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In plain words
Nations are many, but earth is one Beings are many, but breath is one Stars are many, but sky is one Jewels are many, but gold is one
If we recognise this truth, we will understand the oneness in divinity. The people of every land, anyone at all, must try to recognise this oneness, without being swayed in the least by the force of place, time and circumstance. We need not hate anyone. Hate your own anger. Fight with your own bad qualities. Only that; you need not fight with others. Rid yourself of your bad qualities. When is it possible to rid ourselves of bad qualities? When we have become an offering to God, the bad qualities are swallowed up within. A small example. God had him born as a good son with a span of life of sixteen years. Whom? Mārkaṇḍeya. Mārkaṇḍeya was the son of Mṛkaṇḍu. Every day he went on repeating the name of Īśvara and worshipping Him. But he knew nothing of this secret. His parents sat at home weeping, for his sixteen years were coming to an end. He went home and asked, ‘What is the reason for shedding these tears?’ ‘Son! Your time is running out. You will have to leave the body and go. How are we to live?’ they said. ‘Mother! I will not waste the little time that is left. I shall stay right by Śiva until I give up body and breath,’ he said, and went to the Śiva temple and embraced Śiva. He laid his head on the liṅga and sat in dhyāna. Kāla came. He cast his noose. By the time he threw this rope, Īśvara and Mārkaṇḍeya, the two of them, were there as one. There was no way to cast it at Mārkaṇḍeya alone. This noose fell on Īśvara too. Then Īśvara appeared. He burned Yama to ashes. What does this mean? Once you have attained oneness with God, there is no seperation anywhere at all. So we must try to understand the principle of our jīva within oneness.