Wise Words

 

Your Prayer

"For your prayer to reach God, you must stamp it with "faith" and address it with "love".  If you have faith and love, your prayers will reach God regardless of distance.

You must see that your love for God is pure and unsullied.  You must be prepared to subject yourself to God's tests.  The sooner you pass these tests, the nearer you will get to God.  There can be no spiritual advance without going through these tests."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(September 7, 1997)

 

Baba's Storytime - Devotion of the Gopis

 

The gopîs had the highest type of bhakti in their hearts. There was Neeraja, for example. She was warned against Krishna, when she came to Brindavan from a distant village as the bride of a gopa. In spite of all warnings, however, she saw Krishna during the Govardhana festival and when she saw Him, she surrendered her heart to the Lord. She passed through great ordeals on account of this spiritual attachment, but she bore it all with courage. 

She had seen Krishna first at the foot of the Govardhana hill playing sweetly of the flute. So she used to go often to that bower where she first saw Him, to inhale the holy air. She was the foremost among those gopîs who tried to curb the horses that drew Akrûra's chariot with Krishna in it, away from Brindavan to Mathurâ. 

She suffered silently the separation for years and years, until one day when she was exhausted with the agony, Krishna appeared before her in the self-same bower, where she was. She had one request to make, she longed to hear the divine flute, before she died on Krishna's lap. 

The Lord said, "I have not brought it" but just to grant her the boon, He broke a length of reed from the bower, made it in a trice into a flute and played on it a tune that melted Neeraja's heart into tears, which washed her soul away.

(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

Sai Madhuryam

 

One may be a master of all the Scriptures

And competent to teach the Vedanta;

One may be a great ruler

Living in a many-splendoured mansion;

One may be a valiant hero

Who has vanquished his enemies;

Or one may be a pitiable

Victim of poverty and privation.

If he has no devotion in him

His life is devoid of meaning.

A servant who is filled with love of the

 Lord is more to be adored than the overlord of the world.

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

May All Living Beings in All the Worlds be Happy

 

Jai Shri Krishna

 

Gems of Wisdom

Much of our disappointment comes from expecting others to think, act, or care exactly as we do. When we release unrealistic expectations, we free ourselves from unnecessary frustration. Instead of trying to control other people, focus on becoming the best version of yourself through kindness, discipline, humility, and continuous growth.

Hold yourself to high standards, but treat others with understanding. Appreciate what people choose to give rather than dwelling on what they don't. A life centered on personal growth, gratitude, and self-responsibility brings a deeper and more lasting sense of peace.

True happiness begins when you stop expecting the world to change for you and start becoming the person you aspire to be.

Samastha Lokha Sukhino Bhavantu

Divine Wisdom

 

God is Watching

"God is watching all that you do.  You may think that others do not know what you are up to.  You may hoodwink others but can you ever deceive God?  He knows everything.  So always do good.  All your sings will be atoned for when you make proper use of your senses."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(July 5, 2001)

 

The Mind

"The mind is a troublemaker.  It jumps from doubt to doubt; it puts obstacles in the way.  It weaves a net and gets entangled in it.  It is ever discontented.  It runs after a hundred things and away from another hundred.  Take up the task of training it to be an obedient servant.  It can be educated, if only you know how to do it.  Once it realizes the value of repetition of the Lord's name, it will adhere to that method of finding peace and joy." 

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 27, 1961)