The Nature Of Self

Aum Sairam

Sri Sai Baba's famous parables and cryptic remarks are well known.
These comments were always impregnated with a message directed towards
the individual who is addressed. Once, a devotee wanted to take a
photograph of Sri Sai Baba. When Sri Sai Baba was approached regarding
this, He said, No, it is enough if he knocks a wall down. The devotee
stood confused. Later, an explanation was given as follows: The
photograph is one's likeness of Sri Sai Baba. The wall is I am the body
idea, which is an obstacle that interferes with identifying the supreme spirit.

One straightforward remark of Sri Sai Baba has always been awakening
the self. The nature of self is not easily explained. The pursuit to
know the self is as varied as the individuals themselves. However, it
is said that one must have an honest yearning and God's grace to know
the nature of self. Now, why should one know the self? Shree Bhagwad
Gita says, With the self unattached to external contact, he finds
happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of
Brahman, he attains endless happiness.

Allah Malik