Passage 6

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Such selfishness has never been in Me. From the nail of My toe to the hair of My head, selfishness is not to be found in Me. That is why I have the courage and the authority to say, “You and I are one.”

Broad-mindedness is creation itself; narrow-mindedness is death itself

The power of the atom in every human being is one and the same. You must understand this power. From ancient times man has been worshipping images. He sets up an image of Rāma and prays to it; he sets up an image of Kṛṣṇa and worships it. He adores Īśvara. But: ‘Where is that Rāma? He is not there! Where is that Kṛṣṇa? He is not there! That Īśvara is nowhere to be seen!’ some may argue. Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Īśvara ... All the forms are there. But to those of narrow qualities everything looks empty. Broad-mindedness is creation itself. Narrow-mindedness is death itself. Until he gives up narrow feelings, man is no better than a dead man. So we must foster broad feelings. We must make our heart broad. Only in a broad heart does vast divinity dwell in its fullness. In ancient times the maharṣis went on practising many kinds of sādhana. Kaṇāda too did a very great sādhana. He recognised that he was born from the atom itself, and that in the end he must merge in the atom itself. Giving up all identification with the body, he went on inquiring into the principle of the atom. But man today lives his life with identification with the body, with selfishness and self-interest. As long as there is selfishness, the divine principle of the atom will not be understood at all. You may do sādhanas such as japa, dhyāna and pūjās; there is nothing wrong in that. But you must not forget the principle of the atom. In the atom alone is everything. Our body, Manas, Buddhi, citta, antaḥkaraṇa .... All of it is made of atoms. The principle of the atom is itself the principle of God.

God surely listens to your prayers. But some think that to pray would be to put God to trouble.