I Am Always Happy

"As I was coming here, some people greeted Me with the words:

“Happy birthday! Happy birthday!"

I am always happy. I need no "Happy" greetings.

Convey your greetings of "Happy birthday" to those who are not happy.

I am filled with infinite joy. I have never had any worry at

any time or place. What is the reason?

All things are transient like passing clouds. Why worry about them?

We should not be elated or depressed by births or deaths.

We came naked into the world.

When we leave, we cannot leave our address with "our" kith and kin.

How can they be "our kinsfolk?"

All these are worldly phenomena. As long as we live, we should spend our lives

in harmony and fellow-feeling.

All our difficulties can be overcome by contemplation on God.

Forgetting God and immersing yourself in worldly concerns,

what do you achieve? Have firm faith in God.

Don't give room for differences of caste, creed and nationality.

All names and forms belong to the Divine.

All that you see is a manifestation of the Cosmic Form of the Lord.

With firm faith in the Divine, chanting the Lord's name, redeem your lives."

~ Baba ~

(Divine Discourse at Hill View Stadium on 23-11-90)