Sai Baba Gita - Birth is Sorrowful, Life is Sorrowful and Death is Sorrowful

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Birth is Sorrowful, Life is Sorrowful and Death is Sorrowful

Gautama Buddha, with a firm resolve and a lot of penance, was able to achieve

the state of enlightenment. One day, after coming to know that Buddha was

begging for alms, his father sent this message to Buddha, "O my child, your

grandfather was a king, your father is a king and you are also a king. I have

heard that you, a king, coming from such a noble lineage, have been begging for

your food. There is no dearth of property or wealth in this kingdom. There is no

shortage of any luxury. You can have anything you wish. I am suffering untold

pain knowing that you, who can enjoy all the luxuries and comforts of a king's

palace, have taken to begging, and that you are lying down on the hard ground

living an uncomfortable beggar's life. Please come back to the palace. I will

welcome you and make all the proper arrangements for your return. The kingdom

itself will be yours."

Buddha who heard all these things with total detachment replied to the person

who brought the message, "Please tell the king, 'Yes, my grandfather was a

king. My father is a king, and I too was a king. But now I have renounced this

world. And I believe that my real parents are renunciates and that my true

ancestors are also renunciates. If you want me to come back, you must first

answer these questions: Do you have the power to save me from death? Can you

keep diseases away from me and guarantee to keep me in sound health? Do you

have the capacity to prevent old age and senility from descending on me? Do you

have the power to free me from all these evils? If you can give me the correct

answers to these questions, then I will immediately come back to the palace.'"

Buddha saw that birth was sorrowful, that life was sorrowful and that the end

was also sorrowful. He replied to his father in the correct way. After having

seen all the sorrows of life and after having watched so many people suffering,

he could not continue to wallow in ignorance and illusion; that would have been

sheer folly. Buddha's life can serve as an important lesson to you. In the

limited time given to you, you have to realize your true nature. That is the

real objective of human life. Your body is composed of the five elements, and

some day it is going to perish. The indweller of your body is the only

permanent entity. When you inquire into truth, you will realize that there is

nothing like old age and there is nothing like death for the indwelling self.

If you could understand that this indweller, who is your own reality, is the

divinity itself, in all its fullness, then you will know the truth and enjoy

infinite peace.

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Sai Baba Gita, Compiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma Press -

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