Sai Baba Gita - Everything undergoes Change

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Everything undergoes Change

Because of the passage of time everything undergoes change. Food which is

freshly cooked today is tasty and delicious. While it is fresh, its

potentiality for giving strength and health are very good. But the very same

articles of food become toxic after a lapse of two days. Whatever food you

consider to be good, to be useful, to be healthy and beneficial, will after a

period of time change into something bad, something useless, something

unhealthy and harmful. These changes are unavoidable.

In the context of change, you can also see the four types of devotees: the one

who is afflicted and seeks relief from pain and suffering, the one who seeks

material boons and prosperity, the one who seeks spiritual knowledge, and the

wise one. Over a period of time the very same person is likely to progress

through all these stages.

We can also consider the changes that occur in the course of a lifetime.

Immediately after birth the new-born is called a baby; after a few years it is

described as a child; twenty years later the same person is considered an

adult; and after another 30 years it will have become a grandparent. These are

not four different people. It is the same person all the time, but because of

the passage of time different names are given, in accordance with the different

stages of life that the individual is passing through.

A human being's life, which is most difficult to obtain, undergoes many changes

as time goes by. When this is true for human beings, then how much more must it

be true for all the other beings and objects of the world? If you ask what is

the greatest defect in a human being, you will find that it is the changes

which occur in one's physical being. Whether good or bad, these changes cannot

be avoided. As changes are inherent in everything in the phenomenal world, you

should not develop any attachment or any sense of my-ness for anything or

anyone.

Who is the father? Who is the mother? Who are the children? Who are the family

members? Who are the friends? These are all changing forms. You cannot answer

these questions for all time. As you become aware of all these changes that are

constantly occurring in all these relationships, then how can you develop any

attachment to them? The Gita has taught that one has to recognize all the

changes that come about with time as fundamental defects and flaws. Therefore,

develop complete detachment from the defective forms which are experiencing

these changes. They have no permanence.

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