Dharma is misunderstood <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/dharmaismisunderstood_june2013.jpg> <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2014/11/dharma-is-misunderstood/> Dharma is misunderstood Thursday, November 13th, 2014 What is meant by Dharma? What is the essence of Dharma? Can common people lead a happy life and survive if they stick to Dharma? Naturally, these doubts confuse the mind in the course of life, discoursed Bhagawan explaining the dark clouds loom over the righteous farbic of society… Despite God Himself telling it, in language never spoken earlier, men of today have not leant the right lessons…The world around, happenings around indicate that man continues to ignore the Divine Call…over and over again…let’s pay heed… What is meant by Dharma? What is the essence of Dharma? Can common people lead a happy life and survive if they stick to Dharma? Naturally, these doubts confuse the mind in the course of life. Solving them is necessary, even urgent. Dharma is misunderstood <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/bhagawanondharma_june2013.jpg> As soon as Dharma is mentioned, the ordinary person takes it to mean: giving alms, feeding and providing lodging to pilgrims, adherence to one’s traditional profession or craft, law-abiding nature, discrimination between right and wrong, the pursuit of one’s innate nature over the freaks of one’s own mind, the fruition of one’s fondest desires, and so on. Of course, it is a long, long time since the spotless countenance of dharma was tarnished beyond recognition. Dharma is misunderstood <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/declineindharma_june2013.jpg> Beautiful fields and groves run wild with neglect and soon become unrecognizable bush land and thorny jungle; fine trees are hewn by greedy people, and the shape of the landscape is changed. With the passage of time, people get accustomed to the new state of things and don’t notice the transformation, the decline. This has also happened to Dharma. Everyone has to acquaint himself with the outlines of Dharma, expounded in the Vedas, Scriptures (sastras), and Puranas. Misunderstood by incompetent intelligence, unbridled emotion, and impure reasoning, these works have been grossly diluted, and their glory has suffered grievously. Dharma is misunderstood <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/whengreatteachingsare_june2013.jpg> Just as raindrops from the clear blue sky get coloured and contaminated when they fall on the soil, the unsullied message of the ancient sages (rishis), the example of their shining deeds, and the bright untarnished urges behind their actions are all turned into ugly caricatures of their original grandeur by uncultured interpreters and scholars. Books written for children contain illustrations to clarify the text; but the children spend their time with the pictures, forgetting what they are intended to clarify. In the same way, the unwary and the uneducated mistake the rituals, which are designed to illustrate the grand truths, as profoundly real in themselves and ignore the truth that they were meant to elucidate. Travellers moving along the road rest for a while in wayside shelters, but during their stay, they damage by neglect or misuse the very structure that gives them rest. So too, the dull and perverse alter the very face of Vedic morality and deceive the world into believing that their handiwork is what the Vedas teach! When such mauling of Dharma took place, when the face of Dharma suffered disfigurement at the hands of the enemies of God, the Lord responded to the call of the gods and the godly and saved the world from ruin, by restoring Right and Truth in the field of Dharma and Karma, i.e. in both ideal and practice. Dharma is misunderstood <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/whocancure_june2013.jpg> Now, who can cure the present blindness? Man has to slay the six-fold beast of inner enemies (arishadvarga) that lead him on to disaster: lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride, and hate. Thus only can Dharma be restored. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2014/11/dharma-is-misunderstood/> http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2014/11/dharma-is-misunderstood/ Why do we have fear – knowingly or unknowingly at times? How can we overcome fear? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today. Today’s Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam, Thursday, November 13, 2014 <https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10801593_751794868242987_6353442390675416399_n.jpg?oh=b74bd49cbb98b9190f941fdc9ac78df6&oe=54DC1846> Desire and disappointments are the order ...of the day. Human life for most people seems to be full of fear. Various types of fears haunt wherever one is, whatever one does. How can one escape fear? Even the little objects of happiness which one seems to derive from life, is coupled with fear of losing them soon! Sin and merit, joy and sorrow, profit and loss, light and darkness are pairs of opposites that every being undergoes during their lives. Truly speaking, the absence of one (sorrow), indicates the presence of other (joy)! Saint Adi Shankara further clarified, “Where there is no attachment, there will be no fear!” How can one attain that state? By attaining proximity with the Divine! He further exhorted, “Banish fear by cultivating detachment (Vairagya) and journeying towards the Self. It is through Self-Realization that you can understand the true nature of fear and overcome it. - My Dear Students, Vol 3, Ch 17. Fear is nothing but a bundle of negative thoughts. Counter it with positive thoughts. - BABA. Get 'Thought for the day' in your email every day. 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The eyes that were intoxicated with the beauty of His Darshan and never satiated, unknowingly then, turned within in search of that divine glimpse. Isn't that how He purified us, isn't that how He made us seekers? That was th...e magic of our Sai's Darshan! Here we are presenting a short clip of 'Thursday Divine Darshan' -19 with the bhajan "Chandra Shekharaya Nama Om" by Sai Students at Ooty, 1991 Watch it here in this link: <https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuufXnfQCpno&h=6AQEmHXY2&s=1> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uufXnfQCpno Or watch in our website: <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Archives/darshan-video/thursday-darshan-videos.htm> http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Archives/darshan-video/thursday-darshan-videos.htm What do you think about this Initiative? Please let us know by writing in to h2h@ <http://radiosai.org/> radiosai.org. Do not forget to mention your name and country. You can write your comment also in our web page below the Thursday Divine Darshan Video. Radiosai facebook team RADIO SAI'S SPECIAL THURSDAY LIVE - NOVEMBER 13, 2014 <https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10389126_751712704917870_3388929151030781689_n.jpg?oh=2c5d269efaabdd8918e8c840abce4ff7&oe=54E844A9&__gda__=1424708803_a0e9c0bbcc879060de9b1a633ebcd23a> Dear brothers and sisters, Loving Sairam! In the past two years Radiosai has had the opportunity to place at Bhagawan's feet, through the platform of Thursday live, various segments fo...cusing on aspects of Swami's life and message. The positive response we receive from all of you is itself a sign for us that Bhagawan is graciously accepting our humble offerings. Today we are glad to inform you about a NEW segment we are placing before Him. Starting this Thursday, we will offer as part of our live broadcast from Prasanthi Nilayam a special 'Children's Hour on Radio Sai'. This will be from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. So make sure your children don't miss this! We'll have story telling, conversation with children and many more such interesting programmes for children, and may be even by children in the future. The time of this segment, we believe will be suitable for Children to listen (at least in India!) We hope the children are done with their homework and this coincides with their leisure time in the evening. It is a great opportunity for family bonding between parents and children, as they enjoy our program together. We do hope this new segment helps in drawing the little ones of the Sai Family closer to our beloved Mother Sai. Here is the complete schedule for tomorrow's Thursday Live programme – November 13, 2014 <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_12/01NOV14/13_11_2014_schedule.htm> http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_12/01NOV14/13_11_2014_schedule.htm Here is the link to Tune in and Listen to the Live Programmes. <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.radiosai.org%2Fwww%2Fasia.html&h=rAQF7VJkZ&enc=AZOyUMw3IUqlLWGk-tbCMHd9vxCXhiizAbu5M8KCK-eT5GKHTUVgo4ifG2krTYKPwhrBUKWExR1M8qiEzpjoVQQ73-Lzh2bG9Vllovl6h0fYXzpVYcWNqgGORMvrJsov9rHpJBrCDoa3C9v_Ncr0mpQ8&s=1> http://media.radiosai.org/www/asia.html Every Thursday from 6:30 AM to 9.45 PM you will have a member of the Radio Sai Team hosting the programme Live from Prasanthi Nilayam on Asia Stream. This live hosting of our Thursday programmes is our offering to our Dearest Lord Sai for giving us this opportunity to connect the world to Prasanthi Nilayam, which is truly the spiritual capital of the universe. 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National Birthday Celebrations: 'Love is My Form' - Livestream As excitement builds up towards the 89th Birthday celebrations of our Lord, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, you must be making your own preparations towards the joyous occasion, be it in your centres, participating in the national celebrations or indeed being present in His Divine Presence in Prasanthi Nilayam. As you know, we are celebrating the National Birthday Celebrations on the 15th November in Wandsworth, London. Participation is by registration which will close soon. If you are unable to attend please click on the link below to view the live stream from the National Birthday Celebrations event in Wandsworth, London between 11.00 am - 16.30 pm on Saturday 15th of November. Please feel free to forward this to other fellow devotees who will benefit as well. We thank you for your participation and Sai Ram <http://www.srisathyasai.org.uk/national-programmes/nationalbirthday2014/livestream.php> http://www.srisathyasai.org.uk/national-programmes/nationalbirthday2014/livestream.php Please see the event programme linked below for information on the days proceedings - <http://www.srisathyasai.org.uk/national-programmes/nationalbirthday2014/resources/NBC%202014%20Programme.pdf> http://www.srisathyasai.org.uk/national-programmes/nationalbirthday2014/resources/NBC%202014%20Programme.pdf On Behalf of the Planning Team Email: 12.11.2014 A Mass Cleaning Seva ,,, <https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10406385_672602166171502_860606420414263219_n.jpg?oh=3496e98191f14b41735e704f68c042b5&oe=54EA27DA> As an humble offering to Beloved Bhagawan on HIS 89th birth anniversary, the Youth of Mumbai plan to do a mass cleaning seva on November 30th 2014. The seva will take place at Borivili National Park from 9:00 am to 11:30 am on November 30th 2014. All those who are youthful in mind and spirit are most welcome to be a part of this shramdaan. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txgUxNiCyow&list=UUJxHxs-4-O7qmlWgBn8pvsQ> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txgUxNiCyow&list=UUJxHxs-4-O7qmlWgBn8pvsQ> What continues to fascinate Me about My SWAMI - Part 5 - Conversation with Dr. V.Mohan Radio Sai Special Video: What continues to fascinate Me about My SWAMI (Part 5) Conversation with Dr. V. Mohan at Radio Sai Studio. Padma Shri Dr.V. Mohan is an eminent Indian Diabetologist, who has been working in the field of diabetes for over 30 years in Chennai. Dr. Mohan is the chairman and Chief of Diabetology at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control and an IDF Centre of Educa...tion. 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