Oneness With God

As God is the embodiment of effulgence, you have to make your life effulgent to experience God. You have to realize that the light of your life has come from that param-jyoti (the supreme source of all light). This individual flame should merge in the supreme divine effulgence from which all other lights have emanated.

There is one other matter, which you should consider in this context. You are performing bhajans [devotional singing,] japa [recitation of the name,] dhyana [meditation,] yaga, yajna [sacrificial rituals,] or other spiritual exercises. All these are external forms of worship which do not serve to promote nivriti-marga (the exploration of internal spirit). They are good acts in themselves. But they are unrelated to spirituality. Spirituality implies relationship of atma to atma (spirit to spirit). All actions have appropriate consequences. Every act results in its own reward. Good acts yield good results. But they do not contribute to spiritual progress. Hence the good acts should be stepping stones for the spiritual journey.

You should not remain content with performing rituals and acts of worship. When will you embark on the real spiritual adventure? You should go forward from dualism to non-dualism. You become a jnani [wise person] only when you have the experience of oneness with the Divine).

Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 30, pp. 160-161

The Lord of the universe remains unseen like the thread that holds the gems in a necklace. He is the cosmic consciousness, the supreme spirit (atman) that pervades the entire universe.

Embodiments of love! What is the meaning of human life? What is its goal? What is its purpose? Wherein lies its uniqueness? Very few human beings strive earnestly to seek answers to these questions… To recognize his divinity and to convey this experience to others in society constitute man’s duty in life.

Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 30, pp. 167-168

The Divine has clearly declared; “Oh man! You are not a mere creature of the five elements. You are a spark of Myself. You are divinity itself.” The Divine therefore calls upon every human being to conduct himself in a godly way because he is a spark of the Divine. Many good persons who recognize this truth nevertheless suffer from various troubles and ailments and lament over their experiences. To entertain such feelings is a repudiation of their divine essence. The divine knows no trouble or sorrow. He is free from all worries. When a man grieves over troubles and difficulties he is denying his godly quality. What is the nature of such people? They are victims of either animal or demonic tendencies or are subject to vacillations and hence are immersed in difficulties.

Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 30, p. 169