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 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.

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

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. 

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? 

Влияние Даршана

Whomsoever I look upon undergoes a change for better and acquires new potency, which continues to gain strength day after day. Never under-estimate the beneficial effects of having My darshan.

- Sri Sathya Sai

На кого бы я ни посмотрел, он претерпевает изменения в лучшую сторону и приобретает новую силу, которая день ото дня продолжает возрастать. Никогда не недооценивайте благотворное влияние Моего даршана.
-  Шри Сатья Саи.

Высказывания Ширди Саи

"Я никого не брошу на середине пути".
"Все вещи принадлежат Мне. Я даю все всем".
"Вся вселенная - Моя".
"Я смотрю на всех одинаково. И лист не упадет без моей воли".
"Меня нельзя разозлить. Может ли мать злиться на своих детей?"
"Наша карма появляется от счастья и печали, поэтому примите все, что приходит к вам".
"Я не всегда с вами? Тогда почему вы ничего не предлагаете Мне перед тем, как едите?"
"Вы не должны оставаться и секунды там, где плохо говорят о святом".

Ширди Саи Баба

discourse " Raajas as Raajarishis". Ananthapur, 21-6-1971

26. Raajas as Raajarishis

YOU call your association, the Rayalaseema Rajula Sangham. What is a Sangham? Sangham must not instill an idea of separateness from others; on the other hand, it must emphasise the necessity of inter-dependence, inter-dependence of something like the limbs of an organism, each doing its share in the common task. The Vedhas declare that the four castes have four complementary functions, like the head, the hands, the thighs and the feet; the safety and security, the strength and efficiency of one depends on those of the other three! Each caste is in charge of some beneficial task and ideal. It is dedicated to some useful way of life, which is essential for society as a whole; each has rights as well as obligations. The rights are based on and are proportionate to the discharge of the obligations. If the ideal is neglected, the caste lowers itself-, if it is discharged, it raises itself to the level of the higher ideal. Every caste has the obligation to promote the spiritual progress of its components, through the fullest use of all facilities available.

Realise the Atma Principle by Constant Practice

Embodiments of Love!

       Everyone asks, “Swami, where is Atma?” They do not understand what Atma is. The Upanishads have dealt at length with the principle of Atma. Unfortunately, today people have not been able to interpret the teachings of the Upanishads properly. The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and Bhagavatha have their origin in the Upanishads. Our sages in the ancient times did intense penance (tapas) to understand the nature of Atma and finally declared that Atma was the fundamental basis of everything in the universe. When it assumes a physical body, even while the body undergoes constant change from birth to death, Atma remains as the eternal and changeless principle. The Atma is the source and sustenance for everything. It has no birth and death.

Саи Даршан

"Акт служения – это то, что совершается в Моем присутствии. Это можно сравнить с игрой в прятки. Ты ищешь Свами, спрятавшегося в тех, кому ты служишь, и если ты нашла Свами, то определенно выиграла эту игру. Я не меряю акты служения по величине, Я измеряю лишь количество любви, вложенной в них. Тебе следует чувствовать, что тебе очень повезло, если представилась малейшая возможность послужить."

Саи Даршан  (Сима М. Деван)

18. No bumps, no jumps (14-11-1975)

      IT seems a person once saw a man struggling for life in the deep waters of a lake. The fellow could not swim and was really helplessly floundering. But without the least compunction of sympathy and without making the least effort to save him, the onlooker had the audacity to ask him, "Tell me, how deep is the lake?" Such is the behaviour of most people now-a-days. These persons are sunk In thamas---they are too wooden and dull, too hard and impervious. It is only when man gets rid of thamas {sloth and inaction) that he can rise Into rajas---the sphere of activity, emotion, devotion, compassion and service. When he rises higher into the saathwik stage (poised state of contemplation), the activity gets elevated into saadhana (spiritual discipline) and the effect is more spiritual.

Истина собственного опыта

Bear witness to the truth of your own experience, do not be false to yourself or to Me. My name is Sathya Sai, it means He who reclines on truth.  (Sai Darshan 1, Part 2 - Message 27)

Свидетельствуйте об истине своего собственного опыта, 

не будьте лживыми по отношению к себе или ко Мне. 

Меня зовут Сатья Саи, 

что означает:

 Тот, кто возлежит на истине.

Sai Divine Inspirations

Strive to know God. This alone is Sadhana.

If you keep chatting all through the day without doing any work,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you fill your belly thrice a day,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you spend the day in inactivity and the night in deep sleep,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
Is this for which God has created you?
You while away all your time in this kind of routine,
But this is not Sadhana.
Do not waste your time in this manner.
From this very moment, strive to know God.
This alone is Sadhana.