Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 --- On Tue, 8/1/08, Heart2Heart team <noreply wrote:Heart2Heart team <noreplySai Inspires - 8th January 2008 from Prashanti NilayamsssprinceksvDate: Tuesday, 8 January, 2008, 6:14 AM Dear Reader, Loving Sairam from the Heart2Heart Team. What is the true meaning of Yagna or sacrifice? Swami explains today. Did you read this issue's "Gita For Children"? Click here to read now. Sai Inspires - 8th January 2008 Yajna (sacrifice) means "giving up" or "renunciation". What exactly has to be given up? Riches? That is easy enough. One's home? That too is not hard. Does it mean retiring into a forest, breaking away from kith and kin? Many have done so and become proud of it. The renunciation (thyaga) that thesacrifice (yajna) demands is the casting off of pomp, pride, envy, greed, in short, the ego itself. Every rite laid down in the Veda (ancient Indian scriptures) has this aim only - to promote selflessness and Universal Love. Concentration on sensual gratification, anger, fury, hatred - these are bestial characteristics. Man must be ashamed to have even a trace of such traits. The characteristics of human nature are, and ought to be - love, forbearance, detachment, renunciation and truth. - Divine Discourse, December 21, 1982. The God-centred person has three qualities: Purity, Perseverance and Patience. - Baba With Love and Regards, "Heart2Heart" Team. Subscribe to Sai Inspires Sai Inspires Archives Heart2Heart: RadioSai: Videos on Sai: Other Links: Read current issue Download Current issue Read previous issues Download/Listen Again Listen now on the Internet! See the schedule here Newest Sai Video on Saicast Index of all Sai Videos Thought For The Day Prasanthi Bulletin Photo Album -- PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS AUTOMATED MAIL. For any comments, suggestions or queries, please write to us at h2h. You are receiving this mail because your email id has been d to "Sai Inspires" mailing list. You could from this list here. powered by phplist v 2.10.4, © tincan ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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