Seek God Within

 

Why should we seek God within ourselves, and how can we live with constant awareness of the Divine within? 

"Everyone should be filled with the feeling that the Divine dwells in his heart - that the heart is Divinity itself - that the mind should be filled with godly thoughts as it symbolises Vishnu. No mean thoughts should be allowed to enter the mind. The mind should not be allowed to go astray. 

Brahma is said to have emerged from the navel of Vishnu. He symbolises speech. When the trinity is seen as a symbol of the Divine qualities in man, man will discover the Divinity within him. There is no need to seek the Divine outside one’s self. 

It is futile to go on pilgrimage. The scientists are committing the same mistake. They are exploring outer space, but are making no effort to explore the heart within. The devotees are going from one mutt to another. Of what avail is it? 

The Divine resides in your heart. Seek Him within you. God is omnipresent. God is in every one. All of you are Divine. Do not harm anyone. Develop such qualities. It is disingenuous on the part of people to plead that in their busy preoccupations they have no time to think of God. Persons who waste their time watching T.V. or playing cards in clubs cannot pretend that they cannot spare a few moments for God. Make proper use of time. Time is Divine. Dedicate every activity to God."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - April 8, 1997)

Man must dedicate his thoughts, words and deeds to God, and surrender to His Will. Then only is this animal entitled to become a Man, in whom the Divine is enshrined. - BABA