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<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IiGGthWgCc> Thursday Divine Darshan of
Sathya Sai Baba - Part 73
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<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ABAhPnP0c> GLOBAL SAI SYMPHONY - JAWAHARLAL
NEHRU STADIUM, DELHI - 28 NOV 2015
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<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0x2MhAnuoc> GLOBAL SAI SYMPHONY - JAWAHARLAL
NEHRU STADIUM, DELHI - 28 NOV 2015
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"Today, all the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space) are polluted
and, consequently man is mired in insecurity. Today the world is losing its
ecological balance as man, out of utter selfishness, is robbing mother Earth of
her resources like coal, petroleum, iron, etc. As a result, we find
earthquakes, floods, and such other devastating natural calamities. Human life
will find fulfilment only when ecological balance is maintained. Bala...nce in
human life and balance in Nature, both are equally important."
- Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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The individual ‘I’ believes it is limited; but that is an illusion. It is the
same Universal Spirit, imagining itself to be limited. This awareness can come
to you either through a flash of intellectual analysis or a flash of Universal
Love. The awareness is an act of ...identification which requires Love. Love is
God; Love is the means and end. That is why there are no atheists for there is
no being without love of some kind or other. And love of any kind, of any
measure, is but a spark of Divinity. Love knows no fear, it promotes truth, it
finds peace, it builds faith, and it promotes concord. To develop love, the
easiest, highest and the most fruitful sacrifice is that of the ego. Crucify it
and be free. Dedicate it to God, and be rich and happy beyond all your
imagination. - Divine Discourse, Nov-1970.
Righteous action and control of the senses are essential for the cultivation of
universal love and goodness. - BABA.
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The Lord is attained only through supreme devotion (para-bhakthi). Supreme
devotion can be acquired only through spiritual wisdom (jnana). Spiritual
wisdom can be cultivated only through faith (sraddha), and faith comes only
through love. So how is love to be cultivated? Through two m...ethods: 1.
Always consider the faults of others, however big, to be insignificant and
negligible. Always consider your own faults, however insignificant and
negligible, to be big, and feel sad and repentant. By these means, you avoid
developing bigger faults and defects, and acquire the qualities of
brotherliness and forbearance. 2. Whatever you do, with yourself or with
others, do it remembering that God is omnipresent. He sees, hears and knows
everything. Discriminate between the true and the false, and speak only the
truth. Discriminate between right and wrong, and do only the right. Endeavour
every moment to be aware of the omnipotence of God. - Prema Vahini, Ch 19.
The one filled with Divine Love will be fearless, will seek nothing from
others, and will be spontaneous and selfless in expressing their Love.-BABA.
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I have often said, “My Life is My Message”. Avatars make such a proclamation
only to demonstrate their Divinity. They are children among children, men among
men, and women among women, so that they may respond to everyone’s joy and
sorrow, console them and infuse confidence and ...courage into their drooping
hearts. Avatars appear among humans since birds, beasts, trees, etc. have not
slid into unnatural ways. It is only human beings pursuing the mirage of
worldly happiness and sensual pleasure, who have forgotten the task for which
they came to earth. God assumes human form only to restore Dharma and lead you
back into the path of virtue and wisdom! Hence God is pleased with the rigorous
adherence to Dharma. Practice righteousness, it will fill every moment of your
life with bliss and the joy of self-realisation. God is everywhere. He is
all-powerful. He sees everything. He resides in every heart and listens to
every agony and prayer. Have faith in God.
- Divine Discourse, Nov-1970.
Righteousness (Dharma) protects the one who nurtures it. Dharma also destroys
the one who violates it. - BABA.
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The almanac might indicate that ten units of rain will fall, but even if you
fold that news sheet ten times and squeeze, not a drop of rain can be
extracted. Almanac’s purpose is to give information about rain. Rain is in the
clouds a...bove. After learning from scriptures, if you immerse yourself in
spiritual practice, then the world and its worries will not affect you. It is
only when you are far from practice that you experience suffering and feel
pain. As you approach the marketplace, you hear a huge indistinct uproar. But
when you enter it, you can clearly distinguish each conversation. So too until
the reality of the Supreme (Paramatma) is known to you, you are overpowered and
stunned by the uproar of the world! But when you practice sincerely, everything
becomes clear and the Divine reality awakens within you. Until then, you will
be caught up in the meaningless noise of argumentation, disputation, and
exhibitionist flamboyance. - Prema Vahini, Ch 16.
All knowledge and scholarship are of no avail if there is no practice of
virtue.-BABA.
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When you desire to transform a silver statue into a Krishna idol, you cannot
succeed by simply covering the silver idol with a cloth and uncovering it after
a few seconds! You have to break the statue into pieces, melt the bits and pour
the silver into the Krishna mould! So too when you yearn to transform yourself
int...o Divine, you must break the pieces with the help of the attitude of
detachment, melt them in the fire of wisdom (jnana), and pour your mind into
the mould of devotion. Then the entire consciousness takes on the Divine Name,
Form and Substance. Then, whatever is spoken or done or thought assumes the
splendour and purity of the Divine. Remember, nothing will please God more than
rigorous adherence to righteousness (Dharma). You can stick to the path of
Dharma only if you are conscious of the Divine in everything that you see or
hear, touch or taste. - Divine Discourse, Nov 1970.
Transform work into worship, and worship into wisdom.- BABA.
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The effulgence of your soul (Atma) is obscured by ego. Therefore, when ego is
destroyed, all troubles end, all discontents vanish, and bliss is attained.
Just as the sun is obscured by mist, so also, the feeling of ego hides eternal
bliss. Even if the eyes are open, a piece of cloth or cardboard... can prevent
vision from functioning effectively and usefully. So too, the screen of
selfishness prevents one from seeing God, who is in fact nearer than anything
else. Develop the characteristics of truth, kindness, love, patience,
forbearance and gratefulness. Ego (ahamkara) cannot subsist wherever these
qualities reside, just as darkness disappears with sunrise. Many a spiritual
aspirant (sadhaka), recluse, and renunciant (sanyasin) has allowed all
excellences won by long years of struggle and sacrifice to slip away through
this attachment to the self. Power without the bliss of God-realisation is a
wall without a basement. - Prema Vahini, Ch 15.
When you are chopping vegetables, consider that you are chopping away your
desires and ego with the knife of wisdom. - BABA.
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Creation or manifestation started, as the Upanishads say, when the One willed,
Ekoham bahusyam - "I am One; let Me become Many. It is the integer (I) that
fills the zeros after it with value and validity! The realisation of the
function of the ‘I’ and the act of ignoring all...zeros that come after it, is
the end and goal of all human endeavour. When the mind is unruffled and the
intelligence is sharpened, this realisation will take place naturally. Through
the discipline of selfless service, you can easily recognise the One who
appears as many. To attain that experience, service must be rendered either
from a supreme sense of duty or as a humble dedicatory offering to the Highest,
or in a spirit of total surrender to the will of God leaving all thought of the
consequence to His grace. Any act of service done with these pure motives, will
develop detachment and confer highest rewards. - Divine Discourse, Nov 1970.
Avoid hating, envying or even disliking anyone for any reason. Put love into
practice through selfless service. -BABA
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