KAKA DIXIT’s DIARY
Sai Maharaj explained the profound wisdom recorded in one of the four Mahavakyas, ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ from Chhandogya Upanishad. He beckons us to explore the profound interconnectedness that permeates our existence. Even the smallest drop in the ocean contains the same water as a huge wave. Similarly, a bubble whether small or big, is the same water. All forms of humans or other sentient beings, while appearing different, are singular. Sai Maharaj wanted his devotees to understand this nondual existence represented the highest knowledge.
But before understanding God, you must know who you are. Who is asking the question? Who wishes to know God? Who wishes to know the reality, the truth? So, you begin by understanding your existence first, and what is here is exactly similar there. If you understand human structure and function, everybody has one heart, two lungs, two kidneys, two legs, two eyes, two ears – there’s no difference. Everybody has the same red blood and has the same systems that run the body – no difference.
Similarly, all bodies are composed of the same five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Everyone breathes the same air, and everyone possesses the same cosmic energy. So, there is just Oneness, and everyone shares the same ‘I’. If you understand this ‘I,’ then you will find that at its core, there is a non-dual existence. You and I are not two different entities – neither a Kaka Dixit the devotee nor Sai Baba the Guru. Both are one. Baba concluded that this realization is termed non-dual, representing the highest knowledge that only a few blessed ones understand, Tat Tvam Asi – I am That Maharaj.
This profound truth of Sai Maharaj takes out the burdens of the mind, body, and bondages, along with ignorance and darkness, when understood, get blown away. When I am not in this body-mind unit, the limitations or weaknesses of the mind and body are not mine. I am neither inferior nor superior to anyone. Comparatively, Sai Maharaj took an onion and started peeling it to reveal layer after layer, but in the end, nothing remained. Similarly, peeling off the layers of the body – realizing I am not the body, not the five senses, not the senses of action, not the mind, not the intellect reveals the pure Self.
Yet, the strong association and identification with the body and mind challenges understanding
this truth. It takes time to fathom how, if I am not the body, then who am I? The association is deep, subtle, and complex. Understanding this depth of knowledge and reaching the point where clarity emerges requires a sattvic, purified mind – untouched by desires, ambitions, and pursuing material success. People who are busy with such pursuits are not in touch with reality.
It takes time. Baba himself has stated – ‘By and by you will understand’. A yogic, calm mind, a disciplined body, and a centered intellect are necessary to grasp and absorb these jewels of knowledge of ‘Tat Tvam Asi’. This understanding makes us rich, contented, and happy by recognizing ‘I am That’.
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