Thus Spake The Lord

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Thus Spake The Lord

 

 

 

You sit in Dhyaana (meditation) for ten minutes, after the evening Bhajan (devotional chanting) sessions; so far, so good. But, let Me ask, when you rise after the ten minutes and move about, do you see every one in a clearer light, as endowed with Divinity? If not Dhyaana is a waste of time. Do you love more, do you talk less, do you serve others, more earnestly? These are the signs of success in Dhyaana. Your progress must be authenticated by your character and behavior. Dhyaana must transmute your attitude towards beings and things; else it is a hoax. Even a boulder will, through the action of sun and rain, heat and cold, disintegrate into mud and become food for a tree. Even the hardest heart can be softened so that the Divine can sprout therein.

 

You come to Prasanthi Nilayam, as cars come to a workshop. You must go out, with a new paint, with all the damaged and loose bolts and nuts replaced, with the engine cleaned and reconditioned, every part spick and span, beautiful, trouble free, in perfect trim, ready to speed on the journey that lies ahead. Every bad habit has to be replaced by a good one, no trace of vice must be allowed to persist, the heart must be drained of all egoism. This is the fruit of this pilgrimage that you must acquire. Let this be your resolution, on this Uttharaayana Festival.

 

 

 

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. IX, Chapter 1.