Theos-Talk Archives (November 2003 Message tt00080)

Krishtar wrote:
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Sai Baba - Gita Reading for Today
November 6, 2003

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The Indwelling God

>From time immemorial, the inquiry has been going on whether or not 
God exists. Once you have convinced yourself that he exists, the 
next step is to find the way to reach him. Just as was true in 
ancient times, this problem of how and where to find God has become 
a perplexing question for mankind today. To solve this problem, 
numerous sages made a determined effort to use all their skills and 
their penance to find the solution. These sages revealed where they 
searched and how they came to know about the existence of the 
effulgent Lord. They declared to the world at large:

"O citizens, we have been able to perceive the transcendental 
principle which exists beyond this visible and created world. It 
will not be found in the external world or in outer space, but only 
within your own inner self. It is there in your inner vision within 
your soul, in the sacred heart inside your deepest self. It is there 
that the blissful Lord resides."
This was their great discovery, that God dwells within the body 
itself. God is the imperishable one who lives within the perishable 
body. The body is inert; it does not know itself. In the Gita, God 
has been called the knower of the body and the one who gives 
consciousness to the body. To penetrate through the veils of 
ignorance that hide your truth, you must make a determined effort to 
discover the immortal Lord residing resplendently in your mortal 
body. Not only must you find the Lord installed in your own body and 
the bodies of other creatures, but you must also find him installed 
in every object, in every thing. He is the indweller of all the five 
elements, space, air, fire, water and earth. He is the very basis of 
the creation.

To find a diamond you must dig deep within the earth. You will not 
find it hanging outside on a tree. In the same way, you will not 
find this most valuable diamond which is the Lord, lying around 
somewhere outside, easily visible to all. With the help of the 
teachings of great souls you will have to make the effort to find 
God within. The body is not an ordinary thing. It is the temple of 
God, it is a chariot which carries the Lord. In the world, which can 
be thought of as a grand village, the Lord is being taken in 
procession everywhere in this chariot called the body.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba



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