Sai Darshan, Part 2 - 52

Your best of friends and your biggest enemies
Are all within you.
They are both enclosed in your mind,
Your thoughts !
When these thoughts speak to you,
With Me as their sole focus,
They become your best friend.
They show qualities of true loyalty to you.
They are filled with good intentions for you.
And most of all, they do the important task of
Directing you to Me.
But when these thoughts speak to you,
With "You" as their sole focus
They become your biggest enemy.
They hurt others and most of all,
Hurt "Me" within you.
They create chaos and restlessness.
You lose your sanity and sense of peace.
And most important of all, you lose your way,
In this deep, dense forest,
And become an easy victim,
To the hunger of the wild ferocious animals
That surround you.


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

Eternal Sai - 28

All religions teach one basic discipline: the removal from the mind of the blemish of egoism, of running after little joy. Every religion teaches man to fill his beings with the Glory of God and evict the pettiness of conceit. It trains him in methods of detachment and discrimination, so that he may aim high and attain liberation. Believe that all hearts are motivated by the One and Only God; that all faiths glorify the One and Only God; that all names in all languages and all forms man can conceive, denote the One and Only God; His adoration is best done by means of love. Cultivate that attitude of Oneness, between men of all creeds, all countries and all continents. That is the message of love, I bring. That is the message I wish you to take to heart.

(SSS. Vol VIII – Chap 22)

Your Own Truth

You can discover your own Truth, only when you are alone with yourself and there is silence all around you. It is only in the depth of silence that the voice of God can be heard.

(From : Sai Veda, The Word of God,
sayings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as compiled by Ramadas Gollapudi)

God Within

THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART (Chapter 5)(Para 4)

The Lord is not a myth; He is not an invisible entity. He is living here and now. He is accessible here and now. He is love total and complete. Without Him, there is only loneliness. When there is separation from Him, there is only unhappiness. Even though surrounded by love and caring and the usual joviality, one can be shrouded in doom and gloom. The remedy is always within your own hands; seek the Lord within. Seek the Lord and seek His companionship again and again until you can never be separated from Him. Like milk and water, you become one in total union with Him. Once milk and water merge, it can never be separated; that is what we must aim for.

(From : THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART by R SAI)

No Harm

No one need be afraid of what others say or think as long as one is doing the right thing according to his conscience.  Courage should go along with good action.  If your heart is good, no harm can come to you.

(Sanathana Sarathi, November 1997, pg 285)

We Are Life

Life is every where 
It is in you now and forever it shall stay
Life is the wind blowing sideways
Life is the winter and the summer
I am Life You are Life We are Life
I love Life and Life loves me
Life and I play beneath the midnight sun
Life and I play beneath the morning moon
Life brings me soup when I am ill
Life kisses me good night and greets me with a smile
Life is sad and it is lonely
Life is evil and Life is blunt
Life is a true friend and never lies
I am Life You are Life We are Life 

~ Author Unknown ~

Believing

When we help others to greater and greater freedom in living, we are helping ourself to greater living.

- Stella Terrill Mann

Wanting to do well may motivate me temporarily, but believing I can do well gives me the constant assurance I need in order to excel.

And I have learned that it is not so much my wanting freedom as it is my believing I can have it that sets my mind at ease and allows me to be creative and confident.  However, such a belief is based on the power and presence of God in me, rather than on my past performances or current circumstances.  Believing in God in me frees me to express inner strength and wisdom.

I have both freedom from negative habits and the freedom to express what fulfils me. As I let God in me come through in everyday living, I am free to be my very best.

The spirit of God within me is my source of freedom.

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

GEM 752

Greater than all other forms of worship is seva (service to one's fellowmen) done in an unselfish and dedicated spirit.

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

The Divine Mirror

The Divine Mirror When the first morsel of food Was placed on your tongue… Your eyes were alit… You tasted and retasted What was on your tongue… You reached toward your mother And loved her for sustaining Your body And Making you whole… But have you tasted the love for God…? Once you have tasted the love for God You shall smile as if The world has brought you gold… You shall learn to laugh at things That seem to you as trouble… You shall cry in remembering The wasted moments Of doubt and tension… You shall guard the peace That you feel within Just like a queen bee That guards the honey In the hive… The norms of society Shall no more call Your name… You shall be happy To be with your heart And spend day and night In filling and refilling The reservoirs of love For your beloved Lord… You shall see The stormy skies And smile as it stares… You will walk Through the gusty winds And fear not What you may have to bear… And when the sun shines In the skies… You shall turn to its lights And know that in its brilliance Your sweet Lord smiles and hides… In times of disease… In times of death You shall stay with the Lord And pray… And from your love for Him You shall draw the verses of wisdom And repeat their truth Until time passes away… The taste of love For the Lord Himself Remains for lives to come… And each time your body awakens… To a new birth… You smile and remember The food of love… In which your soul awoke… And the sweet nectar of truth Poured from within And made each dark night A day of God to live… Do not worry Of how you shall foster This love for God In your life… Just remember The loneliness Before the days Before you fell in love With Him… And you shall yourself Turn away From the gloom Of piercing fears. O when you have Tasted Peace for once… Your heart shall Tremble To draw the old world near… The strength To love God Comes When you see Him So very much Like yourself… The closer you go To His sweet good ways You my friend Shall see The mirror In His heart That reflects A picture Of this world In which God stands And gives His love Continuously…to you…and me… Yes! O Child You love God For He is you More than you And you…yourself… And the moment You place This Divine Mirror Upon your wall… You shall always see The truth of you… The truth in which He alone reflects Within your soul And the love for God For which you breathe Is the food Of that soul That keeps it full… And makes it complete! (Inspirational message received by Seema M Dewan, June 1st, 2011)