Spread Noble thoughts everywhere - Swami You are engaged in service, singing bhajans and undertaking various spiritual practices. What benefit have you derived from these activities? When good feelings emerge from you, you get rich rewards. After sowing a neem seed, you cannot expect a mango fruit. As the seed, so is the tree. Likewise, as the feeling, so is the result. Good and evil are based on your feelings. Hence, develop noble thoughts and spread the message of love to the entire world. Cultivate the feeling that all are brothers and sisters.
- From Swami's Divine Discourse on 16th March 2003. ============================================================================================================ The Divine has to reveal Itself through His manifestations - Swami The Divine has to reveal Itself through His manifestations, largely shaped and modified by the nature of the times, the region and the cultural environment. The signs and wonders that I manifest are given names that do not convey the purpose or effect. They can be called chamathkaara (that which is inexplicable), that lead on to samskaara (refinement), which in turn urge one on towards paropakaara (helping others) and finally result in saakshaathkaara (vision of the divine)." - From Bhagavan's Birthday Divine Discourse in 1976. ================================================================================================ There is only one God and he is 'Sath-Chith-Ananda' (Being-Awareness-Bliss) Reflections of the sun shining in the sky can be seen in the oceans, rivers, lakes and wells. Though the reflections are varied, there is only one sun. The Divine is present in man like the unseen thread which holds a garland of gems together. The entire cosmos is permeated by the Divine and is the visible manifestation of the Divine. Nothing in the world, no object, no human being, no creature can be found wherein God is not present. There is only one God and he is 'Sath-Chith-Ananda' (Being-Awareness-Bliss). ========================================================================================================== What is spirituality? What is spirituality? It is the resolute pursuit of cosmic consciousness. Spirituality aims at enabling a person to manifest in all its fullness the divine cosmic consciousness (Chaitanya) that is present both within and outside oneself. It means getting rid of one's animal nature and developing the divine tendencies within one. It means breaking down the barriers between God and Nature and establishing their essential oneness. Today, people think that spirituality has no relation to mundane life, and vice versa. This is a big mistake. True divinity is a combination of spirituality and social obligations. National unity and social harmony are founded upon spirituality. It is the Divine that links spirituality and social existence. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saimsg+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
