Nothing Apart
from God
The world is
permeated by God—is full of Him in the same way as a gold necklace is full of
gold or a piece of ice is full of water and water alone. Look at a gold
necklace from any side, at any point, externally or internally and you will
find that it is gold and gold alone. Similarly in the form of ice there is
water and water alone on all sides, both externally and internally. Even so,
the entire universe is exclusively full of God alone.
The gold necklace was
gold before it took that shape: it will continue to be gold even when it has
been melted and it is nothing but gold even when is visible in the shape of a
necklace. Only the name and shape of necklace have been conceived in gold for
its being used as an ornament. Similarly, ice too was water before freezing; it
will continue to be so after melting and is nothing but water when frozen into
ice. Only a separate name and shape have been conceived by us. Even so, God
existed before the creation of the world, he continues to exists even when the
world is no more and it is God alone who exists in the form of the world. It is
by way of sport and for the sake of sport, that He stands revealed in the form
of the universe.
If we take away gold
from the necklace, nothing remains and if water is taken away from the ice
nothing is left as a residue. The name and form disappear; for it was gold that
had assumed the name and shape of necklace and because it was water alone that
had turned into a solid mass and became known as ice. In the same way, if God
is withdrawn the world ceases to exist; it is in God Himself that the name and
form of the world stand conceived.
God’s Grace—Your Great Refuge
As the Lord Himself is eternally the same and uniform, so
is His universal love, which constitutes his very nature. You remain unhappy
and miserable because you fancy yourself most unfortunate, degraded and
wretched, even though you are ever and in every way the beloved of Him who is
All-powerful and all knowing, the Supreme Ruler of all the worlds. Get rid of
this false notion. Realize the Lord’s kindness, His benevolence and His love;
and treating His grace as your asset—something which you can claim as your own—enrich
your life with the same.
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