Q507

Which Name of God should we recite for His constant remembrance ?



God has a million Names.  Sages and saints have seen Him in a million Forms; they have seen Him with eyes closed and eyes open.  They have extolled Him in all languages and dialects of man.

Select any Name of His, any Name that appeals to you, select any Form of His; every day when you awaken to the call of the brightening east, recite the Name, meditate on the Form, have the Name and Form as your companion, guide and guardian throughout the toils of the waking hours; when you retire for the night, offer grateful homage to God in that Form with that name, for being with you, by you, beside you, before you, behind you, all day long.  If you stick to this discipline, you cannot falter or fail.

(SSS Vol 8, pg 119)

Choose Love

My first born son is mentally handicapped, yet in so many ways he is far wiser than I am. He has an intuitive knowledge of what is important in life. When we go out he looks people in the eye, calls them by name, and shares his smile far more easily than I do. He goes through life with a soul full of love, joy, and kindness that he gives to everyone he meets. He makes others feel better. He makes each day shine brighter. He makes this world more beautiful just by being in it. He may not understand everything in life, but he knows how to live happily and lovingly. He shows me everyday that life is simple. It is we who make it complicated.

You see, life is just the choices we make each day. We can choose to love or we can choose to be afraid. We can choose to help or we can choose to turn away. We can choose to forgive or we can choose to hate. We can choose to be kind or we can choose to be cruel. We can choose to trust or we can choose to be suspicious. We can choose to give or we can choose to take. We can choose to serve or we can choose to be selfish. We can choose to laugh or we can choose to sulk. We can choose to cry or we can choose to hide our hearts. We can choose to smile or we can choose to stress. We can choose to be at peace or we can choose to be at war within ourselves. We can choose to live or we can choose to just exist. We can choose to believe God loves us or we can choose to live in doubt. We can choose to shine our souls or we can choose to dwell in darkness. We can choose to make this world more like Heaven or we can choose to make this world more like Hell.

My son knows these choices by heart and always makes the right ones. I hope to one day get there as well. Until then I will do my best to live simply, to be wise, and to choose well. Until then I will do my best to love God, myself, and others. May you do the same.

- Joseph J. Mazzella -

I Will Come

Forms Of The Divine

Thus in all religions and philosophies through the ages, these three have been declared as the forms of the Divine Atma.  Truth is the form of the Divine.  Love is the form of the Divine.  Righteousness is the form of the Divine.

(Sanathana Sarathi, February 1995, pg 35)

GEM 760

Only the light of seva can illumine the spiritual aspirant.

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

Be Happy - 28

 

Beloved 46

Beloved,

Yes, it is true : I give you a fresh 24 hours each day.  You take that time and create something of meaning in order to fulfil a divine purpose in the way you live your life.

Your joy in giving expression to life fills the atmosphere around you with beauty.  Believing that you can achieve great accomplishments, you do.  And all the while, I am with you to help you over any rough spots you may encounter.

You are refreshed by spending time with Me in prayer, by consciously knowing that I will accept whatever you give to Me and offer a divine solution.

Know that as much as you love and appreciate others, they love and appreciate you.  You bring the freshness of spring to every day, to every experience, and to everyone you meet.

"When I thought, 'My foot is slipping,' your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up."

- Psalm 94:18

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

Sai Darshan, Part 2 - 53

When you stare at
The ripples in a flowing river,
It creates an illusion of movement.
You feel yourself move,
Along with the direction of the water.
When you close your eyes and open them again,
You find yourself standing in the same place.
You had not moved at all !!
It was only an illusion.
In the same way,
When you concentrate on this world,
Your outer senses, inner senses, desires and ego,
Move in the direction of this unreality or maya.
But when you close your eyes and meditate,
On the form of the Lord, you find
That your inner true self has not moved.
It remains stationary and stays unchanged.
Any illusion can become a reality,
Any reality an illusion.
So stay inward.
Discover reality.
And be untouched by this illusion.


From : 'Sai Darshan' - Part II
(Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan)

Joyful Dance

Living in the Presence of God (Vol I/Pt I - 61)

CHAPTER 61


The race for material wealth, will, eventually, lead to the deterioration of the self. Know that the weight of gold will not attract the Lord to your hearts. Money is the evil that has brought the meaning of love to mere "buying" and "bribing" today. Today's man, lost in the jungles of survival, has bent his head, surrendering his life to the power of worldly riches. Respect is no more earned by developing divine virtues and strengths - No! It is only weighed by the size of one's bank balance. Family treasures are no more the love and support one shares for a lifetime, but it has been degraded by bringing in differences with status and money between one's own brothers and sisters. The power of money is evil and has entrapped the weak mind of man with its false promise of "bare riches". Education has lost its worth by giving it a "monetary value". Students select their life time occupations, not depending upon the service the field may offer to the community, but instead, chooses it on the basis of what he can grab from the community. Yes, all want to become rich - rich in corruption, greed and sorry worries! That is all what money will give you, My dears, and the rest it will only take.


Let the exemplary life of Lord; not become a mere tale. Being the heir to the throne of Ayodhya, surrounded by all comforts and material wealth - He still walked on the thorns of life to protect dharma, giving up all - even the love of - to gain Lord Himself! He was the king that dressed in the robes of duty, in the jewels of love and wore the crown of dharma (righteousness). The king that vowed the silence of sacrifice, saw only with the eyes of justice, heard each command with obedience and the cries of the distressed with utmost kindness; and the king who showed that prayer can be lived, that devotion to God must be offered to each one of His forms and that living to attain God is the only wealth and the only hidden treasure that you must seek. Know that the life of Lord Rama has only left for you a trail of footprints that you must follow. Make your life the same sacrifice and be rewarded with true knowledge - that is the wealth that will only keep! Turn the evil of money into goodness of charity. Believe Me, this money will not buy you a ticket to travel to My home - And My home is your final return! Money must serve the needs, but you must have no need to serve money! Break away from this race that deludes you with its starting point - but once the run begins, you will know that the final point in this race will always be a few paces further - and then further more until one day, your end will come, and the race will still not be over.




- Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan