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Bharatiya Samskriti (Culture of Bharat) is a composite of purity, divinity,
sublimity and beauty. This combination is reflected in sports and games.
Although there may be differences among nations in their food and recreational
habits, the spirit of harmony and unity displayed in sports is a gratifying
example to all. It is a distinctive quality of sports that differences are
forgotten and persons engage themselves in games in a divine spirit of
friendliness and camaraderie. Sports help the players not only to improve their
health but also to experience joy. Students, however, should not be content
with realising these benefits. It is equally essential to promote purity of the
mind and develop large heartedness. True humanness blossoms only when the body,
the mind and the spirit are developed harmoniously. The enthusiasm and effort
which you display in sports should also be manifested in the spheres of
morality and spirituality.
- Divine Discourse, 14-Jan-1990.
The beauty in sports and games is the spirit of unity with which the
participants play, eschewing feelings of envy and hatred. - BABA.
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Many do not invest time to understand the sacredness and value of their
culture. ‘Culture’ means that which sanctifies the world, which enhances the
greatness and glory of a country, and which helps to raise the individual and
society to a higher level of existence. The observance of morality in daily
life, divinisation of all actions and thoughts related to life, and adherence
to ideals - all these together constitute culture. Culture contributes to the
refinement of life. The process of refinement or transformation is essential
for improving the utility of any object. For instance, paddy has to be milled
and the husk has to be removed before the rice is fit for cooking. This is the
process known as Samskriti or transformation. This means getting rid of the
unwanted elements and securing the desirable elements. With regards to people,
Samskriti (culture) means getting rid of bad qualities and cultivating virtues.
A cultured person is one who has good thoughts and good conduct. - Divine
Discourse, 14-Jan-1990.
Just as the end of culture is progress, the end of knowledge is love, and the
end of wisdom is freedom. -BABA
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Humans are those who consider love as the only quality to be fostered and stay
away from inferior qualities as if they are snakes. Bad conduct and bad habits
distort the humanness of people. Hearts filled with the nectar of love indicate
genuine humanity in people. True love is unsullied, unselfish, devoid of
impurity, and continuous. The difference between human (manava) and demon
(danava) is only ‘ma’ and ‘da’! The letter ‘ma’ is soft, sweet, and immortal in
symbolism, while the sound ‘da’ is merciless, lawless, and burning. Are they
humans who have no sweetness in them and who endeavour to suppress the craving
for immortality? Theirs is the nature of demons, though the form is human! For,
it is the character and not the form which is primary. Good nature is
resplendent on the faces of true humans as bliss (ananda). But without that
goodness, even if they are infatuated with joy, the face will indicate only the
destructive fire of the demon; they won’t have the grace of spiritual bliss.
- Prema Vahini, Ch 47.
Three things are most essential today. Fear of sin, love of God and morality in
society. -BABA.
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