Truth Is God And Service Is Yoga

16 April 1998, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TN

Published English.

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It is only from truth that the entire creation has come. There is nothing in the world without the basis of truth. This is (pure goodness). Behold ye people! (Poem)

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A person may enact the role of a king on the stage tonight. The same person may walk in the street tomorrow as an ordinary one. His appearance as king today and as a common man the next day, both are true at the respective times and circumstances. But it is not the changeless truth. If you analyze the Sanskrit word "" (truth) you find that "sa" relates to food, "ta" relates to (life energy), and "ya" relates to the Sun. This implies that , life, is sustained by food and food is got through the "Sun." Sun is a permanent entity representing truth while food is only temporary. Man does not understand this principle and is carried away by the falsity of the illusory world.

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Control of Senses Is Penance Sun is spoken of as intellect and Moon as mind in the (s). If you analyze the word "" in the reverse order "ya" represents "" meaning discipline and control of the senses, "ta" represents "" or penance. You can do penance only when you control the senses. You can bring about the unification of thought, word, and deed by . Then you will have the knowledge of "." It is only through the control of senses and penance that you will attain the wisdom of reality.

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No Law Higher Than Truth Truth is associated with peace. It is also associated with , righteousness. "" says the . There is no superior to truth. and always bring success in all endeavors. When the war was about to commence, the ( and his brothers) approached their mother, , and requested her blessings. She only blessed with these words "" meaning "Where there is righteousness, there will be victory." She did not bless them that victory will be theirs. She knew her children were on an unrighteous path. She knew what (truth) is, and she had no doubt that only and would triumph in the end. The went to their preceptor seeking his blessings. He said, "" meaning "where there is , there will be Krishna and where Krishna is, there will be victory."

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God Is The Embodiment of Truth And Compassion God is (embodiment of truth). You find that human nature is a combination of and (Truth and Righteousness). When man is not able to comprehend his human nature, how can he know the Divine? Everyone should, therefore, make efforts to know the human nature. It is , i.e., blemishless, unwavering, and unselfish. God is in every human being residing in the spiritual heart which is on the right side of the body, while the physical heart is on the left. It is only a single-seated sofa and not a double-seated sofa or a musical chair. So God is close to everyone being seated on the spiritual heart. When you realize this you will have the feeling of blissful happiness. The heart is the seat of compassion and God is the embodiment of compassion. If man has such a feeling, then he cannot have hatred towards any being at all. Man has to make efforts to progress in the path of truth and righteousness.

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God has been responsible for providing great men, following and , to the world whose stories are legends today. In modern times, history is written based on the author's whims and fancies without following the principle of truth.

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Use Body For Service Doing penance, meditation, , and other rituals are only pertaining to the external world and should be deemed as negative. The positive one is to understand the reality of the Self which is not the body, mind, or intellect but the . These are all instruments. How foolish it is to identify yourself with the instruments! No doubt, the body has to be taken care of as an instrument and the container of the Divine indweller. Mind, intellect, ego are all instruments. When you realise this, attachment to the body will no longer be there.

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All Selfish And Worldly Attachments Are Negative When you utter words with and do your service in accordance with , you are acting positively. All selfish and worldly aspirations are negative. Positive is that which is divine, auspicious, and sacred. You may say that you love God, but you should inquire within to know whether God loves you. It is just like a registered letter which you may send to an addressee. The proof of it being received by the addressee is the acknowledgment you get back. If your love of God is not backed by good feelings, it is negative and may not be reciprocated by the Lord. Nature is a mirror. The individual is the reflection in the mirror. Whatever the individual does, its reflection will be seen in the mirror of nature. If you have pleased God, you will see the positive reflection in the mirror. The whole world is full of reflection, resound, and reaction.

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Names And Forms Vary But Is One Names and forms are many but the principle is one. You should understand this. This is the fundamental law of nature. Though names and forms vary, there are some common features in all. Hunger is common to all though the types of food are many.

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In a hospital, there are different types of patients. All are not given the same food. For instance, diabetic patients will not be given sugar or sweet preparations. The world is a hospital. Humanity is suffering from different diseases, physical, mental, and psychological. What is the treatment needed? It is only "," filling the mind with the thought of God. You should never separate God from you. A man with a dual mind is half-blind. We should practice the principle of oneness. There is only one God, who is spoken of as many. Unity in diversity should be comprehended.

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If a person owns a car and travels in it, do not be jealous. Satisfy yourself that you have your legs to walk. If one is in a big house, do not get jealous. Be contented and happy with the small dwelling place you may have. You should thus kill jealousy. Jealousy is “”, which means one with negative qualities. “” means one without such qualities. That is why the great , wife of the sage , was able to make the trinity , , and (creator, sustainer, and annihilator of the world) as her child naming it “.” Jealousy is contrary to human nature. It is artificial and not pertaining to the heart, which is natural.

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Observe Discipline In Life Virtues and vices are reflections of your good and bad thoughts. The physical heart is on the left side while the spiritual heart is on the right. This will help you to proceed in the right direction. It is compassionate. But man breeds desire which contaminates the heart. They should be checked and restrained to the limit. The body and all the sense organs have limitations like the temperature, blood pressure, capacity to see, hear, etc. The says, “.” We should observe discipline in life.

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You are all embodiments of God. God is all-pervasive. You cannot classify some as divine and some others not divine. All are reflections of the same , which is common in all. This principle is also the sun principle and truth principle ( and ). When one follows , or Love will be the reflection. When you walk on the road, your shadow may fall on bad patches like drains, garbages, etc., but you are not affected by it. You should proceed unmindful of the path of the shadow. So also you must follow your heart with good feelings unmindful of the obstacles that may appear to come in the way. You should practice truth.

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Maintain Purity Of Heart You should be grateful to a person who came to your rescue in times of crisis. You should not forget the help done by others. There are two things that you should forget. Forget the harm done by others to you as you will then be harboring vengeance to retaliate. Secondly, forget the help you did to others as that will make you expect a reward from them and result in disappointment when it is not forthcoming. By observing these two norms the purity of your heart will be maintained without affliction. The in everyone is the same. The forms may vary. There may be several types of electrical gadgets like, bulbs, tubes, mike, etc., which are different in form but the current passing through them is the same. “” is the declaration of the (). The spiritual heart is on the right side of the body and leads one to the right path. When you enter a new house, you put your right foot. When you do something auspicious, you do it with the right hand. Right is positive and left is negative. When you are on the right path negative things cannot enter your mind.

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Give Up Worldly Attachments And Turn Godward said “there is no mother, father, relatives, and friends. The only reality is you. Therefore be careful and be awake to the reality.” You should not worry about the family as these are passing clouds. was a great sage who gave the eighteen (s), and (Epics, History, and Divine Aphorisms). But when his son left the house in pursuit of (supreme spiritual knowledge), ran after him shouting “Oh, son! Stop. Do not go away.” stopped and told his father, I am not your son, you are not my father. I am ; you are . Why are you under illusion?” So, you must gradually give up all attachments and turn only to God. Having love in your heart, when you put on the divine glass, everything will be divine. With the eye of love, putting on the glass of , you will find everything is divine.

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You are filled with worries throughout your life. Birth is a worry, life itself is worry, family, child, failure, sickness, old age, death, misery are all worries. They are all imaginary and psychological. You say “my body, my mind, my hand, and my worry.” Does this not mean that you are separate from worry? It is your own creation. You are only one. You are atma, the truth. Truth is God. There is only one God who is described in many ways. Everyone should realize this truth by spiritual sadhana. This involves sacrifice. Veda(s) declare that you can attain immortality, not by any means other than sacrifice. You have to develop the spirit of sacrifice. Tyaga (sacrifice) is . Doing your duty efficiently is . You should always do your duty without aspiring for results. When you give something to others, you should have the attitude that you are not the giver and the other is not the receiver. It should be considered as an opportunity that was offered by the Divine.

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Develop love. Follow truth and right conduct ( and ). You will shine as the trinity of , , and . You should not feel that you have no powers. You should have self-confidence which will lead to self-satisfaction, which in turn encourages self-sacrifice resulting in self-realization. You must ensure that your self-confidence is unshakable. What is self-confidence? Self is . This is conscience. Because of senses, it is not realized. It should be associated with consciousness and not conscious which pertains to the senses. Man is unable to realize the supreme height of consciousness. The lack of peace in people is due to passing clouds of ignorance.

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Consciousness is uniformly present in all; it is "." When people are turning towards the worldly objects which are transient they are pursuing the negative path; when they turn towards the Self it is the positive path.

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Body is termed as materialisation. Life energy is vibration. is radiation. The (s) declare ; ; ; . (Total awareness is ; This Self is ; Thou art That; I am ). We have to make efforts to realise these Vedic injunctions which constitute truth.

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concluded with the song ".” (Sing with love in your heart).