Divine is at the Core
In every human heart there resides a gnawing desire to achieve unwavering and lasting ananda (bliss). Day and night throughout his life man is endeavoring without a moment’s rest to attain this stage, and yet he finds it beyond his reach. What is the reason? The root cause of his failure is his identification of himself with his body and senses, and his belief that physical and sensual pleasure can give him the ananda that will appease his hunger. Man is not aware that he is the ananda he seeks. The Upanishads clear all doubts on this point. They assert: “Flour is rendered sweet by jaggery [raw sugar].” Flour, be it of rice, wheat, or gram, is not inherently sweet, but when jaggery is mixed in it, the sweetness permeates all of it. The lesson the Upanishads convey is: The created Cosmos is the flour and the Divine Principle is the sugar. As a consequence, nature charms us and is attractive. Wherever we hear melody, or see harmony, or experience the sublime, it is Divinity that impinges on us and not nature.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 15, P. 242-243
If the atmic (Divine) core of all things and beings is recognized, ananda will be ever present and full. The Divine Principle is the reality, the base, the essence, the ocean on which the waves rise and fall. Discard the name and form (which rise and fall) and contemplate on the asti-bhaati-priya (content in each cell and particle). Then you can immerse yourselves in eternal bliss. Ananda is omnipresent. One has only to realize its universality.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 15, P. 245
Nowadays people are fascinated by the false and keep away from the true. They ignore the true and pursue the false. They are not eager to know the truth, the eternal, and the absolute. Truth is the One awareness, the One Divine energy that activates every living being, nay, every particle of matter.
Now about My truth, It is impossible for anyone to discover and declare the truth that is Sathya Sai. To ensure peace and prosperity is the task for which Sathya Sai has come amidst you. Loka samastah sukhino bhavantu—Let all the worlds be happy. All mankind has to be happy; all must rest in peace; all must be gladly engaged in fulfilling their duties. I long to shower ananda on all.
It is not an easy achievement to recognize and identify Divinity. Yet, when the time is ripe and the fortune is imminent, that is to say pretty soon, even that can be won by you.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 15, P. 252
In truth, this Kali era is the most beneficent of the four, for you have now amidst you the eternal Embodiment of ananda in a form that you can approach, adore, and learn from. You are singing with Me, conversing with Me and filling your eyes, ears, and hearts with My utterances and activities. This is not a mere physical body composed of the five elements… this body might have a birthday, but I have no birth… I have no age that can be counted.
The Eternal, with neither entrance nor exit;
The One who neither was nor is nor will be;
The Immortal Person free from birth and death
That Ever-effulgent Atman is Sai forever.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 15, P. 248
