3 June 2025
Tuesday
Never give room to the thought that you are the body. You are neither the body nor the mind. The body is transitory like a bubble, and the mind is crazy like a mad monkey. Hence, never set faith on the mind and the body, but pin your faith on the conscience within you. The human body, though decked with the finest of ornaments and dressed elegantly, carries no value, once the breath of life ceases. For man, faith is his life breath. Vishwasa (Faith) is his Swasa (breath). All attainments achieved by the body carry no value if he lacks faith. The key is the life of the lock, similarly, the Self is the key to our life! It is Atmic Consciousness which promotes the functions of the body. The Atmic Consciousness manifests as ‘Soham’ in man. ‘Soham’ means “I am God”; ‘So’ is ‘That’ (God) and ‘Ham’ means ‘I’. ‘Soham’ is known as ‘Hamsa Gayatri’. ‘Hamsa’ signifies the power of discrimination, which enables man to be established in the faith that he is different from the body. The word ‘Gayatri’ signifies the mastery over ‘senses’.
From Swami’s discourse of 20 May 1993
Never give room to the thought that you are the body. You are neither the body nor the mind. The body is transitory like a bubble, and the mind is crazy like a mad monkey. Hence, never set faith on the mind and the body, but pin your faith on the conscience within you. The human body, though decked with the finest of ornaments and dressed elegantly, carries no value, once the breath of life ceases. For man, faith is his life breath. Vishwasa (Faith) is his Swasa (breath). All attainments achieved by the body carry no value if he lacks faith. The key is the life of the lock, similarly, the Self is the key to our life! It is Atmic Consciousness which promotes the functions of the body. The Atmic Consciousness manifests as ‘Soham’ in man. ‘Soham’ means “I am God”; ‘So’ is ‘That’ (God) and ‘Ham’ means ‘I’. ‘Soham’ is known as ‘Hamsa Gayatri’. ‘Hamsa’ signifies the power of discrimination, which enables man to be established in the faith that he is different from the body. The word ‘Gayatri’ signifies the mastery over ‘senses’.