Fw: Questions by Prof Anil Kumar & Swami's reply No.19

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Q19) Swami! It is said that God is hr dayavasi, dweller in our heart. Is it the

same heart, which is on the left side in on our chest?

Bhagawan: No, no. That is the physical heart. But the seat of God is the

spiritual heart, which is also called hrdaya. It means hr + daya = hrdaya. The

one filled with compassion is hrdaya, heart. Today compassion is a matter of

fashion. People put on kasayavastra, ochre robes but they have

kasayihrdaya, hearts of butchery.

The physical heart is on the left side while the spiritual heart is on the right

side. The spiritual heart is the temple of God. In the

Gita, Lord Krishna says, isvarah hrddese arjuna tisthati which means God resides

in the altar of your heart. Knowledge, be it physical, secular, scientific or

technological, relates to the head and not to the heart. But love, compassion,

truth, sacrifice and forbearance concern the heart.

"Make use of Me, that is all I ask of you. I invite all to come and derive

benefit from Me. Dive deep and know the depth, watch and discriminate, eat and

know the taste. I long for people who do that."

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

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