Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 The following conversations took place during 1946-50 : My mother and sister went to Puttaparthi in December 1947 and spent three wonderful months in the divine presence of Swami. Later, all of us went to Puttaparthi in May 1948 to stay there for a month. We reached old mandir around 6 p.m. When Swami came outside, we garlanded Him, offered Him fruits and did padanamaskar. He enquired about our welfare. One of those days, when all the devotees were sitting in the shed, Swami came in, chewing betel leaves and sat on a trunk. The conversations began. Devotee : Swami, it is difficult for us to perform vrata or sadhana according to the time honoured rules. What is the fate of persons like us? Swami: People of Kaliyuga are sustained by food and are physically weak. That is why God has shown them the easy path of smarana and manana of God. Before sleeping in the night pray wholeheartedly, "God, I do not know whether my actions since morning are good or bad. I offer all of them to You. I do not know whether I will be alive tomorrow morning. Protect me. My pranama to You," and then sleep. After waking up in the morning pray, "God, by Your grace I am still alive. I do not know what I will be doing till tonight. Please give me the wisdom not to sin. My pranama to You." Pray with devotion. If you do this every day, that is enough. Another day, after evening bhajans, everybody had their food and were resting outside the mandir. Swami came, sat with us and narrated an instance: A yogi was meditating at the foot of Himalayas. He had a considerable following. One day when he was meditating, Lord Vishnu appeared before him with shankha, chakra, gada, padma and said, "I am staying in South India. Come and see Me there." The yogi went round many places and then came to Bangalore. Walking along a street in Bangalore, he saw a gathering of people near a house. Then he saw Me coming down the stairs. Immediately he realised that I had come in his dream. He rushed to Me and hugged Me. He cried a lot. He asked Me to keep him with Me, as he could not bear the separation from Me even for a single moment. I consoled him in many ways. I told him that his followers would be orphaned if he leaves them at this stage and advised him to return to his ashram. I advised him to stay there for some more time and said that I would send for him later. I consoled him and sent him back. None of the devotees around Me could understand the importance of this incident. I had to explain to them in detail. Devotee : Swami, according to the epics, when God takes an avatar, even His enemies attain salvation. How is this possible? Swami : Kamsasura tried all the means to do away with Krishna after he realised that Krishna would be his antaka. This fear and hatred towards Krishna was on his mind all the time. Radha also had Krishna on her mind always, but for a different reason — overflowing prema towards the Lord. But, Radha's sister Chandravali hated Krishna all the time. All the three of them attained salvation. The common element in all of them was constant thought of God. But there is a big difference between the two methods. Attaining salvation through hatred is like pulling the Lord towards you by tying Him in an iron chain. The method of prema offers a soft silken ribbon at the Lord's feet and then He is pulled towards you. In essence, constant contemplation is the key. I do not ignore and turn away anyone coming to Me, whether the person is a sinner or a saint. I welcome all beings whether they love Me or hate Me. If you remember Me, that is sufficient. When adharma is all prevalent, lower level officers with limited powers cannot stem the tide, let alone turn it". Om Sai Ram Source : Sri Sathya Sai Anandadayi by Karunamba Ramamurthy Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007  My dearest brother, I felt so...... happy to read these conversations which took place so.... many years ago. Sairam. Love ALL Serve ALL. God is Great.B. Viswanathan - from azhagi.com You are neither body nor mind. You are the birthless, deathless, limitless 'Self' - Ramana MaharishiYou have no parents. You were never born and You shall never die - Nisargadatta Maharaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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