1.Time is the manifestation of the power of God, and so it has no end or beginning which can be measured. Karma too is an important manifestation. Easwara or God is no wayward force, unmindful of bounds and limits. He creates circumstances strictly according to the activities that men have engaged in during their previous lives. Creation, Time and the Karma — all three are instruments which He uses. They are bound to Him. Easwara though not perceptible to the senses ordinarily, becomes so aware to the devotee who has deep attachment to Him that the devotee yearns to merge in Him. Such devotees can perceive God as clearly as they perceive external objects.
2.Every child arrives into the world bearing the burden of consequences that were not carried to completion in previous lives. The child does not drop from the lap of Nature as a streak of lightning from the clouds. It is born in this world in order to experience the beneficial and the malignant consequences that are the products of its own acts in past lives. This is the explanation for the differences that are evident among men. This is the principle of Karma.
3.Be careful not to discuss the pros and cons of your spiritual practices with all and sundry. If the people consulted are treading another path, they will decry your practice of repetition of the Name and meditation, and treat them with scant respect. They will look down upon your practices as if they were elementary and as if you were but a beginner in school. As a result, you will start doubting the efficacy of your chosen path! You will find doubts where earlier you had joy, disgust where earlier you had love. Therefore, reflect within yourself or approach those who have tasted the nectar of that same Name. Do not argue about these things with everyone you meet. The time spent in these disputations is better used in the cultivation of joy through the repeated contemplation of the Name and meditation on the Form of the Lord.
4.All that you speak is a reflection of your inner thoughts. All that you do is a reflection of your inner promptings. Hence, to act according to your inner impulse is Dharma (right conduct). To say what you feel inside is Sathya (truth). To contemplate on what you experience in your heart is Shanti (peace). To understand properly the promptings of your heart is Ahimsa (non-violence). Consideration for all emanating from the heart is Prema (love). The five values are thus reflections of feelings emanating from your heart. Being truly human means having complete harmony between thought, word and deed. What happens if there is a divergence between all these three? It results in only useless actions.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
2.Every child arrives into the world bearing the burden of consequences that were not carried to completion in previous lives. The child does not drop from the lap of Nature as a streak of lightning from the clouds. It is born in this world in order to experience the beneficial and the malignant consequences that are the products of its own acts in past lives. This is the explanation for the differences that are evident among men. This is the principle of Karma.
3.Be careful not to discuss the pros and cons of your spiritual practices with all and sundry. If the people consulted are treading another path, they will decry your practice of repetition of the Name and meditation, and treat them with scant respect. They will look down upon your practices as if they were elementary and as if you were but a beginner in school. As a result, you will start doubting the efficacy of your chosen path! You will find doubts where earlier you had joy, disgust where earlier you had love. Therefore, reflect within yourself or approach those who have tasted the nectar of that same Name. Do not argue about these things with everyone you meet. The time spent in these disputations is better used in the cultivation of joy through the repeated contemplation of the Name and meditation on the Form of the Lord.
4.All that you speak is a reflection of your inner thoughts. All that you do is a reflection of your inner promptings. Hence, to act according to your inner impulse is Dharma (right conduct). To say what you feel inside is Sathya (truth). To contemplate on what you experience in your heart is Shanti (peace). To understand properly the promptings of your heart is Ahimsa (non-violence). Consideration for all emanating from the heart is Prema (love). The five values are thus reflections of feelings emanating from your heart. Being truly human means having complete harmony between thought, word and deed. What happens if there is a divergence between all these three? It results in only useless actions.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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