HE says the Divine should be allowed to permeate. Wake the Divine Up is an expression used. God is within each one, sleeping. He says, first man wakes up and then the Divinity is awoken. For those in whom the Divinity is awoken, He is is called a Saint. Wake up the God in you. He is not up in heaven somewhere, He resides within.
HE shares a story of how God wants to run away from man after creating him because man is always complaining to God about something or the other. God found it impossible to satisfy man and shares this with a Saint. The saint tells God to go within the heart of man becuase man will never go there!! What it means is, when you reach your heart, there is no complaint.
And man needs to wake up the God within him. It is symbolised in the Hindu scriptures as Lord Narayana resting on the snake with His consort Lakshmi at his side. When Narayana is woken up, so is Lakshmi. Enlightenement is wakening the Divinity. Most important thing is to remember that the means of being in Love is to be with someone who is in Love / Being in the company of the Divine. When you are with an enlightened Saint, you become like them. When grace comes, grab it!! Often disgruntled people group together!
"Mahath" is what exists beyond the field of ego - in the whole creation. If ego is an atom, beyond the atom, the space is Mahath. Therefore, one who lives in this space element is called Mahatma. The Company of one who is free can give you freedom. Company of the rich will bring you riches. The company of the Divine will make be in Divine Love. Its very difficult to get the company of Saints. You cannot understand their depth. It cannot be described in words.
HE shares a story of a Saint who comes to live just outside a Kingdom. The news spreads of his ability to solve people's problems. The King wanted to go meet the Saint and sends his Commander in Chief to check him out. The saint received him well and the Chief gives a fine report to the King. The king then sends his Minister. He also came back with a good report of being treated well. So, the King visits the Saint, and the Saint turns his back on him!! But the King felt the presence and serenity and was filled with gratitude. He is happy. But the disciples don't understand... This can be explained by the saying, "A good horse runs by the shadow of a whip!". A sensitive person will and can feel the presence.
During the time of Jesus, only 12 innocent people knew Him, the others didn't. It needs some sensitivity. Knowledge of the Divinity in Jesus also comes with Grace only - even for that grace is needed. The ways of the Lord is very different.
Intuition is beyond Reason and Saints work from intuition. Saints are known to scold for no reason.. the Zen Masters are known for it. HE gives the example of a Master walking with a disciple in the forest. There were some boys teasing the disciple for his looks etc and was being taunted for a long time. The disciple didn't react. Later they got onto two different boats to cross the river. The boat carrying the boys toppled over and the boat carrying the Master and disciple was fine. The master is supposed to have slapped the disciple. He says because the disciple didn't react, the boys became the victims of their karma and blamed the disciple for it!! The ways of the Saints is beyond comprehension.
You cannot demand the company of the Saints. One gets it by grace only. It is purely the choice of the Divine to give Company. HE gives another story of a nun reaching hell. The nun is sure there has been a mistake and asks for clarifications with God. God confirms her place in hell as he says he didn't want to be bothered by her, like she did on Earth:). But the taxi driver goes to heaven because he got his passengers to pray sincerely when he drove!!
HE says, when in bliss, there is no sepration between you and the Divine, there is no gap. When your child is scolded, the parents take the blame and claim to be responsible. Do not miss an opportunity to be in good company / satsang. This can take you across the Ocean of Misery.
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