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Keshava Madhava

 

Keshava Madhava Jaya Deva Madhu Soodana

Netra Kamala Dala Atheeta Manohara

Antaryami Prabhu Parameswarea

Maya Manusha Vesha Leeladhara

The victorious Lord Keshava, Madhava, the slayer of the demon Madhu!  The most captivating Supreme Lord with lotus petal-shaped eyes, the Divine Indweller of the heart!  The Lord who has assumed an illusory human form to enact a Divine play!

May All Living Beings in All the Worlds be Happy

 

Children of God

"All are children of God.  Therefore, if at any time feelings of hatred develop between you and others, remind yourself that you are not separate from them.  Consider that all are one, achieve unity and experience bliss.  Seeing unity in diversity is divinity and true spirituality."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(May 31, 2008)

 

Peace and Harmony in the World

What is the greatest threat to peace and harmony in the world today? Bhagawan gives us an important reminder today that each one of us can become emissaries of peace.

"No quarter should be given for propaganda which sets up one religion against another. All the diverse communities in the nation should be united. Mankind should become one family. The world will then become a paradise. If differences are allowed to grow, the nation will disintegrate. 

It is said that atom bombs will reduce the world to ashes. But those who are promoting religious bigotry and hatred are doing damage worse than what atom bombs can do. They are destroying love and compassion in human hearts. They are breaking up mankind into fragments. There is no greater sin than this. 

What the world needs today is the redeeming and unifying force of love, love which continually expands and embraces more and more people. By giving up narrow ideas regarding one’s religion, nation or caste, by developing a broad outlook and cultivating the company of the good, you can elevate your life and make it meaningful and satisfying."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - December 25, 1985)

All religions, all scriptures, all spiritual teachings point only to one truth: the unity of divinity. – BABA

The Heart

"In the journey of life, the body is like a cart and the heart is like a horse.  Unless you feed the heart well, the journey cannot proceed properly.  The heart must be fed with good fodder in the form of good company, good conduct and good thoughts."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(May 3, 1987

God Dwells in All

 "One day in his wanderings, Buddha came to a village. The residents of the village were performing a yajna and as a part of the rituals, were preparing to sacrifice an animal. Buddha saw this and advised the villagers not to do so.

He said, "No harm must be done in any manner whatsoever to any living being, because God dwells in all."

Isanah sarvavidyanam.

Isvara sarvabhutanam.

God is wisdom. God dwells in all beings.

Buddha added, "This is what I have learnt. God dwells in all; therefore the individual is God and God is the individual. Hence, it is wrong to kill this animal."

The head priest replied, "Sir, we are not killing this animal; we are offering it liberation."

Amused by the reply, Buddha said, "You are offering liberation to an animal that did not ask for it. Instead, why don’t you liberate a person who is asking for it? Your argument has no basis in the scriptures. No Veda advocates what you are saying. Your observation is false and untrue. Do you think Lliberation can be granted by inflicting harm, pain, and injury? No! Your father, mother, wife, and son all want liberation. Why don’t you offer them in sacrifice and grant them all the liberation that they seek? You are so eager to liberate an animal that has no desire for it but unwilling to liberate fellow humans who are hungering for it. What kind of perverted logic is this? What you are trying to do is the worst of sins. Never hurt, injure, or kill living beings." 

This is how Buddha conveyed the idea:

Ahimsa paramo dharmah.

Ahimsa (nonviolence) is the greatest dharma of all.

The love principle inherent in man is equally present in all beings, birds and beasts included. Therefore, one has to place the same value on the lives of all beings. Share the love latent within you with not only fellow human beings but also with all creatures in nature. This is the true universal love principle. Such principle alone should be the basis of one’s life."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Buddha Poornima Discourse on 21.5.2000 in Brindavan)

Sai Blossoms

"Do bhajans with faith and enthusiasm.  Let the whole city shake with the devotion you put into every divine name that you sing.  The name promotes comradeship and establishes concord; it stills all storms and grants peace."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(July 10, 1959)

Gratitude

"All spiritual aspirants should cherish in their hearts with gratitude the good done to them by others and always remember whatever form in which help was rendered to them.  Only those who lead such grateful lives will be able to find peace and happiness in their lives." 

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(December 25, 1991)

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