Pearl 23

Man is the embodiment of the Divine Atma which is infinite, ever full and indivisible.  However, today, men are filled with Rajas (Passion) and Thamas (Sloth) and are content with merely dealing with objective world.  Their deal is only to amass material wealth and satisfy material needs.  Examine yourself and discover at what level you are by analyzing your desires and activities.  In this way, you can sublimate your thoughts and urges yourself.

(Tfd, 13 Jan '04)

GEM 859

Just as the fire is needed till the rice is cooked, so also the spiritual practices are needed till you realize the innate divinity.

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

God Is There For You

God is there......for you .....

by Seema M Dewan

The Lord silently comes

And lives amongst His children

He declares never His Self

He lives a life of silent miracles.

He changes hearts

Of lead into molten gold

He steps every moment

For you ..

Upon the burning ambers of coal

That hold the past

Where each one must pay

The debt of repentance ....

He crushes the past heat of karma

With the fearless thought and life

That He lives for each of His children

He holds their hand

He carries their faith

He ushers their doubts

He wipes their tears

And enters their breath

When He has come

What past can howl

The gift of devotion

Magically creates

The pure lives for His children

And what was impossible

Even in their dreams

Becomes possible

As they have said Yes to Him

And He has echoed Yes...Yes...Yes. ..

He circles His hand

That contains

The gift

Of liberation

No matter what the past

If the heart is true

And believes

In the love of the Lord

All his past vanishes

And the present appears

With the basket of

Golden values .....

The devotee closes

His eyes

For a moment

And the heaven

Opens its doors

And lo and behold

The children of God

Turn to the angels

That do the work

Of goodness and faith

To serve and celebrate

The life and love

Of their beloved Master

The Lord...their God ...

When the Lord

Is in the heart

Of His children

What can worry do then

The difficult times

Become those of faith

And the moments of joy

Turn to prayers

Of gratitude.

Everything that appeared hard

Becomes easy

The Hand that creates the universe

Places it’s bounties

Upon the head

Of the one that silently

Bows in surrender and humility...

The one that silently

Said Yes....

The power of knowing

That God is with you

In you

Around you

Is the greatest of all

It’s awareness

Can turn

The storms to silence

And bathing

In the presence of

The Supreme Lord

The child can

Turn the times

Of fear

To that of wisdom

And truth.

The mind that speaks

In silence

The word of truth

Is the reflection

Of the Master Himself

That mind can teach

And turn

The lives

Of those

That fear time and destiny.

Always remember

A simple word

Of thanks

To the Lord

Can make you

Bring to you

The Lord Himself

A simple sincere

Gratitude from the heart

Can give to you

The Lords heart itself....

What do you wait for

All is upon your lap

Wash thy heart

With the word

Of thanks ...

The day has risen

You must too

Believe that you are cleansed

As you thank

The Lord

With no thoughts

Other than He

Being always there

For you ......

Good Work

Human Life

Human life is precious, noble and virtuous.  It is a pity human beings do not realize this.  The whole purpose and goal of human life is to know one's true nature.  Forgetting one's true nature, man is caught up in worldly concerns and plunged in misery.

(Sanathana Sarathi, November 1996, pg 284)

YOUR DARSHAN

Ever since - they told us

Of a visit to

Your 'Abode of Peace'

My heart is in haste,

Leaping at a pace

Faster than -

The 'moment's' race

Of Time -

All - to set

Eyes on You!

Ah! Your Darshan!

Your Immaculate Darshan!

Each time the eyes are set

On Your  Form

The Soul gets filled -

With heightened Joy,

Bliss and Peace.

The mind gets calm and

Resolves anew -

To work to and deserve

Your Grace and Blessing

And thus

Reach You

(By : Dr Vasantha Nair, Blossoming Love) 

MESSAGE 23

1. Give greater thought to the attitude you do your work with. Do not pick out the fruits from a tree that you have not even planted yet.

2. Be careful of the frame of mind you conduct yourself with. Be carefree of the effort of what the work entitles and its results.

3. Yes! We all have to plan. But what? We have to prepare ourselves to be strong during the course of the work. When we make plans to make our work easy we have in its course weakened our minds even before the onset of the work.

4. We plan not because it makes the work easy. We plan because it makes us less fearful of our own fears that come and go before the work even begins.

5. We must not worry of what may happen. If that happens we have to think what we must do so that the unnecessary flow of thoughts is uprooted. Think positive at that time. Think that the One that gave you your breath will also provide the best ways for you to survive.

6. Do not get attached to the one type of work. The course eventually will change. Be prepared to do whatever it takes to keep you calm and peaceful.

7. The results of work are not in what you gain from it, but what you become during its course. Even if the work has given you plentiful worldly gains but has taken you away from you the ability to be light hearted then that work has no worth.

8. You feel dejected easily when work takes its own turns. That dejection comes as a result of what you thought that work might be. Wait! Strengthen your self with values. Mould your character with righteousness. Place your fears at the feet of God and carry with you His Grace. Then you will laugh at your own dejection. The dejection was never the fear of work but it was you fearing yourself and taking that fearful self to face work.

Be happy! Be light hearted! With tension you not only bind yourself but also the attitude with which you can see and handle work.
Part of the book: 'Inspiring Thoughts'
By Seema M. Dewan
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GEM 858

Just as a seed can sprout only when it is planted in the soil and watered, values can grow only in a spiritual soil.

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

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