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UPANISHAD VAHINI - Sathya Sai Speaks

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<strong>UPANISHAD</strong> <strong>VAHINI</strong>99stage. Beyond this, the Atma is certain to be reached. Bydwelling constantly on the Atma and its reality, theattachment to the world will fall off. The Sadhana mustbe without break. The genuine Sadhaka must, with allhis resources, redirect the mind from the affairs of theworld and the objects that entice the senses, andconcentrate on the austere purpose of knowing Brahmam.Tamasic resolutions spell grief, Sathwic resolutionspromote Dharma and help sustain society and theindividual. The Rajasic ones plunge you into the worldlyflood. Give up these three and then you become entitledto the honour of Brahma Jnana.Brahmam is of immeasurable depth. How can itbe measured and comprehended by this petty mind? It isAprameya, beyond all possibility of being described bycategories. It is Aparichhinna, without limit. It isAvyapadesya, beyond denotation. To grasp It throughthe senses is an impossible task.“The Brahmam, which the Vedanta declares canbe spoken of as only ‘Not-this, not-this’ is I-Myself; Myreality is the Brahmam in the cavity of my heart; I am thatBrahmam which Sadhakas strive to know and succeed inreaching. Brahmam is that which remains after subtractingthe body, the mind, the vital airs, the brain, etc.” Thisknowledge is reached by the discipline of negation. Justas by this method of elimination, you arrive at theconclusion, “So, this is Devadattha,” by this principle of

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