FROM PUTTAPARTHI...I AM YOURS' !!!

Q: Swamiji, a disciple should never say to God, 'You are mine.' Is that correct?"

Bhagawan : Yes, I will explain this connection in detail by an example, which Swami has often given on previous occasions: The waves on the surface of an ocean have no independent existence of their own. They cannot exist if the ocean is not there, but the ocean will continue to exist if the waves are not there. The waves have to depend on the existence of the ocean for their own existence but the ocean is independent of the waves. This has to be clearly understood. Now a wave can say, 'I belong to You,' because it cannot exist without the ocean. But the ocean will never say, 'I belong to you,' because it can exist without the waves.

Therefore, the appropriate thing for a devotee to say to Swami is, 'Lord, I am Yours.' There is no point in his saying, 'You are mine,' because the Lord can exist independently of the devotee. The individuals are like the waves and the Lord is comparable to the ocean. There is an inseparable connection between the two, also known as Avinabhava. If you say, 'I am Yours,' that is enough and appropriate. After that if you say to the Lord, 'You are Mine,' it is absolutely meaningless. You could say, 'You are Mine,' if I was separate from you, but since you and I are One the question does not arise.

 

Source : QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH BABA By Eruch B. Fanibunda - 1976 :

Om Sai Ram

 

PS: Once Swami most Beautifully said :

 

"One of the smallest Animals alive is the Squirell (Udatha ),It is the main reason for the Growth of Forests, It is also the Most Forgetful animal, It buries lots of nuts in the Ground and forgets them, these nuts grow into Trees which are the main reason for the Growing of Forests anywhere.

 

Any work done with Love and sincerity will always do good to the person and everyone,Work hard and Work for The Lord, Have sincerity in your work, In the Ramayana,Ramachandra did not perform great Miracles like SriKrishna Did in the Mahabarata, In fact he did not perform any, But his way of Life, his Noble Deeds are still worth Folowing, why ? because SriRamachandra was pure in his actions and Deeds, If you are, then you will experince Love of the Lord in the Purest form".

 

Om Sai Ram

 

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