The Truth that Liberates
Divine Life
Society Publication: Ponder These Truths by Swami Chidananda
Radiant Immortal Atman!
Beloved children of Light! You are without birth, without death, without old
age, imperishable, indestructible and eternal. You are souls divine who are in
the process of ascending into a state, into a plane of consciousness, where it
is not a teacher, or an author, or a Guru, or a saint, or a scripture who knows
that you are eternal, pure, perfect, indestructible, immortal, but a state of
consciousness where you yourself know, “I am immortal Atman; I am without
birth, without death; I am without old age, without fear, without worry.”
Someone else knowing what you
are does not mean much to you. All the scriptures are oceans of wisdom; they
are full of light, but it does not mean anything to you. It is only when the
darkness within you, the darkness of self-forgetfulness is banished and you
fill yourself with your own light, so that you become a shining Centre that
banishes darkness everywhere you move, then alone this truth
becomes powerful, this truth becomes the Truth-experience, this truth becomes
capable of freeing you, liberating you.
Not the self-same truth that
is declared by scriptures everywhere, not the self-same truth that teachers
silently teach, not the self-same truth that the prophets have proclaimed, not
the truth that is experienced directly by sages and seers in their deep
meditation, but the Truth that you yourself shall experience in the depth of
your own consciousness—that Truth alone can liberate you. That Truth alone can
free you. That Truth alone can take you beyond sorrow and confer upon you an
unutterable, ineffable, indescribable, divine bliss. That Truth alone can grant
you the peace that passes understanding. That Truth alone can make you fearless
and free.
Therefore, make your life a
steady ascent towards that great Self-experience. Do not bother too much about
Guru and teaching and scriptures, what the prophets said, what someone else
said, what this or that teacher said, be it yesterday, a century ago or
thousands of years ago. It is not this. They are all path-pointers. They are
all lights in the darkness. But it is not all these truths put
together—ancient, medieval, modern or of the immediate past—that can make you
rejoice and make you fearless; rather it is the Truth that you experience
within yourself. And towards that strive. That is wisdom; that is the one thing
needful. That is life. That is the need of the sadhak and the seeker,
that is the need of the spiritual aspirant.
And do it courageously, do it
boldly. Do not care for obstacles. Be intent upon steadily plodding on, climbing
upward and upward until you attain the pinnacle peak. That is the one thing
needful. That is spiritual life, that is sadhana, that is Yoga.
That is the true stuff and the grit that you must acquire—diligently,
seriously, earnestly acquire. And that is what will liberate you, make you a
liberated being.
And help is ever at hand,
because in the ultimate context it is the Universal Being that calls the
individual being. It is the call of God to man, of the Divine to the human,
that brings one into this blessed spiritual path. The Christian mystics have a
significant term, they call it “vocation”: “Have you a vocation? Have you been
called? Has the Infinite called you? Have you heard the call of the Divine from
the depths of your own heart, and has that call made you enter into the life
spiritual? Then all is well. Do not worry. He Who has called will keep on
calling you, keep on waking you up when you fall into drowsy slumber, keep on
bringing light when you are groping in darkness, keep on showing you the path
when you are in doubt and confusion, for He has called you.”
So, follow the Supreme Being.
The great Guru is the indwelling Consciousness within, ever available. It is
that great Guru Who has appeared to you in and through a human being, a
teacher, and that great Guru is ever with you in the depths of your heart,
prompting you, moving you, guiding you. You are never alone, even for a split
second of time. You are always under the gracious protecting presence of your
Guru. Wherever you may be, in the Arctic wilderness, on the top of Mount
Everest, or in the midst of the vast Pacific Ocean, He is within you. The Guru
never leaves the soul He has called. He walks with you when you walk. He rests
with you when you rest. He broods over you while you slumber. He is the one
Being Who is unfailing. He is the one Being Who is eternally yours and always
with you. Become aware of this companionship and keep on going upward and ever
upward. Success will be yours!
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