1.Once Droupadi asked Dharmaja, “Lord! You are undoubtedly the topmost among those who follow unwaveringly the path of Dharma; yet, how is it that such a terrible calamity happened to you?” Dharmaja replied, “Droupadi, do not grieve. Look at this Himalayan range. How magnificent, glorious, beautiful and sublime it is! It is so splendid a phenomenon that I love it without limit. It will not grant me anything; but it is my nature to love the beautiful, the sublime. Similarly, here too I am residing with Love. The embodiment of this sublime beauty is God. This is the meaning and significance of love for God. God is the only entity that is worth loving. This is the reason why I love Him. I shall not wish for any favour from Him. I shall not pray for any boon. Let Him keep me where He loves to keep me. The highest rewa rd for my love is His love! My love is not an article in the market.” Thus Dharmaja taught Droupadi that Love is a Divine quality and has to be treated so. Love is the spontaneous nature of those who are ever present in the awareness of theAtma.
2.People are suffering despair and defeat on account of the waywardness and unsteadiness of the senses. This is the result of inability to control and guide the intelligence and mind! The conflicting desires infecting the mind have to be quenched and controlled. Plunge the wayward mind, which is fleeing in all directions, in contemplation of the Name of the Lord; the effect will be like concentrating the rays of the sun through a piece of magnifying glass. The scattered rays develop the power of a flame to burn and consume. So too, when the waves of intellect and the feelings of mind get one-pointedness through the converging lens of the Atma, they manifest as the Universal Divine Splendour that can scorch evil and illumine joy. Everyone is able to gain success in his/her profession or occupation only through one-pointed attention . Even the pettiest of tasks needs the quality of concentration for its fulfilment. Thus, even the toughest problem yields to unswerving endeavour.
3.Adored by the Muslims as Allah, as Jehovah by the Christians, as the lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu by the Vaishnavites (worshippers of Lord Vishnu), and as Shambhu by the Shaivites (worshippers of Lord Shiva), God is worshipped as the One Supreme Self, who confers health and wealth. People may worship God in various names and forms, but the very same God responds to the prayers of all.
4.Unity of head, heart, and hand is essential for man. This is the true significance behind the Christians making the cross sign. Install God in your heart. Contemplate on Him and undertake good deeds. Consider every activity as God’s work and act accordingly. Merely feeding the poor and distributing clothes to the needy do not constitute Seva (selfless service). Along with this, one has to cultivate love, which is eternal. Right from dawn to dusk all our actions should be suffused with love. Start the day with love, fill the day with love, spend the day with love, end the day with love. This is the way to God.
5.To battle against the tendency of body-identification, and to win the grace of God as the only means of victory, spiritual exercises have been laid down, such as philosophical inquiry, besides sense control (dama), and other disciplines of the six-fold Sadhana (spiritual discipline). The practice of these will ensure the purification of the consciousness. It will then become like a clean mirror that can reflect the object, so the Atma will stand revealed clearly. For Jnanasiddhi (the attainment of the highest wisdom),Chitthashuddhi (the cleansing of the consciousness) is the royal path. For the pure in heart, this is easy to achieve. This is the central truth of the search for the Ultimate Reality.
6.The world observes only the interval between birth and death; they concern themselves only with that limited period. But God, the Master and Sovereign of all the worlds, past, present and future, does not do like that. He has more compassion than the entire human race put together. He showers His grace, weighing the three tenses of time, the three tiers of space, and the three traits of character. He knows best, more than any one else that the best recourse for you is to believe that everything is His Will and be at peace, and immerse yourself in the contemplation of His glory and grace.
7.Having taken birth as a human being, one has to realise the Divinity within. The primary duty of every individual, as a messenger of God, is to practice and propagate the principles of truth, love, and peace and to experience the bliss within and share it with others. The one who propagates the worldly, fleeting, and ephemeral matters cannot be called a Messenger of God. The one who loves God is the Messenger of God. The one whom God loves is the Son of God. The one who understands the principle of unity becomes one with God.
8.You should not waste your life in merely eating, drinking, and sleeping. In fact such a life is a blot on human nature itself. Every activity of yours should reflect the divine message. Unfortunately, this is not the case today. Some people claim that they have dedicated their lives to the mission of God. But in reality it is not so. They are wasting their precious time in materialistic pursuits. There is nothing wrong in studying, doing jobs, and earning money provided they are done in the right spirit, which is beneficial to one and all. You see many people suffering. In what way are you helping them? The dualities of life such as pain and pleasure go hand in hand; they co-exist. It is impossible to separate them. Pleasure does not exist separately. The fructification of pain is pleasure. This message of truth must be taught to the en tire world. Without pain, one does not realise the value of pleasure. The value of light can be realised only when there is darkness.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
2.People are suffering despair and defeat on account of the waywardness and unsteadiness of the senses. This is the result of inability to control and guide the intelligence and mind! The conflicting desires infecting the mind have to be quenched and controlled. Plunge the wayward mind, which is fleeing in all directions, in contemplation of the Name of the Lord; the effect will be like concentrating the rays of the sun through a piece of magnifying glass. The scattered rays develop the power of a flame to burn and consume. So too, when the waves of intellect and the feelings of mind get one-pointedness through the converging lens of the Atma, they manifest as the Universal Divine Splendour that can scorch evil and illumine joy. Everyone is able to gain success in his/her profession or occupation only through one-pointed attention . Even the pettiest of tasks needs the quality of concentration for its fulfilment. Thus, even the toughest problem yields to unswerving endeavour.
3.Adored by the Muslims as Allah, as Jehovah by the Christians, as the lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu by the Vaishnavites (worshippers of Lord Vishnu), and as Shambhu by the Shaivites (worshippers of Lord Shiva), God is worshipped as the One Supreme Self, who confers health and wealth. People may worship God in various names and forms, but the very same God responds to the prayers of all.
4.Unity of head, heart, and hand is essential for man. This is the true significance behind the Christians making the cross sign. Install God in your heart. Contemplate on Him and undertake good deeds. Consider every activity as God’s work and act accordingly. Merely feeding the poor and distributing clothes to the needy do not constitute Seva (selfless service). Along with this, one has to cultivate love, which is eternal. Right from dawn to dusk all our actions should be suffused with love. Start the day with love, fill the day with love, spend the day with love, end the day with love. This is the way to God.
5.To battle against the tendency of body-identification, and to win the grace of God as the only means of victory, spiritual exercises have been laid down, such as philosophical inquiry, besides sense control (dama), and other disciplines of the six-fold Sadhana (spiritual discipline). The practice of these will ensure the purification of the consciousness. It will then become like a clean mirror that can reflect the object, so the Atma will stand revealed clearly. For Jnanasiddhi (the attainment of the highest wisdom),Chitthashuddhi (the cleansing of the consciousness) is the royal path. For the pure in heart, this is easy to achieve. This is the central truth of the search for the Ultimate Reality.
6.The world observes only the interval between birth and death; they concern themselves only with that limited period. But God, the Master and Sovereign of all the worlds, past, present and future, does not do like that. He has more compassion than the entire human race put together. He showers His grace, weighing the three tenses of time, the three tiers of space, and the three traits of character. He knows best, more than any one else that the best recourse for you is to believe that everything is His Will and be at peace, and immerse yourself in the contemplation of His glory and grace.
7.Having taken birth as a human being, one has to realise the Divinity within. The primary duty of every individual, as a messenger of God, is to practice and propagate the principles of truth, love, and peace and to experience the bliss within and share it with others. The one who propagates the worldly, fleeting, and ephemeral matters cannot be called a Messenger of God. The one who loves God is the Messenger of God. The one whom God loves is the Son of God. The one who understands the principle of unity becomes one with God.
8.You should not waste your life in merely eating, drinking, and sleeping. In fact such a life is a blot on human nature itself. Every activity of yours should reflect the divine message. Unfortunately, this is not the case today. Some people claim that they have dedicated their lives to the mission of God. But in reality it is not so. They are wasting their precious time in materialistic pursuits. There is nothing wrong in studying, doing jobs, and earning money provided they are done in the right spirit, which is beneficial to one and all. You see many people suffering. In what way are you helping them? The dualities of life such as pain and pleasure go hand in hand; they co-exist. It is impossible to separate them. Pleasure does not exist separately. The fructification of pain is pleasure. This message of truth must be taught to the en tire world. Without pain, one does not realise the value of pleasure. The value of light can be realised only when there is darkness.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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