LIFE DIVINE
AND THE SUPREME
SELF
extract from '' Self Knowledge and Self Realization'' written by Nisargadatta Maharj
With heartfelt love and devotion, the devotee
propitiates God; and when he is blessed with His vision and grace, he feels
ever happy in His presence. The constant presence establishes a virtual
identity between the two. While seeking the presence of the Supreme Soul, the
Bhakta renounces all associations in his life, from the meanest to the best,
and having purged his being of all associations, he automatically wins the
association with the Supreme Self. One who has attained to the position of
unstinted emancipation can never be disliked by others, for the people
themselves are the very Self-luminous soul, though ignorant of the fact.
In this world of immense variety, different
beings are suffering from different kinds of ailments, and yet they are not prepared
to give up the physical frame, even when wailing under physical and mental
pain. If this be so, then men will not be so short-sighted as to avoid their
savior, the enlightened soul.
That overflowing reservoir of bliss, the
beatific soul, does confer only bliss on the people by his loving light. Even
the atmosphere around him heartens the suffering souls. He is like the waters
of a lake that gives nourishment to the plants and trees around the brink and
the grass and fields nearby. The Saint gives joy and sustaining energy to the
people around him.
