Sai Baba Gita - The Pure Brother of the Impure Demon King

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The Pure Brother of the Impure Demon King

The brother of the lord of the demons surrendered to Rama and fell at Rama's

feet. Seeing him, the generalissimo of Rama's army warned Rama, "He is the

brother of Ravana. Like his evil brother he is a demon. He loves darkness. Just

because he has had some quarrel with his brother and left him, you should not

trust him and give him shelter. Even though he now proclaims himself to be an

enemy of his brother, it is still dangerous to believe him." Rama smiled

patiently and told his commander, "Brave warrior, I accept him not because he

has opposed his brother, but because he has surrendered himself to me. I will

give protection to whoever comes to me and says, 'I am yours'. I do not care

who he is."

The commander then said to Rama, "You have given this demon your protection, and

assured him that when this war is over and his brother, Ravana, is overthrown,

you will make him the king of Lanka. But suppose this evil Ravana came to you

now and surrendered himself at your feet. What kingdom would you give him?"

Rama replied, "If Ravana had such fine ideas and were to surrender himself to

me, I would ask my own brother Bharatha, who is ruling the kingdom in my

behalf, to step down. And I would make Ravana the king of my capital city of

Ayodhya. I have never asked anyone for anything; asking for favors is not my

way. But if Ravana were to have such good thoughts, I would ask Bharatha to

give up his throne."

Throughout the ages, divine incarnations have been espousing sacred thoughts and

broad ideas such as this. In that way, they set an example for the whole world

to follow. The point of this story is that whatever your past, whatever impure

and unsacred environment you may have been brought up in, if your resolve is

pure and you surrender yourself fully to God, he will take you in. Start by

mastering your senses. This is the first step in leading a noble life and

getting closer to your divine source. Sense-control is the basis for all sacred

action and for enjoying a worry free life.

Krishna said, "Arjuna, there is nothing that you will not be able to achieve

once you have gained complete control of your senses. You will be master of the

world. But, if you are a slave of the senses and get caught up in desire, you

become a slave of the world. Therefore, master your senses. Make the senses

your slaves. Only then will you be able to function as an instrument in my

mission. Arise, Arjuna! Learn to control your senses! Do not get elated by joy

or dejected by grief. The primary reason for this grief of yours is ignorance.

You do not know the difference between truth and illusion, between reality and

appearance, between the true self and the false self. Begin now to discriminate

between them. Practice discrimination and your senses will come under control.

Then all will be yours."

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

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