The Divine is the Nearest

"Although living beings may vary from each other, God is One and indivisible. The sun shines over the water in the lake, in a well, in a vessel, in a river or over the ocean. Although the sun is one, he is reflected in different ways. The containers are varied, but God is one and the same in all beings. Anthike Sath (The Divine is the nearest). 

There is nothing in the world nearer to one than the Divine. 

God is very much nearer to you than your mother 

And dearer to you than your father. 

You cannot afford to forget such a God. 

Bear this good counsel in mind."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - 14.1.1991)