07/29/2005

We aspire for peace and comfort all the time, but where can we find it? Is it to be found in the material world around us?

Experience shows that the peace or happiness that can be got from external objects is not enduring. It is like a mirage, which cannot quench the thirst of the deluded animal that runs towards it.

The real source of peace is within every individual, and it is this inner peace that can confer real joy. This peace can only be got through achieving equal-mindedness on all occasions, whether one is subjected to pleasure or pain, praise or blame, gain or loss.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/28/2005

People seek joy in far places and peace in quiet spots; but the spring of joy is in your heart, the haven of peace is in yourself.

Even when man walks on the moon, he has to take his fears, anxieties,prejudices and pet aversions with him.

Have faith in God and the correctness of moral living, then you can have peace and joy, whatever be the fare that fortune offers you.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/27/2005

If you cut down a tree, it could still sprout; or if a piece of iron were broken in two, a blacksmith could repair it. But, if you were to break a heart with venomous words, it would not be possible to ever make it whole again.

Words can cause endless troubles, and they can give boundless joy. You should therefore be most careful that your words you use should not give pain to others.

Never hurt another's feelings. One day, the words you have used will come back to you. So always use words that are sweet and good.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/26/2005

When you build a house, you build doors as well. These doors are meant to facilitate easy entry and departure of friends and relatives.

Only those whoare authorised to enter are allowed through these doors. The door is not meant for dogs and donkeys to come into the house.

Similarly through the doors of the senses, we should usher in only sacred thoughts, feelings and ideas. The heart is the abode of God. The Lord cannot be enthroned in a heart fouled by evil thoughts, ideas and feelings.

We should not allow either animal or demoniac qualities to enter into that sacred abode of Divinity.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/25/2005

An attitude of calmness will often solve many problems. You should not lose your peace, even under the most trying circumstances. Whatever the provocation, you should not contemplate causing harm to anyone.

Forbearance and forgiveness are qualities that should be fostered by everyone. You should be able to forgive even your enemies.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/24/2005

The bee will hover around the flower, humming and droning until it settles down to drink the nectar from it.

Once it enters the flower and tastes the nectar, it will hover, hum and drone no more. It will have no extraneous thought to disturb its bliss. It will become so intoxicated with the bliss that it will not heed its own safety; for, when the petals close and the flower folds, it allows itself to be imprisoned inside the flower.

Similarly, once the mind settles on the lotus feet of the embodiment of goodness and beauty, it can never crave anything except the nectar of the lotus feet.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/23/2005

One should depart the World with a Smile.

Every one has to make his exit some day; that moment should not be moment of anguish; one should depart gracefully, with a smile and a bow. In order to do that, a lot of preparation is necessary.

To depart, leaving all that has been accumulated during a long lifetime, is a hard task; so prepare for it by discarding attachment to one thing after another from now on. You see many things in dreams and many things are acquired by you during dreams: power, status, reputation. But when you awake, you do not weep over the loss, even though for the duration of the dream, all that was very real and gave you real satisfaction and joy.

That was a 'dream', you tell yourself; what prevents you from treating with similar nonchalance the possessions gathered during the waking stage of your life? Cultivate that attitude and you can depart with a smile whenever the curtain falls on this dreamland stage.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/22/2005

This material objective world is what becomes visible to our eyes, what pleases our senses, what fascinates our minds and what informs our brain.

But in and through this very world, there is one reachable non-material subjective world. When that is known, both worlds reveal themselves aspartial expressions of the same indivisible Consciousness (Chaithanya). The two supplement each other into the One Fullness, (Poornam).

From the Parabrahma (the Full), the Jiva (the Individual, that is the Complement) arises. When the Jiva sheds the material corpus in which it is encased, the eternal Universal Consciousness is again the One Fullness, the Parabrahma Principle.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/21/2005

Man today is behaving with even less gratitude than what animals and birds display.

He is ungrateful to his parents, teachers, society and even God. He makes a parade of his adherence to truth, righteousness, peace, love andnon-violence but does not practise any of them.

All this is because of intense selfishness and pre-occupation with his own concerns and interests. Only when man sheds his selfishness can he turn his mind towards God.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/20/2005

Man is endowed with many skills; he is offered many lives and shown many paths. The purpose of all these gifts is to develop in him the spirit of devotion and release him from the duality of joy and grief.

When man visualizes the universe as God, its capacity to confer the dual experience disappears; in its place, man finds peace and calm. God is One and One only, He is the immanent principle.

Hence, one must endeavour to know God, who is Truth.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/19/2005

In order to sanctify your senses, you should utilize them in the service of others. Yad bhavam tad bhavathi (as you think so you become). If you have bad vision, listen to bad talk, or indulge in bad activities, you will ultimately ruin yourself.

If you cannot undertake any service activity, at least speak softly andsweetly. You cannot always oblige, but you can speak always obligingly. Today, man speaks harsh words, which hurt the feelings of others. He puts his senses to misuse, how can he expect to be happy and healthy?

In order to enjoy perfect health, make sacred use of your senses. You may bea pauper or a millionaire. You may have money or not, but God has given eachone of you five senses. Make proper use of them and sanctify your lives.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/18/2005

It is no mean achievement to get the name of the Lord on the lips during the last moments.

It needs practice of many years based on deep-seated faith and a strongcharacter, devoid of hatred, greed and pride; for, the thought of God can survive only in a pure heart. But, we never know which moment may turn out to be our last one.

Therefore, one must constantly chant God's name and endeavour to cultivate good qualities.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA

07/17/2005

Do not forget even for a moment that all this has been created by Him and out of Himself. Not only is HE present in everything, but also HE is everything. The differences are only in expression and manifestation.

If you forget this, you lose everything.

-The Mother

07/15/2005

You have to busy yourselves with activity in order to use time and skill to the best advantage. That is your duty, and duty is God.

The dull and the inert (Tamasic) will hesitate to be active for fear of exhaustion or failure. The emotional and passionate individuals (Rajasic) will plunge headlong, craving for quick results and be disappointed when results do not come in as expected. The persons with balance of mind (Sathwic) will be active,considering it their duty; success or failure will not disturb their equanimity.

The godly will take up activity as a means of worshipping God. They leave the fruits of their efforts to God, as they know they are but instruments in His hands.

-SRI SATHYA SAIBABA