GEM 838

Gayatri is not a woman nor this mantra belong to a particular religion or country.  It is only the name and the form of a deity.

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

The Atma

Everyone is proud about the body, the mind and the intellect, forgetting the indwelling Atma, which is the basis for all of them.  The Atma has no birth or death.  It is like the root of a tree, which sustains the branches, the leaves, flowers and fruits.  It is the basis on which the superstructure of life rests.

(Sanathana Sarathi, July 1994, pg 169)

All

Q537

Why does not everyone get God's Grace?



When you have no faith in God, you cannot gauge the efficacy of Grace.  If you discard Rama and Krishna, they cannot stand by you in your hour of need.  You do not attach yourself to Sai Baba and so you do not receive His Grace.  If you start with cynicism and doubt and try to criticize and discover faults, the result is deeper ignorance and confusion.  Unholy thoughts fog the mind with foul fumes.  How can clarity come to the vision then?

(SSS Vol 8, pg 71)

Acts Of Grace

ZEST FOR LIVING

"I am a spiritual being, vibrant and alive."

My vibrant zest for living has more to do with my attitude, outlook, and approach to life than the number of years that I have lived.

I do not associate my age or experience with my worth or abilities - whether I am too young or too old. Instead, I focus my attention on being a living expression of the eternal life and spirit of God. I am a spiritual being - wise, vibrant, and radiant.

Keenness of mind is a blessing for all who keep attuned to the spirit of God. I stay attuned to God in thought and prayer. By being receptive to God, I keep a fresh, positive outlook on life.

I am filled with a sense of the newness of life that is increasingly more evident through the power of God's spirit within me.

I am vibrantly and creatively alive!

"Take hold of the life that really is life."

- 1 Timothy 6:19

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

Forgiveness

If I cannot forgive myself
For all the blunders
That I have made
Over the years,
Then how can I proceed?
How can I ever
Dream perfection-dreams?
Move, I must, forward.
Fly, I must, upward.
Dive, I must, inward,
To be once more
What I truly am
And shall forever remain. 

~ Sri Chinmoy ~

GEM 837

The spiritual transformation, the qualities that are needed are Daya, kindness, Love, forbearance and compassion.

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

Jewel Of Consciousness

An empty iron box gets valued when it contains jewels; the body is honored when it contains the jewel of consciousness and the valuables called virtues.  Life has to be lived through, for the sake of the chance to unfold the virtues.  Otherwise, man is a burden upon the earth, a consumer of food.

 (Baba, The Breath of Sai, pg 262)

His Silence