Prashanti News Updates: September 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - October 01, 2013

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What should we do to get closer to the Lord and remain close to Him? Bhagawan instructs and guides us today.

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"Service in the name of Sai
- Service activities in Gujarat"

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Develop faith in yourselves, so that you can stand like a rock braving the rushing waters of the flood of negation. That faith will make you overcome the changing circumstances of the outer world. Keep the flame of detachment (vairagya) burning with tiny sticks until it grows into a big bonfire; welcome all chances to develop discrimination (viveka). Take the Name of the Lord and repeat it always. Sing to the Lord with faith and enthusiasm. Let the whole environment reverberate with the devotion you put into every Name that you sing. The Lord’s Name promotes comradeship and establishes concord; it stills all storms and grants peace. Become a blossom, exude the fragrance of seva (selfless service) and prema (love); then you will find a place in the garland that adorns the Lord.

- Divine Discourse, Jul 10, 1959.

Dedication ensures success; purifies inner vision and gives lasting joy. - Baba

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 30, 2013

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Is it enough if we develop detachment towards one object, person or place? Bhagawan explains through a simple parable today.

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"Fleeting Moments, Lasting Memories - Mr. Sathyanarayana Bhabhu, Part 2"

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There was a man from Puttaparthi who lived in a solitary hut on the banks of the Ganga. He was engaged in severe penance and was admired by other monks. One day, while bathing in the river, he overheard a party of pilgrims who had just alighted from the bus, talking in Telugu. His attachment to his mother tongue dragged him; He asked them where they came from. Slowly, he gathered that they were from Anantapur District, Penukonda Taluk. His ears ached for further details. When they said they were from Puttaparthi, the monk was elated and began enquiring about his lands, family and friends. When he learnt that a few of them had passed away, he started weeping! All his years of penance broke down before the onslaught of language-attachment! Practice detachment from now on, slowly and steadily! Do not continue to add things that bind you to them. Bind yourself to the great liberator, God.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 15, 1964.

Humility can be built only on a foundation of charity and detachment. - Baba

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 29, 2013

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We are ready to do many things in the name of God, but what does the Lord want from us? The Lord Himself explains to us today.

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"Shravanam Mananam Nididhyasanam - Episode 11 - clips from Discourse Delivered on 22 May 1990"

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No manifestation of the Lord needs any publicity. What do you know about God? Is your faith unshakable? You praise Him when things go well, and blame when things go wrong. Even before your devotion ripens, you strive to lead others, and plan for subscriptions and associations; all this is mere show which brings more spiritual loss than gain. When you start publicity you descend to the level of those who compete in collecting clientele, decrying others and extolling themselves. Remember, where money is calculated, garnered and exhibited to demonstrate one's achievements, God will not be present. God comes only where sincerity, faith and surrender are valued. Sing with yearning for Him. Hours of shouting do not count; a moment of concentrated prayer from the heart is enough to melt and move God.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 15, 1964.

Body is a house given to you on rent. Live there so long as He wills, thanking Him and paying Him the rent of faith and devotion. - Baba

Friday, September 27, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 28, 2013

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Why is deep faith important for success? Bhagawan explains to us emphatically today.

Audio Special:
"Tryst with Divinity - Mrs. Devika Gunasena & family from Sri Lanka"

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You must dive deep into the sea to get the pearls. What good is it to dabble among the waves near the shore and swear that the sea has no pearls in it and all tales of its existence are false? So too, if you are determined to get the full benefit from the Sathya Sai Avatar (or any form of the Divine), dive deep and get immersed in full. Half-heartedness, hesitation, doubt, cynicism, listening to tales, etc. is of no avail. Concentrated complete faith alone can bring victory. This is true of any worldly activity, is it not? How much more true must it be in the spiritual field? A hundred people might come to your house and even treat you with affection, but you do not address them as, “Papa or Daddy!” So too, remain attached to the one Name and Form that is dear to you. Have your mind fixed on that form at all times.

- Divine Discourse, Jul 10, 1959.

When one practices hisher religion with greater faith, there can be no hatred in the world,
for all religions are built on universal love. - Baba

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 27, 2013

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What is the disease that hurts those around us as much as it hurts us? What pill must we take to protect ourselves? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.

Audio Special:
"Special program on Ramzan presented by Sai students
on 9th Aug 2013"

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You take drugs in a vain attempt to escape from the grip of diseases. But you are unaware of the diseases that eat into the very vitals of your happiness and make you a social danger – the maladies of envy, malice, hatred and greed. Take this best medicine to rid yourself of these diseases! Believe that the Lord is living in every heart and so when you inflict pain, physical or mental, on anyone, you are slighting the Lord Himself. Never entertain hatred or contempt in your heart. Show your resentment, if you must, through carefully selected words but never through action. Introspect and repent for your own errors and pray for strength to refrain from your shortcomings.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 14, 1964.

Love will not submit to the forces of envy or hatred, however powerful they may be. - Baba

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 26, 2013

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Why does the Lord incarnate from time to time? Bhagawan explains so that we may benefit from the knowledge.

Audio Special:
"Love to Love - a musical selection
on Surrender - first aired live
on 20 Dec 2012"

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It is to clear the path of spiritual progress of mankind that the Lord incarnates from time to time. The restlessness (ashanthi) in which man is immersed has to be curbed. That is what is meant by, the declaration parithraanaaya saadhoonam - ‘the saving of the good’; the saving of individual beings from the tentacles of restlessness caused by want of knowledge, of the relative unimportance of worldly things. All beings must get peace and true happiness; that is the mission on which the Lord comes again and again on this earth. He selects a place full of holiness and takes on the human form, so that you may meet and talk to Him, understand and appreciate, listen and follow, experience and benefit.

- Divine Discourse, Jul 10, 1959.

Why fear when I am here? Let your faith in Me be strong.
I shall guide you and guard you. - Baba

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 25, 2013

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What should we do to make sure that this life, and the other gifts that have come with it are not wasted? Bhagawan answers this question for us today.

Audio Special:
"Study Circle on Grace - Team
from Region 94, SSSO"

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"The Vedas: Their Evolution & Significance - Prof.Venkataraman"

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We must have the awareness of the relative value of things; the discrimination between the real and relatively real. The gifts of reason and conscience must not be wasted through neglect. Your story should not be a repetition of that of the woodcutter, who was given a huge sandalwood forest as a reward, but, who out of sheer ignorance of the value of the trees, burnt the trees and sold them as charcoal at so much per bag! You ignore the Divinity that you really are and waste the opportunity to unfold it. Ignorance (ajnana) is imported from outside; what is native to you, what is within is wisdom (Jnana).

- Divine Discourse, Oct 14, 1964.

Righteous action and control of the senses are essential for the cultivation of
universal love and goodness. - Baba