away in his sleep. He came to me a week ago. asked him, "! What is it you want?" he replied: " I need nothing. I only want to merge in your Lotus Feet. There is no purpose in my continuing." I asked him why he was speaking in this maturer. "What more is there for me to enjoy in life? I have stayed and moved with for forty years." he came with me to and Shimla, and . He came with me to all places, wherever I went Staying with me, he passed away with a sense of fulfilment. This kind of contentment should come to everyone in life. One should not end up with a feeling of frustration.