Eternal Sai - 16

If you keep chatting all through the day without doing any work,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you fill your belly thrice a day,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you spend the day in inactivity and the night in deep sleep,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
Is this for which God has created you?
You while away all your time in this kind of routine,
But this is not Sadhana.
Do not waste your time in this manner.
From this very moment, strive to know God.
This alone is Sadhana.


(SS. Vol 48 - Pg 319)

THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART (Chapter 3)(Para 7)

He gives and gives and we do not even have the time to hold out a hand to receive. Some of us are not even aware that there is such a gift to be received or that there is a giver who is longing to give. Such are our lives and fate. He has no need to give. He is under no obligation to adapt Himself to us for He is the ultimate reality. He is under no compulsion and He can easily say, "This is Me, this is what I am. I am the Lord and I have created the universe and you and I am at liberty to do what I please, take it or leave it. I will not change." But no, out of this ocean of compassion that is God, He adapts Himself to suit us, to make all of us happy. If only we could understand, see and realize all this that He does for us. He does this in order that we will learn and that we will also follow the same principles and teach : and instead of carrying out our daily chores and duties as a duty, carry them out with love. If all practiced this, what a different time zone the world will become - a heaven on earth, a new era, a golden age would descend upon the earth. He does this for our sakes alone. Similarly, we must also adapt to each other, to our families, our friends and most importantly to our enemies; and we must learn to forgive, forget, to overlook, to not take offense just as He overlooks our faults, character traits and our shortcomings and still showers His love upon us.

(From : THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART by R SAI)

Time and Matter

All the living and non-living entities God projects are led towards acquisition of the very ecstasy whose overflow they are.  God is the paramount principle of Bliss for the material world of Time and Matter.  His bliss pervades all creation.  That is the way His leela (Divine play) works.

(Gems of Wisdom, Why is God not seen?, pg 345)

Faith

Sai Darshan, Part 2 - 28

Let me be the messenger,
From God to you, His devotee.
I have brought from Him a message
Of how you too can become God.
These are the rules you follow:
1) You hear of Him
2) You talk of Him
3) You go in search of Him
4) You yearn for Him to end this search
5) You find Him
6) You then listen to Him
7) You talk to Him
8) You begin to imitate Him
9) You meditate on Him
10) You realize His omnipresence
11) You recognize Him
As Universal Consciousness
12) You attain Him and liberate yourself
13) You are now merged with Him
14) God is you and you are God.


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

Pearl 4

The chief duty of man is investigation into the truth.  Truth can be won only through dedication and devotion and they are dependent on grace of God, which is showered on hearts saturated with love.  Truth is more fundamental than the action.  Every atom and every star manifests the truth to those who have eyes of wisdom.  What is special nature of man?  If he too lives and dies as an animal, how can his supremacy be justified?  His supremacy lies in the capacity to become aware of Truth.

(TFD 18/12/03)

GEM 568

One has to give up desires that enslave and imprison that bring sorrow in their train.

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

The Will Of God... Comes Your Way

The Will of God… Comes Your Way…

If you have bent

Your head in prayer

And you wait for God

To show you the way

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way…

If you have not asked from Him

Anything yet…

If you have known

That He has everything set…

If you are silent

And wait for the words

To carry His scent,

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way…

If you can keep thoughts at bay

If you can hold on to His feet

And stay

If nothing matters to you

Other than His praise

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way…

If you can remain

Ready for Him…

If you can walk

The holy step

That He has drawn

For you to walk

Beside Him…

If you can smile

When He brings truth

Suddenly across your way…

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way…

 And all you must know

During this time

And the time to come,

That God wills

His Will your way

Only to protect you

Night and day…

He knows all

He does only the best

If you are able to find

In this word of God

Peace and rest…

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way…

If you can hear

The love in your heart

Is nothing

But His Grace…

If you can breathe

His word of truth

And give the world

Its taste

If you know

That you are Him

And all else is

His face

Then brace yourselves

O Children of His

For the Will of God

Comes your way……

(Inspirational message received by Seema M. Dewan on May 11th, 2011)

SHAKTI

The Feminine Half

Of the Essence Divine

As much lies in You.

Not Shiva alone,

But Shakti too, share

Equal halves of You!

So 'Sai' is Your name

The Power of Shakti

Roots from You,

Love so Divine,

Cascades from You!

A thousand mothers'

Love can'st near

Your warmth and care

So strong and Pure

Jewelled with Grace

And all Your Power,

Your slender frame

Gait and mien,

Lustrous hair and

Glowing Face,

What You do, and

how You say,

the peerless Love

that pulsates

are expressions -

that You -

are the Mother Divine

the Feminine Power -

the Shakti Principle

for ALL TIME!

(By : Dr Vasantha Nair, Blossoming Love)

Learn

When we escaped from Cuba, all we could carry was our education.

- Alicia Coro

If I could play a video of my early life, I would see the incredible investment I have made in learning to read.  This investment has opened up a whole new world of knowledge to me.

And the wonder of it all is that God created me to learn.  I have been given a magnificent tool - a brain - and an invincible spirit - God's spirit within me - that allow me to increase my knowledge and to have true peace and soul satisfaction as I learn.

Every day, there is something new to learn.  If I am preparing for or taking a test, I relax and know that God has created me to learn and to give expression to what I have learned.  It is not a matter of if I can learn; it is a matter of releasing all tension and concern so that I do learn.

I relax and know the truth about myself : God has created me to learn.

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