Your breath is your life. Breath is so vitally associated with our being that as soon as we stop breathing, we are dead. Look at the fun of it. All of you breathe. But you never give a thought to your breathing. Even in the most original state of sound sleep, you are breathing but you do not know it. It is so very vitally associated with our life, we have not even the need to remember it.
Baba joked, "If we do not finish this off soon, some of you will start yawning and go into the most original state!"
Explaining further, Baba continued:
We are only aware of our breathing when we exert ourselves. Then we come to know just how vital our breath is for life. Compared to your breathing, God is infinitely nearer to you! When we are unconscious of our breathing, how can we be conscious of God, Who is so very near us? When one is about to drown, he becomes aware of his breath. Therefore, to experience God, one must drown in the Ocean of Divinity! We say a lot of things and try to understand them; but to be conscious of our Real Existence, we must drown in the Ocean of Divine Love!
Many years ago, a well-dressed man came to me — when I appeared as in the second photograph on the wall — and told me that for 40 years he was in search of God, and did everything as the saints directed him, but still could not find God. I told him if he obeyed me he would get God-realization. He replied, "What is there to obedience? I am ready to cut off my head and lay it at your feet!"
I was glad to hear this. I told him there was no need to cut off his head, but he should roam about the streets of Ahmednagar naked. He said, "This is too difficult since I am a resident of Nagar and many know me there. I hold a good position there. How is it possible to do as you say?"
So just think how easy it is to cut off the head, and how difficult it is to obey me! I will tell you later about love, obedience and surrender.
I want to open your eyes about miracles. It is so difficult to understand the meaning of the spiritual path, and to know those who are really on the Path is even more difficult.