81. Why not you become God?
A young Israeli girl, who had earlier tasted fruit salad only from a glass cup, had come to Bharat along with her family. It was a great wonder for the girl to see for the first time a full bunch of bananas hanging in a petty shop.
'My dear, this will also be tasty like the fruit salad that you usually eat' so saying, her father skinned a banana a little and gave it to her.
After eating the fruit, the girl extended to the shop keeper the skin of the banana.
When the shop keeper asked, 'My child, what do you want actually?' the child said, 'Please fill up this skin once again with the fruit.'
- The human mind has assessed about God like this child only.
Can the skin be filled with fruit? Can God be understood by the mind?
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- God can be seen. God can be felt. God can be experienced the moment you become God!
- KADAVUL is God in Tamil; KADAinthu means crossing the ocean of life and delving deep into the self what remains there when you go in(ULZHAE) is God.
- Until such time man becomes God, man cannot imagine God. Man can imagine God only as a very high form of man, or as an aggregation of wonderful super-human powers.
- Man cannot understand God. God can be understood only by God. So become God!
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Two branches of a mango tree talked to each other. The branch that was growing up rather slowly asked the other one which was growing up fast...
'Why are you so eager to grow so fast?'
'I want to become a mango tree myself. That is why...' said the branch which was growing fast.
The branch of a mango tree cannot become a mango tree by itself. It should realize that it is a part of the mango tree only. Same rule applies to the God called man.
Once again read the title of this chapter with due care and inquiry and then read on...
Whether you want it or not, your body breathes air. You live in air.
In the same way, whether you like it or not, your soul absorbs God's energy. You live in God's energy.
A dog does not know that it is a dog. A cow does not know that it is a cow. Dog and cow are names created by us. As far as the dog or the cow is concerned, it knows itself as it is. That is all.
Only man knows that he is a man. He understands so. The reason is because he has a mind.
There is a state beyond the mind known to man. That only is called 'beyond mind state'.
If the feeling of the self, which is beyond mind, emerges from within for a person, then God can be seen as one within himself.
If the truth of God is experienced just only once, then the word God will be clearly understood experientially.
It will change as: Self is every thing; every thing is self.
One small incident.
Madhuvathan was wandering with a sincere quest of 'Can we see God?'
Madhuvathan happened to meet his childhood friend Ragakeerthanan, whom he had parted with many years back. Ragakeerthanan was very joyful, had bright eyes and was very enthusiastic.
With the desire to know the secret of Ragakeerthanan's joyful disposition, Madhuvathan asked with wonder, 'What is the secret of your being so joyful?' Ragakeerthanan very casually said, 'I am living with God. That is the secret.'
Madhuvathan asked with surprise at its peak, 'What are you saying?' The reason for his surprise was his search for seeing God was for two long years.
Ragakeerthanan asked, 'Do you want to see God?'
Madhuvathan said, 'If that is possible, take me there immediately.'
Both of them started to go. Throughout their journey, as Ragakeerthanan was giving a full description about his God, Madhuvathan's eagerness to see God increased. In the end Madhuvathan started running eagerly to see God.
Finally, Ragakeerthanan took Madhuvathan behind a big banyan tree, told him, 'Go to the front side and see! My God will be sitting blissfully calm.' So saying, he took him to his Master Sakkiya Muni.
The minute Madhuvathan saw Sakkiya Muni, he felt a wonderful feeling spreading within him. It was such a joyful feeling, which he had not so far experienced.
On seeing Madhuvathan, Sakkiya Muni asked with a smile, 'What?'
Madhuvathan asked, 'Are you God?'
Sakkiya Muni asked, 'What is your problem?'
Madhuvathan said, 'There are no sins in this world, which I have not committed. To pardon me from all my sins, only God can do it. That is why I am asking, 'Are you God?''
Sakkiya Muni said, 'One thing is for sure. I am not the God you are thinking. Still, I can give a solution to your problem.'
Further he asked, 'What is your problem?'
Thinking to himself, 'He is not the God I am thinking. But, then, is he greater than God?' Madhuvathan thought to himself laughingly...
He said, 'I have ruined the lives of five girls. I have tortured and killed four persons, whom I did not like. I killed my eldest son after teasing him very much and gave him as a sacrifice to my beloved God. I have brought many families to the streets.' In this manner he was listing out his atrocities and narrated the happenings with worry and remorse.
Continuing further, Madhuvathan, 'From the time of reaching manhood, I am wandering and searching for some thing, but I never got that.
All these atrocities are only as a result of my search, thinking whether I will get it in this, or that, or the other one...All the atrocities done by me are teasing me. What is the way to get myself released from the guilt of these atrocities totally? However difficult it may be, I am prepared to do that antidote as atonement for all my sins.'
Sakkiya Muni said, 'Antidote is very easy.'
Madhuvathan asked, 'Is it so? What is it?'
Sakkiya Muni said simply, 'Become God.'
Madhuvathan said, 'What are you saying? I am an atrocious man. More or less like Satan. You are asking me to...' he shouted with confusion.
Sakkiya Muni once again asked emphatically, 'Why can't you become God?'
The firmness present in Sakkiya Muni's voice shook Madhuvathan.
He went on thinking, 'Why not I become God?' for many, many days and after that he reached a state beyond thoughts.
He experienced and enjoyed the 'beyond-mind state'.
The divinity that is prevalent everywhere, he found out that it is within him also. Having realized God, he began celebrating the bliss.
He only was later on known as a very great spiritual leader by name, 'Sri Sri Madhuvathanar'.
Whoever you may be, you can also become God. You can also feel God.
But you cannot certainly become the God that you are thinking. Divinity is only that state, which is beyond thought and mind.
Whatever you are thinking as God are all your own mental ideas and extreme imaginations only.
It is impossible for the human mind to imagine about God. If one is able to imagine, then that cannot be God.
To become God it is not necessary to take a separate Avatar, a divine birth. You too can become God.
The first step for that,
Ask the question, 'Why not I become God?' with full conscious feeling and awareness. The path is born.
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A meaningful incident.
The Zen Master slapped the chin of his disciple, who asked, 'When will I become Buddha?'
He blessed him saying, 'How can Buddha become Buddha. You, who are sleeping inside, when you wake up, you, who are now mad, will become Buddha.'
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Meditation chisels. Chisel No. 36.