Harbinger Of Peace And Harmony

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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)

 

Harbinger Of Peace And Harmony

SAI BABA has shown how persons of various religious persuasions can come

together and live in peace and harmony. His message is now spreading with

tremendous force throughout the length and breadth of India.

It is not out of place here to say something as regards myself. Before July

1939, I was not of a religious frame of mind, I took the world as it was. I

was carried away by the fast enveloping modern fashion. In dress, manners

and frame of mind, I was western to the hilt. That date is important in my

life. It thoroughly changed my outlook in life and turned me religioun ward.

I remember that memorable date with joy.

That day one of my best friends spoke to me of Sri SAI BABA of Shirdi. The

words SRI SAI sent a thrill through me and the same night I saw SRI SAI in

His physical form. Thereafter His blessings and grace carried me to the

state in which I am now. His teachings and sayings and His doings leave no

doubt that He was an AVATAR of GOD.

It is through religion that a just and real social order can be set up for

the emancipation of man. History tells us that in the various epochs,

high-souled personages, have taken birth and have used religions to ensure

well-being of downtrodden and humbled humanity. Without religion, man's life

in this mundane world is miserable.

Hinduism is the religion of humanity; it deals with the knowledge of self

and takes one to the self-realisation which is oneness with the all

pervading GOD. It has no conflict with other religions.

The AVATAR of SRI SAI BABA is an illustration of the above fact. He was a

Mohamaden fakir to the followers of Islam; and Samartha Sadguru for the

Hindus ; and a harbinger of peace and harmony to the various other sects. He

showed how persons of various religious persuasions can come together and

live in peace and harmony.

We are living in this mundane world which is full of turmoils and troubles

and it is very easy to forget religions, which awaken us to the real state

of affairs which we are in and show us the gate' of perpetual bliss and keep

us away from being dragged down to the life of beasts, doing nothing but

eat, drink and make merry. Such being the case, there must be some

extraordinary thing which will now and then remind us who we are, and what

..we should do, so that we may not be completely oblivious to our duties

here. It is religion that fulfils this purpose, as Bhagwan Sri Krishna says

in the Bhagavad Gita.

" Whoever wants to see Me, in whatever light or form, I readily fulfil his

desire, O thou son of Partha ; all people travel through paths chalked out

by Me alone."

Saint Sayings

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.

Truth is eternal ; the first of all gospels is this that a lie cannot

endure for ever.

Life's real success lies in taking refuge at the feet of -God for God alone

is the Lord, friend, dearest, lover of all beings. Those who get

entangled in sense enjoyments fail to attain the lotus feet of God, which

constitute supreme blessedness or beatitude.

He who seeth Me everywhere, and seeth everything in Me, of him will I never

lose hold, and he shall never 'lose hold of Me.

Know that talking ill of others is sin -You must wholly avoid it. Many

things may occur to the mind, but it gradually makes a mountain of a mole

hill if you try to express them. Everything is ended if you forgive and

forget.

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