Pure Consciousness Is Indivisible

Sri Shirdi Saibaba

Q: How does the constitution which is one for all change to so many forms to benefit people in different ways? By such division does not its unity get disturbed?

Baba: The constitution is a unified whole. It is indivisible but looks as if divided and applied differently to different individuals. The same applies to pure consciousness. It is not divisible but the individual obtains only what he grasps. Let us take the example of pots of various sizes filled with water. The same sky one sees in the mighty river is seen in the pots too. The pot may be big or small; the sky reflected in the water contained in the pots or the river is the same. In the river one sees the biggest reflection of the sky. The sky in each pot seems smaller or larger depending on the size of the pot. Has the sky been divided? In the same way is the case with pure consciousness. This world is an illusion (maya). Brahman and maya have joined together to create this world.