Faith

Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba

"Mother's love is more fragrant than the jasmine flower;

It is more tender than the Champak creeper;

Soften than the creamy layer of cheese and butter;

More beautiful than the peacock's eye

And more soothing than full moon light."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

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Prema

"How is Prema to be cultivated?

It can be done through two methods:

(1) Consider the faults of others no matter how big

to be insignificant and negligible.  Consider your

own faults, however insignificant, to be big

and feel repentant.

(2) Whatever you do with yourself or with others, 

do it remembering that God is omnipresent.

He sees and hears and knows everything."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Prema Vahini)

Quotable Quotes

Divine Wisdom

Dance of the Soul

 

 

When Thou didst sit upon Thy throne, with a

Crown upon Thy head, I did prostrate myself

Upon the ground and called Thee "My Lord".

When Thou didst stretch out Thy hand in blessing

Over me, I knelt and called Thee "My Master."

When Thou didst raise me from the ground, holding

Me with Thine arms, I drew closer to Thee and

Called Thee "My Beloved".

But when Thy caressing hands held my head

Next to Thy glowing heart and Thou didst kiss me,

I smiled and called Thee "Myself".

(From: "Dance of the Soul",

Sufi Sayings by Hazrat Inayat Khan)

Significant Words

 Last Dasara, on the day when the poor were fed, I and few others were holding back the thousands, beyond the gate of Prasanthi Nilayam for over two hours, when suddenly, in obedience to some one’s orders, they broke all barriers and rushed pell-mell to the pandal, to the left of the Nilayam! 
 

I was very much annoyed that all our labour gone to waste; but Baba called me towards the pandal saying “Menon! Go and see that all are seated in rows. I am coming.” I went to the pandal and was surprised to see all that motley mass arranged in perfect rows. 

Baba came there in a few minutes. He walked along the rows, and turning towards me, said, “Menon! Look at the wonderful variety of creation!” That was a revealing remark. Those words opened my eyes. Yes, there must have been present in that pandal, at that time, many pious souls, sadhakas, saints, seekers, pretenders, penitents, idlers, idealists, castaways, morons, misfits, and many other types besides, making up this vast multicoloured panorama of humanity. The scene was not something to be viewed with disgust, as I was prone to; it was something to be watched, and studied with sympathy and discrimination.

A few hours later when the feeding had started and Baba had served with His Hand the sweets to the poor, Himself to each and everyone. I was in the kitchen near the pile of the rice, straightening my back to relieve the strain. Suddenly, Baba appeared before us. He asked me, “Grand, isn’t it?” I replied, “Yes, Swami. There must be at least three thousands.” But Baba smiled and said, “Not that! The Shanti and the Ananda  (Peace and Happiness) here now… How is that?” Significant words those two! Yes, they revealed to me my error, in getting disgusted with the noise and confusion all around me. I must have concentrated, instead on the Ananda that the poor got and the consequent Shanti that prevailed in their minds. These were more real, than the noise and confusion, certainly.

Thus does Baba, by a casual remark, a word or two, reveal to the ignorant the significance of things and events. He is The Sadguru, the Supreme Teacher.

~ Sri PS Menon ~

(S.S. Sept.1970)

Quotable Quotes

"Anyone can build a house of wood and bricks,

but the Buddha taught us that sort of home

is not our real home.  It's a home in the world

and it follows the ways of the world.

Our real home is inner peace."

~ Ajahn Chah ~

Divine Wisdom

The Instrument of Flattery

Zebunnissa was the daughter of the Moghul Emperor Aurangazeb. She was not only beautiful and charming but a great scholar and a poetess. She was an ardent lover of Indian Culture.

Once, Aurangazeb gave her a beautiful mirror as a birthday gift. Zebunnissa loved the mirror very much. One day her maid was holding the mirror to her while Zebunnissa was combing her hair after her bath. The mirror just slipped from the hand of the maid and broke into pieces. 

The maid was mortally afraid. She knew that the mirror was a precious gift, given to the princess and how much she loved the mirror. The maid was prepared to accept any punishment her princess may give her. She fell at her feet. 

But the princess very calmly said with a smile. "Get up. I am glad the instrument of flattery is broken. Why worry over the broken mirror? Even this body to which all these articles cater is liable to damage and destruction". 

Is this not a lesson in detachment?

(Chinna Katha from the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

Quotable Quotes

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, 

the world will know peace.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi ~

Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba

"Charity is the ornament for the hand

Truth is the ornament for the throat

Listening to the sacred text is the ornament for the ears

Of what use are all other jewels?"

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

A Sincere Seeker

"A sincere seeker and devotee can have no interest in

the world's theatre of objective pleasures and petty passions.

These inferior desires have to be renounced and checked.

They lie at the root of all misery."

~ Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Prashanti Vahini)