Sai Inspires - 18th March 2007 from Prashanti Nilayam

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" THE GAME OF LOVE AND UNITY "

 

Swami tells us today how a simple instrument like our tongue

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Sai Inspires -

18th March 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tongue experiences

sorrow or suffering in its own home without straying into the homes of

others. It discretely decides beforehand whether an edible should be eaten

or not. If it is sweet, it shows its consent by sending it down for

digestion. But if it is bitter it spits it out. If the tongue is properly

used, it can be the means by which we can attain Godhood itself. Let the

name of the Lord dance on our tongue, since remembrance of the Name is the

easiest path to liberation in the Kali Age. We should use the

tongue for uttering sweet and truthful words.

- Divine

Discourse, May 6th, 1987.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A heart free from attachment and hatred, a tongue that

is not tainted by untruth, a body not polluted by violence - the one who

has these three is of sacred birth. - Baba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GAME OF LOVE AND

UNITY

 

 

 

For this Sunday, we have the transcript of a talk delivered by

Sri K Siddharth in the morning prayer session in Swami’s Institute a

few days ago. This is the scintillating season of cricket with the World

Cup 2007 on in the Caribbean islands. Can a game like Cricket do anything

towards bettering our lives and help us realizing our ultimate goal? Read

this small piece to find out...

I offer myself and this article to our Beloved Lord who

spins the world with the right pace, pulls away our miseries over the

boundaries and drives away our troubles to the fence.

 

Humanity invariably embraces Utopia when the sporting demigods get to

the face each other in their respective arenas. Sports is the compass that

mankind uses to navigate through the mists of malice, storms of strife,

icebergs of indifference, the potholes of poverty and the fog of fractured

existence. Simply put, it’s the lingua franca of humanity. Sachin

Tendulkar (Indian cricket legend) receiving a standing ovation in Pakistan

for a fantastic innings or the thunderous applause that Sharne Warne

(Australian cricket hero) gets when he casts a spell to castle a batsman in

Lords is a common sight. Only one hopes that this Utopian concept will

chisel itself to perfection and the world can be more

“sportious” than “spurious” not just on the field

but at every geographical node.

 

With the Cricket World Cup just round the corner, I attempt to see the

connection between the game and our lives. “Life is a dream, realize

it” is an oft quoted adage. Cricket can be as much a means towards

that end as much as any other. To draw a parallel between the game and

life-

 

“Our lives commence on a sticky wicket

– the womb. Then follow the deliveries. We

arrive and immediately get padded up – soft

shoes, thermals and of course the guard –

sorry the diapers. The commentary box – the

maternity ward announces the arrival of the

debutant. On entry we view the world in its

infinite field placements – relationships.

Sooner than later we establish our footwork

– we begin to walk. Infancy gives way to boyhood and we begin to

run. We begin to chase

so many things and our innings has begun. In

childhood, we often shuttle between wickets of

fancy dreams. The curators – teachers help lay the

pitch for our future successes. In the

power play of youth

glances are exchanged without the

batting of eyelids. A maiden

over is bowled in which a

direct hit ensues and the heavens are witness to

a perfect match. Somewhere in the

middle overs, crippled by the leg

break of desire one gets caught in

the gully of ‘Buckworth

Lewis’ (like the Duckworth Lewis) In the pursuit of

making a quick buck at more than run-a-ball, we

become party to the quick fall of wickets - our

family, friends, careers.

 

Darkness seems to pervade all over as the light o

meter of our lives seem to signal abysmal readings.

Traditionally, it has always been the onus of the

batsman to appeal for light, but the

referee here is of utmost magnanimity. You

slip, he bails you out;

you run short, he

cautions you. And thus when you seem to struggle

against the fading light, he offers you the

floodlight of His grace. With some

cheeky shots, you finally score the winning runs

and become the toast of your team. Looking back at your

innings, the point

strikes you: Life is a limited overs game, which

we play through day and night, but then the

realization dawns on you that this match was

fixed for the referee always was on your side. So

you confront the referee and bowl him a

yorking googly by enquiring - “How things

always swung your way?” trying to put Him

on to the back foot. He promptly dispatches it

for a six, replying – “Little one, I

will never say bye-bye, I will ever say

not out, and in the tradition of My game, will

offer you benefit of the doubt. So why worry,

Life is a Game, just Play it, for it is “The Game of Love and

Unity.”

 

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