1.The true seeker's approach is not to waste time in discussions and assertions of faith in dogmas. They will not delight in the sight of empty oyster shells thrown upon the beach. They will seek to gain the pearls that lie in the depths of the sea. They would gladly dive into those depths and courageously seek for pearls. The Vedas show the road to follow which leads to Realisation. Your goal should not be mere empty faith; it is the Sthithi (the stage reached) and the Siddhi (the wisdom won) that matters. The aim of every seeker is to reach fulfilment through constant sadhana (spiritual exercise). Mergence with the Divine is the attainment of fullness. This is the supreme victory for the true seeker.
2.Those who are immersed in selfishness, egotism, greed, vice, violence and unrighteousness will suffer from evil urges in their last days and destroy themselves. The virtuous attain Kaivalya or Self-Realisation; the unrighteous achieve only Naraka, hell. The eye of the onlooker sees the same consummation: death. But the goal reached by either is distinct; it is invisible to those around them. The goal is determined by the thoughts that arise in the mind during one’s last moments. Cessation of life is common. Darshan of God is something to be won, and earned. That is unique. Hence the proverb, ‘Vinaasa Kaale, vipareetha buddhi’: When disaster is immanent, the intellect turns perverted! Only those who are about to be destroyed will get and welcome evil intentions. Those who are to be bles sed with the vision of God will hold fast to the pure and the elevating in their last thoughts.
3.When you attain fulfilment, your life will be saturated with unexcelled ananda (Divine bliss), and you will experience oneness of thought, emotion and knowledge with all. You will be in ecstasy, immersed in the one and only, the Eternal Divine Principle, for that alone can confer joy. This is the genuine joy; there is no other. God is the embodiment of eternal, undiminished joy. Those loyal to God, accept this axiom that “God is the highest source of joy.”
4.Fools who cannot grasp the Truth; those who cannot recognise Divinity and the power of God and who have no faith in God live in the delusion that their plans will save them and that they can triumph through their own efforts! The fact is, not even the smallest success can be won without God’s grace. Though this is true, we should not sit with folded hands believing that a thing will accomplish itself if and when God wills. Human effort is essential, and everyone must put in sincere work. You must use the strength and skill that you are endowed with, and resolve to proceed with the task, laying the responsibility for success on God; for without the grace of God, all effort will be rendered fruitless.
5.The mind flies at a tangent all the time. Meditation (Dhyana) is the process by which it is trained to acquire concentration. When its basic truth is known, the mind will not be deluded by the evanescent, the untrue, and the unblissful. Instead, it will welcome the blossoming of joy, happiness, and truth, and it will not be affected by sorrow and grief. Your life also assumes a new splendour when you visualise and realise bliss in the awareness of the Supreme Reality. The taste of the fruit is evident when you see the whole of it is eaten with no portion left behind. So too, when the taste of meditation is once discovered, you will discard all doubt and discussion thereon and engage yourself fully in it. Therefore, begin meditation, each one of you, from today - even from this moment!
6.You feel happy when you know that this physical body is yours, do you not? Then when you know that two bodies are yours, should you not be twice happy? In the same way, with the knowledge that you have an increasing number of bodies, the experience of happiness goes on increasing. When the whole universe is known to be one body, and universal consciousness becomes part of the awareness, then the Ananda (bliss) will be complete. To get this universal consciousness, the limited egocentric prison walls must be destroyed. When the ego-self identifies itself with the Jeevi (individual soul) or Atma, death will cease. When the ego-self identifies itself and merges with the bliss of God, sorrow will cease. When it merges with Jnana or the Higher Wisdom, error will cease.
7.God is like fire and you are like coal. When coal comes in contact with fire, it becomes one with fire. Similarly, when you come in contact with God you become one with Him. Embodiments of Love! All of you are messengers of God. God alone is important. Zero gains value only when the numeral one precedes it. Moon is zero, sun is zero, world is zero too; only God is the Hero. Everything comes to nought in the absence of this Hero. A hero becomes zero if he forgets God. Have total faith in God; never give scope for any doubt. Then you are bound to be successful.
7.Everyone needs one-pointed concentration. To develop powers of concentration, sports and games are very essential. They serve to promote physical fitness and mental health. Games and sports are to be practised mainly for keeping the body in good trim. Along with keeping the body fit, it is equally essential to promote purity of the mind and develop large-heartedness. True humanness blossoms only when the body, the mind and the spirit are developed harmoniously. The enthusiasm and effort which people display in sports should also be manifested in the spheres of morality and spirituality. You must endeavour to experience the divinity that permeates Bharath's sacred culture. Samastha Lokaah Sukhino Bhavanthu! (May all the people be happy) is the benedictory motto of Bhaarath.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
2.Those who are immersed in selfishness, egotism, greed, vice, violence and unrighteousness will suffer from evil urges in their last days and destroy themselves. The virtuous attain Kaivalya or Self-Realisation; the unrighteous achieve only Naraka, hell. The eye of the onlooker sees the same consummation: death. But the goal reached by either is distinct; it is invisible to those around them. The goal is determined by the thoughts that arise in the mind during one’s last moments. Cessation of life is common. Darshan of God is something to be won, and earned. That is unique. Hence the proverb, ‘Vinaasa Kaale, vipareetha buddhi’: When disaster is immanent, the intellect turns perverted! Only those who are about to be destroyed will get and welcome evil intentions. Those who are to be bles sed with the vision of God will hold fast to the pure and the elevating in their last thoughts.
3.When you attain fulfilment, your life will be saturated with unexcelled ananda (Divine bliss), and you will experience oneness of thought, emotion and knowledge with all. You will be in ecstasy, immersed in the one and only, the Eternal Divine Principle, for that alone can confer joy. This is the genuine joy; there is no other. God is the embodiment of eternal, undiminished joy. Those loyal to God, accept this axiom that “God is the highest source of joy.”
4.Fools who cannot grasp the Truth; those who cannot recognise Divinity and the power of God and who have no faith in God live in the delusion that their plans will save them and that they can triumph through their own efforts! The fact is, not even the smallest success can be won without God’s grace. Though this is true, we should not sit with folded hands believing that a thing will accomplish itself if and when God wills. Human effort is essential, and everyone must put in sincere work. You must use the strength and skill that you are endowed with, and resolve to proceed with the task, laying the responsibility for success on God; for without the grace of God, all effort will be rendered fruitless.
5.The mind flies at a tangent all the time. Meditation (Dhyana) is the process by which it is trained to acquire concentration. When its basic truth is known, the mind will not be deluded by the evanescent, the untrue, and the unblissful. Instead, it will welcome the blossoming of joy, happiness, and truth, and it will not be affected by sorrow and grief. Your life also assumes a new splendour when you visualise and realise bliss in the awareness of the Supreme Reality. The taste of the fruit is evident when you see the whole of it is eaten with no portion left behind. So too, when the taste of meditation is once discovered, you will discard all doubt and discussion thereon and engage yourself fully in it. Therefore, begin meditation, each one of you, from today - even from this moment!
6.You feel happy when you know that this physical body is yours, do you not? Then when you know that two bodies are yours, should you not be twice happy? In the same way, with the knowledge that you have an increasing number of bodies, the experience of happiness goes on increasing. When the whole universe is known to be one body, and universal consciousness becomes part of the awareness, then the Ananda (bliss) will be complete. To get this universal consciousness, the limited egocentric prison walls must be destroyed. When the ego-self identifies itself with the Jeevi (individual soul) or Atma, death will cease. When the ego-self identifies itself and merges with the bliss of God, sorrow will cease. When it merges with Jnana or the Higher Wisdom, error will cease.
7.God is like fire and you are like coal. When coal comes in contact with fire, it becomes one with fire. Similarly, when you come in contact with God you become one with Him. Embodiments of Love! All of you are messengers of God. God alone is important. Zero gains value only when the numeral one precedes it. Moon is zero, sun is zero, world is zero too; only God is the Hero. Everything comes to nought in the absence of this Hero. A hero becomes zero if he forgets God. Have total faith in God; never give scope for any doubt. Then you are bound to be successful.
7.Everyone needs one-pointed concentration. To develop powers of concentration, sports and games are very essential. They serve to promote physical fitness and mental health. Games and sports are to be practised mainly for keeping the body in good trim. Along with keeping the body fit, it is equally essential to promote purity of the mind and develop large-heartedness. True humanness blossoms only when the body, the mind and the spirit are developed harmoniously. The enthusiasm and effort which people display in sports should also be manifested in the spheres of morality and spirituality. You must endeavour to experience the divinity that permeates Bharath's sacred culture. Samastha Lokaah Sukhino Bhavanthu! (May all the people be happy) is the benedictory motto of Bhaarath.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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