Thus Spake The Lord

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Thus Spake The Lord

 

 

 

The others who consider themselves free are also in jail, for the world is a huge house of correction. When a prisoner is transferred from one place of confinement to another.....he will have a police constable on each side of him, isn't it? When he moves about, these two will be with him always. When man, who is a prisoner in this jail moves from one place to another, he too is accompanied by Ahamkaram and Mamakaram : Egoism and Attachment. When he moves about without these two, you can be sure he is a free man, liberated from prison.

 

Now that I have referred to jail and life, let Me tell you something more. You are all under sentence of imprisonment and are in this jail. There is no use hoping for reward when you work in jail; you have to work because you are ordered to, and you must work well too. You cannot argue that rewards are not distributed justly and you are not entitled to desist from your allotted task. If you do so, your sentence will be extended or you will be transferred to another jail. On the other hand, if you quietly accept the sentence and go about your work without clamoring or murmuring, your term is reduced and you are sent out with a certificate that ensures a happy life, unpestered by constables. This is the attitude that the individual must adopt, if he is aware of his sentence and if he is earnest about freeing himself.

 

 

 

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. IV, P. 57-58.