FEBRUARY 2010 - Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust

are not one person, but three: the one youthink you are, the one others think you are,the one you really are. True humanness liesin understanding this truth. When somebodyasks you your name, you say, “I am so andso.” But the name that you have is given toyou by your parents and not by God. Whenyou ask God, “Who are You?” He will reply,“Aham Brahmasmi. My name is Brahmanand I have no other name except Brahman.”When someone asks you your name, youshould also say, “I am Brahman.” Whenyou understand this truth, you will realisethe Atmic principle. If you realise this, thereis no need for any other spiritual practice.When you meet your friend, you greet him,saying, “Namaskar”. In fact, you are offeringNamaskar not to your friend, but to Brahmanwithin him. Therefore, do not entertain thenarrow feeling of ‘I and mine’.Everything in this world is your ownreaction, refl ection and resound. This lifeis a drama. Body is like a costume that youhave put on in this drama of life. You haveto give up attachment to the costume thatyou have put on. You should always remindyourself that you are the embodiment ofAtma. (At this point of time, Bhagavan askedthe audience) Do you still have any doubts?If anyone still has doubts, he is really anignoramus! When you do not know who youare, then how will you know God? Therefore,fi rst and foremost, know yourself. Alwaysask this question, “Who am I? Who am I? Whoam I?” Then you will realise, “I am I, I am Atma,I am I, I am Atma.” When you forget that youare divine, you will be drowned in deep wine!You should know that you are divine. That isyour real name.The same person is referred to by differentpeople in different ways on the basis of theirA human being should have humanvalues. There is no use if you merelyhave a human form without thehuman values of Sathya, Dharma,Santhi, Prema and Ahimsa. Under anycircumstances, never tell a lie. Whenyou adhere to Sathya, Dharma willfollow you. Where there are Sathya andDharma, peace manifests there.physical relationship with him. One personsays, “He is my son-in-law.” Then anothersays, “He is my son.” The third one says, “Heis my brother.” As man develops more andmore physical relationships, he is bound moreand more. Where has this bondage comefrom? It is all of your own making. After yourContinued on page 41...February 2010 37