Prashanti News Updates: February 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - March 01, 2017

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What is the foundation to realise God within us, in this very life? When should we begin this journey? Bhagawan lovingly shows us the way today.

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It is the consciousness in the physical body that enables man to enjoy the pleasures derived from the objects experienced through the senses. Once the truth, that humans alone have the ability to seek the everlasting by giving up attachment to the body, is realised, the divine nature of consciousness will become clear. Then, every action can be regarded as an offering to the Divine. Work will then be transformed into worship. When the identification of the Self with the body goes, action which may seem to be done for personal enjoyment can be converted into actions of dedication to the Divine. When actions are performed in this unselfish spirit, one can experience a sense of liberation and enjoy bliss that is beyond understanding. It all begins with the control of the senses, which is in fact the first stage in Self-realisation. It must be taken up early in one's life. One should not wait till old age to embark on this vital exercise. When death knocks at the door and one is surrounded by one's wailing kith and kin, there may be no time to think of God. Begin the Godward journey from now on.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1987.

Control of the senses and observing the accepted code of discipline are the
hallmarks of a cultured individual. - Baba

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 28, 2017

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How can we lead a Divine Life, and help others lead one too? Bhagawan lovingly shows us the way today.

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Divine Life is based on the quality of calm serenity (satwa guna), which must be cultivated. This quality can be built only upon satwic food - food that promotes health, strength, lightness of spirit, and earnestness of endeavour. There is no use distributing the juice of spirituality to underfed and weak people; make them strong enough to entertain strong beliefs and preserve strong ideals. Physical hunger must first be appeased by simple pure (satwic) food. Then, try to repeat the name of the Lord, the name that appeals to you the most. Do not treat the Name lightly; respect it even if you hear it from the lips of a beggar who uses it to procure alms. Though the person who utters it may not be good or may not have good intention, do not ill-treat the Name; for its purity can never be harmed. Thank them for reminding you of the Lord and go your way. Above all, do not laugh at and discourage those who call on the Lord.

- Divine Discourse, Dec 14, 1958.

Do not indulge in Namasmarana as a pastime or a fashion or a passing phase, or as an unpleasant part of an imposed time table, or as a bitter quota to be fulfilled each day. - Baba

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 27, 2017

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What does it take to shed our animal nature and progress to the stage of Divinity? Bhagawan, Our Loving God, poignantly points out to us today.

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To reach the Divine within, you must qualify yourself to pass through the four gates of self-control (Shama), self-enquiry (Vicharana), contentment (Trupti) and the company of the pious and virtuous (Satsanga). Shama calls for steadfast faith in the Lord and control of your senses and the mind. When you succeed in controlling the cognitive senses (Jnanendriyas), it becomes much easy to control the organs of action (Karmendriyas). Shama makes one a master of the mind and indriyas (sense and action organs). Such a person transcends the animal nature and can go forward from the human to the Divine. Birds, beasts and other creatures are concerned with the enjoyment of external things. Man alone is gifted with the capacity to discriminate between the transient and the permanent, and seek what is everlasting by controlling the senses and giving up attachment to the perishable body and the ephemeral objects of the phenomenal world.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1987.

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

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 26, 2017

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How is it possible for us to attain control of our senses? Bhagawan lovingly gives us a valuable tip today.

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No sadhana or spiritual exercise is greater than controlling the senses. All spiritual practices such as japa (chanting the Lord’s name) and tapa (penance) will be of no avail if senses are not controlled. You may be under the impression that it is not possible for a human being to control the senses. Here control does not mean total cessation. Discharge your duties as a householder, student or businessman. But whatever you do, do it with a feeling that all actions are performed to please God (Sarva Karma Bhagavad Preetyartham). You feel that arpitam (total surrender) to God is rather difficult, but according to Me, nothing is easier than this. Once you develop this feeling, all your senses will naturally be controlled. Ancients have said that bliss lies in visualising and experiencing your true form, that is, the Principle of the Atma. Proper utilisation of the senses will lead to the knowledge of the Atma.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 15, 1999.

Be like a star, which never wavers from the crescent, but is fixed, in steady faith. - Baba

Friday, February 24, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 25, 2017

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Often we experience peaks and troughs of illumination and confusion. Why is it so? What should we do to experience illumination and joy always? Bhagawan reminds us today.

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‘Ratri’ or Night signifies darkness. 'Shiva' means auspiciousness. So, ‘Shivaratri’ speaks of an auspiciousness which is inherent in darkness. It refers to the wisdom which exists in the midst of ignorance. Ignorance and wisdom are not distinct; they are basically the same. They are the opposite polarities of the same underlying principle. The state that transcends both wisdom and ignorance is Divinity (Paratatva). It is a stage which is not associated with any coming or going, where birth and death do not occur. So long as there is birth for the body, death has to follow. What is it that has taken birth? Is it the Atma? No. It is only the body which has taken birth. Remember, you are the eternal, never changing Atma. Light has value only when there is darkness. Therefore in times of trouble and sorrow, whenever problems arise, remember to evoke the principle of Divinity, which will shed illumination and light!

- Divine Discourse, Feb 17, 1985.

Only by the light of the Divine lamp inside can you blossom as a worthwhile person. - Baba

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - February 24, 2017

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What is the significance of Shivaratri that we must not forget? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today.

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On Shivaratri day you must try to establish friendship between your mind and God. Shivarathri is to remind you that the same Divinity is all-pervasive and is found everywhere. People believe Shiva lives in Kailasa. Where is Kailasa? Kailasa is your own joy and bliss. It signifies that Lord Shiva lives in the Kailasa of delight. If you develop joy and delight in your mind, then Shiva lives in you. How can you get this joy? It comes when you develop purity, steadiness and sacredness. Then your heart becomes filled with peace and bliss and is indeed Shiva’s Kailasa! Shiva will live in the sanctum sanctorum of your heart, within the temple which is your body. There is no use in just thinking of Shivaratri once a year. Every minute, every day, every night, you should think of Divinity and sanctify your time, for the Time Principle truly speaking is Shiva.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 17, 1985.

Resolve to carry on the quest of your own Reality. Resolve to live in the inspiration
and constant remembrance of God. - Baba