Stories Galore - Bheema and Hanuman, Buddha and Rahul, Sita and Rama
June 21, 2002 (Friday)
Sri Sathya Sai at Prasanthi Nilayam
Today Swami came to Ganesh portico at around 3:15 pm. He then called a few
students and asked them to bring mangoes. He went to the children sitting in
the Mandir and distributed clothes to them.
Swami : (To a teacher.) Did you get mango? You did not get a ripe mango. (Swami
asked another teacher to give ripe fruits.)
Warden : Swami, mangoes have been distributed to all the boys and devotees.
Swami : (To a teacher.) Do you know about the battle between Arjuna and Hanuman?
Teacher : No Swami, I heard about the battle between Bheema and Hanuman.
Bheema and Hanuman
Swami : The war between Bheema and Hanuman was totally different. One day
Hanuman was sitting with his tail spread on the path and then Bheema came and
asked Hanuman to remove his tail from the path. Hanuman told him that he was
very old and did not even have the strength to get up and thus asked Bheema to
move the tail so that he can proceed. Bheema tried to lift the tail with his
left hand but failed. He tried again with his right hand and later with both
hands. He could not move the tail. He realised that this monkey was very
powerful. Hanuman was Bheema’s elder brother. They were both born to Vayu (Wind
God).
Teacher : Swami, if both Hanuman and Bheema were brothers, then why was there
such a difference in their strengths?
Swami : Though they were both sons of Vayu, Hanuman had greater faith and
devotion.
Swami : (To a student.) Who was Bheema?
Student : Swami, he was one of the Pancha (five) Pandavas.
Swami : Who was Bheema’s brother?
Student : Hanuman, Swami.
Swami : Who told you?
Student : Swami, You told us just now.
Swami : Who was Rahul?
Buddha with his son - Rahul
Student : Swami, he was Gautam Buddha’s son.
Swami : What was Buddha’s actual name?
Student : Swami, Siddhartha.
Swami : When did he get the name Buddha?
Student : Swami, after Self-Realisation.
Swami : After Self-Realisation, there is no Buddha, only Atma exists. He said
‘I am Atma.’ Atma is everywhere. ‘I’ is everywhere. (Pointing to another boy.)
What is your name?
Student : Swami, Mahesh.
Swami : What is the meaning of Mahesh?
Student : Swami, Lord Shiva.
Swami : (To Prof Anil Kumar) Once the five fingers started fighting amongst
themselves about who was the greatest. The little finger said, “When we offer
Pranams (salutations), I am the one in front, so I am the greatest.” The ring
finger said, “I am the one who is decorated, so I am the greatest.” The middle
finger said, “I am the tallest among all, so I am the greatest.” The forefinger
said, “I am the one who indicates to all, so I am the best.” Finally, the thumb
said, “Without me none of you can work, so I am the greatest.” Which is the
greatest among them?
Prof A.K. : Swami, only if all of them are together, we can use the hand.
Swami : All are one, be alike to everyone.
Prof A.K. : Swami, when all is one, how does one progress? Unity in diversity
and diversity in unity, aren’t these two mutually opposite?
Swami : They are like two sides of a coin. From a worldly perspective, you must
see the diversity in unity. But from the spiritual point of view, you must see
unity in diversity. You must realise the unity in creation. You say, “This is
my leg, this is my hand”, but is anyone asking, “Who am I?” God is one and the
world is zero. Only when you are beside God, will you have value, otherwise you
are a zero. There is the number - ‘1’. If you add ‘1’ to it, it becomes ‘2’. If
you subtract ‘1’ from it, it becomes zero. If you keep it beside itself it
becomes ‘11’. But one is one and not eleven. ‘1’ is unity and ‘11’ is
diversity. Light a candle. Keep a pot with 9 holes on that candle. Then, cover
it with a Turkish towel. You cannot see any light. Remove the towel and you
will see the light emanating from the 9 holes. Now, break the pot and you can
see the one light from the candle. Likewise, this body is the pot with 9 holes.
The candle is the Atma. Delusion is the towel. Remove the delusion and give up
body attachment and then you can see the light of life.
A husband doesn’t know his wife before marriage. They have no relationship with
each other. The moment they are married, wife says that so and so is my
husband. Not only that, she claims a right on his property too!
Lord Rama and Mother Sita
During the marriage of Rama and Sita, Rama did not look at her. Janaka
introduced Sita to Rama. He told Rama that she was His wife. Still Rama did not
look at her. Then, Vishwamitra asked Him why He wasn’t looking at her. Rama
told him that she was still Janaka’s daughter and not His wife. One has no
right to look at others’ property.
Suppose there is a house. You won’t allow anyone to stick bills on the walls
until the house is yours. Once you sell it, you will not bother about the
house. As long as there is delusion (Bhrama), you cannot realise Brahma.
Prajnaanam Brahma (God is pure awareness/consciousness). Tat Tvam Asi.
(That thou art) Ayam Atma Brahma means I am Atma and Brahman. They direct you
to unity in diversity. Bulbs are many, but the current that flows through them
is one. Similarly, rooms are many, but the house is one. What separates each
room is a wall. Remove the wall and there is no difference between the rooms.
The world is like a big house. America, Pakistan, India, etc., are like the
rooms. Remove the borders and there will be no more distinction between the
countries and there will not be any more fighting. All are one; be alike to
everyone. The differences between you all are like walls. They bring conflicts.
Remove them. Give up the attachment.
A mother calls her son - ‘my son’. This increases the attachment. As long as
there is body, there is attachment. There is a 16-year-old boy. His mother is
40 years old. He addresses her as ‘Mother’. One day, she dies. The boy weeps on
the dead body and cries, “Mother, you have left me.” But who has left? The body
is still there. Even then, the boy says that she has left him. It is the light
that has left the body. That light is the life of his mother. The body created
the attachment towards his mother. As long as the body is there, there is
attachment.
To be Continued...
Source: Students with Sai: Conversations (2000-2004)
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