Stop Worrying

1.All of you are embodiments of Divinity; your forms are Divine; you are not different from God. Experience this unity which is the Truth. God is not separate from you, but is manifest in you. Unfortunately, you tend to forget this truth, which amounts to forgetting everything. Meditate upon your reality and always remember this fact: “Wherever I am, I am always Divine”. Hold firmly to this belief. This is the truth contained in the scriptural proclamation Tat Twam Asi. Seeing God as Rama, krishna or Swami is nothing but a mere dream. As long as you are in sleep, the dream appears real. The moment you wake up, the experience vanishes.Therefore firmly establish yourself in the truth – Tat Twam Asi (That thou art).

2.Follow your conscience. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you may think none has noticed it, but God knows, for He is in your heart. People worry about petty temporary things that are like passing clouds and falter in faith and devotion. This is not correct. You should never give up devotion. Your good work will beget God's grace without fail. Sin or merit comes only from your own deeds, not from outside. If you spend your time thinking of God and chanting His name, you will never come to grief. Follow the dictum, Sathyam vada, Dharmam chara (speak the truth, practice righteousness) and you are bound to be successful always. Truth is common to all countries and all times. If you follow truth, which is verily God, you will invariably do only righteous acts. Divine love will flow to you and ensure you are always doing sacred work.

3.Many people undertake Sadhana (spiritual exercises) in order to realise Divinity. But if they don't understand human qualities, all the efforts become exercises in futility. Without learning the alphabets, how can one pick up the meaning and usage of words, phrases and sentences? Human Values are the basic alphabets of spirituality. Develop human values and unflinching faith in the Divine. Master this and your Sadhana will be effective. You should also understand that there is no pleasure without pain and pain is only an interval between two pleasures. Whenever you have an unpleasant experience you should have the firm faith that it is for something good that you will be enjoying in the near future; and therefore stop worrying.

4.God is within you in the form of conscience; follow your conscience. Some do not do so because of their attachment to the body. You have been endowed with the precious gift of the body with the sense organs to discharge your duties in the world and to do Sathkarma (good deeds). Always do things that are acceptable to God. Just as the same electric current passes through all electric gadgets of various types and sizes, so also Atma (Divine Self) is common in all beings. Stars are many, sky is one; cows are of many colours, milk is white; jewels are many, gold is one; beings are many, breath is one; countries are many, earth is one. Make efforts to comprehend that Oneness, the unity in diversity.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba