Swami teaches... The Universal Grandeur. Gift of sage Vyaasa to humanity

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Sai Ram

 

Light and Love Swami teaches.... (11 - 14 August 2005)

The Universal Grandeur. Gift of Sage Vyaasa to Humanity

Every day the science comes closer to the statement of the phenomena and

events that confirm the deep truth of Vedic wisdom which is expressed through

Swami's Teaching.

Swami's Teaching guide humans not only through texts but also through

Divine vibrations of His scriptures to discover their inner reality. In the

light of these vibrations a human being can more easily to reach to the

awareness of the Self - Atma (Brahman). He/she as will become a co-partner with

the Creator, by its own personal unique way. Swami has repeated about it in His

Discourses from different angles many times. His Teaching gives a bright

inspiration to expand and foster spiritual, Atmic awareness among humans,

especially among the persons busy on the area of different sciences. The aim of

such activity is to call one's attention to the constructive use of technology

and scientific discoveries according to the rules of nature, creation, human

Values and the Divine Harmony where spirituality and science is integrated into

one entity.

Self-realisation should be goal of human existence. It has to be reached

through three stages: self-confidence, self-satisfy and self-sacrifice. Human

should regard him/herself as the master of the body, the senses and the mind.

Human has to use the intelligence to experience own oneness with the Divine,

the Cosmic all-pervading Consciousness.

The world is full of wonders and mysteries. The law that governs human life

and the world at large is beyond of human understanding. The principle of

divinity is not visible to the naked eye, but it is what prompts you to perform

action and experience the consequences thereof. Everyone has to face the

consequences of own actions. This is the law of nature. Wherever you go, the

results of your actions will follow like your shadow. One's experiences in

life, good and bad, depend on actions. However learned a person may be, if

there is no sense of value, all what obtained is bound to fall. For example,

Raavana was the ruler of a vast empire; he had untold wealth; he knew the

ancient texts very well. In fact, it is said that his ten heads represent his

mastery over the four Vedhas and the six Vedhaangas. Yet, his intelligence was

diverted to wicked ends. So intelligence is a double-edged weapon. It can cut

the chain and liberate you; it can cause fatal wounds and kill. That is why the

great manthra called Gaayathri (since it saves those who recite it), prays to

God to preside over the intelligence and render it beneficial to the individual

and to society. Intelligence which the Gaayathri prayer attempts to urge into

enlightened activity, blinds human from recognising in the beauty of nature, in

the sublimity of space, time and causation, the might and majesty of God.

Muscular power, mechanical power, political power, military power,

scientific power - all are futile when weighed with the power of God's Grace.

Ask that Grace to give you what He knows you most need. Leave the nature of the

gift to Him; it may be good fortune or bad; it may be pain or joy; it may be

dishonour or defeat. Leave it to Him; He knows best. Dedicate yourself to Him.

That is the meaning of the God's injunction in the Geetha. Surrendering to His

Will is the only duty you need accomplish, the only task you have to carry out.

This does not mean that God is anxious that mankind should fall at His Feet;

human should cleanse the mind and must worship the Grand and the Glorious, the

Supreme and the Universal in purpose to be merged his/her will with the Divine

Will.

You may undertake any number of spiritual practices, but never forget God's

Name even for a moment. God resides in your heart. You should not pray to God

for secular advantages. You should pray only for Grace. That one-pointed

devotion can be got only by long practice of saadhana, especially remembering

God through his Name. He listens to your prayers. If you aspire to attain His

Grace, you have to contemplate on Him incessantly. You should be in constant

communion with divinity. When you develop faith in Divinity, you will naturally

have unity. You need not perform any rituals in order to win the grace of God.

It is enough if you do Namasmarana (chanting the Divine Name) from the depth of

your heart. It does not matter whether you sing the Divine Name loudly or

silently. Swami sees only the feeling behind it. When you adhere to Swami's

words, the power of Sai will manifest in you. One should not limit God to a

particular name or form. You may call Swami by any name, He will respond.

Practise meditation according to a fixed time-table, until you overcome the

need to remember the time-table, until you are not even conscious that you are

engaged in meditation. Or, recite the Gaayathri or some such significant

manthra with attention to its meaning and value. Or, dwell on the Name, with

all its attendant aura of glory. The sound of the syllables has a curative

restorative property. That is the wisdom what have been laid down by the

ancient sages. You can dedicate your talents and acquisition to the service

of human - the visible embodiment of God. Whenever you are serving another and

relieving the distress, remember it is your own distress that you are relieving.

Below is a pictorial example.

A cow was caught in a bog and it was floundering helplessly. A throng of

idlers was watching its struggles with great relish. A Sanyaasin (monk) passing

along the road saw the unfortunate animal; he removed his shin. He threw away

his head cover; he jumped into the slush, and lifted the cow on to the bank, in

spite of its kicks and frantic movements. The throng laughed at his bravado and

weight-lifting prowess and some one asked him, "Why could you not go your way,

unconcerned?"The Sanyaasin replied, "The picture of that cow's agony cut into

my heart; I could not go one step further. I had to get rid of the pain in my

heart. This was the cure for that pain. I did it to save myself, not so much to

save the cow." You serve yourself; you harm yourself, when you gloat on the harm

you have inflicted on another. There is no Another.

Know that you and the Universe are one. That Universal Grandeur is

Naaraayana (God); sage Vyaasa revealed the Naaraayanathathwam in all its Glory

through his Bhaagavatha and so the world must be ever grateful to him.This the

Naaraayanathathwam is in human being; it is that thathwam (reality-principle)

that urges you to discover it, through the guidelines laid down by sage Vyaasa

and others who came after him. It is said that Vyaasa who compiled the story of

the different manifestations of God, the Mahaabhaaratha and Bhaagavatha, and the

18 Puraanas, the Brahmasuuthras, etc. and thus made it possible for mankind to

know the glory and majesty of Naaranyana, is himself a manifestation of

Naaraayana; in other, words, he must have been impelled, and inspired, by

Naaraayana, whose instrument he became, through His Will. Vyaasa fulfilled the

great task of communicating to Nara the essential nature of God. He gave the

key to the mystery of God to human.

When you emerge into the world, you have no thirst for sensual pleasure;

when you make your exit from the world, you have no such thirst. Why suffer

from it, between birth and death? Vyaasa taught that human has a far greater

task to do, between birth and death - to learn and practise the Divine Path.

The senses When the senses are excited by the heavy thuds of desire, they

raise their hoods and strike. If they are charmed by the music of bhajan

chants, full of the melody of devotion, they swing but do not strike. That is

the secret of making them harmless. The bhaktha must be a daksha (an

expert), with the knowledge and skill, the know-how of controlling the senses

and sublimating the mind. Vyaasa has said something that gives hope to those

who feel that this skill is unreachable by them. He has declared, "I shall tell

you in half a verse the gist of all that I have tried to teach, through the

eighteen voluminous Puraanas - listen! It is an act of merit to be of service

to others; it is a sin to harm others." Believing in this, if you sincerely,

unhesitatingly, constantly, gladly, lovingly, offer all your skill and strength

to the service of others, God will melt and move and manifest Himself in you,

before you, with spontaneous Grace. Vyaasa grouped the Vedhas into four.

The flower of the Vedhic Tree is Vedhaantha (the concluding essence) and its

Fruit is Aanandha-phala. To recognise that fruit, to crave for its taste and to

discover the means of winning it, the mind has to be trained and disciplined.

The mind is an extrovert instrument; when it flees into the mesh of the outer

world, do not accompany it, let it go alone. Watch it struggling and suffering.

Do not attach yourselves to it. Then, it will surely come back, chastened and

cleansed.

Vyaasa is called the Aadiguru, for He is the first and foremost among the

Teachers in India and of mankind. He is called Lokaguru (World Teacher), in

honour of this role. Each mission requires a prime mover: you may have the

lamp, oil, and wick but, some one must light it; you may have the flowers and

the thread, but, some person talented in that time must string them into a

garland or form them into a bouquet; you may have both gold and the desire for

jewels, but, a smith with the skill must shape it into the coveted ornament;

you may have the training and the yearning, but some Guru must provide the

answer to the questions that torment you; and illumine you.

You may become a master of all the texts Vyaasa composed, but, if you

have no Prema welling up in your heart, you cannot hope to contact the

Premaswaruupa (embodiment of Love), the Lord. Just as radio waves carry the

sound of the programmes everywhere through the ether, even the voices of

hatred, envy, malice, scandal and faction foul the space around the world, as

much as voices of love, compassion, sympathy, appreciation and admiration fill

it with harmony.

It is the duty of everyone to keep the atmosphere clean and healthy, by

means of good thoughts andgood words. It is not a big problem or a laudable

achievement to feed the little stomach and find a few feet of space to sleep.

One can manage to live until the call of death releases one from bondage to the

body; the greater problem is how to live like a hero, as master of the inner

enemies - lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hate; how to train the

mind, how to listen to the dictates of the Intelligence rather than the senses,

and accept Dharma and Brahman (Righteousness and the Absolute Reality) as the

two guidlines of life.

You believe that God guards the good from harm and inflicts on the bad, that

is not correct. The goodness of the good guards them; the badness of the bad

injures them. God is the Witness. Peace and joy can be secured only by

realising that they are one's own real nature.

On the foundation of Faith, erect the four pillars of Sathya, Dharma,

Shaanthi and Prema andupon them, raise the Mansion of your earthly Life. That

is the richest property you can earn here. (Reet's compilation from,

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Divine Discourse "Quest for Truth" 9 July

1998, Prashanthi Nilayam.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Divine Discourse "Everything Depends on

God's Grace." 21st July, 2005, Prashanti Nilayam.

Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 7. "The Race and the Prize," Chapter 20; "Be a Snake

Charmer," Chapter 21 and "Vedha Vyaasa," Chapter 22.

Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 29. "Srishti and Dhrishti," Chapter 10).

 

Namaste - Reet