INNOCENCE

PT III - MESSAGE 87

Turn around and look at Me,
In My eye, face to face.
Search for that mirror,
That reflects your face as Mine,
And Mine as yours.
True devotion,
A simple heart,
And a pure mind.
A soul that loves,
A body that sacrifices,
Makes you "the God" that lives,
As a messenger in His own form.
God's simplicity is His beauty.
Turn around from your sweet sorrows,
And walk towards Me step by step.
Each step will give you an image clearer,
Of Me as you and you as Me.

From : 'Sai Darshan' - Part III
(Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan)

Q435

How can one find God in the world of activity ?



You cannot easily detach yourself from activity. The mind clings to some thing or other. Make it cling to God. Let it do all things for God and leave the success or failure of things done to God, the loss and the profit, the elation or dejection. To get the attitude of surrender, of dedication, you must have faith in God. This world is a play; it is not an empty dream. It has a purpose and use. It is the means by which one can discover God. See Him in the beauty, the grandeur, the order, the majesty of Nature. These are but shadows of His Glory and His Splendor. That is why the Vedas have three section of Kaandas : Karma, Upasana and Jnana. Karma leads to consciousness of the ever-present, immanent, all-powerful God. Upasana or adoration of that God leads to the knowledge that He is in all; when you experience that there is no Second, that is Jnana!

(SSS Vol 5, pg 105)

PRAYER OF SURRENDER (BILINGUAL)

ATTACHMENT

PT III - MESSAGE 86

Conquer your mind
And you will capture your thoughts.
Conquer your thoughts
And you will capture peace.
Conquer peace
And you have captured your ego.
Conquer ego
And you will capture God!
Fill your mind with God,
Your heart with love.
Let your words be unspoken,
yet let the actions flow
With sweetness, that is Divine.
Let your eyes close its door to evil,
Yet shine to the beauty of God that surrounds you.
Empty your hands of the limited treasures you hold.
Fill them with My grace that remains timeless.
Smile today
And know that you will remain Mine forever.
You are My part and I the whole.
I am born to kill your mind,
To stir and awaken your heart,
To end all your desires, to drown your ego.
I am born to take you back
To make you complete -
With My love only.

From : 'Sai Darshan' - Part III
(Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan)

Q434

Why is spiritual progress a slow process ?



Influences of the past can and do hamper spiritual progress. Hence, transformation does not come easily; it has to happen slowly but steadily. That is why I repeatedly say : "Start early, drive slowly, reach safely."

(SS Nov 2000, Summer Course discourse IV of 18-5-2000)

WORK

PT III - MESSAGE 85

One moment of peace,
Yet the next one of restlessness,
One moment of love,
Yet another of spite and hatred,
One moment of truth,
Yet enveloped in the next with falsehood,
One moment of elation,
Yet another of severe depression,
One moment of surrender,
Yet the next filled with worry and anxiety,
One moment experiencing God,
Yet the very next being hopelessly human.
Is this your insanity, or,
Is it your total lack of commitment to Me?
Momentary experience
Does not give you liberation.
They are only the windows to glance at Divinity.
Each one of you
Must be in constant spiritual practice.
Moment after moment,
You must taste the sweetness of God.
Your experiences of Me must linger from the past,
Continue to its present, and move to the future.
Time itself must become Me.
Age with God and not with time.
Finally you must travel beyond time, beyond age,
And beyond any limitations.
All that limits you is your ignorance.
All that become limitless is in My light!

From : 'Sai Darshan' - Part III
(Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan)

Q433

Has age any relevance in the spiritual realm ?



It is not age that matters. A person may be old, but his heart may be fresh and tender, full of enthusiasm for service and willingness to sacrifice. That will ensure your getting the passport to the spiritual realm. Divinity is only the terminus of the journey of human life, like the ripe fruit being the terminus of the journey from bud through blossom, from blossom to the fruiting, the sour bitter fruit to the sweet juicy ripeness. Grace is the sunlight, which will ripen the fruit. Sadhana is the sap, which rises from the earth. Both are needed by the tree, in order that it may yield fruit.

(SSS Vol 9, pg 122 - 123)

JUDGMENTAL