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Friday, March 23, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 24, 2012

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24 March, 2012

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Why should we lead a noble, active and healthy life? Bhagawan explains to us today.

Audio Special:
"A Matter of Conscience - Part 2
- Mr. Kartik Ramesh"

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"The Dramas of Life Divine - Veeranjaneya, Part 1"

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The purpose of human life is not to be consumers of food, to be a burden upon the earth, and be an animal that is a slave to the senses. There is no profit in being a horde of idlers and loungers, who shy from hard work, and accumulate fat, growing into monstrous shapes. Nor should one ignore the creator, allowing both intelligence and discrimination to go to waste, without an iota of gratitude to the giver of all the gifts which one consumes and enjoys! The Lord has declared that He is the Pourusha (vitality, adventure and aspiration) in human beings. However strong may be the force of the drag of one’s previous births, it must yield to the strength of adventure and achievement emanating from this Pourusha. Unaware of this potentiality you are misled into cursing your fate and accepting the ‘inescapable’ effects of what you dread as 'Prarabdha' or effects of karma (past actions). Exercise Pourusha and let it be your life breath. Living is struggling, striving, achieving.

- Geetha Vahini, Chap 12.

Where the qualities of zeal, determination, courage, intelligence, ability and heroism are present, there Divine help manifests. -Baba

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 23, 2012

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23 March, 2012

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How should we celebrate a festival? Bhagawan directs us on this festive occasion of Ugadi (Telugu New Year’s day).

Audio Special:
"Special - a Tribute to late Dr. Victor Krishna Kanu - Part 1"

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"Sai Seva: Effective
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Watch the Live Video Webcast of the Ugadi Programme tomorrow morning at around 8.15 a.m. and also at 5.15 p.m (IST) in the evening on our website www.radiosai.org.

You would have celebrated many Ugadi (New Year day) festivals in your life. Certain traditional practices go with every festival, such as having a sacred bath, wearing new clothes, cleaning the house and decorating it with buntings of green leaves. True greatness lies in purifying our thoughts, not merely the transient human body. The significance of a festival does not lie in wearing new clothes but in cultivating new and noble thoughts. The house should be decorated not merely with the buntings of green leaves, but with the buntings of love. Share your love with everyone you meet. Only then would you be celebrating the festival in its true spirit. In this New Year sanctify your thoughts with sacred and broad feelings. Develop divine love and foster peace in every country. Start the day by praying, “May the whole world be happy!” You will then lead a blissful and peaceful life, full of enthusiasm.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 18, 1999.

If you want to enjoy life, fill yourself with good thoughts. -Baba

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 22, 2012

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22 March, 2012

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Why should we have a check on our thoughts? How can a person’s thoughts influence the wellbeing of the society? Bhagawan explains today.

Audio Special:
"Tryst with Divinity
- Mr. Arthur Hillcoat and
Mrs. Poppy Hillcoat - Part 2"

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H2H Special:
"Video Musings:
Miracle of Pure Love
Prof. G. Venkataraman"

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Today, people’s behaviour is not good because their thoughts are polluted. And because their thoughts and actions have become perverted, the country is passing through troubles and turmoil. People have filled their mind with thoughts of mundane, ephemeral, and transient things. These thoughts are negative in nature; only those based on Truth are positive. If the feelings and intentions behind your actions are good, the results will also be good. Sacred thoughts, good words, and noble deeds are the true human values. Thoughts are your permanent assets. As is the thought, so is the mind. If thoughts are good, humanity will blossom into Divinity.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 18, 1999.

A heart saturated with love for God can never entertain thoughts of violence. -Baba

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 21, 2012

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21 March, 2012

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Bhagawan gives us a practical tip as to how to control the mind and guides us today.

Audio Special:
"Talk and Question Answer session by Prof. G. Venkataraman with a Malaysian group, Mar 2012"

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"Prasanthi Diary: March 21, 2010 – Fifth Day of the Bhagavatha Sapthaham"

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The mind has an innate tendency to merge in whatever it contacts; it craves for this merger and so, it is ever agitated and restless. But by constant practice and training, it can be directed towards the Pranava (Om, the Primordial Sound) and taught to be one with it. The mind is naturally drawn towards sound and hence, it is compared to a serpent. The snake has two crude qualities - one, its crooked gait and second, the tendency to bite all that comes in its way. Human beings too seek to hold and possess all that they set their eyes on; people too move about crookedly. But there is in the serpent one praiseworthy trait; however poisonous and deadly its nature might be, when the strains of the charmer's music are played, it spreads its hood and merges itself in the sweetness of that melody, forgetting everything else. Similarly people too can, by practice, merge themselves into the bliss of Pranava.

- Geetha Vahini, Chap 12.

Mind control is more heroic and beneficial than any other system of control. -Baba

Monday, March 19, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 20, 2012

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20 March, 2012

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How do we grasp the the subtle unity behind the obvious multiplicity? Bhagawan explains and guides us today.

Audio Special:
"Talk by Dr. B. G. Pitre, Education conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- 21 July 2008"

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H2H Special:
"Get Inspired: The Plan of
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Divinity is one, and is the real basis for the Universe. Like the string for a garland and the foundation for a multi-storey building, Divinity penetrates and holds together everything and everyone; it is the foundation for the structure of the Universe. Only the flowers and buildings are visible to your eyes, not the string and the foundation. Unless you invest time and effort to reason it out, they escape your attention. That does not mean they are non-existent! Never be misled by the aadheya (the contained, the thing held) into denying the Aadhaar (the basis, the container). For the Seen, there is an Unseen Basis. To grasp the Unseen, the best means is inquiry, and the right proof is experience. For those who have experienced, no description is needed.

- Geetha Vahini, Chap 12.

Education must open the eyes and enable them to recognize the One behind the many. -Baba

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sai Inspires - 19th March 2012 from Prashanti Nilayam

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19 March, 2012

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How to conquer desire and progress on the spiritual path?Bhagawan enlightens us today.

Audio Special:
"Performance by Leipzig Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra at Prasanthi Nilayam, 4 Aug 2007"

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H2H Special:
"Why We Should Spread The Fragranc of Pure Love?
- Prof. G. Venkataraman"

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Following Dharma (virtuous conduct) purifies the mind and leads you to God. It creates a taste for the Name and the Form of God. For example, if you love the Name and Form of Lord Krishna, you will naturally respect and obey the command of Krishna which is found in the Bhagawat Gita. Have your chosen Divine Name on the tongue and the Form in your inner eye, then the demon called ‘Unending Desire’ will fly away from your mind, leaving joy and contentment within you. Do your daily duties with God in your heart as witness. Start now with the first step which is Naamasmarana (remembrance of the Name of the Lord, the Universal Indweller). This will naturally lead you on to progressive steps, until the goal is reached.

- Divine Discourse, March 22, 1965.

Avoid hating, envying or even disliking anyone. Put love into practice through service. - Baba

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 18, 2012

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18 March, 2012

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Bhagawan today explains in a lucid manner the cosmic mystery behind the One appearing to be many.

Audio Special:
"Satsang with a Techie
- Part 1"

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"Swami and Me: A Million
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Imagine you are walking at dusk when things are seen dimly and a rope lies on the path. Now each one who sees it has their own idea of what it is, though it is really just a length of rope. One steps across it, taking it to be a garland. Another thinks that it is a mark made by running water and treads on it. The third imagines it to be a vine, a creeper plucked from a tree that has fallen on the road. Some others are scared that it is a snake. Similarly, the one Divine without any change or transformation affecting It, manifests in the Universe with many names and forms, due to the dusk of maya (Illusion). Just as the dim light confuses people and provokes various feelings and reactions, maya disillusions people. The rope is ever the rope though it is the basis for all the variety.

- Geetha Vahini, Chap 12.

There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. There is only one God,
He is omnipresent. - Baba

Friday, March 16, 2012

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 17, 2012

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17 March, 2012

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How do we always ‘do good, see good and be good’? Bhagawan explains to us today.		Audio Special: "Talks during the Valedictory function of the Annual Sports and Cultural meet 15 Jan 2012" Click Here to Listen Now		H2H Special: "Cover Story: Sanathana Sarathi…Recreating a 'Prasanthi' in Every Home" Click Here to Read Now
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The Vedas proclaim that all this is Brahman (Divinity), one unitary uniform substance, appearing only to the faulty eye as many. You must assert Aham Brahmaasmi (I am Divine); you can then transmute yourself into ‘sons of immortality’ (Amrithasya Puthraah). Since you always say Aham dehaasmi (I am the body), the combination of five elements which will one day disintegrate back into those elements, you degrade yourself into Anruthasya Puthraah, that is, ‘sons of Illusion’. It is this attitude that breeds grief and is the root of discontent. Constantly ruminate on the indwelling God; it will promote in you love for all beings. You will then see only good in others and strive only to do good to others.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 22, 1965.

An air conditioner may cool your body. But only the grace of God can cool the
heated brain and troubled heart. - Baba