Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- VIII

July 3, 2007

16. That person is said to be knowledgeable who knows from where he has come, who he is and what is the purpose of human life and what is his mission. Without this knowledge everything else is futile. 17. Just as the wick of an oil lamp1 is the same at the beginning and the end, but flickers and changes at every moment, similar is the state of the human body. 18. Childhood, youth and old age are the stages through which everybody goes; but how naturally they come and go is not understood by anybody2. 19. What is seen is destroyed the same moment. There are such innumerable stages, but seemingly they look one. Similarly, the body which is perceivable at one moment will not be the same the next moment. 20. The

body is evil (horrifying). It holds dirt, excreta, gases, pus, saliva etc.; and, besides, death is hovering about every moment. 21. The human body is the home of germs and viruses, harbours various diseases, not long-lasting and ends within a short period. 22. It is an accumulation of flesh and muscles, the cage or skeleton of bones and skin; a carrier of the muck of foul-smelling urine and what is vomitted (mucous and phlegm) – actually it is an obstacle to the soul. 23. Skin, flesh, blood and muscles, fat, bone-marrow, veins, bones and gases – all go to make this body impure and its existence of a short duration. 24. Although so sinful, perishable and short-lived is the human body, it is only through this that the abode of purity of God can be reached. 25. The cycle of birth and death is

continuous. Even the very idea of death is extremely horrifying. This life will pass away without any inkling. 26. Who has kept a count, day and night, of those who are born and who die! Those born with a boon of Markandya3 also cannot escape destiny. 27. In case of such short-lived human life, the time which is spent in reading the scriptures and listening to the stories of God is

fruitful, while the time spent otherwise is a waste. 28. It should be a firm conviction that this is the best thing to do in life. But nobody believes in it till one experiences this oneself. 29. But to experience this, one has to make a deep study. Then the soul which seeks permanent happiness will enjoy that wealth. 30. Even by the

grace of God, if a man reigns over vast lands whose boundaries are the seven seas4 and also has a good wife, son, wealth and prosperity, he is still dis-satisfied at heart.http://www.saileela s.org/books/

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