VEDA 55

The sea has a vast expanse of water, but, can it quench the thirst of man? Similarly, however much a man may possess, if he has not cultivated detachment, it is but arid waste. Detachment from sensual pleasures and objective pursuits helps the growth of love towards God and Godly.



(From : Sai Veda, The Word of God,  sayings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

SACRED PRESENCE

"Immersed in the presence of God, I am filled with the peace of God."

Dear God, I come to You in prayer to be refreshed. Immersed in Your presence, I am connected with the inner peace that You have created me to know and express.

In the sacred silence with You, I find relief from the sounds and sights and pressures of my day. And I realize that as I become still, as I relax, I open myself to a flow of peace that is there waiting to ease any anxiety, to quiet any fear.

Right now in this moment, I let inner peace - divine tranquility - rise up to meet me and to relieve all concern. From the depths of my soul, I feel a surge of serenity moving through me, relaxing my muscles, calming my thoughts.

Immersed in Your presence, God, I understand that this is where I can always come and be filled with peace divine.

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."

- John 14:27

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

GEM 819

Contemplating on God with all your heart, chanting His name and surrendering to Him, redeem your lives.

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

Knowledge

Nature

The earth is a caravan where man came and stay for the night and when dawn breaks, one by one, they tramp their different ways.  Kith, Kin are words we use for the attachment to the travelers cultivated in the caravan during the short term of acquaintance.  Husband and wife are like two pieces of wood drifting down a flooded river, they float near each other for some time and when current comes between, they are parted; each must move on to the sea at its own rate and in its own time.  There is no need to grieve over their parting of the two, it is in the very nature of Nature that it should be so.

(Gems of Wisdom, Family, pg 210)

GEM 818

Constant contemplation on the form of the Lord and frequent repetition of His name are the means by which the heart is filled with the Love of God.

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

Liberation

Be Happy - 32

 

Hereafter

 

Do not think of the existence of two entities - this world and the next, here and hereafter.  Realize the hereafter is here; this world is interwoven with the next.

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

LOVING PRESENCE

"The presence of God is with me at all times and in all places."

Whatever challenge I may meet, I do not have to meet it alone. I do not have to go through anything alone, for God is a loving presence that is always with me!

If ever I feel separate from the presence of God, I say aloud or silently, "God is with me now." I affirm this truth again and again until I begin to feel God's loving presence. I affirm this truth until a new realization of my oneness with God sweeps over me.

I remember that I am not alone now, nor will I ever be alone. In the heights or in the depths of experiences, God is with me.

God is with me at all times and in all places.

Wherever I am, God is.

Wherever I go, God goes with me.

Whatever I have to do, God is working through me to accomplish great things.

"You... are in me and I am in you."

- John 17:21

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