Sai message for the day

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Swami! We are here in your presence because of your infinite grace

and mercy. Your blessings have brought us all here. We bask in the

sunshine of bliss bestowed on us by your Divine dars' an , spars'an

and sambhas an. Do we still need merit from past lives and the

samskaras ?

 

Sai Baba: The present state of bliss and the merit from past lives

are both essential and they should go together. They are closely

interrelated. Take this example. Here the soil is sandy. When there

are heavy rains, water sinks into the soil or gets absorbed in the

soil. The same is the situation with you at present. Therefore,

devotion doesn't remain steady. But, suppose there is a flow of river

water, what happens when it rains? Water will flow with greater

vigour than before. Similarly, your present blessed opportunity of

being with me is like rainwater. If you have good samska ras from

your past life like the water flow of a river, the blissful state you

are experiencing now will continue with more vigour.

 

God's grace is like a shower of rain. Your merit from the past will

enable you to contain it. So, I tell you often to retain the good

luck, the opportunity, and the privilege given to you. You draw water

out of the well in a bucket. But you have to pick up the bucket full

of water yourself. On the other hand, if you drop it in the middle,

what happens? You can't collect water, can you? However, there is one

important thing. If you love God intensely, you can achieve anything.

As human effort increases, God's grace also lends strength and

intensity to the effort, which ultimately leads man to success.