Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Sairam, though self and family beleve in bhagwan BABA (our beloved swamy), still my mind goes here and there and I am not able to surrender fully to bagwans lotus feet. May swamy give us the inner view to overcome this.... LOKA SAMASTHA SUKINO BAVANTHU.... OM SHANTI.....SHANTI....SHANTI...... Mohan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Sai Ram Brother Mohan, Trust that with Swami's Divine Love and Grace all is well! Swami says that the Mind is responsible for both Bondage and Liberation and it all depends on what we allow our minds to become filled with. Years ago, Dr Samuel Sandweiss (Author of "The Holy Man and The Psychiatrist" and "Spirit and the Mind") gave an interview in the UK. In this Interview, He tackled the question of doubt and How to develop unwavering Faith in Swami, as Faith is the main ingredient for Surrender. Dr Sandweiss narrated a True Story that was told to Him by Mr Subba Rao (Ghandikota V. Subba Rao). As Many will know, Mr Rao is a Devoted Disciple of Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba and so was His Father (Ghandikota Subrahmanya Shaastri) who was extremely close to Swami: At the height of His Career, Mr Subba Rao was asked by our Beloved Swami to leave His Job and attend to His Father who was in His 90's and did not have long to live. Swami also told Mr Rao that Mr Rao's Father was the Greatest Vedic Pundit in all of India. On His deathbed Mr Subba Rao's Father (Ghandikota Subrahmanya Shaastri) called His Son and said that there were three powerful secrets that He wished to reveal to Him. So the Son, thinking that His Father was going to give Him details of the Family's Finance came closer to His Father. The Father said, the first, was that All Aspects of Divinity are present within Swami. He said that Swami embodied all Aspects of Divinity including Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Lord Buddha, Lord Jesus, etc. The second was that when You are with Swami You don't have to do anything, say anything or think anything as Swami is in complete control. The third and final powerful secret that the Father relayed to His Son was: "No Matter what Your Mind tells You, always remember that Swami is God." The Son turned to His Father and asked - "Is That All?", to which the Father shouted "IS THAT ALL! - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MIND TELLS YOU, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWAMI IS GOD" and he started pounding His Son with His closed fist and repeating the line NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MIND TELLS YOU, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWAMI IS GOD!!! The Father shortly passed away and months later Mr Subba Rao attended a Divine Discourse that Swami gave in the Poornachandra Auditorium and The Omniscient Swami said to the audience: Once a Vedic Pundit was on His Deathbed and called His Son to tell Him some final words and The Father said that NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MIND TELLS YOU, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWAMI IS GOD and the Son asked the Father "Is That All?" and then the Father shouted: "IS THAT ALL! - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MIND TELLS YOU, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWAMI IS GOD" and he started pounding His Son with His closed fist and repeating the line NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MIND TELLS YOU, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWAMI IS GOD!!! This re-played the entire event in the mind of Mr Rao and He realised the importance of what His Father said and that The All Knowing Bhagawan was re-emphasising this fact so that it was permanently impressed on His Mind. Watching this Interview, given by Dr Sandweiss and whenever doubt arises in our mind, repeating the Words of the Great Pundit has, With Swami's Grace, removed the doubt that once existed. The problem is that the nature of the Mind is such that if we allow it to run wild "Like a Monkey" it will be the cause of great agony and agitation but instead, if we constantly repeat the Sweet Name of the Lord, all the disturbance of the Mind will be washed away. Swami says that the Mind is a bundle of Thoughts and that the meaning of Mantra is: Man meaning "thought" and Tra meaning "to save", so Mantra is that which if constantly repeated has the Power to save us from Our Thoughts. At the 7th World Conference Swami granted a Boon to Everyone. If we chant the Sai (Eeshwara) Gayatri Mantra constantly with Love and Faith, we can develop Supreme Bliss. After All, is this not what we are All striving for? We just fool ourselves thinking that material comforts will bring us contentment. The amazing thing is that Swami revealed the Saithree Mantras to none other than Mr Subba Rao and His Father! So Let's all chant and stop the Monkey in It's tracks! Sai (Eeshvara) Gaayathree Subba Rao chanting it Om. Saayeeshvaraaya vidhmahe Sathya-dhevaaya dheemahi Thannah-Sarvah prachodayaath Om. We know this Sai as supreme divinity incarnate. We meditate on this God of Truth. May this Almighty All-in-all Personality lead us on the path of total liberation. Please visit http://www.sathyasai.org/devotion/saithree/saithree.htm for more information on the Saithree Mantras. Sai Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Sairam Mohan, Not only you. Many are in that state including my self. The main reason is, in this fast moving world, with many nationality students it is very hard to cope up with swami's teachings. Though it is like that, one way to achive swami's grace is, by doing meditation atleast for few min and also doing namasmarana. This kind of keeps me focussed. It worked for me. Hope it might work for u. Jai sairam.. Sister Pavithrah. -- Pavi Tharmaseelan Criminal Justice & Public Policy University of Guelph E-mail : Ptharmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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