Sai Jewel - 27

Purpose

No Shortcuts

There are no shortcuts in the spiritual field.  As a matter of fact, devotion is even more difficult than wisdom, for to get the attitude of "Thou" not "I", one has to surrender completely to the Higher Power, personified as the Lord.  The ego has to be fully curbed; the faith, that not even a blade of grass can shiver in the wind without His being aware of it and thus having caused it, has to be implanted in the mind.  Devotion is not a leisure time job.  Erase sensual desire; clear the heart of all blemish; then the Lord will be reflected there as in a mirror.

(Baba, The Breath Of Sai, pg 328)

I Am Different From The Previous Avatars

I Am Different From The Previous Avatars

In this Avatar (Divine incarnation), the wicked will not be destroyed; they will be corrected and reformed and educated and led back to the path from which they have strayed.  The white ant infested tree will not be cut, it will be saved.  Again this Avatar will not select some place other than the place where the nativity took place for the centre of its leelas, mahimas and upadesha (divine sport, miracle power and divine instruction).  This tree shall not be transplanted; it will grow where it first rose from the earth.  Another speciality is this : the Avatar has no affinity or attachment in its career to members of the family wherein It appeared.  Unlike the appearances as Rama, Krishna, etc., where the Life was played out mostly among and for the family members, this Avatar is for the Bhaktas; the Sadhus and the Sadhakas (devotees, noble souls and aspirants) only.  It has no japa (recitation of holy name), dhyana (meditation) or yoga (practicing union with God).  It knows no worship; it will not pray to anything, for it is the Highest.  It only teaches you to worship and pray.

(Mahashivaratri 1955)


(Extract from : 'God Lives In Prashanti Nilayam')

GEM 747

Dedicate this life to the service of others, for the others are only visible representatives of the Lord who resides in you.

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

17. Om Sri Sai Parthi Gramodbhavaaya Namah

Garland of 108 Precious Gems

Ashtotthara Satha Nama Rathnamala 

17.  Om Sri Sai Parthi Gramodbhavaaya Namah

Parthi is the name of the Grama or village where the Sathya Sai Avatar has manifested and where Sathya Sai Baba has centred His mission of Veda-poshana, Dharmod-dharana, Bhaktharakshana, and Lokakalyana.  From Prasanthi Nilayam, He has established Himself in millions of hearts all over the world, whenever they have been transformed into Prasanthi Nilayam (Abode of Enduring Peace).

Parthi is also called Puttaparthi from the large number of ant-hills (Putta) which once grew all over the place.  Strangely enough the village where the 'previous body' of Sathya Sai Baba (the body of Sai Baba of Shirdi) manifested itself is known as Pathri.  Putta Parthi is about 22 miles from either Renikonda or Dharmavaram, on the Bangalore--Guntakal Railway line.

Putta Parthi (Putta : Snake mound) can also refer to the human body where the six poisonous cobras, Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment, Pride and Hate dwell.  If in each of us, the Divine is born (manifest) then, we are saved, for we become Prasanthi Nilayam.

(From : Garland of 108 Precious Gems, 

Ashtotthara Sathanama Rathnamala, by Prof N Kasturi)

THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART (Chapter 5)(Para 3)

How do we love a being that does not have a form? How do we love an entity that is not concretely before one, visible? How can we love something we don't understand? We can see the people we love, our parents, children and friends, but we cannot see God. How to generate love, create love, a physical feeling, a loving emotion for this God. How can we have feeling for a being that is as thin as air, subtler than space, invisible? The answer is to give Him a form - imagine a form, envision a form. Concretise Him either in physical or subtle forms. Choose and visualize a form you prefer and concentrate upon that one form only. To love the formless is near impossible but give God a visual appearance, a physical representation and one can generate this love. Look at, see the form and think of the form, imagine the form, reflect on the form. Observe each feature of the face, hands, feet and hair - this is how to create love. Soon that form will appear more beautiful and radiant, the very form of beauty itself. Develop self-confidence. Then, love will follow. It will come naturally, from within. In this way, the love will be pure.

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

Faith First

Prayer