Thus Spake The Lord

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Thus Spake The Lord

 

 

 

Maam anusmara -- with Me in memory ever! Do not distinguish this task as bhajan (devotional singing), this task as bhojan (eating), this other task as pujan (adoration of God); all acts are pujan, for food is given by Him, eaten by Him, for His sake, to yield strength for His work. Each moment is worthwhile, for He gives it, He uses it, He fills it, He fashions it, He fulfills it. When He is fused with every breath, you can achieve the sovereign task of merging in Him. You have the might; the Atman cannot be gained by the weak so long as the source of might is not in you, is not all you, so long as you are a weakling unfit for the supremest adventure.

 

Maam anusmara -- the smarana, remembrance, can become established only when you are free from the shackles of spite and envy. An-asuya -- with no trace of pride or envy, malice or hate, egoism or conceit -- that is the way to keep the heart clean for God to install Himself. Sorrow affects you because you feel you deserved joy and did not acquire it, but there is one impartial distributor of joy and sorrow who gives you what you need, rather than what you desire. You may need the tonic of tragedy to set you on the road to recovery. The Compassionate One, the Eternal All-knowing God, He knows best.

 

 

 

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. X, P. 83-84.