Passage 1

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In plain words

Sarvajīvasthitaṃ yo māṃ bhajatyekatvam āsthitaḥ sarvathā vartamāno'pi sa yogī mayi vartate

Embodiments of Prema! The one who has recognised that the Ātma in all beings and the Ātma in himself are one lives always in the very presence of God. Whether such a one is attached or detached, a bairāgī or a sannyāsī, at all times and in every state he holds the presence of God alone to be his treasure.

What must man do? “With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads and faces everywhere”: he must recognise the truth that the principle of the Ātma in all beings is one. Unable to understand this truth, man forgets what is real and falls into ruin. Through the mad delusion “I am the body”, he puts his faith in the body, which is transient, and forgets his true nature; he gives the highest place to selfish interest and his own gain. After that he turns his attention to society. At the very last he enters the spiritual path. That is why he suffers, unable to know the truth he has to know. Of the three letters in the word SAI, S means Spirituality, A means Association, I means Individual. So man must first of all understand the spiritual principle; next he must toil for the good of society; selfish interest and his own gain he must push to the very end. This is the message of SAI. First Spirituality, then Association, last Individual: this is the right path. But man today follows the ‘reverse’ path. That is, first Individual, then Association, last Spirituality: in this way he is travelling backwards.