The Divine Mother Once Easwaramma came to Me and requested "Swami! Several poor mothers have come here alongwith their children. They have no food to eat. Kindly bless them.." Then I rendered them proper help and thus fulfilled Easwaramma's wish. On another day, she came to Me and expressed her anguish thus: "Swami! Small children of five years' age are daily walking to Bukkapatnam and back for attending to school. How can they study after walking a such a long distance daily?" Then, I called their parents and advised them "These tiny tots can learn more from their mothers than from their teachers in a school. Instead of sending these small children to such a long distance for education, you first teach them what little you know. You teach them at least two or three alphabets which you know". Later, I established a school in Puttaparthi and fulfilled the wish of Easwaramma.
The mothers of those days, though they were innocent and illiterate, never gave up praying to God. Love God. - Swami =========================================================================== Always be engaged in the Service of the Lord - Swami 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. 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. - From Swami's 2006 Birthday Divine Discourse. ========================================================================== It was Pravesa, not Prasava "Years later as Swami sat one day surrounded by His devotees, there was an abrupt interruption. A pundit, well-versed in the holy Puranas felt a sudden urge to ask a question. "Swami! Was your incarnation a Pravesa (an entrance) or a Prasava (encience)?" I could not quite understand the relevance of the interruption that jolted everybody away from jocular mood of the talk, but Swami knew the reason. Turning to Easwaramma seated in front, He said, "Tell Rama Sarma what happened that day near the well after your mother-in-law had warned you." Mother said, "She had dreamt of Sathya Narayana Deva and He cautioned me that I should not be frightened if something happens to me through the will of God. That morning when I was at the well drawing water, a big ball of blue light came rolling toward me and I fainted and fell. I felt, it glided into me." Swami turned to Rama Sarma with a smile 'There you have the answer. I was not begotten. It was Pravesa, not Prasava." Sathya Sai Baba, Sanathana Sarathi, 11/96, pag 306. ===========================================================================
