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Sai Ram

 

Light and Love

 

Swami teaches...

Swami's Sankalpas for Benefit of Human's Spiritual Progress

Swami's Teaching contains a huge amount spiritual approaches which analyze

and explain nearly the same basic topics from different angles and situations.

The basic spiritual truths are always the same as today so, pictorially to say,

8000 years ago and after 8000 years in the far future. Swami's teaches humanity

more than 60 years. During this time the life on the planet has changed much.

Levels of awareness, education and professions of participants His Discourses

have been (and arein present) extremely different. Swami has found His Own

Divine approach to every of them.

However, in all His works there are links which are always the same. They are

- the basic spiritual guidelines, spiritual truths and the illumination of the

Divine power. This Illumination has infinite amount subtle nuances which as

fondle every spiritual seeker by its own way what is beyond the words.

 

Human being's pilgrim set on a long journey; pictorially it has started from

the stone and water, moved on to the vegetable and the animal, and has now come

to the human stage. Human has still a long way to go, to reach the Divine.

The Samskrith word Maanava means Maa (not), nava (new). That word intimates

that human has had a series of births and deaths and is heavily laden with

burdensome heritages of good and bad. By the laws of creation God (Atma) is

the dweller in everyone in an unmanifested form.

He who can clarify the truth of God has never yet been born; nor will he be

ever born. One can only relate what one has felt or experienced through His

Grace. Who among the writers or painters or actors has seen Him? The epics and

Puraanas relate only an infinitesimal fraction of His Glory; they set limits to

the limitless, for words have a limit. It is only the one endowed with

vision of sacred knowledge, of union with God or of selfless devotion for God

that can have a glimpse of that Effulgence. Those who know will not speak;

those who speak do not know, cannot know.

Nature is Brahman, but Brahman is not Nature; it is only the rope which was

mistaken to be the snake. When Wisdom dawns, when Light illumines, the snake

disappears and the rope alone remains. God is sweetness, you are sugar; He is

fire, you are fuel; He has no heart; every heart where He is installed is His.

There is one path to God that will satisfy the aspirations of the Jeeva

thathwa (essential nature of individual). It is quite easy to follow. That is

the path of Bhakthi (devotion), of dedication of all activity to God and

surrendering to His Will. This is called the Bhakthi marga (path of devotion).

But, Bhakthi has to be built on conviction, not on blind unreasoning belief.

That is why Swami emphasises the role of intelligence. Intelligence is a

special gift from God to human. Peace and happiness depends on the choice of

the right means and this is a matter to be decided by the Intelligence.

Prosperity too depends on the intelligent exploitation of the resources.

The present situation in the world is like a typhoon, causing unrest and

confusion. No one has mental quiet; fear and anxiety stalk everywhere; panic

reigns even while the conquest of space and the mapping of new planets is being

hailed. Besides devotion you should learn the secret of Santhi (peace).

This opportunity should not be missed, for that is the wisdom that will save

you. The present system of education aims at making you bread-winners and

citizens, but it does not give you the secret of a happy life; namely,

discrimination between the unreal and the real - which is the genuine training

you need.

People craves for peace. Though the source of peace and bliss is within

people seek them in the external like one pursuing a mirage. Having got the

precious human form, people must seek to live according to the true

requirements of that form. Human being is born for a higher destiny and should

live up to the role conferred on him/her.

Stepping along the path of devotion do the Namaskaaram (respectful

obeisance) with faith. When you fold both your hands and bring them together,

feel that you are offering at the Feet all the actions of the five

Karmendhriyas (organs of action) and the five Jnaanendhriyas (organs of

perception) as indicated by ten fingers. The purpose of Namaskaaram is to touch

the Feet (sparshan) of God. The negative pole, power of illusion, and the

positive pole Supreme divine power have to meet in order to produce a spiritual

current that will flow through you.

 

Human is the synthesis of all the feelings, emotions and reactions that

arise in mind. When the mind is clean, the world cognised by it will also be

clean. Many people blame the world, without knowing that the fault lies in

themselves. Their thinking is crooked; their thoughts are not wholesome; their

minds are restless, because they are too full of unfulfilled desires. Rich or

poor, educated or uneducated, high or low, they see the world through the

glasses of their own prejudices and predilections and they condemn or extol it

in order to please themselves. If you examine the nature of mind, you will

find that it is very much akin to the lens of a camera. The body is the camera,

the mind is the lens, the heart is the photographic plate, the thought is the

flash, and the intelligence, the switch. Turn the lens towards the source of

happiness, not, to the seat of anxiety and fear; then, you will berewarded with

a fine picture imprinted on your heart. It is difficult, nay, well nigh

impossible, to turn the lens to the direction we are told by saints and seers.

 

Spiritual life is not isolated existence. Human has to sow the seeds of love

in his heart and harvest peace. Person should share that peace with all.

There is happiness only in the vast, the limitless, the huge; not in the

little, the small, the limited. Love leads to expansion. This is the basic

teaching of the scriptures of Sanaathana Dharma. Religion begins where

science ends. In science, when one door is opened, and a passage is revealed,

ten doors are discovered in that very passage, and each one of them has to be

opened in turn. Science transforms things, rearranges them, studies their

composition, r their pans and releases the energy that lies latent in

them.

Science has its vision, directed outside, towards gadgets and machinery

providing external comfort and convenience. The scientist examines the

objective world of matter. It is external vision. The one who examines the soul

and develops the internal vision is the Saint. The Scientist plans machines, the

Saint relies on manthra.

 

Swami asks to pray to God to grant you the capacity to think straight and

right, and to stick to the correct decision once decided on, without being

affected by egoism, greed or hatred. Swami asks to pray for a balanced mind

unaffected by prejudices and passions.

Prayer for some benefit or gain should not be addressed to God. For, it

means that God waits until He is asked. Surrender to Him; He will deal with you

as He feels best and it would be the best for you. God does not dole out Grace

in proportion to the praise He receives. When you pray for a thing from God,

you run the risk ofcondemning Him, if for some reason the prayer is not

answered the way you wanted it to be, or as quickly as you wanted it to be.

This contingency arises because you feel that God is an outsider, staying in

some heaven, or holy spot, far away from you. God is in you, God is in every

word of yours, every deed and thought. Speak, do and think as befits Him. Do

the duty that He has allotted to the best of your ability, and to the

satisfaction of your conscience. That is the most rewarding ritualistic

worship.

(When you stand before another, his image is in your eye, and your image is

in his; haven't you observed this? You are in me, I am in you. When you have

faith in this, you are on the right path. When you are not on this path, when

it is a question of sharing Divine Grace).

Every person has to pay attention to three basic duties in quest for

happiness:

1. Person should forget what he/she has to forget, namely, the world around

and its tantalising pleasures.

2. Person has to reach where he/she has to reach, namely, the goal of the

Divine, the Presence of the Almighty.

3. Person has to give up what he/she has to give up, namely, material desires

and pursuits.

The Vedhic prayer Asatho maa sath gamaya, Thamaso maa jyothir gamaya,

Mruthyor maa amritham gamaya (Lead me from untruth to truth, lead me from

darkness to light, lead me from death to immortality) summarises these

aspirations nicely.

/There are three kinds of Ichcha-sakthi (wishing abilities) which have an

active role in person's spiritual development. 1. Swechcha (wishing

freely). 2. Parechcha (carrying out the wishes of others).

3. Anichcha (without wishing). Swechcha does not mean freedom to act as

you please, using your strength and possessions asyou like, regardless of the

rights of others. True Swechcha consists in taking a decision with your own

mind, carrying it out in action and accepting the consequences. The freedom

that you desire in doing what pleases you should imply that equally freely you

accept the consequences flowing from its fulfilment.

Parechcha refers to what one does at the prompting or bidding of others and

laments the consequences resulting from such actions, casting the blame on

others for what one suffers.

Anichcha refers to fortuitous happenings that occur without one's own

willing or as a result of actions prompted by others and are accepted as

providential. /

Move away front thoughts and anxieties about this body, subject to decay

and death and become aware of the Immortal Soul, which you really are.

Whatsoever garland can teach a great spiritual lesson. This one thread has

strung all these different flowers together in beautiful harmony. It is called

Suuthra (connecting thread) in Samskrith. So also, there is the Brahma Suuthra,

the Universal Brahma Principle which passes in and through every individual and

binds them all in the atmic bond.

When God is recognised as dwelling within, every one will perform his/her

duty as an act of worship. But human devotes considerable time and energy to

decorating his home, expecting to derive joy from it. How long can this last?

What he should seek to beautify is his/her heart. The heart is beautified by

qualities such as love, forbearance and compassion. These qualities confer

enduring bliss on human. Follow the dictates of your own clear conscience.

Time is the body of God. He is known as Kaalaswaruupa (of the Form of Time). So

too, the physical and mental talents given to you by God as capital for the

business of living should not be frittered away. Do not copy wishes and

resolutions from some one. God is enshrined in your heart; He is ever ready to

guide you. He is not somewhere away from you, some one distinct from you. The

Inner Voice speaking ever with you. You need not seek Him, He is there ready to

respond to the call from the heart.

 

The proper study of humanity is human beings. Their thoughts originate in

the mind, they express themselves through words and are materialised through

deeds. These three have to be properly coordinated by the Intellect; or else,

life becomes a tragedy. The mind has to be trained to develop a taste for the

good and the godly; not, for money and material gains. Human asserts that

he/she lives for him/herself only, eats and drinks, looks after own health and

comforts only. Two persons may be sleeping on the same cot, but, each has dreams

that stroll independently into strange regions of its own. But, the truth is

quite different. Contraction is extinction. Expansion is life. Human has to

feel him/herself a limb of the society.

You have to transform your life through service. You should give no room for

arrogance or selfinterestto the slightest extent in your service activities.

Install in your heart the feeling that the service you render to anyone is

service to God. Born in society, brought up in society, educated by society

and deriving countless benefits from society, what are you doing for society?

Social service should be regarded as an expression of gratitude to society for

what it has done to us. Without society we cannot survive.

Every culture has a body of customs and conventions laid down by the sages,

to maintain peace and prosperity in the community. They are tested in the

crucible of experience, and they are often grouped under the word, Dharma

(duties). Or, they are known as neethi (ethics). To go against them - is to

break the rule which binds human to human, and human to God. Such are Swami's

sankalpas (resolves) that you progress in spiritual development. (Reet's

compilation from, Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 1. "Examine, experience," Chapter 9;

Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 2. "Shiva sankalpa," Chapter 16; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol.

12. "The prescription," Chapter 6; "Restore the balance," Chapter 7 and "Your

image in His eye," Chapter 14; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 16. "The uniqueness of

man," Chapter 15; Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 22. "Live up to your role," Chapter

6).

 

Namaste - Reet

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