Guest guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 SAI RAMs, Poems and sermons apart, how many of us put into practise what our beloved Baba and our scriptures tell/advise us? We are keen to have Darshan of Swamy in his physical form in His coloured robe and His grand Aura. We spend time, money etc. etc. in visiting Puttaparthy and get up early in the morning so as to be seated in the front rows at Sai Kulwant Hall and get close Darshan of our beloved Bhagawan in His physical form. The moment Swamy leaves for His residence from Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashantinilayam after Darshan, we leave behind His teachings and advices at Sai Kulwant Hall itself and we allow ourselves to be governed by our natural tendencies of say,likes and dislikes, hatred and jealousy etc. etc. Unless we put it into practise what we have read or heard from Swamy`s discourses etc.,we are not going to be benefited. There is no use in blaming/repenting on our Karma. Let us understand this clearly: We are the architects of our future. Every moment we are engaged in writing the blue-print for to-morrow. Blue-print for to-day`s sufferings and enjoyments were written earlier either in this very birth by us or during our previous births. " What can not be cured has to be endured " , goes a saying. Of course, God can mitigate our sufferings,if He wants. He can exonerate,exempt, waive, write-off,moderate etc. etc. our sins and Karmas. Surrender yourself unconditionally and then see the results. Do not have even the slighest doubt whether God will listen to your prayer. 'Samsayatma Vinasyati' says Lord Krishna in the Gita. Those who doubt His grace are bound to suffer. He is nearest to you. He is with you always. He is watching your thoughts, actions etc. etc. You can not deceive or cheat Him. If you engage yourself in noble and selfless activities,if you sacrifice all that you consider as yours, the grace of God is bound to descend on you. SAI RAM On 3/31/08, Romula D'Silva <romula9 wrote: Om Sai Ram,With reference to the thought provoking article " Our Karmas and the Sufferings of the Innocent " by Ms Shakuntla Vishani, I would like to add that under the directives and with the blessings of our Beloved Bhagwan, an animal hospital and shelter were set up in Puttaparthi in 2000 for Swami's 75th birthday under the name KARUNA SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS AND NATURE. Swami cares for every single child of His, including the voiceless ones. As it is rightly said, " Animals are children that never grow up. " Their purity and innocence stays with them all their life and man has a lesson to learn from each one of them. Swami says : Universe is university. Unfortunately, man who has been endowed with the power to help and heal, often chooses to hurt and harm his innocent brethren. The Catholic patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi said, " Poorer and purer than the poor are the dumb, defenseless creatures of God. " I would like to share a poem that aptly expresses my sentiments regarding helpless, abused children and animals. THE CHILDREN, THE VOICELESSBy M. Linda Steffey God, have mercy on the childrenThe dark ones and the fairHave mercy on the voicelessThe creatures in our care... Look down upon the childrenAnd if it be Thy will...Help us to feed the hungryTheir empty tummies fill.. I pray their eyes see no more warsNo more are they forsakenNo more to die unwanted, GodNo more tiny lives are shaken! Help them all to know of loveTo live in a world worth livingDespite the ups and downs of lifeTo have a heart that's giving... Thy creatures, God, are voicelessYou put them in our careWe haven't treated them too wellThey're extinct or becoming rare... We've shot them for their headsOr fur, ivory, and their oil..Or shot them for the " sport " of itLeaving remains to spoil....!! The rest we've stuffed in cagesTo stare at in a zoo...Up and down they pace in cellsFor there's nothing else to do! There're those we poke and tortureAnd say we do it all for man...We're not as humane as we thinkOr could be...or we can! The children and the voicelessThe earth under heaven's blueThey suffer each and every oneThey look for peace from You... Thy loving touch is needed hereThis pain in life to cease!The golden sun to shine downOn Thy world at last at peace..... --------------------------- Animals - They can't fight wars like us, pollute the world like us, or create acid rain. But they love like us, cry like us, and they definitely feel pain. - from the poem " Neglected Vicitms " by Melissa Tkachyk The health of humans, animals & the environment are of equal importance for they share the same breath of life, are interconnected and interdependant. Live and help live! With grateful and loving pranams at the Lotus Feet Om Sai Ram Romula D'Silva Vice-President Karuna Society for Animals & Nature Puttaparthi – Andhra Pradesh www.karunasociety.org email: karunasociety Tel: +91.8555.287214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Sai RamsIt is crystal clear taken at the doing level is where lies all our tests...G Balasubramanian is absolutely right. This is something I have noticed in my visits to parthy and prashanti nilayam. What is the cure? Know the oneness and the commonality and be one. Do. Prepare be with namasmaranam and know that this preparedness and the constant chanting of the lords name will be the presence of the Lord in a very telling way. He is ever present but believe me please since my constant chanting of the lord Datta's name has given me the physical presence of Bhagwan and I have tided over the event without a bruise...repeatedly chant swami and make it full of your heart and see what happens...know that you are not the event or happening, you are definitely not the doer, and you are also not one who is going to receive anything...just your safe journey from one moment to the other guaranteed by the namasmaranam, is the price you pay for the Lord to make himself known and be with you.... I speak from personal experience and please i beg you to know that for a person like me to be in Moscow is a very tough proposition particularly with a husband who is a national from the same country and does not like anything about India except Swami...He even asked me Why Swami came as an avatar to India..such is the Gall and the Gumption...we are in a motley bunch of people who are all willing to do anything to be comfortable...for a moment take a ringside view and see...you will agree So please do and keep silent, and carry on ...even this can draw a lot of comment but place it before the lord and march on..you have the God on your side so why fear, why worry and more importantly where is the panic??? yours in Sai Consciousnessnayanika On 01/04/2008, G. Balasubramanian <gbsub wrote: SAI RAMs,Poems and sermons apart, how many of us put into practise what our beloved Baba and our scriptures tell/advise us? We are keen to have Darshan of Swamy in his physical form in His coloured robe and His grand Aura. We spend time, money etc. etc. in visiting Puttaparthy and get up early in the morning so as to be seated in the front rows at Sai Kulwant Hall and get close Darshan of our beloved Bhagawan in His physical form. The moment Swamy leaves for His residence from Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashantinilayam after Darshan, we leave behind His teachings and advices at Sai Kulwant Hall itself and we allow ourselves to be governed by our natural tendencies of say,likes and dislikes, hatred and jealousy etc. etc. Unless we put it into practise what we have read or heard from Swamy`s discourses etc.,we are not going to be benefited. There is no use in blaming/repenting on our Karma. Let us understand this clearly: We are the architects of our future. Every moment we are engaged in writing the blue-print for to-morrow. Blue-print for to-day`s sufferings and enjoyments were written earlier either in this very birth by us or during our previous births. " What can not be cured has to be endured " , goes a saying. Of course, God can mitigate our sufferings,if He wants. He can exonerate,exempt, waive, write-off,moderate etc. etc. our sins and Karmas. Surrender yourself unconditionally and then see the results. Do not have even the slighest doubt whether God will listen to your prayer. 'Samsayatma Vinasyati' says Lord Krishna in the Gita. Those who doubt His grace are bound to suffer. He is nearest to you. He is with you always. He is watching your thoughts, actions etc. etc. You can not deceive or cheat Him. If you engage yourself in noble and selfless activities,if you sacrifice all that you consider as yours, the grace of God is bound to descend on you. SAI RAM On 3/31/08, Romula D'Silva <romula9 wrote: Om Sai Ram,With reference to the thought provoking article " Our Karmas and the Sufferings of the Innocent " by Ms Shakuntla Vishani, I would like to add that under the directives and with the blessings of our Beloved Bhagwan, an animal hospital and shelter were set up in Puttaparthi in 2000 for Swami's 75th birthday under the name KARUNA SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS AND NATURE. Swami cares for every single child of His, including the voiceless ones. As it is rightly said, " Animals are children that never grow up. " Their purity and innocence stays with them all their life and man has a lesson to learn from each one of them. Swami says : Universe is university. Unfortunately, man who has been endowed with the power to help and heal, often chooses to hurt and harm his innocent brethren. The Catholic patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi said, " Poorer and purer than the poor are the dumb, defenseless creatures of God. " I would like to share a poem that aptly expresses my sentiments regarding helpless, abused children and animals.THE CHILDREN, THE VOICELESS By M. Linda SteffeyGod, have mercy on the children The dark ones and the fairHave mercy on the voicelessThe creatures in our care...Look down upon the children And if it be Thy will...Help us to feed the hungryTheir empty tummies fill..I pray their eyes see no more wars No more are they forsakenNo more to die unwanted, GodNo more tiny lives are shaken!Help them all to know of love To live in a world worth livingDespite the ups and downs of lifeTo have a heart that's giving...Thy creatures, God, are voiceless You put them in our careWe haven't treated them too wellThey're extinct or becoming rare...We've shot them for their heads Or fur, ivory, and their oil..Or shot them for the " sport " of itLeaving remains to spoil....!!The rest we've stuffed in cages To stare at in a zoo...Up and down they pace in cellsFor there's nothing else to do!There're those we poke and torture And say we do it all for man...We're not as humane as we thinkOr could be...or we can!The children and the voiceless The earth under heaven's blueThey suffer each and every oneThey look for peace from You...Thy loving touch is needed here This pain in life to cease!The golden sun to shine downOn Thy world at last at peace.....--------------------------- Animals - They can't fight wars like us, pollute the world like us, or create acid rain. But they love like us, cry like us, and they definitely feel pain. - from the poem " Neglected Vicitms " by Melissa Tkachyk The health of humans, animals & the environment are of equal importance for they share the same breath of life, are interconnected and interdependant. Live and help live!With grateful and loving pranams at the Lotus Feet Om Sai Ram Romula D'Silva Vice-PresidentKaruna Society for Animals & Nature Puttaparthi – Andhra Pradeshwww.karunasociety.org email: karunasociety Tel: +91.8555.287214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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