I remember the difficult and tragic days when we learned that Sathya Sai Baba left the body. At that time, quite a lot of my friends and acquaintances plunged into a difficult emotional state. It seemed that with the departure of Sathya Sai Baba, life lost its meaning – it was an irreparable loss.
At that time, I often repeated to my friends the words of Ganapati Sachchidanand Swamiji, that "the birth, life and death of the Avatar is part of his divine plan." I remember how these simple and wise words helped many to understand the meaning of what is happening and to realize that the Avatar does not go away, but is eternally present.
72. Treasures of the Spiritual Heart, Mystery of Eternity
Now, many people are asking the question: What is the future of Sathya Sai Baba's mission on earth? When he was alive, people came to his ashram and discussed all sorts of issues with him, enjoying his presence and deep spiritual instructions.
Sathya Sai Baba is a divine incarnation, an Avatar. There were very few such teachers in the history of mankind. He is on the other side of birth and death and beyond time and space. Even after he has left his physical body, he continues to lead the devotees on the path of divine self-realization. Now, he gives answers to prayer appeals and helps people in difficult life situations.
His tomb is located in Puttaparthi, the very village where he was born and lived all his long and bright life. Almost all world religions and all peoples have a wonderful tradition of veneration of relics.
The relics of saints and reverends work amazing miracles that affect the entirety of human life, from the highest questions of the spirit to healings.
Sitting next to the tomb of Sathya Sai Baba, I remember the past years, the amazing moments of communication with him, and his great love. Scenes of past events flow in memory as if they happened just yesterday.
The question arises: How can God have relics? Of course, God cannot have relics, but the Avatar does. Avatar is God, born in the human world – he walked among us and he communicated with us. We remember his humor and jokes, his spiritual guidance, his amazing smile, and the depth of his eyes. The Avatar was born in the human world – he lived among us and then he left his physical body, leaving behind precious relics.
The relics of the Avatar are the greatest artifacts and their significance is extremely difficult to comprehend. Looking at the tomb, I never cease to be amazed at the living presence of divinity. Being next to the relics of Sathya Sai Baba, one gets the feeling this is the spiritual center of the world – thoughts stop, and the soul is filled with the indescribable joy of the Holy Spirit.
One of the most important spiritual teachings of Sathya Sai Baba was that each of us has two hearts: physical and spiritual. The physical heart is on the left side and the spiritual heart is on the right side of the body.
In Sanskrit, the spiritual heart is called Hrideyam. Some ancient texts describe the spiritual heart as a mysterious Himalayan cave where the greatest treasure is hidden. The Divine "I" is everywhere. It is outside of time and space, but it is the spiritual heart that is the door to eternity.
Every moment of communication with Sathya Sai Baba was a real miracle of happiness, joy, and bliss. Communication with God on the physical plane, unfortunately, is always limited – such is the nature of this manifested world. In order to see Sathya Sai Baba and talk to him, you had to go to distant India, and in my case, I was blessed with the privilege to sit beside him in his room. Now, the time has come where that blessed room in which I sit is inside my own heart, just as Sathya Sai Baba predicted. And now, I say to you: It is important to find the presence of God in your heart, and more precisely, to notice his original and eternal presence.
Sathya Sai Baba said that "I" is the original and true name of God. God is the true "I" of every person. It is the spiritual heart that holds within itself the great treasures of the constant presence of Divinity in every person. Sometimes people identify themselves with a small ego – the essence of which is an ignorant separation of oneself from the entire surrounding infinite and eternal universe. The essence of this is the feeling of separation from God; in fact, this is the cause of all suffering.
The higher divine "I" is unity in diversity, which naturally generates love and compassion. The true "I" is the source of the joy of eternal existence and creativity. Bliss is a natural and relaxed awareness of the unity and interconnectedness of all diverse existence. The one who discovers and finds the Most-High God in his heart touches the original source of universal wisdom.
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