1.The mind plans and executes innumerable deeds and roams over vast expanses, all in the twinkling of an eye! It operates with unimaginable speed. However while meditating, the mind should not be allowed to wander away from the object of meditation. Whenever it flies off at a tangent, it must be led back to the form meditated upon. Only one form has to be meditated upon in the beginning; do not change the object of focus everyday. To concentrate effectively, you must be careful not to have as your focus something your mind does not like, or that which causes pain or shakes your faith; for however hard you may try, your mind will not stay fixed on these. With time, even if unpleasant thoughts come, learn gradually to welcome them as beneficial, and seek to grasp the good in them.
2.The latent Atma causes the patent world. Being is behind Becoming, and finally, Becoming merges in Being; the patent is absorbed into the latent. Just as milk flows from the cow, from the Supreme Person flows the power of maya as Prakriti (Nature) - the apparent manifestation. Milk is a composite of cream, curd, and butter, which can be separated out of it through various processes. So too, the five fundamental elements (earth, water, fire, air and space) were separated out through cosmic processes. Therefore what appears as the Cosmos is only the superimposition of the non-real Individual Self and the five elements on the absolute substratum - God. His Will causes this unreal multiplicity to be superimposed on the One that He is. He can by His mere will end it, for He is the Master of Maya.
3.Remember the senses can do nothing by themselves; they are not independent. If the mind is brought under control, the senses can also be controlled. Some people undergo mere asceticism of the senses in order to control the mind! They are ignorant of the real discipline that is necessary - the destruction of desires. However vigilant warders may be, a clever robber can still steal in a hundred amazing ways. So too, however skillfully you may try to control the senses, the mind will drag them to its side and execute its desires through them. If only the outer door is closed and the inner door is left unbolted, calamity is certain. Therefore the aspirant should establish mastery over the external senses. But the mind too has to be controlled by means of Shanthi (peace) and Vairagya (renunciation). When this is done, one can experience Ananda (spiri tual bliss) and visualize the Atma (Divine Self) within, at all times.
4.The root of the word ‘Veda’ means ‘to know’. Vedas are also known as Chandas; this means pleasant, joyous. Other important meanings of this word are vital, strong and shielded. All these are the qualities of the Vedas as it is shielding, fostering, promoting the welfare of humans engaged in the unceasing round of worldly affairs, and conferring the ultimate liberation. Humans are ever caught up in activities pursued with the profit available as the purpose. They have to be moulded as righteous men and women. The Vedas shield people on the path of action (karma marga) from engaging in unrighteous acts, and protect the seekers of knowledge (jnana marga) from the temptation of the senses. Through their role as armour or shield, they shower bliss on all who rely on them. The sacred ceremonies and rituals that Vedas ex pound confer joy and bliss not only on the participants but also on the entire world and beyond.
BAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
2.The latent Atma causes the patent world. Being is behind Becoming, and finally, Becoming merges in Being; the patent is absorbed into the latent. Just as milk flows from the cow, from the Supreme Person flows the power of maya as Prakriti (Nature) - the apparent manifestation. Milk is a composite of cream, curd, and butter, which can be separated out of it through various processes. So too, the five fundamental elements (earth, water, fire, air and space) were separated out through cosmic processes. Therefore what appears as the Cosmos is only the superimposition of the non-real Individual Self and the five elements on the absolute substratum - God. His Will causes this unreal multiplicity to be superimposed on the One that He is. He can by His mere will end it, for He is the Master of Maya.
3.Remember the senses can do nothing by themselves; they are not independent. If the mind is brought under control, the senses can also be controlled. Some people undergo mere asceticism of the senses in order to control the mind! They are ignorant of the real discipline that is necessary - the destruction of desires. However vigilant warders may be, a clever robber can still steal in a hundred amazing ways. So too, however skillfully you may try to control the senses, the mind will drag them to its side and execute its desires through them. If only the outer door is closed and the inner door is left unbolted, calamity is certain. Therefore the aspirant should establish mastery over the external senses. But the mind too has to be controlled by means of Shanthi (peace) and Vairagya (renunciation). When this is done, one can experience Ananda (spiri tual bliss) and visualize the Atma (Divine Self) within, at all times.
4.The root of the word ‘Veda’ means ‘to know’. Vedas are also known as Chandas; this means pleasant, joyous. Other important meanings of this word are vital, strong and shielded. All these are the qualities of the Vedas as it is shielding, fostering, promoting the welfare of humans engaged in the unceasing round of worldly affairs, and conferring the ultimate liberation. Humans are ever caught up in activities pursued with the profit available as the purpose. They have to be moulded as righteous men and women. The Vedas shield people on the path of action (karma marga) from engaging in unrighteous acts, and protect the seekers of knowledge (jnana marga) from the temptation of the senses. Through their role as armour or shield, they shower bliss on all who rely on them. The sacred ceremonies and rituals that Vedas ex pound confer joy and bliss not only on the participants but also on the entire world and beyond.
BAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
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