Inner Transformation

 

How can one begin the inner transformation necessary to attain peace and freedom? 

"Each one of you must make your own heart a Prasanthi Nilayam. The transformation must begin from this very moment. Analyse your words, deeds, and thoughts, and get rid of evil ones that harm you and others; instead, cultivate sahana (fortitude), shanti (firm peace), satya (truth), etc. 

Now, the mind flutters about and squats on all and sundry objects in the Universe. It refuses to stay only on one idea - God. Like the fly that sits on fair and foul, but denies itself the pleasure of sitting on a hot cinder, the mind too flees from all thoughts of God. The fly will be destroyed if it sits on fire; the mind too is destroyed when it dwells on God, for the mind is but a pattern of desire woven with warp and woof of the same material! 

Desire ceases when God seizes the mind. In fact, since desire is the very stuff of which the mind is made, the mind becomes nonexistent when God completely occupies the mind; then you become free."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - September 26, 1965)

The heart is like a musical chair in which there is room for only one. Give, in your heart, place only for God. – BABA

Sai Madhuryam

Out of action arises the bondage of Delusion;

From Delusion grows a perverted mind;

Mental perversion leads to perverse deeds;

Such deeds again result in rebirth.

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

Sri Sathya Sai Speaks

"Since I move feely among you, talking and singing, even intellectuals are unable to grasp My truth.  My power, My glory or My real task as Avatar, I can solve any problem however knotty.  I am beyond the reach of the most intensive inquiry and the most meticulous measurement.  Only those who have recognized My love and experienced that love can assert that they have glimpsed My reality.  For the path of Love is the royal road that leads mankind to Me."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(June 19, 1974)

Sai Blossoms

"Man should keep his tongue under control, serve society with dedication and lead a worthy life.  Life is essentially transient.  Hence while life lasts, one must earn the esteem and regard of one's fellowmen.  One should not waste one's life.  It must be filled with bliss.  This is the true path for everyone."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(October 1, 1995)

 

Divine Wisdom

 

Beyond the Mind

"According to Bhagawan, mind is nothing but a bundle of desires.  He often uses the example of a handkerchief which is full of threads made out of cotton and closely interwoven.  Once the threads are removed, the handkerchief does not exist.  This analogy gives us sufficient understanding of the main problem of life.  Every religion also emphasizes this particular point - grow beyond the mind.  One has to transcend mental barriers.

How is this possible?  The panacea given by Bhagawan: eradicate desires and annihilate the mind to make it functionless.  Once it is desireless, the mind no longer exists.  By being free of desires one goes beyond it and into the no-mind state.  In Sanskrit we call it: Manolaya."

 

(From the book "Sai-Chology" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)

Gems of Wisdom

 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

Baba's Storytime - The Lord Cares for Single Minded Yearning

 

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)

Avatar Declaration Day

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 

Divine Wisdom