Santi Path

OM[1]

That is full, this is full,

from the full emerges the full again.

If the full is subtracted from the full,

what remains is full.

OM! Peace! Peace! Peace![2]

Think of a circle.

Inside this circle is a smaller circle.

Inside it a still smaller circle.

The smallest circle is the body.

The middle circle is the mind.

The largest circle is the Atma.

The circle of the Atma is immutable.[3]

[1] The sacred syllable OM, represents Brahman or God. OM is the primordial sound of the universe. “In the beginning was the word and the word was with God.” Gospel of John, 1:1.

[2] This prayer is chanted before all teachings by the guru and disciples to bless their spiritual practice, to overcome any ‘hindrances’ from seen and unseen forces, including those arising from within oneself. Swami Chinmayananda.

[3] Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1991. pp.44-53 Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on the Upanishads.