Prof. Anil Kumar's visits to Indonesia

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Prof. Anil Kumar's visits to Indonesia

 

With Swami's Grace, Sai devotees in Indonesia,particularly Jakarta & Bali were

priviledge to haveSatsang with Prof. Anil Kumar.During his stays for a week in

Indonesia (2nd until9th May 2005), Prof. Anil Kumar happened to givespeeches on

May 3rd & May 8th in Jakarta.As we all know, Prof. Anil Kumar is a very

wellknowned for his energetic personality & His Talks arevery inspirational &

motivating. Here are some of thesalient points from Prof. Anil Kumar's talks at

SriSathya Sai Centre - Pasar Baru (on May 2nd, 2005):- we have faith in barbers

& doctors but we do notbelieve in god- believe is common; while faith is

individual- faith has become seasonal reasonal conditionalconvenience

expectational; while truth is beyond these- intelligence relates to mind,

faith; intellectualrelates to the heart, trust- trust in god is unshakable,

pure & unpolluted- kids have

trust & faith, but when grows up lose them& run after believe- happiness is

relative. what makes you happy todaycan make you unhappy tomorrow. there is no

absolutehappiness- when got married - happy; when asked to make coffee-

unhappy- life is mostly happy/ healthy & not so oftenunhappy/unhealthy, so

appreciate happiness- we get happiness from unhappiness only- what you consider

a curse now can be a miracle later- men’s calamity is god's opportunity-

attitude is everything- spirituality is an attitude, reconciliation,acceptance,

and surrender- let us be spiritual in the right spirit- life of religion is

music, dance. a religious lifeis a happy life- when one dies let us speak of

his/her greatness - motive is everything & not expression- maintain equal

mindedness- religion divides/ banner/crude gold/speak of manythings;

spirituality unites/ manner/ shining

gold/silence- spirituality gives tax exemption not tax evasion- pain is outer;

bliss is inner e.g. Jesus on a cross- keep suffering to yourself; spread only

joy- swami's suffering is for example not due to his owndoing, unlike us- god

is a postman who delivers what is meant for you.he is a witness- good people

suffer so we can grow beyond suffering,to be a good example for others- lust

respect friendship possessiveness is not loveitself but its expressions- i give

you legs so you can leave bad companies- life is not a question but is a

questAnd here are the salient points from His Talks atHotel Hyatt Aryaduta on

May 8th, 2005:- life is a challenge face it- ambe jagadari ambe, ambe

jagadari....he- prof anil kumar kamaraju officially translated forbaba since

1969. born in gunthur andra pradesh.- the beauty of life is the challenge

itself. don'trun away & escape from it. the animals

say : while alive- we have definite time to eat- definite time to sleep after a

hard workday- & don't fear life- we have reason & season for lifeeven after

death skin, hair, teeth & flesh of animalsare better but- no plants/ animals

can transcend itself. a tigercannot be more than a lion but men can be divine

thushuman life is rarest & most precious of all. even gods& goddesses want to

be born as human.1) life is an opportunity, take it early !- human life is to

be fragrance !- in being busy what diff we are from machine.anything that is

mechanical losses its beauty.everything is ready made - bad. mix your love in

foodyou made as it becomes mechanical- always keep that personal touch- don't

make your lie a machine. listen to the voicein the early morning. watch nature

to see the beautyof god - listen to the primordial sound of omkar- if we are

cut of from nature we

are less blissfulsine life is natural- live life in an endless hope- logic will

take away nature- when you ask the meaning of life, why, the meaningis gone

(just like K)- human's business is not in asking why of life buthow to enjoy

life. we do not ask why your wife cooks.2) life a challenge between love &

logic- don't take life seriously- we all belong the organic family of god. all

arebrothers & sisters in prasanthi nilayam but outside weare divided.- life is

a challenge bet poetry/ responsive/imagination or prose/prosaic / stiff life-

life a challenge bet work or the body (as a vehiclelike a car to be

maintained)- religion does not mean looking shabby. must lookpresentable/

acceptable. baba is meticulous oncleanliness.- we are the reflection of god.

smile if he smiles- life is a challenge between body/ experience/ mortal& soul/

experiencer/ forever- life is a

challenge between life/birth of the body &death of the body but life is

continuous- truth is unchangeable but facts is changeable- i, aham is common

across age nationality race- challenge between jyoti & tamas- knowledge is

borrowed/ egoistic/ self aggrandism/ignorance; wisdom is original/

humble/simplicity/innocence- mix with everyone, all are brothers all are

sisters(except the one wife)- swami with you by my side I can buy you the

world- god is countless, casteless- publicity is for men- baba said your

happiness is my food- would you like to limit god by your act of worshiponly,

by a scripture, or to feel him- you know that god knows but baba often give us

theexperience that god knows- is life a ritual or spiritual (feel god)- life is

a game play it.- a game is serious/human/win or loss/ has rules &regulation, a

play is fun/ divine/ no win or loss/norules & regulation (why

swami don't call ME forinterview while others have many times - game)- why

should you invite me to my own house- so make the game that is human, a play

(above win orloss)- its quality that matters- life is a game, so serious for me

but it’s a playfor the lord. So go along play it-with swami you are a

hero, w/o swami you are zero- water/rasa is the essence of life- it is the

poverty of mind (not of the body)/indiscipline that caused unrest using the

orderlinessof people receiving rice in a poor area in centraljava.- "bali"ness

is godliness- make your life a play not a game- you lose so much energy during

anger (6 month offood energy eaten)- when we jealous we loss our brilliance,

efficiency,it is the worst of all sin- when swami give something for somebody

never felljealous-things happen due to its own accord, god's play iscosmic/

universal- ja/come; gat/go but god is always

there- negative expressions is inherent weakness- life positive/ affirmative is

religious; lifenegative is irreligious- never forget to joke daily- everything

is a play to god- baba says when you eat it will reach me- after using this

body for a long time we have to pay"taxes"/ illness-desireless is god himself-

knowing swami does not mean moving to puttaparthi- sai bhajan establish the

link between individual andthe cosmicWAYS TO REDUCE ANGER- drink a glass of

water- watch yourself in mirror- walk about outside- wait for a while- find the

talent of a child & let it grow naturally- baba is the cosmic jesus, the second

coming ofchrist- to change do it gradually- living with baba is living IN fire,

away from himyou only feel the WARMTH- spirituality is a gradual process-

life/god is HERE , NOW- physical/ mental confidence is not self-confidence-

among friends

we do not find fault in each other,expose weakness- friendship in sanskrit is

maitri- hopeful end is endless hope- things will not stay like it is forever-

fasting is ritual; thinking of god is spiritual- god gives me courage to face

my challenges- if you don't do the rituals you will not knowspirituals. from

form to formlessness. both arenecessary.By the end of the programme, Mr. & Mrs.

Anil Kumarwere presented with some souvenirs from Sai devoteesin Indonesia. In

the picture attached, Prof. AnilKumar were presented with a sketch of his

picture withSwami.Namaste,Udayo Untarya WijayaJakarta - Indonesia

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