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. 

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.

Любовь *** LOVE

Воплощения Любви!  Чем больше человек изливает свою любовь на других, тем сильнее его внутреннее блаженство. Поэтому, если человек хочет усилить внутреннее блаженство, он должен увеличить свою любовь к ближним. Это королевский путь к Богу. .. 

..Имеет значение не то, сколько вы отдаёте; помпа и шоу загрязняют всю чистоту. Любовь и смирение делают благотворительность драгоценной. ... Любовь – это основополагающая истина, которую должен культивировать каждый. Весь мир будет на вашей стороне, если вы разовьёте любовь. Никто не может полностью осознать силу любви. Любовь беспредельна, наиболее драгоценна и приносит максимальное блаженство. Блаженство любви слаще нектара. Любовь превосходит все определения и описания. ..

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.

Bhagwans Discourses for the students at Trayee ... (2004 -07)

Short clippings of Bhagwans Discourses delivered to the students at Trayee ... edited by the students of Brindavan Campus , SSSIHL (2004 -07)

Fill your heart with noble feelings 23 November 1998

This Motherland of ours gave to the world
Noble souls renowned in all the continents.
It is the land that ousted the
Foreign rulers and achieved freedom.
This Bharat is reputed for its scholarship.
 It is the sacred land that stood forth
As the exemplar in the realms of music,
 literature and sacred lore;
Born in the land of Bharat,
noted for its fine arts and natural beauty,
Oh devotees! It is your bounden duty to foster
The glory and prosperity of the Motherland.

[Telugu poem]

 Divinity is more resplendent than the sun,
Purer than the purest snow,
Subtler than the sky and space,

Heroic adventure - Prashaanthi Nilayam, November 1971

36. Heroic adventure

GOD gave this body so that you may use it to sanctify Time, through beneficial acts. Of course, man is ever anxious that he should get contentment and joy, as soon as possible with as little exertion as possible. But, he places more confidence on material comforts and material possessions, hoping that they can yield joy and content. There is no effort by him to ensure being born in good circumstances and surroundings. Goodness is natural to man; it is his nature, when it is untarnished. But, man relishes the tarnish, not the pure core. Falsehood with all its enticements is liked more than truth which wears simple clothes only.

Consider this: Milk and curds are sold in the streets by vendors who shout about the excellence of their ware, but, no one runs to open the door, call them in and purchase the health-giving nectar! Toddy and arrack (home brewed liquors) are sold far from the village bounds; but, yet, people tramp the distance to where they are available, pay the price with no bargaining and consume the poisonous stuff, which robs them of all dignity! This is the tragedy! Good counsel though given with love is seldom listened to. Bad talk attracts people so much that they walk miles to listen to scandal and abuse!

Be and Be Blessed - 11-5-1971 Divine Discourse

22. Be and Be Blessed

ACTIVITY is the keynote of the Universe; by activity, all beings are born, by activity, they maintain themselves, and through that activity they: perish. Constant breathing, inhaling and exhaling, keeps the body temperature even and comfortable. The One that is beyond all activity assumed the forms of the five basic elemental materials---sky, earth, air, fire and water---in order to act and activate. To be active, yet, to be always aware that it is all mere acting, is the secret of happiness. That is the Dharma (virtue) which must regulate and sanctify the karma.

The achievements of technology which have taken man to the moon are also events in the Cosmic Drama, where the principle performers are only working out His Plan; identification with the adventure and its success or failure will make the performers proud or depressed states which would not help inner peace and joy. The secret of good karma is, do karma as an act of Worship, a dedicatory rite offered to the source of all energy and intelligence. And, never take the consequence to heart. By this means, one can approximate to the Divine Principle, which is beyond activity.

Faults and failures

Все-Индия конференция, Прашанти Нилаям, 21-11-1970
All-India Conference, Prashaanthi Nilayam, 21-11-1970
Сатья Саи Баба дискурс

PEOPLE may say that the Vedhas are only a collection of sounds, of series of letters, but they are much more. Vedha is Wisdom; Wisdom is God. The culture of Bhaarath built on the Vedha elaborates this Truth and enjoins its practice. This Truth has now to be lived in daily life so that the dire problems affecting the individual and society can be solved.
Many practices and patterns of behaviour have been added to this Culture in the course of history. It is necessary to discard these and purify the outlook. This is one of the main tasks of this Organisation. Economic development and five-year plans may raise the standard of living, but unless, along with these, the fundamental Wisdom enshrined in the Vedha is assimilated by the people, such progress will end in disaster. Morality, a virtuous character, is the very foundation of progress, the very basic need. It grows in the realm of the Spirit. But, today, the Spirit is neglected. Physical and animal needs are catered for, they are accepted as the ends of living; all efforts are directed to these.

In the Kritha yuga, Dharma (righteousness) was accepted and sought after as the very base of life. In the Thretha Yuga, the next Age, God who was installed in the heart was accepted and sought. In the Dwaapara Yuga, developing contacts and attachment with kinsmen and friends was considered enough to keep one safe and happy. In the Kali Yuga, the modem age, food and sustenance are taken as the very essentials of Life.

WITHOUT PAIN NO HAPPINESS / Без страдания нет счастья

Sathya Sai Baba / Сатья Саи Баба
The pleasure and pain go together. There is no man without these twins - pain and pleasure.
Pain and pleasure are intermixed.
It is impossible for anybody to separate them.
The fructification of the difficulty which gives you the pleasure.
This message of truth must be taught to the entire world.
Without difficulties you will not know the value of happiness.
When there's no darkness you will not know the value of light.
So basing on these two, the pleasure and pain, Jesus went on explaining what is the foundation, what is the basis,
what is the primordial principle that would ultimately help mankind.
So we have to bear with our problems.
Difficulties will give us happiness.
The one who does not know the pain, will never know the value of pleasure.
WE SHOULD RESIST THE PROBLEMS.
And we should achieve happiness and share.
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Удовольствие и боль существуют вместе. Отделить их невозможно.
Без проблем и трудностей - у нас не будет счастья.
Без тьмы мы не узнаем свет.
МЫ ДОЛЖНЫ СОПРОТИВЛЯТЬСЯ ПРОБЛЕМЕ И ДОСТИЧЬ СЧАСТЬЯ
И далее делиться с другими.

Выступление Бхагавана 24-8-1971

32. Stoop to Serve 

VINAAYAKA Chathurthi is the name of the festival celebrated today, all over the country, from the Himaalayas to the Cape, and also wherever people of this country owning allegiance to its culture live. Vinaayaka or Ganesha or Ganapathi or Vighneshwara---all indicate the elephantGod, who is popular among young and old, and who is worshipped as the very first deity, before regularly beginning any ceremony or samskaar, any yaaga or yajna, any vow or fast or pilgrimage. He is the Lord of the Ganas or Divine Forces, inside and outside the human body; He is the Lord, who masters and overwhelms vighna (obstacle), however imminent or eminent. This is the natural effect of the fact that Ganapathi is the God of Intelligence, Vidhya or Buddhi (learning or intellect).

Выступление Бхагавана 23/11/97

32. Recognise your Divine Identity

              Neither merit nor sin, neither joy nor sorrow;
              Neither manthras nor pilgrimages;
              Neither charity nor yajna;
              Neither eating, nor food, nor consumer of food.
              I am none of these.
              I am the Eternal Bliss Divine,
              The One Absolute. I am Shiva.