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Bliss Is Your Real Form Sri Sathya Sai Baba Prasanthi Nilayam 1 August Divine Discourse 1 August 1996 Bliss Is Your Real Form Sri Sathya Sai Baba Prasanthi Nilayam 1 August 1996 Editor’s note. A condensed version of this discourse appears in the Sathya Sai Speaks series. This more complete version was published in Sanathana Sarathi, June 2013. The brahmins who propagate the truths One bilva leaf with three petals offered to propounded in the Vedas and Sastras three-eyed Lord Siva, (scriptures), Who is the embodiment of the three attrib- The kings who are prepared to sacrifice utes (gunas) and their body for the safety and security of Who holds the trident in his hand, the nation, Destroys the sins accumulated over three The businessmen who do business with eth- births. ics and morality, The noble farmers who lead a happy life Tridalam trigunakaram working in the fields to raise crops, Trinetram cha triyayudham; —All should contemplate the divine Name Trijanma papa samharam without wasting time and thus sanctify Eka bilvam Sivarpanam. their life. (Telugu Poem) Brahman is immanent in the entire creation Students! Brahman signifies the unity of these three Just as tarakam, sankhyam, and amanaskam principles. Absolute reality denotes Atma and form the three main types of yoga as pro- the empirical denotes the “I” (aham). Some pounded by Vedanta, three main concepts re- people, out of ignorance, think that Atma and late to what constitutes truth, namely abso- Aham are separate from each other. In fact, lutely real, empirical, and illusory (paramar- Atma is like the ocean and Aham is like the thika, vyavaharika, and pratibhasika). waves. The absolutely real can be compared to an When you turn your vision inward and en- ocean, the empirical is like ocean waves, and quire, you will realise that both are one and the illusory is the foam that is generated by the same. Waves are not different from the the waves. Without the ocean, there can be no ocean. waves, and without waves there can no foam. Just as there is fire in wood, oil in sesame In the final analysis, water forms the basis of seeds, and sugar in sugar cane, similarly, the all three: ocean, waves, and foam. Therefore, empirical (vyavaharika) is inherent in the do not consider the three as separate from absolutely real (paramarthika). There can be each other. They are as closely linked to each no waves without the ocean, and there can be other as the divine trinity, the three attributes no son without a father. In the same manner, serenity, passion, and sloth (sathwa, rajas, there can be no empirical without the abso- and thamas), and the three periods of time. lutely real. 1 Divine Discourse 1 August 1996 God is extolled as Bhavaya Namah. What is Brahman is Supreme Consciousness (Prajna- the meaning of Bhava in Vedantic parlance? nam Brahma). Prajnana is the life of every Bhava signifies the Supreme Being, who has being, and water is the basis of life. There- this visible world as His very form. Lord fore, chit is compared to water. Vishnu is the cause, and the world is the When sugar and water are separate, sugar is effect. The entire creation is the play of cause sugar and water is water. When they combine, and effect. you get syrup. Similarly, when sat and chit God incarnates in various forms in this world come together, bliss is the result. Bliss is your to demonstrate the unity of all names and real form. Sat is nothing but the principle of forms. Just as the peacock looks beautiful Atma, which is eternal. Without the principle with its colourful plumage, the divine prin- of Atma, the world has no existence. ciple of Vishnu appears most wonderful with its myriad forms in the entire creation. Faith has great significance in Vedanta This is stated in the Vedic dictum: The Cos- You write a charming poem in beautiful let- mic Being has thousands of heads, eyes, and tering on a super special paper, put it in a feet (sahasra seersha purusha sahasraksha glittering cover, and post it. The paper is most sahasra pad). The cosmic form of the Lord valuable, the letters are beautiful, the poetry is consists of thousands of heads and thousands sublime, the cover is attractive, and the of eyes. It means that everyone is the embo- address is also written correctly. But the letter diment of Vishnu. does not reach the addressee. Why not? The God has another name, Kutastha, which sig- reason is that you did not affix the required nifies that He permeates every being in crea- stamp on the cover. tion. Just as the waves, foam, and ocean are You sing bhajans with tune and rhythm (raga one and the same, creation, sustenance, and and tala). The tune and music may be attrac- dissolution are three inseparable aspects of tive, but it does not reach or please God if you Divinity. lack self-confidence. Confidence in you, con- Everything emerged from the ocean of Truth- fidence in God; this is the secret of greatness. Knowledge-Bliss (Satchidananda). When you This is what you have to know today. realise this truth, the fountain of bliss will What is the use of sending a cover with beau- emerge from the lake of your mind (mana- tiful poetry written in beautiful letters unless sarovar). Bliss (Ananda) results when truth you affix the stamp of confidence on the co- (sat) and knowledge (chit) come together. Sat ver? That is why Vedanta has given utmost means truth, chit means knowledge. When importance to confidence/trust (viswas) and they combine, they give the experience of steadfast faith (sraddha). Love is the basis of bliss. both. Sat is like sugar, which imparts sweetness to When you have love, you have sraddha; whatever it is mixed with. Put it in coffee, it when you have sraddha, you have viswas. becomes sweet; put it in tea, it becomes sweet; put it in water, it becomes syrup. Just as foam, waves, and ocean are not differ- Therefore, sweetness is permanent. ent from each other, sraddha, viswas, and love (prema) are inseparable and interdepend- That is why it is described as Sat or Being, ent. These three form the fundamental basis which means changeless and eternal. Chit of Vedanta. signifies Constant Integrated Awareness (pra- jnana), which is described in Vedanta as: 2 Divine Discourse 1 August 1996 Vedanta also talks about three principles: Others cannot force you to do something un- swechchha, parechchha, and daivechchha. less you have an inclination to do it. How can What does swechchha mean? Students today others influence you or encourage you or think swechchha means to talk, move, and force you to do it? Their encouragement only behave in an arbitrary manner. This is not the reinforces your own inclination. Therefore, be inner meaning of swechchha. Swa + ichchha prepared to face the consequences without is swechchha. Swa means Self (Atma) and any regret and without blaming others. ichchha means desire. True swechchha means The third one is Daivechchha, which means to follow the dictates of the Self. to surrender to the Will of God and perform The Bhagavad Gita also explains two types of good actions without any expectation of the dharma: swadharma, and paradharma. fruits of actions. This is not the result of the actions performed by you of your own accord What is swadharma? People think swadhar- or due to the encouragement or under the in- ma relates to their caste and religion, just like fluence of others. You should accept whatever warrior (kshatriya) dharma, brahmin dharma, comes as the divine Will. businessmen (vaisya) dharma, etc. But this is not the real meaning of swadharma. In fact, whatever happens in accordance with divine Will will do only good to you. What- Swa means Atma. Therefore, Atmadharma ever actions you perform by surrendering to (divine duty) is swadharma. dehadharma the Will of God will give you peace, happi- (duties related to the body) is paradharma. ness, fulfillment, and victory. But people Similarly, there is the single letter ‘I’ and the today do not understand the significance of three-lettered ‘eye’. The single letter ‘I’ repre- surrendering to the Will of God. sents Atma and the three-lettered ‘eye’, the People do not undertake meritorious deeds body. Without the body, one cannot realise but want to derive their fruits; the Atma, and without the Atma, the body They indulge in sinful activities, cannot exist. Yet want to escape their consequences. Therefore, the unity of Atma, the individual Punyasya phalamichchanthi, soul, and the body is called Triputi or Trikuta Punyam nechchanthi manava, (coming together of three aspects). In this Na papa phalamichchanthi, Papam kurvanthu yathnatha. manner, Vedanta explains most profound (Sanskrit verse) truths in simple and subtle terms. Swechchha means to think, decide, and per- Man is the embodiment of Satchidananda form an action with full confidence, on one’s own, and to be prepared to face its conse- People are not prepared to face the conse- quences wholeheartedly, be it pleasure or quences of their sinful deeds, but they are pain, happiness or sorrow. always in the forefront to perform such evil actions. Why do you perform sinful deeds Parechchha means to perform an action with when you do not want to face their conse- encouragement or under pressure of others. quences? There is no doubt that if you per- This is not something you do of your own form bad actions, their results are also bound accord. You do it under the influence of to be bad. others. But when you have to face its conse- quences, you should not regret, saying, “This People want to enjoy the fruits of meritorious is not something I have done willingly.
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