Manifesting Divinity in Lingodbhava

15 February 1999, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam

Published English.

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Past is past, future is uncertain, only the present is in our hands. It is the foremost duty of man to live in the present and share his joy with his fellow beings. Truly speaking, the human being is the most fortunate one among all the living beings. Compared to the entire cosmos, man is very small, like an atom; yet he is able to comprehend the magnitude and vastness of the creation, which is very startling indeed. He attains immortality by understanding the unity between the microcosm and macrocosm. As mentioned by Me yesterday, whosoever cultivates the harvest of love in the field of his heart is a true Christian, a true , a true and a true Muslim. In fact, he is the true human being on earth.

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Love originates from Man cannot exist without love. This Principle of Love is . This is situated on the right side of the human body, with the physical heart is on the left. The physical heart on the left side has to be left one day or the other, in some circumstance or the other. , located on the right side of the human body is always right. It is immortal, divine, eternal, and all-encompassing. It is present not only in human beings but also in birds, beasts, and all other living beings. The declare: “ (God is present in all living beings),” “ (God pervades the entire cosmos).” Love is the reflection of and originates from it. The three principles of reaction, resound, and reflection have also originated from .

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Unable to recognise his true identity, man is wasting his life in this pursuit of temporary, fleeting, transient, and ephemeral pleasures. As I told you yesterday, gold loses its value, brilliance, and identity when it is mixed with different metals such as silver, brass, and copper. So also, the heart, which loses its value, brilliance and identity on account of its association with the impurities of worldly desires. This is the present plight of mankind. Man is behaving like a demon, devil, and a beast because he has forgotten his divine nature. Divine love originates from . This selfless divine love lives by giving and forgiving, whereas selfish love lives by getting and forgetting. Such divine love is essential for man.

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Here is a small example to illustrate this. After was killed in the battle, went to and conveyed to her the good news. was overjoyed and started extolling thus: “O , you are the (the valiant one), who entered in the face of all dangers; you are the (the performer of acts of valour) who crossed the ocean in a single leap, and you are the (the crown jewel of the monkey clan) who fulfilled the command of .” But did not relish any of these titles conferred on him by .

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then said, “O , I have not seen a virtuous one like you. There is none equal to you in terms of physical strength in this world.” She also conferred the titles of (full of virtues) and (full of prowess) on . None of these titles pleased .

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In the end, blessed saying, “May love you forever and install Himself in your heart.” Then leapt in joy. He said, “O mother, there is nothing greater than God’s love in this world. I do not crave any title. I pray only for ’s love. In the absence of the love of Lord , I would not be happy even if the whole world were to come under my control. My life will find fulfillment only when I am the recipient of His love.” Such a virtuous, valiant and ardent devotee like craved only the love of , nothing else. So, a sincere devotee should yearn for God’s love and love is everything. Human quality lies in kindling love within, speaking with love and acting with love. On this basis, it is said, “The proper study of mankind is man.” Controlling the senses is the highest Once, a challenged to enter into a debate with him. The terms were that if he was the loser, he would follow Buddhism along with his 3000 disciples and serve lifelong. But, if was the loser, it would be obligatory on his part to become a follower of the .

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smilingly said, “” (a true is one who has equal-mindedness). A true makes no distinction between the dualities of life, such as pain and pleasure, joy and sorrow. A person with anger and ego is unfit to be called a . In pilgrim centres such as , , , and , you find who give that would grant liberation to the departed souls. These cannot be called . In this world, there are many who have gone through sacred texts. Knowledge of the Self cannot be acquired by mere scholarship or by sitting at the feet of a .

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True meaning of ‘’ There are many who go through voluminous books, but is there a person who practices at least one teaching? When you spend all your life in reading, when are you going to practice it? Scholarship bereft of practice is futile. The declares: (the Supreme Being is all-knowing, Indweller and Ruler of all).

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Who is a (poet)? A is one who knows the past, present, and future; not one who merely plays with words. This implies that God alone is (poet).

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What is the inner meaning of ? Body is in which divinity pervades. The divine principle that pervades from top to toe in the body is referred to as . So, God Himself is .

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Next comes (one who commands and controls). You may imprison a person who has committed a crime, but you cannot prevent his mind from going all over the world.

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There is no judge in this world who can punish the mind. It is only God who has the power to command the mind of man. Therefore, God alone is .

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Explaining thus, silenced the and advised him to shun the pride and ego of his scholarship. He told the not to get carried away by the worldly knowledge. He exhorted him to acquire and practice divine knowledge and surrender to God. said, “I undertook spiritual practice for a long time and went through various sacred texts in quest of knowledge of the Self. Ultimately, I realised that mastering the senses is essential for acquiring knowledge of the Self. The five senses are the gift of God. Make proper use of them. Only then you can realise the Self. What is the use of going through sacred texts and undertaking spiritual practices without proper utilisation of the five senses? I have controlled the five senses and put them on the right path, as a result of which I am experiencing bliss.” is nothing but merger in bliss attained by controlling his five senses and making proper use of them. What is ? It is nothing but merger in bliss. Water bubble is born in water, is sustained in water and ultimately merges in it; likewise, human being is born in bliss, is sustained in bliss and ultimately merges in it. Bliss can be experienced by controlling the five senses. This is the true . Mere chanting of the Lord’s name will not suffice. First and foremost, the senses have to be controlled.

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At the time of attaining , saw his cousin, , shedding tears. He called him near and said, “, true to your name, you should experience (bliss). You should never shed tears of sorrow. You are the embodiment of . All of us are embodiments of .” Saying so, put his hand on and attained .

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Whoever understands this truth can experience bliss and attain divinity. When attaining liberation is so easy and simple, why do you struggle hard for it? It only means that you are not making any effort to understand the inner truth. You are mixing the metals of worldly desires with the gold of your heart. As a result, the heart has become polluted and has lost its true identity, i.e. bliss. Ancients have said that bliss lies in visualising and experiencing your true form, that is, the Principle of the . Proper utilisation of the senses will lead to the knowledge of the .

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Sage said, (control of senses is true ). No is greater than this. All spiritual practices such as (chanting the Lord’s name) and (penance) will be of no avail if senses are not controlled. You may be under the impression that it is not possible for a human being to control the senses. Here control does not mean total cessation. Discharge your duties as a householder, student or businessman. But whatever you do, do it with a feeling that it is to please God (). Once you develop this feeling, all your senses will naturally be controlled.

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Total faith makes surrender easy Embodiments of Love! You feel that (total surrender) to God is rather difficult, but according to Me, nothing is easier than this. It may be difficult to make a garland out of flowers or to pluck the petals of a flower, but total surrender to God is easier and simpler than this. You find it difficult because you do not have steady and firm faith in God. God is.

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That is what happened in the case of . With ’s grace he leapt across the ocean, reached , and found . He returned to and described the untold suffering of :

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“O , please listen to what I say. I saw Mother surrounded by demons, shivering like a fear-stricken parrot in a cage.” [Telugu Poem]

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On hearing this, and immediately took their bows and arrows. said, “I cannot bear the suffering of . Let us not waste even a moment, let us go to ” reacted in this manner not because of attachment toward His consort. symbolises (nature). God cannot bear the suffering of nature. In order to alleviate the suffering of nature, decided to go to immediately.

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Objectives of human life (righteousness), (wealth), (desire), and (liberation) are considered to be the four objectives () of human life. In fact, these correspond to the four stages of human life: (student), (householder), (hermit) and (renunciate).

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They do not correspond to in the true sense of the term. Today, people are under the mistaken notion that the term corresponds to man but not to woman. But actually, means or or or . For , there is no gender like masculine or feminine. So, Purushartha means or the of the Awareness Principle or the of the Life Principle. This is the true Purushartha, the prime objective of human life.

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Without understanding the true meaning of the term Purushartha, people talk of one for men and another for women. (merger) is the true , and that is true Purushartha.

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The second objective is . does not mean money or gold. Earning money or gold is not the objective of life. Money comes and goes. Wisdom is the true wealth. (vision and experience of Divinity is true wisdom). One has to earn this wealth of wisdom.

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The third objective is (desire). This does not correspond to sensual desires. One should have desire for liberation (). One should have the desire to understand the Atmic Principle and attain divinity.

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Liberation is complete merger with the Divine These are the main objectives of human life. Each word in has many meanings associated with it. Different people interpret it in different ways. Today, what people understand of the four objectives of human life corresponds to the such as , , , and . They do not correspond to (Spiritual ). Spiritual is the true . Only that can confer liberation.

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What is liberation? It is not just reaching God, it means complete merger with the Divine. Rivers like , , and have different names and forms, but once they merge in the ocean, they lose their name and become one with the ocean. Similarly, once you merge in God, there will be no difference whatsoever. Experiencing such nondualism is the true objective of human life.

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Unity of and Embodiments of Love! Today is the sacred day of . Legend has it that when , in order to save the world, swallowed (poison), He lost consciousness and fell down. The resultant heat affected the world. In order to cool down the world, created the Himalayas. Then He placed the Himalayas on His stomach. As a result, the Himalayas absorbed all the heat from His body and He got up. People celebrate this event as . But, this is only a worldly interpretation.

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That which remains changeless is referred to as (Being). This is within you. Love is its sweetness. We have to turn this love toward (God), but not towards (sensual pleasures). can be compared to sugar, () to water. When sugar is added to water, it becomes syrup. Likewise, when and come together,

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what results is (bliss). is associated with the and with the body. The is (Brahman) and the body is (feminine principle). The unity of and is human life.

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So, every human being is (androgynous). The Principle of () teaches the unity of and . This is the true meaning of . Forgetting this principle, man considers this physical body to be made up of merely blood, flesh and fecal matter. No doubt, it has these constituents, but one should not forget the fact that divinity permeates this body. To set an ideal to this world, the body is very important.

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Attachment to the body leads to dualities Embodiments of Love! The body is , and the is . There was a spiritual aspirant who used to repeat the mantra , as commanded by his . One day, someone asked him the meaning of the mantra. He said meant, “I an .” But when questioned what his relationship with was, he slapped his own cheeks and said with a tone of having committed a great sin, (blasphemy)! If he really had faith in the mantra he was chanting, he would have surely said, “ is a part of my own being.” He could not say so because he was attached to his body. Attachment to the body leads to dualities, because of which man is suffering.

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and are present in every individual. The combination of these two aspects constitutes (mankind). refers to human being. Ma means ‘not’, means ‘new’. So, mankind is not new, it is ancient and eternal. But you are not able to understand this truth.

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Here there are three letters: ma na – va. Ma means (illusion), na means without, va means (to conduct oneself). He is a true human being who conducts himself without being under illusion. But today, man is acting in a contradictory manner. At least from today try to understand the truth. Your (body) and (country) can be compared to object and reflection. Just as you safeguard your body, keep in mind the welfare of the country too.

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Significance of Understand the true meaning and inner significance of . is present in everybody’s (spiritual heart) and is on the right side of the body. The principle of permeates My whole body. It assumes a form when I will it. Whoever has seen this at the time of its emergence will not have rebirth. One should see its form as it emerges. In order to sanctify your lives, such sacred manifestations have to be shown to you every now and then. Only then can you understand the divinity in humanity. This will not break even if it is dropped from a height with force. This is (symbol of immortality). It is changeless. You cannot see such a manifestation anywhere else in the world. It is possible only with Divinity. This is the manifestation of changeless Divinity.

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For the past twenty years, devotees did not get the opportunity to witness . The reason was that of devotees used to gather in the to witness this grand spectacle. Since the cannot accommodate large gatherings, there used to be stampedes. As a result, devotees were put to a lot of inconvenience. In order to avoid this, was discontinued.

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Not only this; three types of emerge. They are , , and . refers to materialisation (body), to vibration (), and to radiation (). I often say, you are not one, but three: The one you think you are (physical body), the one others think you are (mental body), the one you really are (). On every , all the three used to emerge. Even now, the other had started to emerge, but I prevented them, because there are many things to be told to you. In the future, you will be a witness to many more manifestations of Divinity. Understand that this bliss can be experienced only in the proximity of the Divine and nowhere else.

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There is no trace of selfishness in Me Don’t get deluded just because I talk, laugh, walk, and eat like you. Don’t get deluded by the body feeling. All My actions are selfless, selfless, selfless. There is no trace of selfishness in Me. Have firm faith in this truth. If you have total faith, wherever you are, all your desires will be fulfilled without your asking. Only those who don’t have total faith suffer. Develop self-confidence. That is the first you have to undertake.

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Truly you are all most fortunate. Today is (Monday), very endearing to (). That is why is extolled as and . This body was also born on Monday. In every temple, special prayers are offered on Mondays.

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is worshipped on (Tuesday). When was killed in the battlefield, rushed to to convey the good news. was overjoyed and blessed profusely saying, “, I don’t know what day it is, but since you have conveyed the much awaited (auspicious news), this day shall be called (Tuesday), and may you be worshipped on this day!” In the , names of the days such as Monday and Tuesday were not in existence; they are of recent origin. Therefore, in the culture of each term has an inner significance. But, the themselves are not making any effort to understand them and are going along the wrong path. Culture is important, not caste. We have to uphold the culture.

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Embodiments of Love! Understand the truth that love is the and the is love.