Be Happy - 35

 

What Am I For?

Life is a mirage; it comes from no visible rain; it falls into no recognizable sea.  There was a man once who was pestered by a host of relatives when he was dying.  Parents, wife, children, brothers, sisters... all surrounded his bed during his last moments and wailed.  They asked him, "What is to happen to us?"  The dying man lifted his head from the pillow and asked in return, "What is to happen to me?  I am now more interested in that problem, than being worried about what is to happen to you."  Well, it is better every one asks that question even now and equips himself with the answer rather than wait until it is too late.  "What am I for?" "What ought I to do?"  These questions you must pursue and arrive at the answers.

(Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol IV, pg 78)

My Prayer

A whispered prayer every morning

to the Lord who resides in my heart...

"Swami...

Thank you for Your Blessings...

May my thoughts be righteous,

May my words be purposeful, and

May my deeds be beneficial to all.

Om Sai Ram..."

~ adeline108 ~

AN EYE

It is as though you have an eye
That sees all forms
But does not see itself.
This is how your mind is.
Its light penetrates everywhere
And engulfs everything,
So why does it not know itself?

- Author Unknown -

Divine Thought - 35

Love Shines

My Presence

GEM 862

Just as the end of culture is progress, the end of knowledge is love, so the end of wisdom is freedom.

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

Who Am I?

Man has immense capabilities latent in him, waiting to be tapped and used.  He has many talents which he has to bring to light.  He feels the urge to love all beings, to share his joys and griefs with his kind, to know more and satisfy the curiosity of his intellect, to peep behind the awe and wonder that Nature arouses in him.  He is able to gather information about all kinds of things from all the corners of the world, but he is unaware of what happens in the corners of his own mind.  He knows who is who among all the rest, but he does not know the answer to the simple question, "Who am I?"

The fact is, he has to ask it himself and seek out the clue to the enigma himself.  He has not felt that it is essential to know the answer; he is content to move about blindly in the world, groping his way in the dark.  Without knowing who he is, he is rashly judging, labeling and even libeling other men.  This is the fundamental reason for the hollowness of human life today, for the hate and fear that stalk the world.

(Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol IV, pg 43)

Mukti