Divine Life

Life sustained by food is short; life sustained by Atma is eternal.  Do not lay claim to lone life; but to Divine life.  Do not pine for more years on earth, but for more virtues in the heart.  The Buddha know and made known to the World the Truth.  Everything is grief.  Everything is empty.  Everything is brief.  Everything is polluted.  So the wise man has to do the duties cast upon him with discrimination, diligence and detachment.  Play the roll but keep your identity unaffected.

(Gems of Wisdom, Food, pg 183)

GEM 618

The man who has no faith in himself can have no faith in anybody.

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

Injustice

Beloved 36

Beloved,

You have not always taken the easy way or the smooth road, but every challenge, every success along the way has brought out more of your spiritual nature.

Your journey continues, but you understand that the miracles you thought were reserved for a few are daily blessings that I give to all.  There will never be a day when I am not pouring out My love and peace to you.

You radiate with life - even in the times when you are most challenged.  Remember that I will provide you with bridges over troubles, and remember also that your courage will allow you to cross over to safe ground.  You are making steady progress on your life's journey.

I will comfort you in your times of greatest pain and celebrate with you in your times of greatest joy.

"Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God."

- Isaiah 41:10

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

Q451

Generally, how long has one to remain engaged in the sadhana?  Is sadhana required even after realization?


A ladder has to be at least as tall as the height you want to reach; your sadhana has to be as long as the time taken to reach the goal.  When the walls are completed, the scaffolding is removed; when the Vision of Reality is attained, japa, vrata, puja, archana, sravana, keertana - forms of spiritual disciplines can be dispensed with.

(SSS Vol 5, Pg 27)

Excessive Eating

Excessive eating does violence to the body.  Moderation in food is conductive to happiness.

(Sanathana Sarathi, March 1996, pg 69)

GEM 617

The loss of morality may even result in the destruction of an entire civilization built up through centuries.

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

I Am

I am not the body,
I am not the mind,
I am the silent observer
behind the body and the mind.


~ adeline108 ~

UNIVERSAL FORCE

Friendship is a great universal force.

When your desire for friendship
is strong enough,
though an unknown person
who is spiritually attuned to you
be living at the South Pole,
the magnetism of friendship
will nevertheless draw you together.
Only selfishness can destroy
this magnetism within us.
He who thinks of himself
all the time wrecks friendship.
Such persons cannot attract friends,
because they are unable to expand
and receive the good in life.

(By : Paramahansa Yogananda, Man's Eternal Quest, pg 158)

Divine Mother