Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

and redirect. Reach the point where churches do not matter, where all
roads end, from where all roads begin. (...)
Faith in God within the heart, faith in His constant presence and constant
guidance-these will confer courage, virtue, and illumination.
29.7.69, (21-84/86)
The need to surrender was mentioned by some one. Who offers? Who
receives? You are yourself God, to whom then are you offering? Yet,
you use the word, devotion, sacrifice. The problem is epochal; the solution
is dismissed by the use of a word! When you discover that you
are God, there is no devotion, no sacrifice. Wisdom wipes out all; God
alone remains. 4.10.70, (21-298)
Do not feel: “I am the body”. Roar: “I am Brahman, I am all this and
more, I am all this is, was, and will be”, and littleness, time, space, ego,
- all will flee from your heart! You will be love, love, love - and nought
else. That is to say, you will be Divine, one with the one. 29.10.70, (21-
347)
The human heart, which can be compared to a gramophone plate,
contains in it all the traits of past lives. The reaction, echo and reflection
of all that you have seen, heard and experienced are contained in
it. The vast oceans, the mighty mountains and all the different places
that you visited are imprinted on your heart. In short, the entire universe
is imprinted on the human heart. So, it can be said that human
being is the embodiment of Cosmic principle. But, man not being able
to realise this truth considers himself low, and is affected by pleasure
and pain, good and bad.
From where has this universe originated? The Vedas have given a
proper answer to this. The universe originated from where the "I" principle
originated. That is “hridaya”. The Vedas declare that “hridaya” is
the origin of "I" principle. This "I" is all-pervasive. Everyone uses this
letter “I” while introducing himself or herself. There is no place or person
without this "I" principle. Even the birds and beasts have got this
"I" principle, though they are not able to express it. Wherever "I" is,
there is “hridaya”. Hridaya is not limited to body alone, it is all-pervasive.
"I" is the name of the Atman.
So, in everybody, the Atman is present in the form of "I". It is associated
with intellect (buddhi).
Right from an illiterate person to a scholar, everyone defines intellect
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