GENTLE

"God is gentle with me. I am gentle with myself."

I am in awe of God's power; however, it is God's gentleness that moves me.

God's will for me is that which is best for me; yet God does not force anything upon me. Patiently, God waits for me to be still, to turn within and listen.

God's gentle spirit is my foundation. When the cares of the world seem to overwhelm me and when challenges cause me to forget the truths that support me, God's gentle spirit gently caresses me, uplifting and sustaining me.

Because God is gentle with me, I am gentle with myself and others. I do not condemn or speak hurtful words to others. My actions are ones that encourage the unfoldment of God's divine plan in myself and others.

Through gentleness and love, God's work is done.

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness."

- Galatians 5:22-23

(From : 'Daily Word' magazine by Silent Unity, a world wide prayer ministry)

GEM 823

Dharma is the code of conduct which will promote the ideals of each stage of man.  Learner, house holder, earner, master, servant, sadhaka, sanyasi, etc.

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

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 31

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 31

Never feel disheartened.

However much you fail

You must learn

To pick yourself up.

You must have the courage

To return to My feet

And say,

"Mother, I am Your child

And I know

That Your doors

Are always open for me.

Give me a chance

To weep at Your feet

Give me the strength

Once again O Mother

By placing Your loving hand

Upon my head...

Do not send me away

For there is no one else

That loves me

As You do..."

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

Atoms

Where is God?

If you deny God, it is as if you deny yourself. When someone asks you in great earnestness, where the God is to be found, do not try to dodge the question. Tell them He is in Prashanti Nilayam. Direct them to come to Puttaparthi and share your joy.

(From : Sai Veda, The Word of God,
sayings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as compiled by Ramadas Gollapudi)

Your Right

The Creation

Man today is like a horseman riding two horses at the same time.  Man aspires for the Divine, but at the same time, yearns for worldly pleasures.

Man forgets that the Creator contains the Creation.  Forgetting this truth, man runs after the phenomenal world.  Man behaves like a fool, who cries for butter while having milk in his hand.

(Gems of Wisdom, What is Realization?, pg 269)

GEM 822

Dharma and Jnana (right conduct and spiritual wisdom) are two eyes given to man to discover his uniqueness and his divinity.

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

Q531

Should one pray to God for grace or will it come as a consequence of performing good deeds?



Grace is showered on those who seek.  Knock, and the door will be opened; ask, and food will be served; search, and the treasure will be yours.

(SSS Vol 9, pg 123)

Prayer Of St Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is Hatred, let me sow Love.
Where there is Injury, Pardon.
Where there is Doubt, Faith.
Where there is Despair, Hope.
Where there is Darkness, Light, and
Where there is Sadness, Joy.

O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

~ St Francis of Assisi ~