2000: Unity and Divinity In The New Year

Summaries of the discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on New year and Yudagi  1987 to 2009.

 

You are truly born, on the day you begin your journey to realize your true identity—Divinity.

 

2000: Unity and Divinity In The New Year

 

One cannot be called a human being just because one has a human body. Man is, in fact, the very form of the Virat Swarupa (the Cosmic Person).

 

Unaware of his innate potential and forgetting his true nature, man becomes narrow-minded, selfish and suffers from lack of mental peace. In fact, he is being gobbled by the demon of selfishness. Ancient man led a very peaceful and happy life. Restlessness of the mind was alien to him because he adhered to Sathya and Dharma. 

 

Character is the true ornament of man. The loss of this ornament is the source of all his suffering and misery. Man does not realize the purpose for which he has been created by God. God’s creation is endowed with several truths, mysteries and ideals. But man has forgotten these ideals. He is unable to appreciate the significance of his legacy. Of all the powers in the world, human power is the greatest. In fact, it is man who assesses the value of all the materials of the world. Man assigns value to everything in this world, but he is unable to recognize his own value. Then how can he ever understand the value of divinity?

 

First of all, man has to realize the values of human life. Only then will he be in a position to understand divinity.  The true dwelling place of God is the heart of man. You don’t need to go in search of God. He is not in a foreign land. Similarly, sin does not exist in some foreign land; it is attached to your actions. Not being able to recognize your innate divinity is ajnana (ignorance).

 

Wisdom Dispels Ignorance

 

Man is God; God is man. There is only difference of perception. You see the world with a worldly view and do not recognize the divinity that pervades it. You have to make an effort to change your vision from outward to inward to perceive this divinity. Human birth has not been gifted to man merely to indulge in worldly pleasures. None of the worldly pleasures is capable of conferring true satisfaction.

 

Man is the very embodiment of divinity. In the word  anava (man), the three letters stand for: ‘ma’—ajnana (ignorance), ‘na’—without, ‘va’—to act. So, man is one who acts without ignorance. is another way in which this word can be interpreted. ‘ma’—not, ‘nava’—new, i.e., man is not new. He is purathana (ancient) and sanathana (eternal). Man has been in existence for countless number of years.

 

You must sow the seed of love in loveless hearts. Water it with love. Let love flow in a flood and reach all. The best way to love God is to love all and serve all.

 

POINTS TO PONDER

Why Swami calls everyone Bangaru (Gold)?

Hiranyagarbha is another name for God. Hiranya means gold. If you place this divine gold in your heart, you can make any ornament of your choice like santhi (peace), sathya (truth) and dharma (righteousness). Just as no ornaments can be made without gold, you cannot obtain santhi, sathya or dharma without divinity. Hiranyagarbha is immanent in everyone. That is why Swami calls everyone ‘Bangaru’ (gold).

 

Why do we repeat the word “santhi” (peace) thrice?

You pray that you may have peace at all the three levels—physical, mental and spiritual—for you are not one individual, but three—the one you think you are (physical body), the one others think you are (mental body) and the one you really are (atma). All three aspects of your being must be in a state of peace. This can be achieved only through love.