Sadhana

 

What is it that we must achieve through Sadhana? Bhagawan explains through the symbols on the Prashanthi Flag He would hoist in the yesteryears.

"You must dedicate yourself to sadhana - continuous and conscious sadhana (spiritual practice). The symbol on the Prashanti Flag has to be clearly understood by everyone. Conquer lust, anger, hatred, and roam in the expanse of equal and impartial love to all created things, and then, you are fit for yoga (inner communion with Divinity), which will open the petals of your heart. Then, from the fragrance and beauty of that lotus will emerge the flame of jnana (spiritual wisdom), dispelling maya (world illusion) until you and the jyoti (flame) become one. 

It is when you approach the flame that it appears in all its majesty, in all its overwhelming size. Suppose you see it small, what does that indicate? Not that it is small, but that you are far away! Remember, the Sun and the Moon appear huge and bigger than the stars, for they are near and the stars are far. Approach the Lord and realise Him as big; do not stand afar and prate that He is small!"

 ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - 23 November, 1961)

The purity of heart and mastery over the senses - if you have these two credentials, grace is your right.

 BABA