Prashanti News Updates: August 2015

Monday, August 31, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - September 01, 2015

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What should be the result of study of spiritual study? Bhagawan clearly explains to us the path today.

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Your heart should be like glass, with the spiritual light inside illuminating the world outside. The inner urges on interacting with the world outside should make one lean towards service, empathy and mutual help. Presently, people read and study all kinds of unintelligible Vedantic texts and struggle with commentaries and translations to grasp their sense. Knowledge is being poured down their throats; but the potion does not get down to soften their heart. The spiritual truths should not be put on for mere public exhibition, as in a drama, where appropriate dresses are worn on the stage but taken off when the actor moves off the stage. They must be adhered to all the time to derive the Atma ananda (Bliss of the Soul) which they genuinely confer. Bliss is easily attained by careful, well-timed and regulated discipline; it cannot be got by spurts and skips. You must take the effort to learn each lesson of virtue through systematic study and diligent application to attain success.

- Divine Discourse, Sep 21, 1960.

When God is pleased with you, the whole world will be pleased with you. Therefore, let all your efforts be directed towards pleasing God. - Baba

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - August 31, 2015

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What is the important truth we must always remember while following the rules of the world? Bhagawan emphatically explains to us today.

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Practical dharma, or rules of good behaviour (achara-dharma), relates to temporary matters concerning our problems and physical needs, to our passing relationships with the objective world. The very instrument of those rules, the human body, is not permanent, so how can then these rules be eternal? How can their nature be true? The Eternal cannot be expressed by the evanescent; light cannot be revealed from darkness. The Eternal emerges only from the Eternal; truth emanates only from truth. Therefore, follow the objective codes of dharma relating to worldly activities and daily life, with the full knowledge and consciousness of the inner basic Atma-dharma. Then only can the internal and external urges cooperate and yield the bliss of harmonious progress. If in your daily avocations, you translate the real values of eternaldharma into love-filled acts, then your duty to the inner reality, the Atma-dharma, is also fulfilled. Always build your living on the Atmic base; then, your spiritual progress is assured.

- Dharma Vahini, Ch 2.

When animal feelings are washed out, Divine feelings begin to flow spontaneously. - Baba

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - August 30, 2015

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What is the importance we should accord to proper understanding of rituals and practices? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.

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When you do not discriminate the process and purpose of every act, and go ahead doing them with no understanding, you reduce them to a funny fossilized routine. Once even Prahlada observed, “Since it is difficult to destroy egotism, people take the easier option to offer dumb animals at the altar. Animal sacrifice is the manifestation of the quality of inertia (tamo guna); it is the path of bondage. Sacrifice of the animal of egotism is the purest sacrifice (satwic yajna)on the Godward path of liberation.” Thus the highest goal(paramaartha) of the past is turned into the fool’s goal(paaramaartha) of these days! Similarly every one of the ancient practices, which were once full of meaning has grown wild beyond recognition. It is now impossible to pluck the tree by the roots and plant a new one. So the existing tree must be trimmed and trained to grow straight. Always remember the highest goal and never dilute it into the lowest.

- Dharma Vahini, Ch 1.

Surrendering the fruit of action to the Lord is real sacrifice. - Baba

Friday, August 28, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - August 29, 2015

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Why is it utmost essential to practice righteousness at all times, sincerely? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.

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Truth (Satya) sustains the cosmos, virtue (Dharma) protects and promotes the peace of mankind. All activities must be infused with the ideals of Satyaand Dharma. Dharma never suffers decline; only its practice declines. So divine incarnations take place to restore faith in Dharma, to revitalise its practice and to demonstrate that the practice of Dharma confers peace, joy and prosperity. If Dharma is ignored, it amounts to sacrilege, for Dharma is God and God is Righteousness (Dharma). People see God in a picture, an icon, or a plaster of Paris figurine but God really is most manifest in a righteous action (Dharma). One may spend enormous sums for pilgrimages and for rituals and ceremonies but that will not take them anywhere nearer to God. What profit can one earn in the spiritual field, if they adore God and at the same time, insult and injure their fellowmen?

- Divine Discourse, Jun 21, 1979.

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. - Baba

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - August 28, 2015

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On the occasion of Onam (the holy day for the people of Kerala), why should we discriminate and sanctify every thought, word and action? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today so that we may always tread the noble path.

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When you eat a banana, you have to first remove the skin; so it is with other fruits as well be it a mango or an orange. The sweet substance has to be reached after removal of the bitter skin. For Emperor Bali to be received and accepted by God, the bitter cover of egoism and power-mania had to be removed. Ignorance, maya (delusion), illusion, pride, etc. are the components of the skin. The festival of Onam comes and goes, but you are no way nearer to God. This is because while Onam is thoroughly welcomed and enjoyed, generosity, renunciation, love and the spirit of service are not given an equally hearty welcome. Take this as the Onam Message - strive to manifest, cultivate and express Love, suppressing pride and egoism, so that you win the Grace of God.

- Divine Discourse, Aug 30, 1974.

Every obstacle is a step that leads you to the Divine Bliss (Aananda) that can never be destroyed or taken away from you. - Baba

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - August 27, 2015

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What are the most important precepts a teacher must give his or her students? Bhagawan explains drawing the example of Gurus of yore.

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The Gurus (preceptors) of the past taught only from experience; they loved their pupils and sought to correct their faults and failings, that is how their students lead happy and useful lives. When the pupils finally left the Guru’s home, he exhorted them to follow two guidelines (Sutras) which were as essential for life as the two eyes (netras) - Speak the truth; Walk on the path of righteousness (Satyam vada, Dharmam chara). The Guru had the faith that the pupil (shishya) would take the advice to heart, for he himself was the living proof of their value and validity. TheGuru always takes great care to remove from the heart of the pupil the weeds of evil habits and tendencies, and implant therein the seeds of love. He insists on spiritual discipline (sadhana) for purifying the pupils’ minds and to render them strong enough to overcome temptations of all kinds. Virtue and character alone marks a truly educated person.

- Divine Discourse, Jun 21, 1979.

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Live without hating others, condemning others, and seeking faults in others. – Baba