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Monday, January 21, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 22, 2013

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How can one’s true worth be measured? Bhagawan explains to us, in his own inimitable style today.

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One may know the 700 verses of the Bhagavad Gita by heart, but trust Me, the time that was spent in learning by rote and reciting it, is all a waste, if one does not resolutely act upon even a single verse. It is not the resolution that matters; it is resoluteness. Resolution is just a string of words. In fact, that learning might even be a handicap as that skill can affect the head and make one swell with pride. The price of sugarcane is fixed according to the sugar content in it. You evaluate oranges in proportion to the juice they contain, is it not? So too, one is worthy of honour in proportion to the knowledge of the Self acquired. This knowledge alone can confer steadiness, strength and real happiness.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1964.

Just as fire is needed till the rice is cooked, so also spiritual practices are needed till you realize your innate divinity. - Baba

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 21, 2013

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How can we choose the spiritual practice that is right for us? Bhagawan explains to us today through a lively example.

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Install a radio receiver, select the wavelength of the station you propose to listen to, and tune it correctly to that wavelength. You will then hear the radio program loud and clear, is it not? Your ear will tell you the accuracy with which you have tuned. Akin to this, you must enter into a course of spiritual discipline. Choose any mantra or incantation of the Lord that pleases you. Meditate on it and repeat it continuously with accurate care and steady attention; tune in to the Voice of God within you. Do not pay heed to the obstacles that come in the way, in the form of satire and criticism that people around you give freely. They may be experts only on short-lived trivialities of social life or sensual pleasure. Persist on your practices - your own experience will tell you the validity and value of this experiment!

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1964.

To evoke the Divine in you, there is no better method than Namasmarana. - Baba

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 20, 2013

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Why should we forever live in unity with the rest of the universe? How can we make it happen? Bhagawan explains the significance of Divinity everywhere around us.

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The silence you maintain in temples and devotional congregation must be carried over to wherever you go. It must be taken as an exercise in the control of the senses. Senses always are exterior oriented. The tongue should not talk evil. The eyes should not look out for evil. The ears should not seek evil. The presence of God in every being makes everyone holy. Thinking low of others amounts to thinking low of God. You must always cultivate the feeling that God is the Father and everyone around you are brothers and sisters. This brotherhood is more real and binding than the blood brotherhood, for here the paternal property for which you struggle can be shared without the share of the other being diminished in any way. Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poomamevaavasishyate - When the Full is subtracted from the Full, what is left is still Full!

- Divine Discourse, Oct 19, 1966.

Spiritual Practice (Sadhana) is constantly cultivating good thoughts and
undertaking good deeds. - Baba

Friday, January 18, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 19, 2013

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Why should each one of us conquer our elemental passions? Bhagawan explains and encourages us to progress quickly, unto Him.

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Unaware of your Divine Status, you revel in low company, you toil and sweat as the slave of mean passions, which drag you into disgrace. Be the royal heir that you really are! Be like the lotus, which though born in the slush at the bottom of the lake, through its sheer will-power, rises above the waters, to see the Sun and be inspired by its rays. The lotus discards contact with water, though it is born and bred in that element. So too, you should avoid being attached to the elemental passions! How long are you to sit content with the minor role of a clown or a clout? Have you no ambition? Why smother your genuine talents under a self-imposed mask? Quit the zero roles today and take on the role of the Hero and shine! This is your right!

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1964.

When the heart is pure, the light of wisdom shines. - Baba

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 18, 2013

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What is the attitude a devotee must possess and why? Bhagawan advises us with a memorable example today.

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Take the ups and downs of life as natural. They are incidental to the world of compounds and components. When an empty plantain leaf is kept, it tends to move up in the wind and fly. But, when you serve dishes on it, the food and the leaf will remain unshaken. So too, fill your mind and heart with the virtues of faith, steady discipline, devotion, detachment and equanimity - these are items of the spiritual menu. Then you will not sink with every blow. When you have attained true wisdom, you will find that good fortune should not be gloated over, nor bad fortune grieved over. A hero treats both with equal unconcern. Pain and Gain are breezes and storms that cannot affect the depths of the ocean of bliss in the heart of a true devotee.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 19, 1966.

What is the sign of your being good? You are happy at others’ happiness; you grieve when another grieves. - Baba

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 17, 2013

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Why should we exercise discretion in our thoughts, words and deeds? Bhagawan lovingly explains and motivates us.

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Desire makes one crave for sabdha (sounds), sparsha (touch), rupa (form), rasa (taste), gandha (smell) - the qualities of the five Elements that constitute the body. One is prompted by the element of Space present within to seek sweet sounds that satisfy the ear; by the element of Air within, to run after smooth and soft things that yield pleasure to the skin, by the element of Fire to pursue things that are beautiful and appealing to the eye; the Water element makes one crave for food and drink that are tasty to the tongue, and the element of Earth urges one to cater to the nose, by trying to enjoy pleasant smells. Just as the high temperatures from the Sun is controlled, modulated and reduced by the systems in your body to a congenial temperature of 98.4 degrees, you must keep the forces of your elemental passions in check and bring it down to tolerable levels, for congenial living.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 19, 1964.

You cannot liberate yourself from bondage to the wheel of duality (pleasure and pain, joy and grief, etc.) so long as you are led by your senses. - Baba

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 16, 2013

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What should be the basis for social initiatives? Bhagawan explains to us today, and inspires us.

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"Tales that transform direct from the Divine - Chinnakatha playlets by USA Sai Youth - Humility"

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Pure love alone can carry out successfully projects of service and welfare. Love creates sympathy; Love will show the way where hatred creates complexities. When a toddler is learning to walk, love will place no obstacles on the path. On the other hand, it will encourage, welcoming each forward step and overlooking each fall. Unfortunately, many a beneficial ventures are laid barren because of harsh criticism and wanton disparagements. Noble works must be executed with lots of love. True devotion alone can transform people’s hearts and lead them in the path of Truth and Right Conduct. Any trace of greed for gain degrades love. That is why a child is all love as it has no attachment to the goods of the world.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 19, 1966.

Winning love through love is the vital aspect of devotion. - Baba