Sai message for the day

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Swami! We are progressing in Science and Technology. At the same

time, our modern youth are not able to face life's problems

courageously. They are depressed by the slightest problem. They are

not able to bear any suffering with patience, and easily take to

drink and drugs. What is Swami's message to our youth?

 

Sai Baba: Today, many young men and women go to Colleges and

Universities for studies. There are many specialisations in every

branch of knowledge. This is, on the whole, good. But the pity of it

is that we find innate, vital human qualities deteriorating fast and

disappearing altogether.

 

Education is not for living, but it is for life.

Education is not for transmitting information, but it is for

transformation.

Education is for elevating the human personality to the mansion of

God.

Education should not be instrumental to earning annas, but to earning

gunas, values.

Education is not for ' ji tam' , salary, but it is for ` jivitam,'

life.

 

Without values even if one is highly educated, what is the use? Is

there progress without values? Will Science and Technology help you,

if you have no values? It is for this reason, viz., the absence of

values, that modern youth take to drugs and alcohol.

 

The youth are not vira, courageous, but bhira, timid. They should be

masters, instead they are slaves. They should know " Life is a

challenge. Meet it " . They have to encounter and overcome all the

problems and difficulties in life rather than choose to run away from

them and feel frustrated. Since life is a challenge, you should meet

it. Life is full of keen competition in all fields, scientific,

technological, physical, ethical, political and spiritual. They

should fully equip themselves with the right weapons and be ever

ready to face the challenges of life.

 

A similar thing happened during the Mahabharata war. Arjuna wanted to

run away from the battlefield being totally disheartened like a

coward. At that time, Lord Krishna instilled in him the needed

courage and morale by teaching him the Bhagavadgita, the Song

Celestial. This acted like calcium and glucose injections that gave

strength of mind and body to Arjuna.

 

Life is a sports ground, life is a game, play it. You have to play

with sportsmanship and accept victory or defeat, gain or loss., with

equanimity. In this world, everyone may not have everything, but

there is none without love. So, life is love, share it. God is love,

love is God; hence, live in love. Your heart is full of love, but

with how many are you sharing this precious gift? Question yourself.

Love begets love. Today it is not happening. This' is the main reason

for all conflicts; misunderstandings, and differences. Do your duty

with all your skill and to the best of your ability. Don't be lazy,

building castles in the air. You work such that your dreams come

true, " Life is a dream. Realise it! " Nowadays, you plan in a funny

way, so very far from reality. Is it life? No.

 

Yogah karmasu kaus'alam - do your duty sincerely praying to God.

Then, your work will be transformed into worship. Your karma, action,

will turn into yoga, spiritual communion. Then, duty and work will

become a spiritual discipline on the path of karmayoga. Don't merely

dream, don't spend time in meaningless fancies. Know that life is

duty.