SWAMI'S DISCOURSE
Service To Society Is Service To God
When the child emerges from the womb of its mother, one does not find any
garland around its neck. There are no jewels made of pearls nor are there
glittering gold ornaments. There are no necklaces studded with precious stones
like emeralds and diamonds. But there is one garland around its neck. Brahma
strings together the consequences of his past deeds into a heavy garland and
puts it around its neck at the time of birth.
(Telugu poem)
Embodiments Of Love, Students –Boys And Girls!
It is not possible to describe how fortunate a human being is.
Jantunam nara janma durlabham (of all living beings, human birth is the
rarest). Man is not able to realise the value of humanness and is deluded by
the sight of ephemeral and transitory objects of the world. The basis of man’s
life is not the transitory and ephemeral world. His life on earth is a
synthesis of moral, ethical and spiritual values. Man, in fact, is the image of
divinity. Mamaivamsho jivaloke jivabhuta sanathana (the eternal atma in all
beings is a part of My Being). All of you are a part of Myself, you are not
different from Me. Unable to realise the value of his humanness, man becomes a
victim of his many delusions. All your learning and your strenuous efforts
should be directed towards realising this truth. You don’t need anything else
after realising this fundamental truth. All the material possessions of this
world are a cause of bondage for man and so long as man is in bondage, he has
to suffer. Therefore, man should try to achieve freedom from this bondage. He
should get rid of the feeling of attachment. Nothing is ‘mine’ and ‘thine’,
everything is one. Develop the feeling in your heart that all are one. Only
then can you experience truth, peace and bliss.
The One Dwells In The Many
Embodiments Of Love!
Your life is full of ambitions and desires. You have to enquire whether you are
making
appropriate efforts to attain fulfilment in life. First search your heart to
know what your thoughts and feelings are – whether they are pure, steady and
selfless or are they tainted with desires. Desires are like luggage which is a
heavy burden in the journey of life. Less luggage more comfort makes travel a
pleasure. Therefore, gradually reduce your desires. If you have less luggage,
you will be more peaceful. On the contrary, man today is increasing his baggage
of desires instead of lightening it.
Thousands of people have assembled here. Heads are many, but the feeling is
one.
Ekatma sarva bhutantaratma (one atma dwells in all beings). Because of your
body attachment, you are subjected to too many troubles. Today you are a single
person. After completing your
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studies and securing a good job, you will try to get married. Then you become
two. When one wears one bangle, no sound is produced. Only when one wears two
bangles sound is produced. After marriage, you are inclined towards worldly
acquisitions. You will have children and your family will expand. With this
type of ‘progress’, how can you have peace? All these worldly attachments are
the result of your deluded thinking. There is no reality in them. When your
thoughts and feelings are not in the right direction, you are bound to suffer.
Instead of getting yourself entangled in worldly life, you should engage in the
service of society. Once you take to the path of service, your problems will
gradually decrease. Love All, Serve All. Do not consider anybody as other
person. Develop the feeling that he and you are one. The entire mankind is one.
What you see in this world is only the reaction, reflection and resound of the
reality that is one. Once you understand this truth, you will be peaceful. Only
then will your mind be steady and one-pointed in the pursuit of your study and
profession. Therefore, first and foremost, engage yourself in the service of
society. What is society? Society is your own reflection. Therefore, do not
distance yourself from society. Keep yourself always engaged in the service of
society. Why has God given hands to you? They are not given to scribble
something on paper. They should be fully engaged in the service of God. Work is
worship. Duty is God. Do your duty.
Embodiments Of Love!
You are now young and all your limbs are healthy and strong. First is the body.
Next
come the senses. Higher than the senses is the mind, and the intellect is
higher than the mind. The atma is the highest. When you understand and
contemplate on the principle of the atma, you will be free from all suffering
and bondage. It is the perversion of the mind that is the cause of all your
sufferings and bondages.
The Devaki And Yashoda Of
Kaliyuga
Once the mother of this body, Easwaramma, went to a well to fetch water.
Suddenly, she felt giddy and heard an ethereal voice, "I am entering your
body." She was fear-stricken and was at a loss to know what was entering her
body, whether it was a ghost, a spirit or an angel. She heard the voice again,
"I am entering your body for the welfare of the world."
Easwaramma was not the name given to the mother of this body at the time of her
birth. This name was given to her by Kondama Raju, the grandfather of this
body. He was a noble soul who had realised My Divinity even when I was a child.
Realising that she was the mother of
Easwara, he changed her name to Easwaramma (mother of God). Easwaramma was not
an ordinary woman; she was a high-souled person who was loved and admired by
one and all. Wherever she went, people greeted her with great love.
Karanam
Subbamma was one of great virtues. She had a highly respected position in the
village. As time passed, there was great transformation in her. She prepared
food for all the devotees who came for My darshan. Whatever she made, she made
it for the sake of Swami. Those days, I did not stay at home most of the time.
I moved about in the adjoining hills and valleys.
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Subbamma made many preparations, put them in a tiffin box and went searching
for Me wherever I was. Her love for Swami was great. In the Dwapara Yuga, it
was Devaki who gave birth to Krishna, but Yashoda had the great good fortune of
being called the mother of Krishna. Similarly, Subbamma had such great good
fortune in this Age.
Once
Karanam Subbamma performed Sathya- narayana Vrata. She invited Easwaramma also
to participate in it. As I was born after Easwaramma partook of the Prasadam
(sanctified food) of Sathyanarayana Vrata, I was given the name of
Sathyanarayana. Right from My birth, people did not consider Me as an ordinary
person; they always considered Me as a Transcendental Being endowed with great
divine powers. When I was a child, all the children in the village used to
surround Me. I used to ask everyone of them what he wanted. Each one of them
wanted to have something or the other like a pencil, a pen, a sweet or a
peppermint. Whatever they asked, I used to take it out of My empty bag. I did
not have even a single paisa with Me. On receiving the items they asked for,
they used to wonder how I was able to give them all those things. There was no
possibility of My mother giving them because she too had no money. One day, I
left My bag and went inside. Finding this as an opportune moment, the boys
searched the bag all over. They were not ordinary boys. They wanted to make
sure if there was anything hidden in the bag. After making a thorough search,
they could not find even a single pin. Then they realised that all these things
were coming from some unknown source. They were wonderstruck. In this manner, I
was always surrounded by boys right from My childhood. Gradually, My name
spread far and wide. This created jealousy in some people. In spite of the
jealousy of people, My name and fame spread to all corners of the world. People
from many countries of the world representing various faiths started coming to
Prasanthi Nilayam in large numbers and started celebrating their festivals
here. Now December is coming and Christmas is approaching. Christians from all
parts of the world will assemble here and celebrate this festival. Likewise,
Mohammedans also will come to Prasanthi Nilayam and pray for My permission to
celebrate their festivals. People belonging to all faiths have been coming to
Prasanthi Nilayam to celebrate their festivals here. As I have always been
telling you, "All are one."
Religions are many, but the goal is one.
Clothes are many but yarn is one.
Jewels are many but gold is one.
