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Sai Inspires - 18th November 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your lives are

essentially of the nature of Shanti (Peace); your nature is

essentially Love; your hearts are saturated with Truth. Rid yourselves of

the impediments that prevent their manifestation; you do not make any

attempt towards this, and so, there is no peace or love or truth in the

home, the community, the nation and the world. The husband and the wife do

not live in concord; the father and his sons are involved in factions; even

friends do not see eye to eye!

Twins take different paths. For, they live in a competitive waning world of

passions and emotions. It is only when God is the Goal and Guide, that

there can be real peace, love and truth. The Divine must be revered at all

times and what pleases the Divine must be understood and followed.

- Divine

Discourse, February 21, 1974.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three things are most essential today: Fear of sin,

love of God and morality in society. - Baba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BIGGEST THREAT

 

 

 

 

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

Mr. P. Sairaj in the Morning Prayer session of Bhagavan’s College in

Prasanthi Nilayam.

 

Dharmaiva hato hanti

Dharmo rakshati rakshita:

Tasmath dharmo na hantavyo

Mano dharma: hatho avadheeth

 

 

If you protect dharma, then dharma intern

will protect you.

And if you violate dharma, then dharma

too will punish you.

 

 

This Sanskrit sloka finds immense significance in the

present day world, especially in this Kali Age. The Kali Age commenced at

the time of Krishna’s death, Feb. 20, 3102 B.C. It is said that it

will have a duration of 11, 000 years. But we are all indeed fortunate to

be born in this Kaliyuga at this time when the Poorna Avatar

Himself has come down to earth in the human form. At the same time we

should be also aware of the fact that the basic Human values, namely

Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi, Prema and Ahimsa have also completely vanished

from the human hearts. It is for the re-establishment of these lost human

values, the Avatar has comedown in the human form.

 

In the present day world, what is the most challenging

problem facing mankind? Is it not the erosion of human values? Yes, it is.

In fact, it is the biggest threat that mankind is facing now. What are the

causes for this challenge? Swami says there are many reasons. First and

foremost, is ‘Violation of Natural Harmony’. In this vast

cosmos, man is like a speck. Essentially there is no conflict between man

and creation. Just as a child is entitled to enjoy milk from its mother,

and the bee is entitled to enjoy honey from the flowers, there can be no

objection to man enjoying the resources of nature. But as a result of his

uncontrolled desires and reckless exploitation of the natural resources,

nature is exhibiting frightening disorders. Natural calamities like

earthquakes and floods are the visible proof. Mankind today appears like a

foolish man who is wielding the axe on the branch of a tree on which he is

sitting.

 

The second cause of the decline of human values, according

to Swami, is ‘Faulty Vision’. Swami says, there is nothing evil

in His Creation; not even an iota. Evil appears as such only through one's

flawed vision. This ‘Faulty Vision’ leads to ‘Rampant

Indulgence’, which, according to Swami, is the third cause for the

decline of human values.

 

World problems now are assuming stranger forms and larger

proportions. On one side, there is science and technology advancing with

cosmic developments. Through plastics, electronics and computer

technologies the wonder of science has reached even greater heights. But on

the other hand, mankind is afflicted with recurring political and economic

crisis, national, provincial, religious, racial and cast rivalries, narrow

loyalties and outbursts of disturbances. These have spread indiscipline and

licentiousness all over the world. This is an unbalanced and mutually

contradicting situation. What really is the cause for this? If we really

introspect, we can see that mankind has within its reach many means and

methods through which it can earn wisdom and peace. It can secure

invaluable guidance from the Vedas and the scriptures, the Bible, the

Quoran, the Zend Avesta, the Granth Sahib and other holy texts whose number

exceeds a thousand.

 

All the 'Rampant Indulgence' leads to man's sorrow or

klesha. The delusion that he is the body and divinity is different

from him is the main cause for his klesha. Such an unfortunate

person is an easy prey to distress and dissappointments. Swami says that

there are 5 fold basic causes for man's sorrow. They are Avidya Klesha,

Abhinava Klesha, Asthita Klesha, Raga Klesha, And Dwesha

Klesha.

 

Avidya Klesha is ignorance or misery that creates a

distance between man and god. It causes anguish in man. Abhinava

Klesha or complaisance is due to sensual pleasures. Man forgets the

fact that these pleasures are poisonous. He loses discrimination and

suffers sorrows. Asthitha klesha is because man takes

materialistic joys as the summum bonum of life and suffers untold miseries.

In Raga Klesha man is lured away by the desire to acquire wealth

and prosperities. He toils day and night to satisfy his insatiable

cravings, disregarding food, sleep and rest. Infatuation to satisfy his

greed afflicts him. Dwesha Klesha is due to hatred born out of

frustrations. Anger arises and there begins the tragedy of man. When a

sinner finds prosperity coming his way he feels like challenging even the

Lord. But when his prosperity disappears he becomes humble and will begin

to see the truth.

The greatest tragedy of man is that he forgets the creator. Man

covers his mind in a cloak of ignorance, blinks his eyes with egoism and

closes his heart with the doors of pride. He forgets the Lord who created

him and protects him. Let us all fill our minds with wisdom, let us all

blinker our eyes with compassion, let us all open our heart and fill it

with selfless love. Let us all become the golden instruments in the Divine

Hand, and bring back the Golden Age that is suffused with human values.

 

 

Jai Sai Ram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Heart2Heart" Team.

 

 

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