Who am I ? - Кто Я?

       THE Cosmos is a manifestation of the Divine. They are foolish who, while seeing the handiworks of the Divine everywhere, think that there is no God. Without recognising the omnipresence of God, men seek God somewhere or the other. This reflects the dualistic attitude of the persons who identify themselves with the body and alienate themselves from God. While God is omnipresent and can be recognised in the divine manifestations of Nature, the body consciousness prevents men from experiencing oneness with the Divine. 
      How is God to be experienced? The first requisite is purity of heart. All religions have affirmed the basic importance of purity. The aim of all Sadhanas is to achieve peace. Compassion towards all beings is devotion to God. 
       God cannot be experienced through the ostentatious observance of rituals and worship. Where there is pomp and show there can be no divinity. The bliss of the Divine cannot be found there. As a seed will not sprout on the rocky ground, the bliss of Divine cannot be realised by worship devoid of humility and sincerity.  

22. The perennial quest - Вечный поиск

Сатья Саи говорит, том XX

глава 22

THAT which eyes cannot see, but which enables the eyes to see--That is God. The divine cannot be grasped by the mind or described by speech. The Divine transcends all proof. It is One. "I am One, let Me become Many." The myriad forms in the Cosmos emerged from this Sankalpa (inner thought) of the One. To discover the one in many, the sages prescribed for mankind the Karma, Bhakti and Upaasana paths and indicated in pronouncements like "Tat-Twam-Asi" (That Thou Art) that the process is one of Self-realisation. 

They declared that the individual should realise that the phenomenal world is in fact a reflected image of himself. But, man, forgetting his true Self, identifies himself with the sense organs and indulges in many wrong actions for the sake of pleasures and pains experienced by' the senses. 

Every man seeks to achieve Ananda (unalloyed happiness) through some means or the other and engages himself in ceaseless efforts for this purpose. But pure happiness eludes him because he does not know its real nature and where to find it. Ananda (bliss) cannot be found in the phenomenal world or in material objects like houses, wealth and vehicles, or got from kith and kin. When the bliss that he is seeking is his own true nature, what is the use in seeking it elsewhere? True happiness consists in realising one's Reality

ТО, чего глаза не могут видеть, но что позволяет им видеть, — это Бог. Божественное нельзя постичь умом или описать словами. Божественное превосходит все доказательства. Это Один. «Я Один, позволь Мне стать Многими». Мириады форм в Космосе возникли из этой санкальпы (внутренней мысли) Единого. Чтобы открыть Единое во многом, мудрецы предписали человечеству пути Кармы, Бхакти и Упасаны и указали в высказываниях, подобных «Тат-Твам-Аси» (То Ты Есть), что этот процесс является процессом Самореализации.

Они заявляли, что индивидуум должен осознать, что феноменальный мир на самом деле является отражением его самого. Но человек, забыв свое истинное Я, отождествляет себя с органами чувств и предается многим неправильным действиям ради удовольствий и страданий, испытываемых чувствами.

Каждый человек стремится достичь Ананды (чистого счастья) теми или иными средствами и предпринимает непрестанные усилия для достижения этой цели. Но чистое счастье ускользает от него, потому что он не знает его истинной природы и где его найти. Ананда (блаженство) не может быть найдена в феноменальном мире или в материальных объектах, таких как дома, богатство и транспортные средства, или получена от родных и близких. Если блаженство, которое он ищет, является его собственной истинной природой, какой смысл искать его в другом месте? Истинное счастье состоит в осознании своей Реальности

The Mother Kali - Рамакришна о Матери Кали

The Mother Kali

In Sri Ramakrishna’s Words
Dharma


Mother Has Revealed Everything To Me

I wept before the Mother and prayed, “O Mother, please tell me, please reveal to me what the yogis have realized through yoga and the jnanis through discrimination.” And the Mother has revealed everything to me. She reveals everything if the devotee cries to Her with a yearning heart. She has shown me everything that is in the Vedas, the Vedanta, the Puranas, and the Tantra.

The Divine Mother revealed to me in the Kali temple that it was She who had become everything. She showed me that everything was full of Consciousness. The image was Consciousness, the water was Consciousness, the altar was Consciousness, the water vessels were Consciousness, the doorsill was Consciousness, the marble floor was Consciousness — all was Consciousness.

I found everything inside the room soaked, as it were, in Bliss — the Bliss of Satchidananda. I saw a wicked man in front of the Kali temple, but in him also I saw the Power of the Divine Mother vibrating.

That was why I fed a cat with the food that was to be offered to the Divine Mother. I clearly perceived that the Divine Mother Herself had become everything — even the cat. The manager of the temple garden wrote to Mathur Babu saying that I was feeding the cat with the offering intended for the Divine Mother. But Mathur Babu had the insight into the state of my mind. He wrote back to the manager: “Let him do whatever he likes. You must not say anything to him.”

To my Divine Mother, I prayed only for pure love. I offered flowers at Her Lotus Feet and prayed to Her: “Mother, here is Thy virtue, here it Thy vice. Take them both and grant me only pure love for Thee. Here is Thy knowledge, here is Thy ignorance, take them both and grant me only pure love for Thee. Here is Thy purity, here is Thy impurity. Take them both, Mother, and grant me only pure love for Thee. Here is Thy dharma, here is Thy adharma. Take them both, Mother, and grant me only pure love for Thee.”

Is Kali Really Black?

You see Her as black because you are far away from Her. Go near and you will find Her devoid of all color. The water of a lake appears black from a distance. Go near and take the water in your hand, and you will see that it has no color at all. Similarly, the sky looks blue from a distance. But look at the atmosphere near you; it has no color. The nearer you come to God, the more you will realize that He has neither name nor form. If you move away from the Divine Mother, you will find Her blue, like the grass-flower. Is Shyama male or female? A man once saw the image of the Divine Mother wearing a sacred thread. He said to the worshipper: “What? You have put the sacred thread around the Mother’s neck!” The worshipper said: “Brother, I see that you have truly known the Mother. But I have not yet been able to find out whether She is male or female; that is why I have put the sacred thread on Her image.”

The way to God - Путь к Богу

Embodiments of Love! 

You have all come from many distant parts of the world. You have come to experience the joy of participating in the Buddha Purnima celebrations. You need not have come all the way from your distant places. Buddhi represents the intellect. That intellect must be used properly. Then you will realize what is implied in Buddhism. 

People talk about spiritual exercises and waste their lives. All these pursuits are waste of time. It is enough if you develop sacred feelings. The chief sadhana (spiritual exercise) consists of getting rid of bad thoughts and cultivating good qualities. Whatever pilgrim center you may visit, try to shed your bad tendencies. Develop good qualities instead. 

Inner Significance of Shivaratri . Внутреннее значение Шиваратри

        Many stories are told in the Sastras to explain the origin and significance of the Maha Shivaratri Festival. Bharat, the name for this land used from ancient times, means ‘the land of those who have Rati (Love) towards Bha (Light or Bhagavan). So, for the people of this land, all days are sacred; every moment is precious. The Ganga is holy from source to sea, but, yet there are some places on its banks, associated with some sage or temple, the confluence of a tributary, or a historical incident, which are revered more by generations. Such places are Hardwar, Varanasi, Prayag, Rishikesh. 

Бхагаван о преданности и духовной эволюции Рамакришны Парамахамсы

 Сатья Саи говорит, том 4, 5 декабря 1964 г., Курнул - беседа "Актёры и действие" - о преданности Рамакришны Богу, как он жил ролями пуранических персонажей, таких как Радха и Хануман (когда он отождествил себя с Хануманом и провёл месяцы на деревьях, произнося только Рама Намах, его анатомия изменилась; у него вырос зарождающийся хвост. Это была мера глубины его бхавы (силы мысли), само-отвержения.)

Беседа Бхагавана "Прояви свою Божественность" 1 января 1992, Сатья Саи говорит т.25, Прашанти - Поклонение Богу должно исходить из сердца. Когда преданность исходит из сердца, голос Божества можно ощутить в тишине, Шабда Брахман (звук Высшего Духа). Это был опыт Рамакришны Парамахамсы. Он соблюдал совершенную тишину, в любой момент ожидая голоса Бога. Можно ли услышать Божественный голос в какофонии повседневных звуков? Нет. ... Когда речь сдерживается, голос Духа внутри становится слышимым. Он тоньше человеческого дыхания. 

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Выступление СВАМИ 15-8-1985. ДЕНЬ НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ

The Motherland which bore children who earned immortal renown all around the globe;
The Battleground, which witnessed the fight of heroes from the West who ruled;
The Bharatha-land which shone so brilliant with seers and scholars, each a gem;
The Happy land which fostered and brought to fame songsters and poets, thinkers and teachers;
The Birth-land of the beauty and charm divine through master artists of brush and chisel;
This mother Bharath to guard her Dharma treasure, O! student! yours is the bounden task.

Служите ради любви

The age span 16-30 years is crucial, for that is the period when life adds sweetness to itself, when talents, skills and attitudes are accumulated, sublimated and sanctified. If the tonic of unselfish service (seva) is administered to the mind during this period, life's mission is fulfilled, for the process of sublimation and sanctification will be hastened by this tonic. Do not serve for the sake of reward, attracting attention, or earning gratitude, or from a sense of pride at your own superiority in skill, wealth, status or authority. Serve because you are urged by love. If and when you fail, ascribe the failure to your own inadequacy, insincerity or ignorance. Examine the springs of action; disinfect them from all trace of ego. Do not throw the blame on the recipients of the seva, or on your collaborators and co-workers, or on God. When you succeed, ascribe the success to the Grace of God, who urged you on, as love from within you. (Divine Discourse, May 19, 1969)

- BABA

Возраст 16-30 лет имеет решающее значение, поскольку это период, когда жизнь добавляет себе сладости, когда таланты, навыки и отношения накапливаются, сублимируются и освящаются. Если в этот период ввести в ум тонизирующее средство бескорыстного служения (сева), миссия жизни будет выполнена, так как этот тоник ускорит процесс сублимации и освящения. Не служите ради награды, привлечения внимания или благодарности, или из чувства гордости за собственное превосходство в навыках, богатстве, статусе или авторитете. Служите, потому что вас побуждает любовь. Если и когда вы потерпите неудачу, приписывайте неудачу собственной неадекватности, неискренности или невежеству. Изучите источники действия; дезинфицируйте их от всех следов эго. Не перекладывайте вину на получателей севы, на своих сотрудников и сотрудников или на Бога. Когда вы добьетесь успеха, приписывайте успех Милости Бога, Который побуждал вас, как любви изнутри вас. (Божественная речь, 19 мая 1969 г.)

- БАБА

A miracle of mother Earth

Photo: Aerial View of the Earth where Puttaparthi is situated taken from Space Shuttle.

This Photo was taken from space shuttle of NASA on 29th Nov, 1972. Then at that time in 1972 there was no ‘Google Earth’ or satellite map was available to all as of now.

       A miracle of mother Earth:
Homer Youngs, an American scientist working for NASA was engaged in taking photographs of the earth from outer space. In 1972 his wife Laila accompanied Indra Devi and visited India to have a Darshan of Bhagawan Baba in Puttaparthi. Homer thought of photographing Puttaparthi through an orbiting space shuttle when his wife was there. He sought the help of his colleagues in NASA but none knew the precise longitude and latitude of Puttaparthi. Therefore, he proposed to cover the surrounding areas as well and accordingly took the snaps. As the pictures were taken from orbiting space shuttle from an altitude of 200 miles, buildings and cities were not visible. Clouds and seas appeared as small white dots, and mountains, hills and forests as black dots.

ваша семья - моя ответственность

I promise you that I will take care of your entire family.. It doesn't matter whether your family members worship me or not but as you are devotee, Your entire family is my resposibility

"Я обещаю вам, что я позабочусь о всей вашей семье .. Не имеет значения, поклоняются ли мне члены вашей семьи или нет, но, поскольку вы являетесь преданным, вся ваша семья - моя ответственность." - ВАВА

Карма и Намасмарана

You get the human body through the karma of the past; you get the ‘type of character’ according to the tendencies (vasanas) cultivated in the past. Do not delude yourself that you are the body or be fascinated into an attachment for it. But it is your task to guard it from harm and keep it in good trim. For, isn’t it with your body that you are imbibing the exhilaration of the bliss of the Lord, the Majesty of the Lord? Therefore, do not deride the body or treat it with contempt. That equipment is intended for your journey towards the Lord; it is the Lord’s chariot; do not neglect or keep it in disrepair. Do not lament, “Oh, this is my fate, my own past punishing me, I must suffer, I cannot escape it.” People get disheartened thus. If karma is so inescapable, what is the use of prayer, of remembering the Lord’s name, of meditation, or of the ritual of worship? Have faith, persist and win the grace of the Lord, and all the accumulated burden will be burnt into ashes in a moment! → Divine Discourse, 25-10-1961
- BABA

Вы получаете человеческое тело согласно карме прошлого; вы получаете «тип личности» в соответствии с тенденциями (васанами), развитыми в прошлом. Но не обманывайте себя тем, что вы есть это тело, и не увлекайтесь привязанностью к нему. Ваша задача - защищать его от вреда и содержать в хорошем состоянии. Ибо разве не через своё тело вы ощущаете блаженство, исходящее от Господа, переживаете Его Величие? Поэтому не высмеивайте тело и не относитесь к нему с презрением. Этот инструмент предназначен для вашего путешествия к Господу; это - колесница Господа; не пренебрегайте им и не допускайте, чтобы его состояние ухудшалось. Не жалуйтесь: «О, это моя судьба, моё прошлое наказывают меня, я должен страдать, и не могу избежать этого». Люди впадают в уныние. Если карма так неизбежна, какая польза от молитвы, памятования имени Господа, медитации или ритуала поклонения? Имейте веру, упорствуйте и обретите милость Господа, и весь накопленный тяжёлый груз сгорит в мгновение ока! → Божественная беседа, 25 октября 1961 года

- БАБА

Swami is decked in Garlands

one of the rare pictures where Swami is decked in Garlands..it taken during Swami's visit to Kerala in the 1960's..this was one of the very few instances where Swami permitted all the devotees around him to garland Him...


Одна из редких фотографий, на которых Свами украшен гирляндами. Она была сделана во время визита Свами в Кералу в 1960-х годах. Это был один из очень немногих случаев, когда Свами разрешил всем присутствующим преданным одеть на Него гирлянду ...

Гаятри Мантра. В научных фактах, Ведах и Упанишадах.

Gayatri Mantra (Facts from Science ,Vedas and Upanishad) ***

The wheel and its hub *** Колесо и его ступица

       26. The wheel and its hub

       BHAARATH is the sovereign of all nations, so far as spiritual dominion is concerned; and which dominion can be richer than that? She alone is capable of scattering the clouds of doubt, anxiety and fear that darken the minds of men and turn them to competitive adventures in the realm of material gain and glory. These clouds have appeared over the Indian sky also; people here too are admiring darkness and slighting daylight. They blindly imitate the manners and morals of the West and open the doors of their hearts to the flood of greed and discontent. Of course, the material world which science analyses and studies, and provides the means to control and regulate, is necessary for fulfilling the demands of living, but, it is wrong to imagine that world can give us lasting peace or joy.
       The Vedhas and Shaasthras of India were not collected or compiled by fools or knaves, they were put together by people, who gave up the attractions of comfortable life, as so many heroes of scientific discovery like Edison do now: they retired into the forests, so that they could concentrate on the solution of the problems that challenged them. In every statement in the Vedhas and Shaasthras, you get the genuine ring of actual experience and personal thrill. Do not sit on the bank of the river and pronounce judgements of the depth of the waters, or their taste to potability. Step down and examine for yourselves; that is the sign of the sincere seeker of Truth. If you do not, you can be rejected as a prejudiced or perverse witness. Those who pronounce My act of creating Vibhuuthi (holy ash) as 'magic' are also of the same category, for they talk without any qualification. They cannot tolerate the splendour of the Divine to disturb the darkness they have learnt to like. The impact of material civilisation has hardened their hearts, softened their brains, and made their lives hollow and vain.

Four steps to freedom (Prashaanthi Nilayam, 23-11-1974)

       52. Four steps to freedom 

      THE culture of this ancient land is as deep as it is vast, it is built on strong and sustaining principles of human development. But, Indians at the present time are neglecting its lessons and entangling themselves in the search for material joys and pleasures. They ignore the true and eternal values. They turn a deaf ear to the call of the Divine; they respond to the siren voice of the worldly. This is the twentieth century, the Age of Science and Technology. There is plenty of material comforts and sensual pleasure easily available. So driven by an insane urge for the temporal and the trivial, man rushes into rain, and loses the precious heritage of Aathmic (pure spiritual) treasure which the culture promises him. In fact, if only man knew the purpose and plan of Life, he would not waste his years and his skills in the pursuit of mere time-bound joys. That he is everywhere engrossed in these endeavours is a pitiable fact, which can be attributed to his misfortune or his ignorance. Of course, man has lost faith in himself; so, there is no wonder that he has lost faith in God also. Only those who know themselves and have confidence in themselves can acquire knowledge of God and confidence in God. Know thyself, first; then, your attempt to know the world will be rendered simple. 

      Wisdom can come only through work as worship 

The garden of God (2.04.1973.)

Выступление Бхагавана 2 апреля 1973, Хайдерабад

16. The garden of God

       MAN has to recognise his indebtedness to society and his duty towards it; this is the best way to solve the troubles of the day. Attention is paid only to arguments and counter-arguments, propositions and oppositions, plans and programmes; the aim of the egocentred is more to win a verbal victory than achieve a valid target. No attempt is made to foster the social virtues of honesty, tolerance and cordiality. 

SAI and Sri Tirumalacharyulu

       Sri Tirumalacharyulu was the learned man of the court at Venkatagiri Princely State. Ever since 1910, for almost 40 years, he spent his life in pursuit of spiritual matters and devotion to God under the patronage of the chieftains of this state. He had written a book of poems titled, "Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ramayanamu", containing in brief, the most wonderful divine story of Bhagawan Baba. He also wrote a book titled, "Sathya Sai Satakarnu" containing 100 poems with emphasis on devotion.

       When Baba visited Venkatagiri on 10th September 1950, he penned 5 poems named, "Pancha Rathnopahara" (Garland of 5 precious Gems) on Swami and dedicated them at the Divine Lotus Feet of Swami. He was feeling intensely Swami's divine grace. He used to visit Puttaparthi, often thereafter, for Sivarathri and Navarathri festivals. Because of his good luck in seeing Bhagawan, touching Him and serving Him, Bhagawan blessed Tirumalacharyulu with the vision of Mahavishnu in his dream on one night and initiated him with "Thiru Mantropadesa" (Holy name of Narayana).

       Once one of his daughters was suffering from severe stomach pain and Swami had told that she would not need surgery and He would take care of her. Then she went to live with her husband in Hyderabad. After some time, again the stomach pain started tormenting her. Swami went to their house, touched her with His divine hand, assured her not to be afraid of and then left their house. At that time Swami was in Puttaparthi itself. The doctors of Osmania Hospital who examined her said it was only due to divinegracethatshehada re-birth.

исцеляешь и растёшь

Remember, when you forgive, you heal
And when you let go, you grow

Помни, когда ты прощаешь, ты исцеляешь
А когда ты отпускаешь, ты растешь

Свами и Махатма Ганди

WHAT HAPPENED IN PUTTAPARTI ON THE DAY WHEÑ MAHATMA GANDHIJI WAS ASSASINATED...?   Friday, January 30, 1948

Mahatma Gandhi ji (1869 - 1948)

On the afternoon of the 30th of January, Baba led a few people to the Chitravati river. He ran back to the Mandir all of a sudden and bolted the door. He stepped in and out of His room intermittently until 7:30 pm.

When He finally came out, He told the devotees that a great soul had passed away. After a couple of days, one of the devotees read in ‘The Hindu’ (a daily newspaper) that Mahatma Gandhi, The Father of the Nation, had been assassinated in New Delhi at about 5:30 pm, on the 30th of January. It happened almost at the same time that Baba behaved in a strange manner on the 30th.

Source: Sri Sathya Sai Digvijayam (1926 to 1985)

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23. Duty of resistance to Adharma

Duty of resistance to Adharma 

When the Truth of the Self is known 

Bliss is experienced; 

Without This truth, only anxiety remains; 

To know Brahman- is to be Brahman. 

Know ye , this truth. 

     CLAY is one, but pots are varied. Gold is one. Ornaments are many. Milk is white, though the cows may be of different colours. The Omni-Self is one; but It assumes innumerable bodies. The Divine is one, who is hidden in all selves. He is the embodiment of Truth. His glory is infinite. Though Truth is one, it is experienced in many forms. 

     There are innumerable persons who cannot understand God. There are quite a few who claim to comprehend God. But no one can at any time, anywhere completely grasp the nature of the Divine. "Wherefrom speech and mind turn back without reaching it," says the Upanishad. How can any one describe what is beyond thought and words?