Evolution of love

'Himalaya'

All creatures are fundamentally one, for the whole universe is a manifestation of the One.

A man who hears the word 'Himalaya' without having actually set eyes on the mighty range,

will be under the impression that it is but a single mountain, whereas once face to face with

the Himalayas he will realize that they consist of hundreds upon hundreds of peaks,

stretching over hundreds of miles, with milliards of trees, animals, birds, insects, with

streams and waterfalls. Similarly, the farther one advances or the deeper one penetrates

on the path of sadhana, the more clearly will be perceived the One revealed in the many

and the many in the One. In actual fact we are always with the One, but distracted by the

many we forget Him. Step by step we learn to walk, mouthful by mouthful we satisfy our

hunger; single letters are composed into words, groups of days form a month, and months

added together constitute a year.

You often say: "There is only the One-without-A-Second." This is indeed a fact, for in this

universe there is nothing except the One. The world is made up of sense perceptions.

Although each one of the five senses reveals a different facet of the immensity of creation,

yet their endless movement originates from the One, and they again find their rest in Him.

Their whole significance lies in giving expression to the One. With the one goal before

you try to focus your whole attention on one form, one perfume, one contact, or one

sound, and you will eventually come to see that everything is contained in this one.

Thereupon you will realize that the One appears as the many and that in very truth the

many are the One; you will know that nothing whatsoever exists outside of the One.