Offer God real flowers grown in the garden of your heart ~ Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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We arrive with nothing and leave with nothing. But between those two moments, we have the chance to leave something priceless behind - a kindness someone remembers, a life we touched, a heart we made lighter. That is a legacy worth leaving.
Samastha Lokha Sukhino Bhavanthu
Caste and conduct are based on each other, and there is no caste without its corresponding conduct, or controlling restrictions. That is done for purposes of systematic training and for elevating the individual, not for suppressing or cheating him. If a boy is admitted into the primary school or nursery school instead of a college, you cannot say that he is cheated or treated with contempt. It is the first step toward college and a degree.
But remember, the Lord makes no difference between caste and caste. What He cares for is virtue and single minded yearning. When the elephant Gajendra raised its trunk and surrendered to the Lord and prayed to Him for succour, it was no longer a beast; its beasthood had dropped off. A piece of paper, however soiled or directed, is valued and kept in the strong box as a precious possession once it has imprinted on it the insignia of the Reserve Bank and is called a hundred-rupee note. Devotion makes the lowest into the rarest of men.
There was a devotee called Sena in Delhi at the time of Akbar’s reign. He was the royal masseur at the court of the emperor. Every morning at seven, the emperor expected him at his side and had ordered that he should massage his body for half an hour. One day, Sena entered his worship room as usual and, in the ecstasy of that Vision of Beauty, lost all sense of time! His wife ran about in panic outside the closed door, for she had no mind to disturb her husband’s concentration.
Meanwhile, Akbar was being massaged by Sena at the Palace, and the emperor was praising him, “Sena, I have never felt so happy all these days; your fingers are indeed divine.” When the session was about to close, Akbar saw in the cup of oil on the teapot in front of him the reflection of the masseur’s face, and he was surprised to find that the face was of Krishna! He turned to examine the face of his attendant, but he was no longer there!
The lord does not weigh the status or caste of the individual before bestowing His grace. He is all-merciful, and His grace, like rain or moonlight, falls on all. The Vedas themselves declare this. So, have faith in this and proceed to deserve it and to acquire it.
(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
It was on this auspicious day (October 20) back in 1940 when our Divine Master (Sathyanarayana Raju) revealed His Divine Identity to the world and mentioned about the glorious mission for which He had come.
This was also the time when our Divine Master manufactured the Love Anthem sung with vigor till today known as
MANASA BHAJOREY GURU CHARANAM
Salutations to our Sat-Guru who did not only come to awaken the Divinity latent in all but also gifted us with Music so that we may sing His Glory with our Soul.
Samasta Lokha Sukhino Bhavantu
"So many things are happening and events taking place in our life, yet we do not see Baba all the time. That is the predicament. If we can always feel Him throughout, we then enter the state of Constant Integrated Awareness, according to Bhagawan.
The quintessence of thought management (as per Swami) is that one could be thoughtless if there is only one uppermost thought of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on our minds. One can be desireless if we yearn for the grace and the Presence of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in our lives.
The best way to withdraw the mind to a thoughtless state or desireless state is to meditate on Him or sing His glory, whichever is the best and easiest way."
(From the book "Sai-Chology) by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)
What is the potency of chanting the Name of the Lord?
"Remember the name of the Lord, even associate it with the form, and have that form fixed in the mind’s eye. It is a lamp, shedding light in the recesses of your heart. Have the name on the tongue, and it will drive away the inner darkness as well as the outer. Peace within, brotherliness without - that is the sign of a person engaged in nama-japam (repeating the name of the Lord).
The name of the Lord has vast potentiality. Let me tell you an incident about this. Once, Jnanadev and Namdev together walked across a forest track, and both were afflicted with unbearable thirst. They discovered a well, but they found no rope or vessel with which they could draw the precious liquid within reach. It was a deep well with no steps, and the water was far, far beneath.
Jnanadev, who had attained Brahma-jnana (knowledge of the Supreme Being), identified himself with a bird that flew down the well and drank its fill. His thirst was quenched that way. Namdev called upon the Lord by name; the Lord answered, the water in the well rose; yes, rose until he could reach it with his hands and slake his thirst.
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - March 7, 1962)
Fill the Divine Name with your love whenever you repeat it; saturate it with devotion. That is the easiest path for all of you. - BABA
"Let there be unity between your thoughts, words and deeds. That is triple purity (Trikarana shuddhi). What you think, you should speak; what you speak, you must put into practice. That is real humanness."
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(August, 6, 2008)
What is the sadhana we must undertake during the Navaratri festival?
"One has to strive to realise the transcendental nature of Divinity by controlling the three gunas at least to a certain extent. That is the sadhana one has to undertake during these nine days of the Navaratri festival and thereby attain God’s grace. It is only then that one can experience real mental peace.
Through peace, one can attain happiness. The great Poet Saint Tyagaraja has explained this in his famous kirtana, "Shantamu leka saukhyamu ledu" (Without peace, there can be no happiness). Therefore, peace is most essential for a human being. That is his very life-breath.
Peace cannot be attained by developing strength of the physical body, intellect, wealth or progeny. King Dhritharashtra had enough of all these, but he never enjoyed peace. Why? He did not have the power of Dharma and Divinity to support him. Therefore, he became a victim of evil-mindedness and bad qualities and ultimately perished.
Embodiments of Love! Dharmabala (strength of righteousness) and Daivabala (strength that comes from God) are the two attributes which are most important for the success of a human being in his endeavours. One has to acquire these two qualities and dedicate his life to the service of society."
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(Divine Discourse - September 24, 1976)
Happiness and peace are not to be found in wealth, position, or power. All these generate only fear and anxiety, not peace and happiness. - BABA
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