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great child devotee, Prahlada, knew the truth that this entire world is
filled with God. So when the Lord appeared before him and was eager to
grant him a boon, he asked not for long life, wealth or fame but to
assuage the pain and sorrow of all beings. Prahlada knew that God was
manifest as every being in this Universe and serving God was to serve
those manifestations and give them relief and joy. So too your tongue
must justify its presence by sweet soothing words, and your hand by soft
and harmless acts. The body must be spent in upa-vaasa, meaning doing acts that take you nearer to God. True Upavasa
on holy days means not mere fasting, it connotes that all your
thoughts, deeds and words on that day, must be about God, you should
spend the day ‘near’ Him, ín Him, and for Him.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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