God’s Home

When Jesus was a child, during a visit to Jerusalem, he was lost in the crowd. After a frantic search Mary found him in a temple listening intently to the speech of a priest. When Mary told Jesus about the trouble they had gone through in searching for him, Jesus said, “Mother! When I am safe with my father in His home, why should you worry about me? This is the temple of God. It is my father’s mansion. Nothing will be lacking here. In this eternal and sacred home I am perfectly safe as well as protected.” This shows that even by his twelfth year, Jesus was full of divine qualities and was imparting the divine message to those around him. Christ declared to the world three important things; 1) God is one. 2) He is omnipotent. 3) Do not hurt anyone. God is the indweller in every being. Christ embarked on his mission and went about calling upon people to earn the love of God by developing love toward God.

People professing different faiths, worship God under different names: Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh, Allah, Christ, and others. The truth is there is only one God. People today try to find God in religions. But God is to be found not in mathamu (religions) but in the mathi (mind). It is only when the mind is controlled and purified that God will be recognized.

While the Lord is ever by the side of man, he is searching for God all over the world. By exploring the external, you can never purify the internal. It is essential to transform the consciousness. You have to rectify your conduct and actions, because everything depends on your actions. Adhering to the righteous path, with a pure heart, you have to divinize your life. All spiritual disciplines have been designed only for this purpose.

All those who have achieved greatness in any field, education, science, etc. have been able to do so solely because of their conduct. Neither physical strength nor wealth, nor even intellectual ability, can make one respected and honored. It is the way one lives that confers honor and dignity on him. Therefore, it is only through our actions that we should strive to realize the Divine. Without right conduct, all other spiritual practices are of no avail. Hence, all devotees should acquire good and sacred qualities in furtherance of their striving to realize God.

If you entertain proper thoughts, you will realize that all of you are in God’s Home. The whole universe is the mansion of the Lord. Once you recognize this truth, how can any differences arise?

Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. 22; Where to find God, Ch. 38