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

July 4, 2007

31. One should keep permanent peace and happiness as one’s goal of life and think about it. Serve all beings as God – this is the most beneficial faith in life. 32. The human body is made of skin, flesh, blood and bones. It is an obstacle in the way of Parmartha5. Therefore, leave the attachment to it. 33. Always consider it as your servant. Do not pamper it. Do not always succumb to its wishes, by which you will be, as it were, paving your way to hell. 34. Food and clothing should be only for its maintenance. You should care for it knowing it to be temporary, for the sake of the development of the soul and to escape the cycle of life and death. 35. Birth and death are nothing but calamities. Every moment is set towards destruction. What momentary pleasure is this which brings in its

wake unhappiness throughout life. 36. Just as one sees the zig-zagging lightening, which is there for a moment and then disappears; the waves of the ocean which are also momentary; (similar is the body). Therefore, think. 37. The body, the house, the children and wife – all these will perish. But one never realises it even when one bids farewell to one’s own parents, while carrying their biers on the shoulder. 38. They are dead and the one in good health will die after them. One gets caught in the cycle of birth and death. But one does not think even for a moment by what means it can be controlled. 39. Life passes quickly in looking after the progress of the family. But time never forgets its duty and readily keeps count of the tenure of life. 40. When the last moment has come, then it does not wait even for a split second. Just as

the fisherman casts his net and the fish gets caught, so life ends as it tosses about writhing at the touch of death. 41. By means of a store of good deeds from the past births and by accumulating good fortune, a person gets human birth. Therefore, every moment should be used well. 42. Even by making Herculean efforts, like Bhagirath6 trying to hold the Ganges in his hair, it is not possible to obtain human birth. Because of destiny, unexpectedly, we are able to get it. It should not be wasted carelessly. 43. He is a fool who thinks that he will do good deeds in the next birth. There is no certainty that it will be so7 once this life escapes. 44. There are many sinners who have this body. Their genes

reach the organ of creation to take a new form according to their deeds. 45. There are many who are even more wretched and vile. They take birth in the movable class8; then become absolutely immovable9, according to their actions and their thoughts.http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index. Send

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