GEM 711

The mind cannot hold the holder, that is to say, the inner motivator God.  So, in order to save yourselves from the waywardness of the mind and its minions, you have to hold on to the holder.

(From : Garland of 1008 Gems, Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings)

Spiritual Qualities

The genuine outer signs of devotion are : faith, humility and apprehension.

Qualities like forbearance, sympathy, truth, love and compassion are the spiritual qualities of mankind and are essential for people anywhere in the world at all times.

(Gems Of Wisdom, What Is Realization, pg 270)

Selfish

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 24

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 24

No doubt you must

Use the power of your will

To think and plan.

But once you have

Finished outlining your goal

You must offer to Me

Your plan

And then patiently

Make way

For the Supreme Will

To unfold to you

My Master Plan.

And even if you

Are unable to see

My very next step

You must be grateful

That all the burdens

That laid upon your shoulder

Now rests

Upon the lap of God.

Your job is to

Think, plan and surrender...

My job is to carry it out

In complete perfection!

(Extract from : Sai Darshan II written by Seema M Dewan)

Q487

How does Japa cleanse the mind and help in realization?



You know there is butter in the milk. But you have to subject it to the process of turning into curd and then churning it to get butter. Similarly, in the pot of the body, there is the milk of Divinity. You have to churn it using Buddhi as churning rod and Bhakti as the rope. Out of churning comes butter, which is Self-realization. You get it from what is already there inside you.

(SSS Vol 26, pg 135)

Be Happy - 25

 

GEM 710

The lotus of the mind residing in the lake of the human heart will blossom when the light of divinity illumines it.

(From : Garland of 1008 Gems, Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings)

You Are The One

O Swami, You are my Mother...

You nurture me with Tender Love

and dry my tears when I cry.

O Swami, You are my Father...

You raise me with Righteousness

and discipline me when I stray.

O Swami, You are my Guru...

You guide me with Divine Wisdom

and led my path to Spiritual Bliss.

O Swami, You are my Supreme Soul...

Who is the Magnificence of all

and is the One in my heart.

~ adeline108 ~

Petty Desires

Man's attitude towards God should not be based on the fulfillment or nonfulfillment of petty desires.  You must feel that whatever happens to you is for your own good.

(Gems of Wisdom, What Is Realization?, pg 270)

Strange Insanity