Conversations with the Lord - 4

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In late 1940's, a few of us were sitting near the serpent altar. Conversations with Swami began. Devotee : Swami, how will You come to know that we are meditating? Swami : I come to know very well! Suppose an incense stick is being burnt in some part of the house. Its fragrance can be felt in any part of the house. Similarly, I come to know of your meditation. Your chaitanya is the same as Mine. Mine is brighter. Yours is dim. My darshan brightens your chaitanya. The mind becomes brighter by contemplating on Me. A brighter mind can see everything clearly. The heat of smarana converts butter to ghee. Devotee : Swami, we have Your darshan in our sleep. Is that true? Swami : Yes. Answers to

your spiritual doubts come in dreams. But I will not come in your dreams just because you think of Me. Only when I think of you, I will come in your dreams. Devotee : Swami, is it possible to attain salvation by namasmarana in just one life span? Swami : Rather than the number of lives, the sincerity in sadhana is important. More intense the devotion, better are the results. Do not pray Me asking for forgiveness. You should pray, "God, make me suffer for all my mistakes and take me into You quickly." If you pray for forgiveness, it may act as an obstruction in your sadhana. Devotee : Swami, what kind of acts should be done and what type of acts should be avoided for self-realisation? We are ignorant of this. Swami:

If you have strength in your body, money in your purse, help others. If you are weak and poor and cannot help others, do not harm others. If you do not have strength to help anyone, stay quiet. Not wishing bad to others is nothing but help. Do not find fault with others. Since you too have the tendency to commit the same mistakes, try to mend yourselves every time. The jivatma becomes one with the paramatma during the night for a period equal to the time which your mind has concentrated completely on God while meditating during the day time. If this oneness continues, the mind will become stabler for a longer duration in japa and dhyana. Do not believe in mesmerism. Do not try to learn it or practice it. What you see then are evil spirits. God is not that easily attainable. God, who is a form of satvaguna, will never

enter into these lowly things and talk. Man is seven steps below God. Evil spirits are six steps below God. God's aura falls on all these steps. Evil spirits have slightly greater strength than man. With this extra strength, they have the power to masquerade themselves as Gods. (Do not get cheated by these spirits. Beware!) Devotee : Swami, you tell that we can meditate in our place and that it is not important that we should be in Puttaparthi. If so, why should we come to Puttaparthi? Swami : You should come to Puttaparthi when you have some doubts about spiritual matters. Your doubts themselves will bring you to Puttaparthi. After coming here, your doubts will be cleared and you will also get peace of mind. You do a bit of dhyana and look for very big results. But that cannot be granted. You get results depending on your efforts. God never cheats

or lets anyone down. Om Sai Ram Source : Sri Sathya Sai Anandadayi by Karunamba Ramamurthy

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SAIRAM,

Can you please send me PART- 3 ,as i do not seem to have that.

Thanks.

 

 

Make my life to be the Will of God!

 

anju

 

 

 

kumar mahadevan <mahadevan12

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Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:51 pm

Conversations with the Lord - 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

In late 1940's, a few of us were sitting near the serpent altar. Conversations with Swami began.

 

Devotee : Swami, how will You come to know that we are meditating?

 

Swami : I come to know very well! Suppose an incense stick is being burnt in some part of the house. Its fragrance can be felt in any part of the house. Similarly, I come to know of your meditation. Your chaitanya is the same as Mine. Mine is brighter. Yours is dim. My darshan brightens your chaitanya. The mind becomes brighter by contemplating on Me. A brighter mind can see everything clearly. The heat of smarana converts butter to ghee.

 

Devotee : Swami, we have Your darshan in our sleep. Is that true?

 

Swami : Yes. Answers to your spiritual doubts come in dreams. But I will not come in your dreams just because you think of Me. Only when I think of you, I will come in your dreams.

 

Devotee : Swami, is it possible to attain salvation by namasmarana in just one life span?

 

Swami : Rather than the number of lives, the sincerity in sadhana is important. More intense the devotion, better are the results. Do not pray Me asking for forgiveness. You should pray, "God, make me suffer for all my mistakes and take me into You quickly." If you pray for forgiveness, it may act as an obstruction in your sadhana.

 

Devotee : Swami, what kind of acts should be done and what type of acts should be avoided for self-realisation? We are ignorant of this.

 

Swami: If you have strength in your body, money in your purse, help others. If you are weak and poor and cannot help others, do not harm others. If you do not have strength to help anyone, stay quiet. Not wishing bad to others is nothing but help. Do not find fault with others. Since you too have the tendency to commit the same mistakes, try to mend yourselves every time.

 

The jivatma becomes one with the paramatma during the night for a period equal to the time which your mind has concentrated completely on God while meditating during the day time. If this oneness continues, the mind will become stabler for a longer duration in japa and dhyana.

 

Do not believe in mesmerism. Do not try to learn it or practice it. What you see then are evil spirits. God is not that easily attainable. God, who is a form of satvaguna, will never enter into these lowly things and talk. Man is seven steps below God. Evil spirits are six steps below God. God's aura falls on all these steps. Evil spirits have slightly greater strength than man. With this extra strength, they have the power to masquerade themselves as Gods. (Do not get cheated by these spirits. Beware!)

 

Devotee : Swami, you tell that we can meditate in our place and that it is not important that we should be in Puttaparthi. If so, why should we come to Puttaparthi?

 

Swami : You should come to Puttaparthi when you have some doubts about spiritual matters. Your doubts themselves will bring you to Puttaparthi. After coming here, your doubts will be cleared and you will also get peace of mind. You do a bit of dhyana and look for very big results. But that cannot be granted. You get results depending on your efforts. God never cheats or lets anyone down.

 

Om Sai Ram

 

Source : Sri Sathya Sai Anandadayi by Karunamba Ramamurthy

 

 

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