For the supreme magician, everything is transitory

The yogi says there is hardly any difference between the terms 'god' and 'bliss'. It is just like two names, 'water' and 'aqua' used for the same entity. The yogi says, "What is god? He is bliss. He is ananda."

And the functional side of this supreme entity is that everything comes from there and also ultimately goes back to the same entity. And what is that supreme entity? It is ananda.

God is the Generator, Operator, and benevolent Destructor: G-O-D. As Operator He is the controller also. The operator of a machine must have control over that machine. And this controller is not only an ordinary mechanic, but also a great magician, because he creates everything in his mind.

The magician creates so many things in his mind, and the spectators say, 'He is a great magician.' But actually, these spectators are getting fooled. Their mental attachment goes towards created objects and not towards the magician. But they should know that those created objects are of temporary nature. The magician is the truth.

So, this controller is a great magician: He is creating everything within his mind. And for those created beings, the mental world of this magician appears to be a physical one.

Suppose you create a candle and a man in your mind. You know that both the candle and the man are a mental creation, not physical. They are within your mind. But for your mental man, your mental candle is a reality. Similarly, for you this world is a physical reality. But for the supreme magician, everything is transitory. And he has control over the entire universe.

Now what is god, again? The yogi says, "He who has got occult powers, all occult powers, all the faculties, is god." Unless and until one possesses all occult powers, how can one control the universe? Occult powers are eight in number.

He who is the owner of all these occult powers is known as Ishwara in Sanskrit. And why is god called Ishwara? He can see and do everything. He can go to any place without the help of any organ.

Another explanation by the yogi regarding who god is: "He who remains unaffected by actions and reactions, who requires no shelter, who is the shelter of all, of everything — he is god." Another explanation by the yogi is that the universe is a collection of so many electrons, protons and positrons, and the supreme controller is God.

You have only two eyes, and those eyes can function only where there are light waves in the external world. Where light waves are lacking you cannot see. But he has infinite eyes, and all those eyes are functioning within, because there is nothing without him. Everything is within him. In order to see your mental picture, do you depend on external eyes? No.

For you, there are two worlds, internal and external. But for the supreme entity, everything is internal. You are within his mind, and whatever you are seeing, whatever you are doing, whatever you are going to do, everything, is being done within his great mind.

There is nothing external. He sees internally without the help of any eyes, because you are his mental creation, you are within his mind.

He is omnipresent; he is everywhere. And because of his omnipresence, there is one advantage and also one disadvantage. What is the advantage? The advantage is, the supreme entity is always with you, you are never alone.

You must not be afraid of anybody because he is always waiting to save you. And the disadvantage is that he is always with you, therefore, it is very difficult for you to do anything unpleasant, anything undesirable.

You cannot think secretly. You cannot do anything secretly. The supreme entity is all-knowing because you are a creation of his mind; there is nothing he does not know about you.

— Shri Shri Anandamurti