Q548

When Ganapati is described as 'Parvati-tanaya', who is Parvati?



Parvati signifies Prithvi (Mother Earth).  The meaning of 'Parvati-tanaya' (son of Parvati) is that Ganapati, who is the Lord of the Ganas, is the son of Parvati, who symbolises Sakthi (the Divine Energy).  There is underlying unity between the two.  The truth is both of them are all-pervading and convey the message of Eka-atma-bhavam.

(SSS Vol 30, pg 179)

Laugh Till You Cry!

Every now and then, it's delightful to have the kind of laughter that makes your stomach jiggle, that sends tears down your face, and that causes your eyes to squint so it's impossible to see!

- Bonnie Jensen

Through Love

Embodiments of Love!  Through love, you can achieve anything.  A man without love is as good as dead.  Serve all with love.  The Divine is both the lover and the beloved.  He is the director of the play and He is also the actor.

(Sanathana Sarathi, April 1997, pg 89)

VEDA 64

As you walk along the road, your shadow follows you, through dirt and dust, bush and bramble, mound and midden, brook and boulder. But, note how the shadow has constant contact with the feet. So long as the shadow (man) has fast and firm contact with the feet of the substance (the Lord), no hardship can affect him. Hold on to the Lord; that is the way to peace and joy.



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

THANK YOU, GOD

"Thank you, God, for healing me!"

God, I give thanks that healing is taking place in my mind, body, and affairs.

I welcome every evidence of healing, but I can and do give thanks in advance of anything I may see or feel. Giving thanks before hand relieves me of fear or concern that might interfere with the healing taking place. I relax and let it happen.

I give thanks that a healing can come in an instant. I know also that it can develop over a period of time, so my faith remains strong and unwavering.

And God, thank You for healing my loved ones. Although I may not be with them at all times, I know that Your healing presence is.

Thank You, God, for healing me and my loved ones.

"The woman... fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.

He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has made you well;

go in peace, and be healed of your disease.' "

- Mark 5:33-34

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

Disease of Anger

GEM 865

Let compassion and sacrifice be your two eyes, let egolessness be your breath and love be your tongue.

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

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 34

 

Sai Darshan II, Part 1 - Message 34

When one's own fears

Become unbearable to the soul

And the soul rebels

To challenge the height of fears -

The fears explode

Losing their superficial reasoning

And from that is born

The face and the voice of "anger".

And what does an angry man do?

He induces the jet of fears

To those around him

And witnesses the downfall of them

With a temporary inner satisfaction

That he is not alone...

Anger is "violence"

Anger is "destruction"

Let not the fears within

Rule you...

Instead rule them

With the iron hand of wisdom and reasoning.

(Extract from : Sai Darshan II written by Seema M Dewan)

Divine Knowledge

The mind must become bhaktimaya (saturated with devotion); the intelligence must be transformed into jnaana-deepti (the splendor of universal wisdom), or jnaana (Divine knowledge).  The body must be a willing and efficient instrument for saddharmacharana (the practice of righteousness).  Such a life is indeed the crown and glory of humanity.  The rest are contaminated, contained, caged lives!

(Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol IV, pg 129)

Divine Response