Make a sincere effort to join good company which will help you entertain sacred thoughts to be translated into righteous action.

You write on boards (or make banners), "Truth is God." This is not enough. You should have this imprinted in your heart. The Upanishads teach us, ‘Speak the Truth’ (Satyam Bruyat). This is the physical aspect of the directive. The immediate statement that follows is: ‘Speak lovingly’ (Priyam Bruyat). This is an equally important virtuous aspect which means you should speak the truth in a loving and palatable way and not harshly. The next statement is - Na Bruyat Satyam apriyam. This is the spiritual aspect that you shouldn’t neglect. You must be silent and avoid speaking the truth when it’s not palatable. At the same time, simply because it will please another person, do not speak untruth or half-truth. Truth is changeless and eternal. Conviction in this value is not traceable amongst people of the present. Make a sincere effort to join good company which will help you entertain sacred thoughts to be translated into righteous action. Lead a life of morality and good character. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Life itself is like a limited company.

Life itself is like a limited company. All actions in it should be governed by the limits applicable to each of them. When desires are controlled, genuine happiness is experienced. Even in practising charity, limits should be observed. Your gifts should not exceed your financial capacity. Nor should they be below your capacity. If you exceed your limits, you will face financial problems later. If you are stingy, you will be withholding from those in need, what is due to them. Always remember, charity should not be limited to money alone and charity should not be indiscriminate. You must share your physical, mental and spiritual resources with those in need in your community, appropriately. Help spontaneously, according to the needs of the situation. The hungry must be fed and, clothes and relief must be given to the needy. It is through such sharing and sacrifice that the awareness of the Spirit (Atma jnana) is achieved. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Happiness is an interval between two pains.

People think that the more one has of worldly goods the happier one would be. But, as desires grow, disappointments and troubles also increase. There should be a limit to our desires, attachments and ambitions. The world is suffering from numerous troubles because people set no limits on their desires. It’s a mistake to seek an unending series of pleasures and comforts in life. Real happiness cannot be found that way. Without experiencing difficulties and troubles, how will you know the value of peace and pleasure? Life is a constant alternation between pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, heat and cold. The sour rind that covers an orange protects the sweet juice inside. Hence look upon pain, anxiety and sorrow as the protecting cover for peace and bliss that you will experience later. Your mind is the cause of bondage and liberation as well. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The best spiritual discipline is to strengthen the inward vision.

God belongs to everyone and is not the sole preserve of anyone. There is only one God, He manifests Himself in many forms to please different people. Sadhana alone is not enough to understand this truth. The spirit of enquiry and discrimination is also necessary. Today, in pursuit of worldly interests and out of commercial considerations, what is essentially one is split and being regarded as many. In this process, true Divinity is lost; people fail to distinguish between what is true and what is false and are unable to grasp the true nature of the Divine. To fix this, firm faith is very essential. Be steadfast, true and pure. God's grace cannot be won if you waver from moment to moment, and if your heart is impure. God judges a devotee by the purity of the heart and not by the elaborate worship performed. If you do nothing, but just cleanse your heart, God will enter it and shine! 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The edifice of right education rests on four pillars: Self-control, Self-support, Self-confidence and self-sacrifice.

This is the age of science and technology. Its civilisation and culture are bound to the knowledge of the physical universe. What the students have to learn today, however, are the culture of the Soul, the broadening of the Spirit and purification of the Heart. This knowledge leads to the unfolding of the Spirit and the sublimation of life. Along with the development of the intellect, the blossoming of the heart should also be promoted. Only that education is complete which promotes the expansion of the hrudaya (the spiritual heart). It should serve to promote ethical values. Only then will it be possible to lead a well-regulated and disciplined life. The marks of true education are selflessness, humility and unostentatiousness. The edifice of right education rests on four pillars: Self-control, Self-support, Self-confidence and self-sacrifice. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The listening or viewing of a musician singing in Delhi in thousands of homes simultaneously, is rendered possible by technology. But when we read in the Bhagavata that Sri Krishna appeared to the Gopikas, simultaneously in thousands of homes, questions are asked whether this is credible. If man-made gadgets (yantras) can be so powerful, why doubt the power ofmantras? Sound waves are converted into electrical waves and transmitted through ether. The waves have a permanence in space and can be received by one who can tune in to the vibrations. Likewise, if the all-pervasive Divine is received in the radio receiver of the heart by tuning in with one-pointed devotion, the bliss of that experience will reveal Him to you. It is because the Gopikas were experts in this technology, they could experience the omnipresence of Krishna. Their hearts were filled with the form and name of Krishna who was their unfailing friend in all situations. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Learn the lesson of self-reliance from the bird.

Learn the lesson of self-reliance from the bird. A bird perched on the leafy twig of a tree is not affected by the wild swaying of the twig or the storm which might blow it off because it relies not on the twig or tree but on its own wings for its safety. It knows it can always fly away and save itself. The bird is always happy and carefree. Birds are not concerned about accumulating. They are content to make the best of the present, living on whatever they can get for the day. They do not worry about the careers of their children or the state of their bank accounts. They have no anxiety about the upkeep of houses or properties. Now think about what you have made of yourself? Sitting on the branch of the tree of life, are you not worried about every little tremor in life; consumed by it, and losing your peace of mind? 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

In Treta Yuga, Ravana's brother, Vibhishana, could not put up with the wrong deeds being done by Ravana. Opposing these actions, he tried to correct Ravana in all possible ways. But when his efforts failed and he had no alternative, he sought refuge at the feet of the embodiment of Dharma, Sri Rama. The prime offender was Ravana alone. But in the war with Rama, all the rakshasas(demons) who supported him or sided him, perished with him. They paid the penalty for their abetment of his crime. Whoever may commit an offence, whether a son, daughter, spouse, a relation or a close associate, one will be free from the taint of being accessory to the crime only if they oppose the wrong action and try to correct the offender genuinely. If on the contrary, they allow it or encourage it to be done, they will be guilty of abetment and experience the fruits of their action. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The peace or distraction, calm or anxiety that you experience today is the product of your own thoughts and deeds, and your attitude or behaviour towards yourself and others. Many take up the process of regular meditation on the name and form of God, and are able to quieten the agitations of the heart and open the way to inner realisation. Dhyanashould not be wavering from one ideal to another; nor should it be reduced to a mere mechanical textbook formula, or a rigid time-table of breathing or meaningless staring at the tip of the nose! It is a rigorous discipline of the senses, the nervous current, and the wings of imagination. That is why it is aptly said, Dhyana is the valley of peace that lies on the other side of a huge mountain range of peaks called the six foes - lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and envy. You must climb over the range and reach the valley beyond. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The observance of morality in daily life, the divinisation of all actions and thoughts, and adherence to ideals - all these constitute culture.Bharatiya Samskriti (culture of Bharat) is a combination of purity, divinity, sublimity and beauty. This combination is best reflected in sports and games. Although there may be differences among nations in their food and recreational habits, the spirit of harmony and unity displayed in sports is a gratifying example to all. It is a distinctive quality of sports that differences are forgotten and persons engage in games in a divine spirit of friendliness and camaraderie. Sports help the players not only to improve their health but also to experience joy. Students must not be content with realising these benefits alone. Equally essential is to promote purity of the mind and develop large heartedness. True humanness blossoms only when your body, mind and spirit are developed harmoniously. Reflect the enthusiasm and effort you display in sports in the spheres of morality and spirituality as well.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The great spiritual masters like Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda, Tulsidas, and so on led supremely contented lives. There were numerous occasions when they would not even get food to eat. They regarded such occasions as invitations by God to observe fasting (upavasam); for them this was food for their Spirit. Through contemplation of God, they enjoyed such fasts. Whenever they were entertained to a rich feast, they considered that too as a gift from God. Whether it was a fast or feast, they looked upon both with the same sense of contented acceptance. They were not depressed by the former or elated by the latter. ‘Equal-mindedness is yoga’ (Samatvam yogamuchyate), says the Gita. The ancient sages practised this virtue. Equal-mindedness is the index of contentment. And this should be taught to our young people and cultivated by them. One who has achieved contentment can enjoy the bliss of Divine grace.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Youth today are in great need of good company. By associating with people who use bad language and indulge in unholy deeds, youth take to bad ways. You should totally eschew bad company of every kind. You need a lamp to find a way through a dark jungle. Likewise, in the jungle of life, you need the light and guidance of good individuals to keep you company on the right path and to lead you to the right goal. Even a bad person, in association with the good, gets reformed. But a good person, falling into bad company, becomes bad. If you add one litre of milk to ten litres of water, milk is so diluted that it becomes valueless. But one litre of water added to ten litres of milk acquires higher value. When you cultivate friendship, ensure that you join a group of those who are good in their speech, behaviour and actions. Maintain only normal relations with others. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Makara Sankramana marks the movement of Sun from the south to the north. The northward movement of the Sun is considered highly significant, both spiritually and scientifically. The significant inner spiritual meaning of the Sun's northward journey must be properly understood. North is represented byHimachala (the Himalayas). Hima means snow. It is pure, untainted and extremely cool. Achala means that which is steady and unshakeable. Himachaladoes not refer to the physical Himalayan region. It represents that which is cool, peaceful and steady. All these endows one with the quality of perfect peace (Prasanthi). From today the Sun is moving towards such a state. The Sun symbolizes the vision of man. The northward movement of the Sun is a call to human beings to turn their vision towards that which is cool, peaceful and unchanging. The lesson you must learn is that you should direct your vision inwards. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

On Sankranti, it is a custom to offer a mixture of jaggery and sesame seeds (til) to all. Jaggery is sweet and is a symbol of love. Til is also known as sneha, which means friendship. Therefore, the offer of the jaggery-til mixture means offering ‘love surcharged with friendliness’ to people. The message of Sankranti is the promotion of love among one's kith and kin and friends by all of them coming together to celebrate this festival. Develop harmony towards everyone. Much of what passes for friendship today consists in associating with persons when they are affluent and benefiting from their wealth. When they are in distress, the same persons will not even look at them. This is not true friendship. True friendship must emanate from the heart and should remain unaffected by weal or woe. In fact, God alone can be an unfailing friend in all situations. He is with you, above you, below you, beside you and around you. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Jealousy manifests itself in many forms, including the form of finding fault even in the Divine. People are jealous if someone earned a better name than themselves. Some are jealous of those who are more good looking than themselves. Students envy others who secure more marks in the examination. A jealous person cannot bear to see the other person who is better placed, more beautiful or more prosperous. This is a sign of human weakness. Once jealousy takes root in your mind, in due course, it will destroy all your other achievements. It promotes demonic qualities, dehumanises an individual and reduces one to the condition of an animal. Because of its egregious evil tendency, jealousy should be rooted out from the very beginning. You must learn to enjoy another's prosperity and happiness. This is a great virtue. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

If there is a boil on the body, we apply some ointment on it and cover it with a bandage until it completely heals. If you do not apply the ointment and tie the bandage around this boil, it is likely to become septic and cause great harm later on. Now and then we will have to clean it with pure water, apply the ointment again, and put on a new bandage. In the same way, in our life too there is this boil which has erupted in our body in the form of this feeling, 'I, I, I'. If you want to really cure this boil of this 'I', you must wash it every day with the waters of love, apply the ointment of faith on it and tie the bandage of humility around it. The bandage of humility, the ointment of faith, and the waters of love will be able to cure this disease that has erupted with this boil of 'I'.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

There is hardly anyone who is free from the vice of jealousy. Jealousy may arise even over very trivial matters and this leads to hatred. To get rid of hatred one must constantly practise love. Where there is love, there will be no room for jealousy and hatred, and where there is no jealousy and hatred, there is Ananda (real joy). This joy reveals itself in Beauty. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." But what is this beauty? Is the world beautiful? Are materials and objects beautiful? These are temporary and their beauty too can only be temporary. Only God is permanent, so God alone can be said to be beautiful. The devotee's primary duty is to seek the nectar of bliss that is to be got from the contemplation of the beauty of the Lord. The means of experiencing such joy is to cultivate good qualities and get rid of bad traits.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

When you think, speak and do good, you will naturally experience peace.

The peace or distraction, calm or anxiety that you experience today is the product of your own thoughts and deeds, and your attitude or behaviour towards yourself and others. Many take up the process of regular meditation on the name and form of God, and are able to quieten the agitations of the heart and open the way to inner realisation. Dhyanashould not be wavering from one ideal to another; nor should it be reduced to a mere mechanical textbook formula, or a rigid time-table of breathing or meaningless staring at the tip of the nose! It is a rigorous discipline of the senses, the nervous current, and the wings of imagination. That is why it is aptly said, Dhyana is the valley of peace that lies on the other side of a huge mountain range of peaks called the six foes - lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and envy. You must climb over the range and reach the valley beyond. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

In our daily experiences, there are a number of instances which reveal the existence of Divinity in every person. Consider a cinema; on the screen we see rivers in flood engulfing all the surrounding land. Even though the scene is filled with flood waters the screen does not get wet by even a drop of water. At another time, on the same screen we see volcanoes erupting with tongues of flame, but the screen is not burnt. The screen which provides the basis for all these pictures is not affected by any of them. Likewise in the life of man, good or bad, joy or sorrow, birth or death, come and go, but they do not affect the Atma. In the cinema of life, the screen is the Atma - it is Shiva, it is Sankara, it is Divinity. When one understands this principle, one will be able to understand, enjoy and find fulfilment in life! 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Learn to live in harmony and unity. The village (society) is to the villagers (members of the society) what the body is to the individual. Every organ in the body functions in cooperation with every other part. If the foot steps on a thorn, the eye feels the pain and sheds tears. If the eye notices a thorn or stone on the road, it warns the foot to avoid it. Villagers should develop the same sense of unity and share their joys and troubles as one organic body. There is nothing you cannot achieve with unity as your strength. With purity and unity, you can unravel your Divinity and develop genuine devotion to God. You should fill your hearts with love and make your lives holy and purposeful. When everyone works in this spirit of unity and charity, the village would become a model for all the rest. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The name ‘Rama’ is made up of three root letters (bijaksharas) associated with Fire, Sun and Moon. Symbolically, this means that by uttering the name of Rama, the fire principle will burn away one's sins, the sun principle will dispel the darkness of ignorance, and the moon principle will cool the fevers arising out of desires. Install the name firmly in your heart and sing with fervour. Do not treat community bhajans as a pastime. Singing should be vibrant, soulful, and combining feeling (bhava), melody (raga) and rhythm (tala). It should not be dull, mechanical or uninspiring. When you join tens and hundreds in singing bhajans, sing full-throated, with purity of feeling and without any bother. Be fully absorbed in the devotional process and experience ecstasy of that experience. Picture the Lord in your heart and utter His Name - you will then feel the ecstasy and you will also evoke joy in others. When everyone sings with such unity, Divinity can be experienced. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

In Treta Yuga, Ravana's brother, Vibhishana, could not put up with the wrong deeds being done by Ravana. Opposing these actions, he tried to correct Ravana in all possible ways. But when his efforts failed and he had no alternative, he sought refuge at the feet of the embodiment of Dharma, Sri Rama. The prime offender was Ravana alone. But in the war with Rama, all the rakshasas(demons) who supported him or sided him, perished with him. They paid the penalty for their abetment of his crime. Whoever may commit an offence, whether a son, daughter, spouse, a relation or a close associate, one will be free from the taint of being accessory to the crime only if they oppose the wrong action and try to correct the offender genuinely. If on the contrary, they allow it or encourage it to be done, they will be guilty of abetment and experience the fruits of their action. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

ஸ்ரீ ராமனைப்போல் .ஸக தர்மினிக்கு விட்டுக் கொடுங்கள் : -

கோதாவரி நதி - ஸ்ரீராமபிரானுக்கும் சீதாப்பிராட்டிக்கும் நீச்சல் போட்டி. நதிக்கு நடுவில் உள்ள பாறையை யார் முதலில் தொட்டுவிட்டுக் கரைக்கு வருகிறார் என்பது தான் போட்டி.

அந்தப் பாறையின் மேலே நடுவராக அமர்ந்திருக்கிறார் ஸ்ரீலட்சுமணர்.

ராவணன் எனும் அரக்கனையே அழித்தொழிக்க அவதரித்த ஸ்ரீராமருக்கு இதெல்லாம் ஒரு போட்டியா என்ன?

கரையில் இருந்து சீதை பதினைந்து அடி தூரத்தைக் கடப்பதற்குள், அவர் பாறையைத் தொட்டுவிட்டுத் திரும்பி, பாதி தூரத்தைக் கடந்து வந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார்.

தீவிர முகத்துடன், மூச்சிழுத்துக்கொண்டு, கைகளை வீசி, கால்களை உதைத்து அரக்கப்பரக்க நீச்சலடித்துக்கொண்டு, பாறையை நோக்கிப் போய்க் கொண்டிருக்கிறாள் சீதை.

பரிதவிப்பான சீதையின் திருமுகத்தைப் பார்த்ததும், ஸ்ரீராமபிரானுக்குள் ஒரு யோசனை...

என் ஸகதர்மினியுடன் நான் போட்டி போட்டு வெல்வதா ? சீதை வென்றால் , அவள் மனது எவ்வளவு ஸந்தோஷிக்கும்.

இவள் என் பிரிய சகி அல்லவா? என் அன்புக்கு உரிய இல்லாள் அல்லவா? அவளைத் தோற்கடித்துவிட்டு, அந்த வெற்றியை எங்கே, எவரிடம் பகிர்ந்துகொண்டு கொண்டாடுவதாம்?
என்று நினைத்த ஸ்ரீராமர், அப்படியே தண்ணீருக்குள் மூழ்கினார்; அங்கேயே அப்படியே அமர்ந்து கொண்டார்.

அதையடுத்து, சீதாதேவி வேகமாக நீந்திக் கரையை அடைந்தாள்; வெற்றியும் பெற்றாள்.
அதுவரை நடுவராக இருந்த ஸ்ரீலட்சுமணர், வியந்து போய் 'என்ன அண்ணா! அடடா! இப்படி அநியாயமா தோற்று விட்டீர்களே ’என்று ஸ்ரீராமரைக் கேலி செய்தார்.

சீதாப் பிராட்டியாரும் எதிர்பாரா வெற்றி பெற்ற மகிழ்ச்சியில் ஸ்ரீராமரை வெகுவாகக் கேலி செய்தாள்.

அசோகவனத்தில் சிறை இருந்தபோது, ஸ்ரீராமரை நினைத்தபடியே கிடந்தபோது, அங்கே ஸ்ரீஅனுமன் வர... அவனிடம் இந்தச் சம்பவங்களையெல்லாம் எடுத்துச் சொல்லி, 'ஹூம்... அவரும் நானும் எப்படியெல்லாம் சந்தோஷமும் குதூகலமுமாக வாழ்ந்தோம், தெரியுமா?’என்றபடி ஏக்கப் பெருமூச்சு விட்டாளாம்!

இதைத்தான், 'பத்தினிக்குத் தோற்பான் பரம ரசிகன்’என்று சொல்லி வைத்தனர் நம் முன்னோர்.

'மனைவியைத் தோற்கடித்துவிட்டு வெற்றி பெற்ற பூரிப்பை எவரிடம் சொல்லிப் பெருமைப்பட முடியும்?

அவளிடம் தோற்றுப் போனால், அந்தத் தோல்வியைக்கூட அவளிடம் பெருமைபடப் பேசி மகிழலாம்!

இன்னும் சொல்லப் போனால், மனைவியிடம் தோற்றுப் போனால், வாழ்வில் ஜெயிக்கலாம்!

மனைவிக்கு விட்டுக்கொடுப்பதை ஸ்ரீராமபிரான் நமக்கு மிகத் தெளிவாக உணர்த்தியிருக்கிறார். இதனை உணர்ந்து, தெளிந்து, செயல்படுபவர்கள் பாக்கியவான்கள்!

If someone is better dressed than yourself or is more wealthy, you should feel that they are enjoying what they have and you should be content and happy with what you have.

Forbearance endows you with strength to face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. A person without forbearance easily succumbs to reverses and difficulties. Together with truth and forbearance, you must cultivate freedom from jealousy too. Envy is like the pest that attacks the root of a tree. Envy can destroy your entire life. We enjoy many things in life - knowledge, wealth, position, power, etc. But if the virus of envy enters our minds, it will pollute everything. Never give place to envy even in the smallest matter. If a fellow-student scores more marks than you, do not feel envious. If others do better than you, feel happy for them, rather than allow yourself to be consumed by envy. If someone is better dressed than yourself or is more wealthy, you should feel that they are enjoying what they have and you should be content and happy with what you have. To be free from envy is truly divine.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Dear Balvikas Gurus! When you teach the children, you must remember that you are engaged in a noble task for the sake of the children entrusted to your care. You must feel that you are educating yourselves when you are educating the children. For instance, when you impart some knowledge to the children, your own understanding of the subject improves. Even when you study books for teaching the children, you also derive joy from the study. Hence you must always have the feeling that whatever you do for others is in reality a service done to the Divine that resides in every one. When teachers do their duty in this spirit, they will be imbuing the children with the spirit of Universal love. Remember that the children have tender hearts and innocent minds. Only if you fill their hearts with love will the world have genuine peace.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Depression, doubt, conceit - these are Rahu and Kethu to the spiritual aspirant.

In order to live up to the high standards of morality which Indian culture exhorts, you must cultivate love, nonviolence, fortitude and equanimity. The last three guard and foster the first. Many people have succeeded with the help of the latter three qualities, to get their minds established in Universal love! Indeed, quite a large number of spiritual aspirants have also given up their spiritual ascent midway because they lose confidence in their true selves. The first faint whisper of doubt disheartens them and they slide back into a life of sensual satisfactions. They lose faith in God who is the Embodiment of Love and is their real sustenance. Sadhana alone can steel people to forge ahead on the spiritual path. The wise are buoyed up by the bliss of their genuine awareness. Hang on, persist in your sadhana, have faith in yourself and derive strength and joy only from God!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

கேசவன்....குருவாயூர் கோயில் யானை

கேசவன்....குருவாயூர் கோயில் யானை இதன் படத்தை நிறைய பேர் வீட்டில் மாட்டி வைத்து வழிபடுவதை பார்த்திருக்கிறேன் ...ஏன் இந்த யானைக்கு மட்டும் முக்கியத்துவம் என தேடி இதன் கதையை படித்தபோது சிலிர்ப்பாக இருந்தது உங்களுக்காக அந்த தகவல்கள்..

.மற்ற கோயில் யானைகளை விட கேசவன் வித்தியாசமானது...கேசவன் ஏகாதசி நாளில் எதுவும் சாப்பிடாது..குருவாயூரப்பனை தவிர வேறு எந்த தெய்வ சிலைகளையும் தன் மீது சுமக்காது...வேறு கோயில்களுக்கும் செல்லாது...கட்டாயப்படுத்தினாலும் அடித்தாலும் அமைதியாக அடிவாங்கிக்கொண்டு கண்ணீர் விடும்..ரகளை செய்யாது..குருவாயூரப்பன் திடம்பை ஏந்தி தன் மேல் அமர வருபவர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே கேசவன் தன் முன்னங்கால்களைத் தாழ்த்தி ஏற உதவுவான். ஆலவட்டம்,குடை,செளரி போன்றவற்றை ஏந்தி நிற்போர், பின்னங்கால் துணை கொண்டே ஏற உதவுவான். தனி மனிதனாக தன் பாகன் கூட தன் மேல் ஏறி அமர அனுமதித்ததில்லை கேசவன்.

ஒருமுறை குருவாயூர் கோயிலில் ஏற்பட்ட தீவிபத்தில் இருந்து மூலவரை காக்க மணல் மூட்டைகளை கொண்டு வந்து தீயை அணைத்தது..1976 ஆண்டு வைகுண்ட ஏகாதசி நாளில் கேசவன் மீது உற்சவ மூர்த்தியை ஏற்றினார்கள் ஆனால் கேசவனால் நடக்க முடியவில்லை..உடனே உற்சவரை வேறொரு யானை மீது ஏற்றினர்கள்..அதை பார்த்துக்கொண்டு கண்ணீர் விட்டபடி மாலை வேளையில் இறக்கும் தருவாயில் கோவிலின் நடையை நோக்கி தும்பிக்கையை உயர்த்திக்கொண்டு இறைவனிடம் தனது வணக்கத்தை சமர்பித்துக் கொண்டு, நமஸ்கரிக்கும் பாணியில் தனது உடலை மண்ணில் அர்ப்பணம் செய்துகொண்டே, கேசவனின் உயிர் பிரிந்தது .

கேசவன்....குருவாயூர் கோயில் யானை

Life is a challenge, meet it; Life is a dream, realise it; Life is a game, play it; Life is love enjoy it.

Balvikas Gurus should keep their emotions under control and not exhibit depression, dejection or wavering will. Your quality of work is more important than quantity, so don’t undertake to do more than what you can render satisfactorily. Let your own conscience be the judge and decide whether you discharge your duty sufficiently to the children and society. You may face various problems while conducting the classes - solve them with discrimination and deep love. Meet these problems with a desire to serve the children better and you will be able to overcome them easily. Gradually you will realise that Balvikas is devised not merely for education of children but also for gurus. Balvikas duties will elevate and sublimate the guru’s thoughts and emotions far better than any other spiritual discipline. Remember that as gurus, you too have a guru guiding you and overseeing your Seva. Gurus are pupils too, learning lessons of equality, equanimity and selfless love with your Omniscient Guru.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

All of you must realise that the teachings of all religions are One and that prayer in any language and addressed to any Name reaches the same God.

The Vedas teach that you should adore and worship God in gratitude for His benedictions. The Bible teaches that one should pray for peace and practice charity. Quran impresses upon you to show mercy to the suffering and to surrender your will to the All High. Buddhist texts teach the lesson of detachment and sense-control. The Zend-Avesta exhorts you to get rid of evil propensities and shine in your own innate glory. Hence all of you must realise that the teachings of all religions are One and that prayer in any language and addressed to any Name reaches the same God. Understand that God can be invoked through a picture or an idol to fulfil your sincere desire, provided it is helpful to others as well as to yourself. The Balvikas guru has to imbibe all these qualities and then teach them to the Balvikas children by precept and example.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

From childhood, children should be taught to speak truth and admit their mistakes.

All of you must possess these four important qualities: Peace(Shanti), Truth (Satya), absence of egoism (Nirahankara) and absence of envy (Anasuya). Suffusing all the four is the quality of pure love. These qualities cannot be obtained from the market, through studies, from a teacher or as a gift from someone. You can acquire them only through your own effort. Cultivate and develop these noble qualities from childhood. Out of fear of punishment by parents or teachers, children indulge in falsehood and avoid speaking the complete truth. This tendency in due course results in vitiating their entire life by making them lead double lives. From childhood, children should be taught to speak truth and admit their mistakes. There is nothing wrong in being corrected for misdeeds; these corrections will help them to learn to behave well as adults. Speaking truth, irrespective of any difficulty that may come, must be imprinted firmly and deeply in young minds and hearts which are pure and untainted. 


Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

To teach human values, which are like precious gems, you need competent and dedicated teachers who practice these values.

Balvikas is the primary basis of the great movement to restore righteousness (dharma) in the world. The ideal of the Balvikas is to raise a generation of boys and girls who have a clean and clear conscience. Children must be led into good ways of living, into simplicity, humility and discipline. As you know, you cannot draw children to your side if you hold a stick in your hand; you will have to hold some sweets instead. So the gurus have to be embodiments of love and patience. The actual syllabus is not so important as the creation of an atmosphere where noble habits and ideals can grow and fructify. The pupils follow Balvikas discipline and curriculum only for one day in the week and attend their usual schools on the other days. So the impact of the guru has got to be extra strong if it has to act as a catalyst in the process of modification of the behaviour patterns of these children.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The industrial, agricultural, mercantile, political and administrative - these are like the five vital airs that sustain our activities. These must work in unison, prompted by love and mutual respect. Then alone can the community have peace, security and happiness. This cooperation is unfortunately not visible at the present time. Factional interests, on the other hand, are predominant and the competitive struggle is on in all fields. Excitement blinds reasoning. Passion, violence and cruelty create more problems without solving any. These are now flooding as a deluge. Individuals with no training and no sincere yearning to bear responsibility and discharge the obligations of office are raised to positions of authority. Ability, willingness to discharge duties and to bear burdens - these alone entitle one to hold authority over others. The power that office confers must be handled with gratefulness and reverence. If this is remembered and practised by every worker and officer, their work will give happiness, contentment and peace, both to themselves and to the society of which they are a limb.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

இந்த 108 போற்றியை தினமும் அல்லது அனுமனுக்கு உகந்த நாட்களில் சொல்லி வரலாம்.

துன்பங்களில் இருந்து விடுபட நினைப்பவர்கள் அனுமனுக்கு உகந்த இந்த 108 போற்றியை தினமும் அல்லது அனுமனுக்கு உகந்த நாட்களில் சொல்லி வரலாம்.

1. ஓம் அனுமனே போற்றி
2. ஓம் அஞ்சனை மைந்தனே போற்றி
3. ஓம் அறக்காவலனே போற்றி
4. ஓம் அவதார புருஷனே போற்றி
5. ஓம் அறிஞனே போற்றி
6. ஓம் அடக்கவடிவே போற்றி
7. ஓம் அதிகாலை பிறந்தவனே போற்றி
8. ஓம் அசோகவனம் எரித்தவனே போற்றி
9. ஓம் அர்ஜுனக்கொடியில் நின்றவனே போற்றி
10. ஓம் அமாவாசையில் பிறந்தாய் போற்றி
11. ஓம் ஆனந்த வடிவே போற்றி
12. ஓம் ஆரோக்கியம் தருபவனே போற்றி
13. ஓம் இன்னல் பொடிப்பவனே போற்றி
14. ஓம் இகபர சுகமளிப்பவனே போற்றி
15. ஓம் இசை ஞானியே போற்றி
16. ஓம் இறை வடிவே போற்றி
17. ஓம் ஒப்பிலானே போற்றி
18. ஓம் ஓங்கி வளர்ந்தோனே போற்றி
19. ஓம் கதாயுதனே போற்றி
20. ஓம் கலக்கம் தீர்ப்பவனே போற்றி
21. ஓம் களங்கமிலாதவனே போற்றி
22. ஓம் கர்மயோகியே போற்றி
23. ஓம் கட்டறுப்பவனே போற்றி
24. ஓம் கம்பத்தருள்பவனே போற்றி
25. ஓம் கடல் தாவியவனே போற்றி
26. ஓம் கரை சேர்ப்பவனே போற்றி
27. ஓம் கீதாபாஷ்யனே போற்றி
28. ஓம் கீர்த்தியளிப்பவனே போற்றி
29. ஓம் கூப்பிய கரனே போற்றி
30. ஓம் குறுகி நீண்டவனே போற்றி
31. ஓம் குழப்பம் தீர்ப்பாய் போற்றி
32. ஓம் கவுண்டின்ய கோத்திரனே போற்றி
33. ஓம் சிரஞ்சீவி ஆனவனே போற்றி
34. ஓம் சலியாத மனம் படைத்தாய் போற்றி
35. ஓம் சஞ்சலம் தீர்ப்பாய் போற்றி
36. ஓம் சிரஞ்சீவி கொணர்ந்தவனே போற்றி
37. ஓம் சிந்தூரம் ஏற்பவனே போற்றி
38. ஓம் சீதாராம சேவகனே போற்றி
39. ஓம் சூராதி சூரனே போற்றி
40. ஓம் சுக்ரீவக் காவலனே போற்றி
41. ஓம் சொல்லின் செல்வனே போற்றி
42. ஓம் சூரியனின் சீடனே போற்றி
43. ஓம் சோர்வில்லாதவனே போற்றி
44. ஓம் சோக நாசகனே போற்றி
45. ஓம் தவயோகியே போற்றி
46. ஓம் தத்துவஞானியே போற்றி
47. ஓம் தயிரன்னப் பிரியனே போற்றி
48. ஓம் துளசியில் மகிழ்வோனே போற்றி
49. ஓம் தீதழிப்பவனே போற்றி
50. ஓம் தீயும் சுடானே போற்றி
51. ஓம் நரஹரியானவனே போற்றி
52. ஓம் நாரத கர்வ பங்கனே போற்றி
53. ஓம் நொடியில் அருள்பவனே போற்றி
54. ஓம் நொடித்தோர் வாழ்வே போற்றி
55. ஓம் பண்டிதனே போற்றி
56. ஓம் பஞ்சமுகனே போற்றி
57. ஓம் பக்தி வடிவனே போற்றி
58. ஓம் பக்த ரட்சகனே போற்றி
59. ஓம் பரதனைக் காத்தவனே போற்றி
60. ஓம் பக்த ராமதாசரானவனே போற்றி
61. ஓம் பருதியைப் பிடித்தவனே போற்றி
62. ஓம் பயம் அறியாதவனே போற்றி
63. ஓம் பகையை அழிப்பவனே போற்றி
64. ஓம் பவழமல்லிப் பிரியனே போற்றி
65. ஓம் பிரம்மச்சாரியே போற்றி
66. ஓம் பீம சோதரனே போற்றி
67. ஓம் புலனை வென்றவனே போற்றி
68. ஓம் புகழ் சேர்ப்பவனே போற்றி
69. ஓம் புண்ணியனே போற்றி
70. ஓம் பொட்டிட மகிழ்பவனே போற்றி
71. ஓம் மதி மந்திரியே போற்றி
72. ஓம் மனோவேகனே போற்றி
73. ஓம் மாவீரனே போற்றி
74. ஓம் மாருதியே போற்றி
75. ஓம் மார்கழியில் பிறந்தவனே போற்றி
76. ஓம் மணம் கூட்டுவிப்பவனே போற்றி
77. ஓம் மூலநட்சத்திரனே போற்றி
78. ஓம் மூப்பில்லாதவனே போற்றி
79. ஓம் ராமதாசனே போற்றி
80. ஓம் ராமநாமப் பிரியனே போற்றி
81. ஓம் ராமதூதனே போற்றி
82. ஓம் ராம சோதரனே போற்றி
83. ஓம் ராமபக்தரைக் காப்பவனே போற்றி
84. ஓம் ராமனுயிர் காத்தவனே போற்றி
85. ஓம் ராமனை அணைந்தவனே போற்றி
86. ஓம் ராமஜெயம் அறிவித்தவனே போற்றி
87. ஓம் ராமாயண நாயகனே போற்றி
88. ஓம் ராமாயணப் பிரியனே போற்றி
89. ஓம் ராகவன் கண்மணியே போற்றி
90. ஓம் ருத்ர வடிவனே போற்றி
91. ஓம் லட்சியப் புருஷனே போற்றி
92. ஓம் லட்சுமணனைக் காத்தவனே போற்றி
93. ஓம் லங்கா தகனனே போற்றி
94. ஓம் லங்காவை வென்றவனே போற்றி
95. ஓம் வஜ்ர தேகனே போற்றி
96. ஓம் வாயுகுமாரனே போற்றி
97. ஓம் வடைமாலைப் பிரியனே போற்றி
98. ஓம் வணங்குவோரின் வாழ்வே போற்றி
99. ஓம் விஷ்ணுஸ்வரூபனே போற்றி
100. ஓம் விளையாடும் வானரனே போற்றி
101. ஓம் விஸ்வரூபனே போற்றி
102. ஓம் வியாசராஜருக்கு அருளியவனே போற்றி
103. ஓம் வித்தையருள்பவனே போற்றி
104. ஓம் வைராக்கிய மூர்த்தியே போற்றி
105. ஓம் வைகுண்டம் விரும்பாதவனே போற்றி
106. ஓம் வெண்ணெய் உகந்தவனே போற்றி
107. ஓம் வெற்றிலைமாலை ஏற்பவனே போற்றி
108. ஓம் வெற்றியளிப்பவனே போற்றி

Thought for the Day

Whether you see God or not, He is omnipresent; He is in the past, the present, and the future! God is and can be, only one, not many! "There is only One God and He is Omnipresent! There is only one religion, the Religion of Love. There is only one language, the Language of the Heart." This God must be visualized through constant spiritual discipline. Do not involve yourself in doubt and hesitation. If only you observe spiritual discipline and purify your consciousness, you will see God installed in your heart. There is sugar in the cup, but the water is insipid, for you have not stirred it well. There is God in the world, and by stirring the Divine well into every drop or atom thereof, you can make your world very sweet to live by. Intelligence is the spoon; sadhana is the process of stirring. Saturate every moment of your life with God; your daily life will taste sweeter!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Every year, since the beginning of history of mankind, people bid grand farewell to the old year and welcome the new year! What happens during the year? Only despair and distress, anxiety and insane fear, isn’t it? Use this year to enquire and discover how you can earn everlasting peace! You can earn it only through Love! Peace is the fruit of the tree of life! Without the fruit, the tree is a barren stump with no value or validity. This fruit is encased in a bitter skin, so that the sweet juice is preserved and guarded! Remove the skin and you can taste the sweetness within and strengthen yourself. The thick rind is symbolic of the six evil passions that encase the loving heart of every human - lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hate. Those who remove the rind and contact the sweetness within through hard and consistent discipline, attain the peace we all desire; that peace is everlasting, unchanging, and overwhelming!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba