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Human's mind, Self, quantum physics, God and education Life is an exacting master. Hence the need to be always
careful in everything one does. This is the ABC of life - Always Be Careful.
One should always remember the supreme sacredness of human life. Human can
experience real bliss only when he/she recognises the Truth, Peace and Love
that emanate from Prajna (intuitive wisdom dependent upon individuality) and
moulds the life on the basis of that knowledge. Prajnanam Brahma (Consciousness is Brahman), Though God is present within, human goes in search of Him thinking that He is present only in a particular place. It is tantamount to somebody going in search of own Self elsewhere. Human does not realise that the five elements present in him/her are the very forms of Divine. The life Principle that flows through each and every nerve of the body is verily divine. The life Principle that sustains our body is Prajnana (Highest wisdom). On this basis, it is said, Prajnanam Brahma. What is Prajnana? Is it the knowledge that is forgotten with the passage of time? Is it related to the experience of the body? Not at all. Prajnana is the unchanging and eternal principle, which is in you at all times and under all circumstances. People call it supreme knowledge but the correct translation for this term is Constant-Integrated-Awareness. Just as the air is pervasive, so too is the Constant-Integrated-Awareness. How is it that human is not able to recognise such all-pervasive Divinity, which exists in all the three periods of time, past, present and future? The same thing is reflected in another Mahavakya, Ayam
Atma Brahma. It can be interpreted as 'I am Atma and Brahma.' The third one
is 'Tat Twam Asi.' Tat denotes that which is outside and Twam stands for
innate divinity. It means that the same divinity is present within and
without. That which is seen, heard and experienced outside is nothing but
the reflection, resound and reaction of the inner being. When reality is
within, why crave for its reflection outside? Activities arising from Thrikaranasuddhi find expression in two ways: one through artistic creativity and the other, through scientific exploration. Of the two, artistic creativity is supremely important. The aesthetic feeling is based on creative imagination. A sculptor who desires to carve an image out of a piece of rock has to have the figure he seeks to carve in his imagination. If the creative imagination is absent, no sculpture can come out of the rock. Hence, imagination and the creative impulse have to be
properly understood. Both of them are rooted in Prajna, the Divine source of
all creative activity. As against this aesthetic creativity, we have the
urge for scientific enquiry. This is primarily concerned with objects in the
external world. Experimental research has its vision turned outward. But
even that has its basis in the antardrishti (inward vision). This relates to
the subject. Research is going on endlessly. Science is continually
seeking answers to various questions. But if science forgets the base and is
preoccupied with the superstructure, it will be the source of much disorder
and trouble. (Many imagine that science can create a heaven on earth. But
what is the kind of heaven that is envisaged? Is it the enjoyment of
material and sensuous pleasures? This hedonistic attitude is undermining all
human values). Quantum physics illustrates how everything in the Universe, in all dimensions of life and reality ultimately consists of quanta, what is in essence energy. This energy not only pervades everything in existence, it is also as Cosmic Consciousness, expression of God, Atma. Everything in the Universe therefore has its being within this infinite Cosmic Consciousness. By holistic science the Universe is infinite intelligence
of which we are all integral aspects of quanta of energy are influenced by
the mind. Whatever objects or actions around us are an arrangement of energy
or quanta, ultimately created by the mind. (The last is responsible for our
physical perception through the five physical senses; sight, hearing, smell,
taste and touch). Quantum physics confirms that something can only actually come into "existence" when it is observed. Existence is a term relative to the five physical senses of the mind; everything that exists has always existed and always will exist. Our perception it is only the illusion of Maya Reality and by science we cannot to peep beyond it. When something is observed, quanta of energy as some kind of vibration as forms subatomic particles, atoms, then molecules until finally something manifests in the physical world as a localized space-time event that can be observed by the five physical senses. Human life is existing between two states of being - Maya and Atma. By science quanta of energy (vibration) can also be
regarded as "entity of probability". Every quanta of energy has a potential
to be anywhere at any time, and can be influenced by thought or other
quanta. It is not bound by space or time. Quanta are spaceless, timeless and
exist everywhere concurrently. By spiritual knowledge it is nothing more
than Atma, the initial aspect of the Universe, God - boundless, spaceless
and timeless, eternal. Everything within the Universe is in the direction of
evolution and growth, all is in motion, vibration. There is no stillness.
The Universe conceptually consists of illusions of the "observer" and the
"observed" what is interconnected into One from aspect of Atmic Reality. We
are all aspects of the Atma what is our true reality. All we are as open
channels where our real Selves dwell. Spiritual awareness means pictorially
that our Selves have to reach in accord (in resonance) with the Universal
Self - Cosmic Consciousness. The individual awareness depend on how
completely the Self can reflect the Universal Consciousness, how sharp and
powerful is the holographic reflection of God alias Cosmic Consciousness by
the individual's mind. Such statements belong to quantum physics. Researchers have found that different bands of brainwaves are associated with different mental states. Brainwaves are divided into five predominant speed ranges, or bands. The brain is constantly emitting nearly every type of brainwave. Common types of brainwaves: 1. Beta (15 - 38Hz) - In this frequency range, a person is fully awake and generally alert. The low Beta range (15-20 HZ) is associated with an increase in metal abilities, IQ and mental focus. The high Beta range (20-38 HZ) is linked to alertness and intention. 2. SMR (12 - 15Hz) SMR (sensorimotor rhythm) is related to body motion and linked to increased focus and improved attentive abilities. 3. Alpha (8 - 12Hz) - The majority of the population experiences this state just after waking and right before sleep. This range is linked to relaxation, stress relief, self hypnosis, stimulation of the immune system and accelerated learning. 4. Theta (3 - 8Hz) - The majority of the population enters into this state during light sleep or extreme relaxation. 5. Low Theta (3 - 5 Hz) is ideal for Meditation and Sleep Replacement. 6. High Theta (5 - 8 Hz) is ideal for Improved Sleeping Patterns, Treatment of Insomnia and Creative Visualization. 7. Delta (0.2Hz - 3Hz) - This state is experienced during deep, dreamless, non-REM sleep. While in Delta the body is healing itself and resetting internal clocks. Delta is ideal for Accelerated language retention and stimulating the release of growth hormone. By legend once sage Narada enquired Lord Vishnu as to
what was the royal path to immortality. Then Lord Vishnu replied, "One
should realise that I am present in all beings". Jiva (individualised soul)
and Deva (God) coexist. Lord Vishnu told Narada, "I have to assume the form
of a human in order to move among people and protect the world. I am present
in everyone in the form of Atma. When man constantly contemplates on the
principle of Atma, I manifest Myself." Use varieties of your brain wave
vibrations for this contemplation.
The five elements are present in every being. The spirit or the Atma which is the very form of God, is not visible to the naked eye, but the pancha bhutas (five basic elements) can be seen, heard felt and experienced by one and all. But it is not knowledge relating to the Supreme. People who are immersed in the temporary actions derived from knowledge about the pancha bhuthas that constitute the physical Universe. However, one who understands the Atmic principle hidden in these five elements becomes God himself. The five elements that are seen outside are present in human who is the master of the five elements. Look inward for a vision of your innate divinity. Human being is the embodiment of the five elements and their master. How can human being comprehend this innate divinity? It
is possible only when to turn the vision inward. But today the vision is
always directed to the external world. All that is seen outside is also a
manifestation of divinity. All that human sees and experiences in the world
is the Divine. God has no distinctions or differences. No one can stipulate
dos and don'ts for Him. He can do anything, as He is in everything and is
everything. He has no master above Him. If human wants to visualise God, he
will usually see Him in the form of a human being far superior to him/her in
all respects. All the sacred texts have described God as having human form.
It does not mean that God is confined to a human form. All forms are His.
(Reet's compilation from, Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 12.
"Dedicated for defence," Chapter 1; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 17. "Devotion
without discipline is valueless,"Chapter 4; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 20.
"Spiritual basis for value education," Chapter 20; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol.
33. "The Life Principles Of Man," Chapter 18; Sathya Sai Baba. Divine
Discourse "Realise Your Innate Divinity to Attain Peace." on 23rd November
2005 80th Birthday Celebrations). Light and Love Human's Mind, Self, Quantum Physics, God and Education A child becomes a girl, then a woman and later on a
grandmother. The form keeps changing but the spirit remains unchanged. So,
have the firm conviction that you are God. Develop total faith in the
teachings of the Mahavakyas (noted in the previous part). These teachings
are as the fundamental Vedic wisdom. So, the breath is the very form of Easwara (God). Thus,
we experience that God resides in human also in the form of breath and
sustains the life. Shankha represents sound, Chakra denotes the wheel of
time. Gada symbolises power and lotus stands for heart. It is only to make
you understand that God is the master of sound, time, power and heart that
He is Tridalam Trigunakaram Trinetramcha Triyayudham; When you make a pilgrimage to Brindavan, you worship God in the form of Krishna. In Ayodhya, you worship Him in the form of Lord Rama. Depending on the place and circumstances, different names and forms have been attributed to God. But, in reality Lord Venkateswara, Krishna, Rama, Sai Baba, all are one and the same. Another example, take an idol of Dakshinamurthi. This form is but only own imagination. It is not the reality. Call Him by any name, He will respond. How can you visualise God who is the very form of the
Universe? The indweller Atma has no attachment whatsoever and is the eternal witness. Can anyone say "My Atma is dead"? The physical body perishes with the passage of time but the Atma is eternal. One can see the reflection of the Sun in a well, in a water tank, in the river and also in the ocean. Without water, there can be no reflection. Each human being can be compared to a flow in which the reflection of the same Atma is seen. To describe the manifestation of latent divinity the term
Prabhava is used. (This also happens to be the name of the first year of the
Indian calendar. Human is the embodiment and the master of time). Without drishti (vision) one cannot see the srishti
(creation). But all these limbs are mere instruments. The fundamental basis
for all this is the Atmic Principle. It is the Bhrama (delusion) that is
responsible for one's misery. So long as one is engulfed in Bhrama, one
cannot attain Brahma (the Creator in the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu - the
Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer). The term Brahma also means vastness.
Similar is the meaning of the terms Vishnu and Shiva. In order to understand this reality, human has to control
the mind. Hence, it is said, master the mind and be a mastermind. Do not
become a slave to mind. Many negative feelings in life comes focusing on
things outside of our direct influence. It is our mind with five senses what
is as navigates for different information tirelessly. So long as we continue
to focus on these things, we are bound to feel frustrated. There is only one
thing over which we have total control and that is ourselves - our attitude
to the situation and what we do about it. Hastasya Bhushanam Danam, (Charity is the true ornament for the hand, Truth is the
true ornament for the neck and listening to sacred sastras is the true
ornament for the ears). These are the ornaments which God wants you to
decorate yourself with. Undertake sacred activities and earn a good name for
yourself. But it is not that easy to practise. There is always some
self-interest in whatever human does. Self-interest is also necessary, but
it should be within certain limits. If one loses self-confidence, one loses everything. Only
through self-confidence can one have the vision of the latent divine
effulgence. Follow the conscience. Conscience is the Atma (Self). Have total
faith in the Atma. You are bound to face problems if you rely on the body,
the mind and the senses. (However, so long as you live in this world, you
have to discharge your duties using your body and the mind as instruments). Where there is faith, there is love; (Reet's compilation from, Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 12. "Dedicated for defence," Chapter 1; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 17. "Devotion without discipline is valueless,"Chapter 4; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 20. "Spiritual basis for value education," Chapter 20; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 33. "The Life Principles Of Man," Chapter 18; Sathya Sai Baba. Divine Discourse "Realise Your Innate Divinity to Attain Peace."on 23rd November 2005 80th Birthday Celebrations). Namaste - Reet Light and Love
Human's Mind, Self, Quantum Physics, God and Education We are limited by one main factor - spiritual awareness. We are all one with everything and everyone in the Universe, and we have the same Divine abilities in potency. Human birth is meant to attain peace and not for occupying positions of authority. One may have all types of wealth and comforts but bereft of peace life itself has no meaning. There are many in this world who are well-to-do, highly educated and occupying positions of authority. But, in what way is society benefited by them? They have no time or inclination to wipe off the tears of the suffering humanity. How can we help the poor and the downtrodden? This should be the concern of the people in power. Human should engage himself in acts of charity in order to experience peace. However, today the world is plunged into utter chaos and confusion. You find misery, sadness, sin and anger everywhere. Some people make their own lives miserable by their wicked qualities and evil deeds. Moreover, they argue that they are always right. Such an attitude is never going to help them. Truly you may criticise someone as a bad person today and extol him as a good person tomorrow. (Good and bad are your own thinking. Your mind is the cause for both). In such a situation, it is your bounden duty to give peace to the distraught. Victory and loss are a part of the game of life. When
someone meets with failure in his endeavour, empathise with him. When you do
not identify yourself with others, differences are bound to crop up. We achieve peace and joy, through sacrifice. Giving yields more joy and grasping. Many do not realise the joy that can be derived from unselfishness; they waste their years and their lives in the pursuit of selfish ends. They are so conceited that they do not revere parents, elders, the saints and the sages. They do not invoke the Grace of God through prayer and landing in misery. If peace is to be ensured, science and education have to
be promoted on the right lines. This calls for unity among the people.
Service to society must become the fundamental purpose. Having been born as a human being you should strive for
the welfare of the society. You are a member of the society and your welfare
depends on the welfare of the society. Hence, undertake activities which are
beneficial to the society. If you ask a well-to-do person, whether person is happy, what will be the
reply? The person will say, "Sir, I have no dearth of money. My children are
well settled in life. My home is very well furnished with all types of
comforts and conveniences. I have everything in life except peace of mind."
"Humility is the bed-rock. Cultivate humility as the first step, bend the body.Mend the senses. End the mind. This is the key to immortality," Swami's famous saying states. From Atmic aspect human's heart is pure and sacred but
has deluded by the clouds of desires. Spiritual knowledge and scientific knowledge should go together. There should be no dichotomy between science and spirituality. Spirituality is meant to promote love, not business. (Who can estimate the value of the Atma? It is infinite and beyond estimate). Everything will be spoiled if business finds its way into
the field of spirituality. True bliss can be experienced only when science
and spirituality are combined. (Development of science and technology alone
will not help people to get rid of bad thoughts, bad desires and bad deeds,
because science by itself is not competent to sublimate life). Of course, human values cannot be practised by studying
books or listening to lectures. They have to be cultivated by individual
effort. True education consists in sanctifying everything you utter and
every thought and action of yours. You may forget anything in life but not Truth and Love. Truth is Bahirvahini (manifest flux) and Love is Antarvahini (undercurrent). Both of them have to be protected and sustained. Let your life be filled with love. Share it with one and all. Whomsoever you come across, consider everyone as the embodiment of divinity. Swami teaches the principles of Truth and Love. Congregations as this are meant only to exhort you to adhere to the path of Truth and Love. Expansion love is life; contraction love is death. Develop love in you and share it with others. That is true sacrifice. Immortality is not attained through action, progeny or wealth but it is attained only by sacrifice. When you adhere to the twin principles of Truth and Love, you will experience the manifestation of divinity in everything. Let your love be not tainted with worldly feelings. Let it flow incessantly towards God. This was the ideal demonstrated by Radha. She was the kind of person who was always in the thought of Krishna and her name itself conveys her greatness and sacredness. If you start with 'R' you get 'Radha', if you start with 'A' you get 'Adhar' (basis), if you start with 'D' you get 'Dhara' (incessant flow), and if you start with 'A' you get 'Aradh' (worship). This means that the very basis of Radha's life was incessant Aradhana (worship) of Lord Krishna. Radha symbolised Dhara (Prakriti or Nature). Krishna is Paramatma (God). Radha was totally immersed in the Love of Krishna. It is an excellent example of such one-pointed devotion to present generation. (Reet's compilation from, Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 12.
"Dedicated for defence," Chapter 1; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 17. "Devotion
without discipline is valueless,"Chapter 4; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 20.
"Spiritual basis for value education," Chapter 20; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol.
33. "The Life Principles Of Man," Chapter 18; Sathya Sai Baba. Divine
Discourse "Realise Your Innate Divinity to Attain Peace."on 23rd November
2005 80th Birthday Celebrations). |