Sunday, July 31, 2011

Uphold High Ideals


"Look upon the body as a shrine in which the Divine is installed.
Dedicate all actions to God."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - 17.8.96)


Friday, July 29, 2011

Style is Baba


"But Swami, He has His own style. He doesn't copy anybody.
If people say that a man's style is the man,
I say style is Baba, and Baba is style.
He has His own style. His dress has its own style;
His hair has His own style; nobody can imitate Him. It's impossible.
His style of eating, His style of drinking water, His style
of adjusting His hair, arre!
Style is Baba, that's all. It's fantastic, you can't
find any parallel."


(From: "Divine Reflections" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Dearest Swami ...

Dearest Swami,

I dreamt I was on a journey the other night. I found myself in a land full of little children, all dressed in orange like you always did. It looked like Your earthly abode and as I gazed in wonder, I suddenly realized that You were not there and that I would not be able to see Your form ever again.

Great sorrow and anguish then filled my heart. When I woke up, tears were streaming down my cheeks.

All I have now are memories of You, dear Lord, and how precious they are!


~ Divine Blossoms ~


Why God Incarnates


"God incarnates for the sake of redemption of mankind and not for His own sake. He needs nothing. He has everything. He comes down to tell humanity its divine origin and to exhort man to return to God by following the Love Principle. Through love, you can achieve anything. It is this message that has to be understood today: the role of the Avatar in leading mankind through love to a godly life."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - 4.4.1998)


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Cup and Needle


Thiruvalluvar, the renowned Tamil Saint, who has written the immortal work called "Kural", used to keep by his side, when he sat for meals, a needle and a small cup filled with water.

Once his host asked him why he insisted on having these two placed by the side of the plate.

He said, "Food should not be wasted. Even a grain is precious. Sometimes, stray grains of cooked rice or stray pieces of cooked vegetables fall off the plate or away from it, while I eat; then I lift them off the floor, with the help of this needle and stir them in the water to clean them, and eat them."

What a great lesson this is, for whose who waste more than they consume!


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(S.S. April 1993)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Hope

If you are only hopeful,
you are totally hopeless.

Do not hope -
if there is something you can do about it, just do it;
if not, just accept it gracefully.


(The Daily Enlightenment)

Man's Life


"Man's life is meaningful only because he can use it to see God.
The goal of life is the final merging in the sea, God.
You should not fill life with the world;
that will make it a vanity fair, an insanity fair."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(S.S. April 1993)


Saturday, July 23, 2011

Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba


"The Sai whom you have obtained -
Never disregard or fritter away the chance.
Once you lose, you will not be able to obtain
The chance to serve the Feet of Sai.
Arise! Arise! Arise from your ignorance."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~


Friday, July 22, 2011

Man Should Seek God Alone


"Man should seek God alone.
Once God's grace is secured,
all else will be got with ease."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - 19.2.93)


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Why Fear?


When your day is grey,
And you see no other way,
Fold your hands and pray,
You will hear Him say:
"Why fear when I am here?"

When your eyes are full of tears,
And you are enveloped with fears,
He will say, "My dear,
Why fear when I am here?"

When you have no other go,
And your mind sways to and fro,
Pray to Him, His grace will flow,
Assuring you: "Why fear when I am here?"

When the six enemies pull you down,
A hand will pick you up soon,
A protective hand and a kindly face
Telling you softly: "Have my grace:
Don't fear when I am here."


~ P. Mahalakshmi ~
(S.S. May 1996)


Monday, July 18, 2011

A Child's Smile



*A child's smile is the smile of God, whereas
others' smiles are commercial, political, financial,
social, influential or mental."


(From "Divine Reflections" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Develop the Spirit of Thyaga

"There was an old woman in Uttar Pradesh who used to give away many things in charity. She used to go about with her head bowed. Some people asked her why she was humbling herself in that manner when she could hold her head high because of the numerous gifts she was making to all and sundry. She modestly replied: "When the Lord is giving me so many things with His thousand hands, all that I am giving is only with a single hand. What reason is there for feeling proud about what I am doing? Should not people feel ashamed about giving to others with one hand what God gives to them with a thousand hands?"

Hence, everyone must develop the spirit of Thyaga (sacrifice). You must serve the people with your body. You have to cherish good and noble thoughts in your mind. You must use your wealth for supporting educational and other institutions to help the people. Give food to the starving. This is the way to lead a purposeful and sublime life. Life has been given to you not to fatten yourself. The body is the basic instrument for the practice of Dharma.

Dedicate your entire time to service and the discharge of your duties. Your sadhana must not befor selfish ends. It must promote the good of others. Giving up selfishness, cultivating selflesslove for others, sanctify your lives."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse on 7- 7-1990 - Guru Purnima Day)


Guru Purnima is a Celebration of Bliss

"Guru Purnima is a celebration of bliss, a chance to express our gratitude to our God, the Guru, praising Him full-throated for playing the role of Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the sustainer) and Maheswara (the annihilator).

Guru Purnima is an occasion for thanksgiving. Guru Purnima is a function where we can express our gratitude, an occasion to commit once again to the cause
and the mission for which we are born."


(From "Divine Reflections" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Dearest Swami ...


Dearest Swami,

Guru Purnima will be here again soon and I am already thinking how we shall miss You on this auspicious day.

We know You are still with us in spirit but it will not be the same like the “old days” when we could see You, feel You, touch You.

Each one of us will feel Your absence very much in our hearts and for many of us, tears will still roll when we think of the blissful times when You gave us darshan.

We shall now have to experience You within, dear Lord, as You would want us to do. Oh, how we all miss You!


~ Divine Blossoms ~


“I am not outside; I am within you. You see Me outside only in order to experience Me within yourselves.”

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~


Sunday, July 10, 2011

Make Your Lives Simple


"Make your lives simple. Execute the daily tasks in a spirit of love and mutual co-operation. Be tolerant towards the errors and failures of others. Look upon them with sympathy and equanimity. Be calm and without agitation under all conditions. Then your sentiments will be tender and unselfish. Envy, hatred and vindictiveness will not be able to gain entrance in the stronghold of your mind. You will have peace and happiness."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~


Friday, July 8, 2011

Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba


"The angry one never succeeds in any work,
And humiliation is his lot.
He indulges in sin and is scorned at by all in turn.
It destroys his wealth and self-respect;
It keeps him away from his kith and kin.
He loves everything everywhere."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Nama smaran



"Nama smaran is the one and only divine medicine capable of curing you of lack of mental equanimity, avarice and other ills which torment you. It gives you abiding peace and contentment."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~


Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Heat of Anger


Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal

with the intent of throwing it at someone else.

You are the first to get burnt.

And you might miss the person it was intended for.

If you hit him,

he might hurl another piece at you,

and it goes on endlessly.

What stupidity!


(The Daily Enlightenment)


Saturday, July 2, 2011

Tests


*God will never impose on you the ordeals which you cannot bear.
He tests His devotees in various ways.
Test is the taste of God.
Never fear any test."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - 25.12.98)

Friday, July 1, 2011

Shining Like a Mirror

Once a great painter was assigned by a king to execute a huge fresco of a scene from the Mahabharatha battle on the wall of his Durbar Hall.

Another painter came and asked for permission to execute a fresco on the opposite wall. He said he would within the same period prepare on his wall an equally grand fresco, in fact an exact replica of the other, inspite of a curtain being hung in between the walls.

On the date fixed for the opening of the frescoes to be seen by the king, the curtain was removed. The king was amazed to find an exact copy of the same scene from the Mahabharatha battle down to the minutest detail of lines and curves, tints and tilts, light and shade. The king questioned the painter as to how he could do it. The artist said that he had not used any brush or paint. What he did was thoroughly polish the wall assigned to him. He polished the wall in such a way that it shone like a mirror. So the duplicate fresco was only a reflection of the original.

Similarly we have to cleanse our mind and make it pure so that God's sublime grandeur and beauty may be reflected in our heart.


(Chinna Katha by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)


Life is a Game, Play It!

"Life is a game, play it!
The difficulties, the pleasures and pains,
the profits and losses come and go like passing clouds.
The very name of the world is "Ja - gath",
which means that which comes and goes.

In this world, only God is permanent,
everything else is transitory.
But we go by the changing world, forgetting God.
As a result, we suffer."


~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - 4.9.98)