Pearls of Wisdom by Swami Kesavaiahji

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Pearls of Wisdom - is the title chosen to the collection of writings,

speeches and messages of His Holiness Swami Kesavaiahji dealing with his

Guru, Sri Sai Baba of Shridi, speanning a period of four decades of the

Swamijis Spiritual ministry of Sainath, we will try to publish a portion of

the book every day)

 

MESSAGE FOR MAHASAMADHI DAY

Sri Sai Baba's message is not addressed to any particular group or school of

thought, but to all and for all time. Nothing in it becomes out of date

because it has the quality of renewing itself to suit changing times, so

that it is ever fresh and always relevant to the problems that confront us

in the difficult times we are passing through. Apart from such practical

aspects, Srj Sai Baba expressed profound philosophical truths shorn of their

abstraction and in simple terms to bring them within the understanding of

the common man. He emphasized that the pleasure and pain one experiences are

the inevitable results of one's own action in this or in previous births,

although good acts and good thoughts mitigate to some extent the effects of

previous evil actions.

The concept of " Samsara " which pervades thinking at all levels in our

society, finds expression in Sai's teaching as an endless round of life

after life without beginning or end like the continual rotation of the

Chakra of Sri Maha Vishnu. The Sai cult is replete with all the major themes

of the religious and philosophic traditions of India. What we have to do on

our part is not only to imbibe the valuable lessons implicit and explicit in

Sai Baba's teachings, but also find for them practical application in

everyday life. In this way one can make one's life purposeful and meaningful

and also attain inner peace, mental happiness and contentment.

May Sri Sai Baba bless one and all !

Saint Saying

GOD is ever present everywhere. His presence is constant even in the deep

recesses of your heart. Whatever you do alone within the closed doors of

your room, He knows and sees. What is there to wonder at in this ? He

perceives even the most secret thoughts that flit through your mind and of

which even you are not always fully conscious. Nothing takes place anywhere

at any time which is outside God's awareness, outside His direct

observation.

H. H. SWAMi KESAVAIAHJl'S SELECTION