THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART (Chapter 5)(Para 6)

When all our actions are an offering to the Lord, actions are no longer worldly actions. Then the Lord is involved in all we do and work becomes worship. Our duty becomes a yoga, a means for union with the divine. Then our actions and our whole lives will have been elevated and become sanctified. And so, we fill our lives, our day-to-day movements with Him. Everything we do becomes spiritualised because the Lord is involved in our thoughts, in our actions and in our words. Well, when we, in this manner, are conscious of the Lord in everything that we do, then we begin to see the Lord everywhere. The Lord becomes part of our on-going moment to moment awareness. Then, just as the bud blossoms into the flower and the flower transforms into the fruit, that love becomes one pointed love. Then, for us, wherever we turn, there is only the Lord. Therefore, try to accept your lot in life but by all means pray for change. Accept the people that you have been sent to earth with without reserve and everything lies at your feet. Literally, the world is yours. The absence of likes and dislikes, acceptance and love denotes divinity. Do what is necessary in your life. Do your duty, do what you are expected to do and live without any thoughts. Do not think that this is good, this is not good, just do, that is all, and you will attain proximity to Him. This is what is called the evolvement of the human to the divine. Man has risen from dust to rock, from rock to plant forms, from vegetation to animal and from animal to human. Now, He must aim for the angelic, the divine ever higher and higher. Evolution is the name of the game. Man - desire = God, God + desire = man.

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

God Is The Energy

We say, God is father, mother, friend, relative, knowledge, wealth and all.  God is the energy which drives us to action.  We should not waste our energy on useless things.

(Sanathana Sarathi, October 1993, pg 257)

Sai Darshan, Part 2 - 54

You see Me in visions.
You see Me in dreams.
I stand before you in your waking state (vision),
And prove My omnipresence to you.
I come into your dreams,
To wake you from your deep slumber,
And to grant you the dreams of Me.
In your dreams,
I make them a reality.
But when you awaken from this reality,
Into the unreality,
You think of My appearance
As a mere dream.
You again tie yourself
With the ropes of maya,
And stand before Me, confused and full of doubts.
Do not doubt My Darshans.
Do not deprive yourself of Me constantly.
I have given you My word,
To be your Mother for all your births.
My word is never untrue,
And My Darshan is not a dream !
You pray, He wills, I come !


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

GEM 767

Service is the best cure for egoism; so engage in it to relieve pain and grief to the extent that you can.

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

Ruled By Heart Alone

Ruled By Heart Alone

You are the children of God............. Nothing is impossible for you to do............ Be rooted in truth, and the mind will be steadfast and focused............. Be patient and calm in conducting all your daily tasks.............. Return to your heart each time

you undergo the shivers of anxiety.............. Do not forget that in this entire journey what matters most, is the peace you experience from within your Self..................... Make sure you do not bargain that for any worldly profit............. Honesty,

sincerity ,selflessness, patience, respect and love should be the underlying principles behind all your relationships............... You may encounters the weaknesses of others but that does not mean that you too must surface and retaliate

with your weaknesses................ In fact, when another is in a state of weakness it must remind you to stand even firmer by truth and with that strength you must draw the strength of love from your heart and give the one that is falling your hand

 of understanding..................

Remember that Self Confidence is the armor of the one that is devoted to his spirit of love........... Love can accomplish anything and everything............... Deep rooted fears lead to impatience........... Impatience leads to anger............... and anger leads to

an act of hatred................ Hatred is the temporary death of the soul............ and the one that experiences hatred  finds himself swimming in resentments and repentance's.......... This effects the way one looks at his own self............ One begins to have

less respect for his Self............ and in turn finds lesser respect for any other........... This ultimately results in the loss of Self Confidence and results in Self destruction............

Think before you do or say anything............. Remember if there is an error on your part things can only be corrected............ but it can never be erased.............. Do not be in haste to speak or to do without first letting it go through the channels of your

heart.......... Let your heart decide if what you wish to do is right or not.............. Let your heart decide if it contains love or not................. The duty of the mind is to think, but don't forget the duty of the heart is to align the mind toward the  law of love...

Do not feel helpless........... Let the light of goodness lead you moment to moment............ Let the past and the future rest.......... concentrate on the moment and exert all the faith you have in your Self for that moment............ Then victory will be yours always.............

(Inspirational message received by Seema M Dewan on June 3rd, 2011)

Hand Of God

I think that most of us go through our days here with our eyes half-closed because we so seldom see the Hand of God working in our lives. It happens in countless ways every single day. Let me give you an example. Two years ago several of the Hawaiian shirts that I love to wear had become worn and threadbare. I really wanted some new ones so I saved any extra money I had for several weeks to pay for them. Finally, I headed to my favorite clothing store with a large denomination bill in my wallet to buy them.

When I got to the store I saw a local charity collecting money for the poor. I reached in my wallet for a five dollar bill to help them out. I grabbed it and dropped it in the bucket. As I let go of it, however, I noticed that it wasn't the five dollar bill but rather the large denomination one that I had saved to pay for my new shirts. I went back home disappointed at my mistake, but I quickly made peace with it. I knew I could wear my old shirts for a while longer and it felt good knowing I was helping to buy food and clothes for people in desperate need.

The next week I stopped by the local Goodwill store to make a donation when I noticed several Hawaiian shirts brightening up the clothing racks. I went through them and picked out enough to last me a long while for a fraction of the price I would have paid for new ones. It made me laugh and smile when I realized that God had given me all I needed and also helped me to help others as well. I thanked Him for guiding my hand and for guiding my heart that day.

Saint Francis of Assisi said: "While we have time, let us do good!" Do all the good you can then in the days you are given here. Give all the help you can. Share all the love you can. Spread all the joy you can. Scatter all the sunshine you can. Utter all the truth you can. And don't be surprised if the unseen Hand of God sometimes helps you out along the way.

- Joseph J. Mazzella -

Pearl 17

Once man is free from undue attachment to the body, he is liberated also from the dualities of joy and grief, good and bad, pleasure and pain, etc.  He is firmly established in equanimity, fortitude, undisturbed peace.  Then, man discovers that world is one in God; that all is joy, love and bliss.  He realizes that he himself is all this apparent worlds, that all the multifarious manifestations are the projections of the Divine will, which is his own reality.  This expansion of individuality is the highest goal of man.  It gives supreme Ananda (Bliss) an experience for which sages and saints spend years in prayer and penance.

(Tfd, 15 Dec '04)

Sacrifice

SIGNATURE

A small little tearlet

Glistened in my eyes

As I thought - of how

Age and Time had

caught up with -

Your Body too!

Now, so scarce may I see

You walk in grace, lovingly

as You tend Your flock!

I cannot bear the thought of

My Swami, now old or some day

Even gone!

Ah! Did I say -

'a small little tearlet'

glistened for You?

Shame is mine, no torrents

Rush with love for You!

Yet I believe - You my Lord

Are beyond - space and time

Aches and pains,

Chronicled age and

this five feet frame.

So this little tear,

that rushed from my heart,

Is nothing but -

The Signature -

Of my love

For You!

(By : Dr Vasantha Nair, Blossoming Love) 

Spirituality

You should never divorce spirituality from worldly life.  The cloth in my hand (a kerchief) is spirituality.  It is made up of threads which represent worldly life.  The cloth is there only because of the threads.  If you segregate the threads, there will be no cloth.

(Sanathana Sarathi, May 1993, pg 128)