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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 21, 2014

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What was the important lesson the wise Uddhava learnt from the Gopikas? Bhagawan explains today and thereby gives us a profound lesson.

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Lord Krishna’s friend Uddhava, was adept in the Path of Knowledge. He approached Krishna so that he can teach it to the cowherds. Krishna smiled and said, “Devotion and purity are fundamental to Gopikas – they are in Me, I am always enshrined in their hearts, you may not understand it!” Uddhava wasn’t convinced, so Lord Krishna sent him to Gokul. Uddhava said to them, “Let me teach you the path of wisdom to realize the Divine”. The Gopikas admonished Uddhava, “We don’t want to waste time on Yogas and Scriptures. Krishna is everything to us, give us one simple means.” Confused, Uddhava, now asked the Gopikas, “How would you become one with Krishna?” The innocent Gopikas responded, “If Krishna were a flower, I would be a bee whirling around Him. If Krishna were the mountain, I will become a river. If He is the deep ocean, I will be a small stream, joining Him”. Uddhava then understood that Gopikas always tuned themselves to adore the Lord, anywhere and everywhere.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 3.

To regard the Universe as a manifestation of God and to experience it as such is real devotion. - Baba

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Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 20, 2014

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Is physical health and comfort a sufficient condition for peace and happiness? If not, what is it we need to do? Bhagawan explains with a lucid example.

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Consider your physical body a chariot. Just as the horse is important for the chariot, your mind is the most important thing for your body. What is the point if the chariot is very tastefully decorated and the horse is starved? Today, many of you are caring so much for the body and entirely neglecting the mind. Many have a very good, soft bed and stay in air-conditioned rooms, yet their body feels the heat and the mind is suffering from restlessness, with no peace of mind. Why? You are caring so much for the body and neglecting the mind. Take good care of the mind. If you do so, even if you go to a forest, it will be for-rest! The most appropriate food for your mind are virtues, good feelings, good conduct and good thought. Feed the horse well, the chariot will run! So too, take good care of your mind, you will be happy and peaceful.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 2.

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

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 19, 2014

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Bhagawan often tells us that service is best rendered when it is suffused with the feeling of humility. He gives us a beautiful example to illustrate the same.

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There was once an old woman in Paris. It was winter and December was around the corner. Many poor people were sleeping on the streets and shivering with cold. She went around the streets and covered them with a blanket. She completed the job without any fuss or noise. Over time, the people in the town came to know about it. They wondered why this humble old woman who was herself struggling to make her ends meet setting out to help others! When children used to ask her, “Grandma, why are you walking with your head down? You are a great person!” she would respond humbly, “God is giving us everything with many hands, and I am giving with a single hand. Is that not a shame for me?” Many great people world over, have placed before us the high ideals of charity.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 4.

Have constructive thoughts, consoling words and compassionate acts. - Baba

Monday, February 17, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 18, 2014

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Who should we serve? And how should we perform it? Bhagawan gives us guidance to improve the quality of service we do.

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Many people try to do Hata Yoga or develop Kundalini Shakthi and so on. Some invoke evil spirits to harm others. These forms of spiritual practices are not Satwik. God is the Eternal Absolute (Sat) and the individual is Consciousness (Chit). When these two (Sat and Chit) merge, you have bliss (Ananda). Your spiritual practices must help you to realise this bliss (Sat-chit-ananda). Only such practices deem to be called Sadhana. Where is God (Sat)? God is present in everyone. So always be prepared to serve everyone, regarding them as Divine. Your spiritual practices (Sadhana) must help you cultivate the feeling of Universal Love and adoration for the Divine who embraces everyone. There is no higher spiritual practice than the cultivation of Love. Hence, intensify your spiritual practices in the spirit that the one God pervades the many forms in the Universe.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 3.

The highest sadhana is to transform love into service. Service will lead you to devotion. - Baba

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 17, 2014

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Who should we serve? And how should we perform it? Bhagawan gives us guidance to improve the quality of service we do.

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Always help the poor and those suffering and in distress. Once upon a time, in Tamil Nadu, lived a poet saint who squatted on the small veranda of his hut and chanted beautiful songs to the Lord. One day, it was raining heavily. Another man came and asked him if he could also take shelter there. The devotee said, “There was place just enough for me to stretch out, but now that you are here we will both sit erect.” Later, another man stopped by and asked for shelter. The devotee again agreed saying, “There was place for the two of us to sit. Now that you also have joined, let us all stand.” He thus taught the principle of helping everyone and not sending anyone away who needed help, even when the means are limited. Cultivate this attitude of sharing with others any good thing you have. Thus you can practice daily, the great principle of fin ding God in every being.

- Summer Showers in Brindavan: 1972, Ch 21.

Service must spring out of Love and scatter Love in profusion. - Baba

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 16, 2014

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Why should we give up criticising anyone? Bhagawan lovingly reinforces today and grants us His benediction.

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God dwells in each and every one of us. Do not criticise anybody, you will accumulate sin. Do not hate anyone. Never deride anyone’s action or ridicule them on the grounds of caste, race, gender, religion or community. There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. There is only one religion, the religion of love. There is only one language, the language of the heart. All of you must understand and internalize this. Become an ideal person from today. Develop faith in the ‘Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God’. Do not worry about the past, forget it. This will lead you to real bliss. Thus I bless you!

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 1.

Pure Love will never submit itself to the forces of envy or hatred, however
powerful they may be. - Baba

Friday, February 14, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 15, 2014

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What does God expect of us for all the gifts He has bestowed upon us? Bhagawan Himself explains to us today.

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Do not think that God is at some distant place. He is with you, nearer than your most beloved family. Develop good qualities. Be a part of the society by undertaking noble activities. God (Bhagawan) does not expect anything from you nor does He need anything. All He cares for is your good reputation. The body is bound to perish. No one can escape death, even if they hide themselves in a forest. Do not worry about it. Continuously develop virtues as they will remain with you and protect you always. Use your discrimination, but this should not be individual discrimination, but be discrimination at the societal and universal level. Only then truth and right conduct will prevail. This should be the barometer for your conduct.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 1.

Practice the attitude of offering every act at the Feet of God as a flower is
offered in worship. - Baba

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 14, 2014

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Who is a good person and who is a bad person? What should we carefully cherish, guard and protect to live happily? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.

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Who is a bad person? Anyone who sees evil in good is bad; stay away from them. If you join bad company, knowingly or unknowingly, you will lose good qualities. Many have reaped poor fate due to bad company. Who is a good person? Anyone who sees good, even in a bad person, is good. You must develop friendship with the good. There may be some evil qualities in you; do not worry or become weak because of this. Develop good qualities increasingly. God will always be in you, with you, around you and will take care of you. Whatever task you undertake, discriminate carefully, follow the noble path and always do good acts. Keep your heart sacred and pure. Never fill it with bad thoughts and feelings. You must start early, drive slowly and reach safely. When you develop good qualities, your journey to the future will be smooth.

- Divine Discourse, 'My Dear Students', Vol 2, Ch 1.

You experience pain and pleasure as a result of your own action and not due to any
act of the Divine. - Baba