The Power of Heart

[Guest guest]

0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">As happens every fifth year, there was a World

Conference this time also, the eighth in the series. The first one took place

in 1968 in Mumbai, and in that landmark discourse Swami spoke at length about

His Incarnation and Mission. The theme of the World Conference this time was:

UNITY, PURITY, and DIVINITY. Much has been said in the past and will be said

too in the future, about these three words. There is no need to add to all

that. However, it is pertinent to draw attention to what Swami has said many

times, and also during this Birthday, relating to this topic. Swami says that

experiencing Divinity means seeing God in ALL, without any exception.

TEXT-ALIGN: justify">It is not too difficult to admire say a glorious sunset and

regard it as an expression of beauty of God. However, it is far more difficult

to see God in fellow human beings because we are often used to seeing [manyof]

them through the coloured glasses of envy, jealousy, and even hatred. It

requires a serious contemplation of our inner personality to root out our

faults. We have plenty of time for commenting on the faults of others but

hardly any for reflecting on our own. These days, things move at such a pace

that people have little time for practically anything. One can see this in

Prashanti Nilayam all the time.

In the past, people would come days, if not weeks, in advance for getting ready

for the Birthday celebrations. This time, many came just on the evening of 22nd

and left on the morning of the 23rd almost straight from the Hillview Stadium,

where the celebrations took place. If people are so busy, how then would they

have any time to read about God, think about God, and reflect on His teachings?

One wonders. In the Gita, Swami says that though He has no duty in all the

three worlds, yet He comes down and goes around doing things as if they were

His duty. How many times we have heard Swami say, seemingly in a causal

manner, “It is My duty sir, it is My duty!” Those are not casual remarks but

strong messages, messages that are a reminder of our various duties. What is

our first duty? Many answers might be given to this question but we would like

to suggest that our first duty is to make at least some time every day for

Swami. What does that mean? Well, it simply means that we take at least a

moment or two off to thank Swami for giving us this human body and life, for

sustaining us in our childhood by showering love through our parents [who are

really His proxy], for blessing us with good health, for giving us various

skills that enable us to achieve, to create, to make money, for

saving us on so many occasions directly and indirectly, and so on. By the way,

this week, Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in the United States. On this

occasion in earlier times, thanks used to be given to God for a bountiful

harvest. As pointed out above, we have plenty to thank God for. Indeed, there

are millions, if not trillions of things we ought to be grateful to God for, if

we take into account the numerous births we have taken before the present one.

Just consider: Right this moment, hundreds of thousands are literally freezing

in the Himalayan heights, left homeless and completely destitute following the

great earthquake that hit this region in October. And we are so lucky compared

to them. How come? Is it not by God’s Grace? And should we not thank God by

praying for all these hapless people and millions like them in various parts of

the world? If we are so busy and close the gates of our Heart, how can noble

feelings of compassion have their play? If we do not feel compassion for the

hapless ones, how can we ever pray for them? If there is one powerful message

that Swami has given, it is about the power of the

Heart. The Heart is the seat of God and therefore has access to Infinite power,

Divine Power, greater than which there is none. It is by tapping that power

that Swami has, for example, provided drinking water to nearly ten million

people. This is a good juncture to draw your attention to the fact that the

December issue of Heart 2 Heart would be featuring as the Cover Story, an

article on Swami’s Drinking Water Project for Godavari Districts. Do not miss

it or the companion article entitled GOD, MAN and WATER. Also, please draw the

attention of as many people as possible, to these articles. We hope these

articles would inspire devotees

to do their little bit to bring at least some relief to someone somewhere, in

some manner or the other. That is what the language of the Heart is all about.

Thank you for allowing us once more to spend some time with you as in earlier

weekends. We wish you all the best, till we are with you again next week.

mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Jai Sai Ram. With Love

and Regards, "Heart2Heart" RadioSai e-Journal Team, In Sai Service

Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.