Thus Spake The Lord

August 22, 2007

Thus Spake The Lord

Today's scientists are creating artificial satellites which are orbiting around the earth. But these satellites are crashing down or catching fire in a few days or months, whereas the planets in God's creation are orbiting regularly since time immemorial, without crashing or catching fire. Light travels at the rate of 1,86,000 miles per second. Even with such a tremendous speed, it takes lakhs of years for light to travel around the families or constellations of the sun and stars. In the Milky Way that is visible to us, there are innumerable stars unknown to us. The light from some of the stars has not yet reached the earth, despite the lapse of eons since their creation. Even the scientists are in doldrums to understand fully such aspects of creation. What a contrast between the scientist who swells up with pride on account of discovering but a minute fraction of the mystery of creation, and the Creator (God) who is running the whole universe peacefully, silently, patiently and lovingly without any pomp or pride!

Not this alone. The way this creation or Nature is functioning is amazing beyond words. For instance, the carbon dioxide exhaled by man is being taken up by the plants and the oxygen released by the plants is being inhaled by man. Who has made this mutually beneficial arrangement in Nature? Poet-saints like Purandaradas have sung the praise of the Lord Almighty in the following terms: "Who has watered, manured and grown the small shrubs and the gigantic trees in the crevices of the rocks and in the mountains? Who has painted the beautiful peacock and its tail with such attractive colors? Who has designed the wonderful combination of a green body and a red beak for the parrot?" The scientist may explain away such things as the "Law of Nature". But are these scientists able to transcend Nature or dispense with the materials available in Nature?

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XXV, P. 190.

Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XXV, P. 190-191.