We could be free, but our mind doesn’t let us be free. We can see the Lord everywhere, but our pride
always stops us. We can love Him, but our expectation is always
there, too. When one lets go of these three things, one will be really,
fully into Him. Above all, He is the manifestation of Love. He is the
manifestation
of who we are, all of us. In Him Love is manifested in
the outside, in everything that He expresses, in every action of
Him. But in humans it is manifested deep inside, because we don’t
let it out. We are scared of it. We are scared of our true Self.
We are scared of what we have inside, but yet we crave for that. We want it. We are always looking for it everywhere. In whatever we do,
whoever we meet, we are looking for this Love. But it’s not on
the outside. It’s inside of you. Then one will ask “But why do we have to concentrate
on Him outside? Why cannot we concentrate on Him inside?”
With all these things covering you, all these expectations,
this anger and fear, it’s very difficult to concentrate on the
unmanifested form of the Lord, on the Love of God inside of you. That’s
why He has given His outer forms for us to concentrate on them.
It’s like when someone learns to shoot. First they start to shoot at
big things, no? And the more experienced and concentrated they
become in shooting, the smaller things are given to them to
shoot at. So it’s the same thing: as long as you have a mind, which is
very active, always jumping around, you need something to focus on
in the outside. When your mind is calm through your sadhana,
then you will be able to concentrate easily on the Lord inside
of your heart. So chant the Divine Name. Focus on His form first and
through that, at the end, He can show you that He is inside of
you.
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