“Remove the curtain between you and Me”
Meditation is
forgetting yourself
and becoming Myself.
I am nothing but pure
love.
Fill every cell of yours
with My Love
and feel My bliss
enter.
To realise you as Me
is true meditation,
Learn to give love.
Give love, give love!
Do good!
Close your eyes,
and hear My words of
encouragement.
When you do good,
This is nothing but the
beginning of
My communication with
you.
Strengthen this
communication with Me,
through your good
actions.
This in turn will
give you peace.
When your mind is
calm and heart is full of love,
your meditation will
be automatic.
Sri Sathya Sai
Preface
On this auspicious
and holy occasion of Yugadi (Gudi Padva),
we offer our most
humble Pranaams
at the Divine Lotus
Feet of our
Lord and Master - Sri
Sathya Sai...!
Loving Sairam and
Greetings to all of you...!
The Phenomenon of His
Divine Holiness Sri Sathya Sai, has generated an unprecedented interest and
yearning in the entire mankind over the Globe to know more about Him. He has
emerged as the most highly revered and widely acclaimed socio-spiritual leader
of the 21st Century.
The message of Sri
Sathya Sai has blended all creeds into a Religion of Universal Love. In His
Divine presence, the rich and the poor, the poet and the politician, the sinner
and the saint. live in close harmony.
His message of love
has spread smiles across countries and cultures, religions and races, teaching
mankind the importance of good thoughts, words and deeds. He has constantly
shown by example the true meaning of our very existence and His words
continue to transform lives everywhere.
Always a believer of
action rather than just words, His contribution to the society is both
enriching and enlightening. Sri Sathya Sai is perhaps the only individual who
has single handedly built and nurtured some of India's best education and
medical facilities and social service projects that are world-renowned today. His
selfless endeavour to help millions, take the first step on the righteous path
continues to couvert fear and weakness into courage and joy.
His life is indeed a
message of pure love which, if read by more people, would lead to more joy and
eternal happiness.
Being conscious of
your sensitivity to the cause of individual happiness and World Peace, it is
indeed my privilege to share with you. a few notes in this small presentation
which highlight the unique and exemplary Life, Message and Mission of Sri
Sathya Sai and the immense contribution made by Him in the field of spiritual
and social transformation of mankind.
We all know that Sri
Sathya Sai is Omnipresent. But how do we actually practice and experience this
commandment in our day-to-day life? This was one question, which I wanted to
unravel myself after being in His immediate presence for over four decades. Although
we all make this statement casually all the time, we do not understand that
this is the ultimate truth, which we are all trying to realise throughout our
lives.
This presentation
provides answer to the moot question 'What does Omnipresence mean, what are its
deep implications for a spiritual aspirant and what are the benefits of
practicing and experiencing His Divine Omnipresence.
On this occasion, let
me express my profuse thanks and place on record my sincere appreciation for my
colleagues Principal (Dr.) Shripad Zarapkar, Sri Surendrababu PHiai and Sri
Sudhir Joshi who have contributed their best in terms of inputs and other
logistics in this presentation.
I humbly pray that the
guiding Iight of His Holiness Sri Sathya Sai will lead
us to attain our inherent Divinity and lead us further onto the path of
establishment of Peace in the World.
With warm regards,
Indulal Shah
Yugadi (Gudi Padva)
Fraday, March 27, 2009, Prashanti Nilayam
Sri Sathya Sai – The
God Incarnate and His Universality
We have read in
scriptures that 'God is Almighty', 'God is all-pervading', 'God knows
everything'. In other words. God is Omnipotent. Omnipresent and Omniscient.
These three qualities of Omnipotence, Omnipresence and Omniscience are
fundamental attributes of God. But these three qualities are not mutually
exclusive. They are not qualities different from each other.
If we ponder over these qualities, we will realise that they are expressions of
the same principle viz. Universal Consciousness. This
principle is declared by many Vedic aphorisms such as
Sarvam Khaloo Idam
Brahmam
lshavasya Idam Sarvam
Pradnyanam Brahmam
This Universal
Consciousness is the Original Energy which is
Attributeless (Nirevna) and Formless (Nirakaal). No energy has a
gross form (Guna) and a shape (Aakaal). We always experience this
in the case of manual energy, mechanical energy,
electrical energy and atomic energy – energies so far known to
man. But what is the source of on these energies? It is Universal Consciousness
(Vaishwatmak energy) which itself has no source. It is self–generating.
It is not created. Anything, which is created, will be sustained for some
period and finally dissolved. But Universal Consciousness is not created and
therefore it remains. On the contrary, it creates everything
else. Conceptions of Time, Space and Causations are its creations.
Since it creates
everything else, it dwells in everything. Therefore, it is all-pervading -Omnipresent.
Since it creates
everything, it has creative power for everything – Omnipotent.
Since it creates
everything, it is conscious of everything – Omniscient.
Essentially,
therefore, though it is Attributeless (Nirguna) and formless (Nirkaar),
it creates Guna and form. It is Unmanifest but it can become Manifest. The Grossest and Manifest forms
are its expressions. Every such grossest
and manifest form is its expression.
But if ever a
Grossest and Manifest form exhibits all the three
attributes of Universal Consciousness, viz. Omnipotence, Omnipresence and
Omniscience in the fullest measure; the form is none other than God. The form
is the Descent of Universal Consciousness and therefore it is called "Avatar”.
The Avatar is the manifestation of Universal Consciousness in a gross
form so as to be understood by gross bodies. Such Avatars have descended
in the past viz. (1) Matsya (fish), (2) Koorma (Turtle), (3) Varaha
(Boar), (4) Narasimha (Lion-man), (5) Vaman (Dwarf), (6) Parashuram,
(7) Ram, (8) Krishna. All these Avatars took up the human form to
establish Righteousness (Dharma), Truth, and Peace by destroying the
evil doers who exploited mankind from time to time. But today selfishness has
risen to such a height that evil-doing, wickedness, violence are being
rampantly and universally employed to gratify the self-centered desires. The
same original creative energy existing in every human being is now deluded by
ignorance about the concepts of happiness, love, peace etc., to remove which
there is a need of one Avatar for one man!
The previous Avatars
established Righteousness and Truth by destroying the wicked demons and
evildoers. But today the times have changed. We need today an Avatar who
will transform the evils into virtue, destructive attitude into constructive
actions, negativity into positivity, diversity into unity, competition into co-operation,
hatred into love, falsehood into truth, violence into peace, wealth into
wisdom, pollution into purity, and finally animality into humanity and
divinity.
We have such an Avatar;
rather we are very fortunate to have such an Avatar in the form of Sri
Sathya Sai who is working on a macro-universe scale aiming to attain Universal
Peace and Love through the process of constantly churning the Amrita-nianthan
rod in the deepest heart on a micro-individual scale. Each one of us has Sri
Sathya Sai as an Avatar within himself for uplifting ourselves. If we
ignite this Avatar element residing in us, we will not need to see Him
physically by going to Prashanti Nilayam for every small decision affecting
our personal, professional, familial, organizational and societal problems. We
will then realise that what is in us is equally in others also (Omnipresence),
whatever we can do can also be done by others also (Omnipotence) and whatever
we know can be known by others also (Omniscience). Such a realisation is
possible if each one of us starts adhering to the NinePoint of Code of Conduct
and the Tenfold Pathway to Divinity as laid down by Sri Sathya Sai, in thought,
word and deed. It is not difficult because as said earlier, a mini Sai Avtar
is already dwelling in every human being. By following such a practice the Sri
Sathya Sai Seva Organisations in every district, state and country will become
Sri Sathya Sai Peeths. These Sai Peeths will not act in contravention to other
Peeths or Mutts since they envelope all religions, faiths irrespective of
caste, creed and culture. All of them recognise all the faiths and religions
because our beloved Sri Sathya Sai is the Sarva Devata SwarupAvtar.
Sri Sathya Sai has
already declared that in times to come, His Leelas, Mahimas will
be manifest throughout the world. He wants us to develop Himself within us, so
that each one of us through the understanding of His
Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience can contribute for the completion of
His Divine Mission-one caste i.e. Universal Humanity, one religion i.e.
Universal Love and one God i.e. Universal Divinity.
All the small and big
branches of the vast Sri Sathya Sai Banyan Tree in the form of Bal Vikas
Centres, Schools, Colleges, University, Bhajan Mandali, Seva Dais, Seva Samitis
right from the village level to the world level must realise the Omnipresence,
Omnipotence and Omniscience of our Beloved Sri Sathya Sai and take unanimous
decision on every single issue by respecting high ideals such as
self-sacrifice, co-operation, recognition of equanimity, full dedication with
total surrender and a constant feeling· of being a worthy instrument in the
Divine Hands for His Cause.
If there is one
medicine that can relive all suffering,
it is Love.
If there is one
thread that can weave a fabric of unity among mankind
it is Love.
If there is one path
that can lead man to God,
it is Love.
–
Sri
Sathya Sai
Sri Sathya Sai – The
Divine Architect for World Peace
In the world's
history, there is nothing more momentous than the birth of a great soul, be it
in any field. It is these extraordinary births, from time to time, that ennoble
the course of destiny, of nations and the world at large. India is a country
with a spiritual heart. Down the ages, many great souls have taken birth, as if
to fulfill some special spiritual destiny of the land. These souls led many
from darkness unto light and instructed mankind on true knowledge knowing which
everything is known. Today, more than ever, the world is in need of that
purifying wisdom that can clarify and liberate. The world has been drawing upon
unfailingly from the storehouse of this wisdom Sri Sathya Sai.
Born at Puttaparti on
November 23, 1926, Sri Sathya Sai began His divine journeys to reah
out to the people spread out in all corners of India through extensive travels.
Between 1942 and 1946, He travelled about 12,500 kms and from 1947 to
1956, He covered about 16,500 kms. But by August 1964, He had covered 85,000
kms, and in another 14 years, the total reached 1,90,000 kms. All this
travelling was done mostly over unpaved dusty roads in a bewildering variety of
motor vehicles. By end of December 1994, the total distance covered by Him was
about 2,60,000 kms. After that, His travels reduced progressively and by 2005
it reached 2,75,000 kms. These figures are estimates of His travels between
cities or towns and do not include the distances travelled by Him within the
city or town. If these figures were available, the total would in all
probability exceed 3,00,000 kms. During His travels, He visited about 243 major
towns and most of the cities of India. This does not include His wayside halts.
It must be noted that
Sri Sathya Sai did all this travelling not because He could not stay at one
place, but because people were crying out to GOD in anguish. He travelled to
far off places in answer to their call as He proclaimed on October 20. 1940.
It is clear that the
staggering number of kilometers which He logged up, was because
Mother Earth was weeping and mankind was praying for His Divine Descent on
Earth. It was the anguish and agony of His Devotees who were calling out to Him
which brought Him back in our midst in flesh and blood. Sri Sathya Sai took
birth with a specific Mission, but how was it to be accomplished? In the 40s, 50s
and 60s, radio and telecommunication systems were not as it is today. There was
no television either. So how was the Divine Lord to reach out to the poor and
suffering humanity and how was the presence of the Avatar to be made
known? So our Beloved Sri Sathya Sai reached out to them sacrificing comfort,
convenience and health, to bring to the masses His message of hope, to comfort
and reassure them, to uplift them and show them the right path. All along, He
was setting a personal example for mankind to follow. It was thus that Sri
Sathya Sai touched the lives of millions of people through His physical
presence initially and this continues till today through His Divine
Omnipresence. In fact, the entire Universe is bathed in His Omnipresence.
Sri Sathya Sai's grand
design for reordering the world and making it a Haven of Peace and Bliss is
based on His universal vision of the Oneness of Humanity and the
Unity of Religions, the Brotherhood of Man and Fatherhood of God. To quote Sri
Sathya Sai's own words “Sai has come in order to achieve the supreme task of
uniting all of mankind as one family through the bond of brotherhood,
establishing righteousness and teaching the principles of morality.” This is
the beginning of Sai-lent Revolution in Moral Values.
(…)
Sri Sathya Sai –
Trinity of Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience
Very often the terms
'Omnipresence’, 'Omnipotence' and 'Omniscience' are loosely used to describe
the qualities of God. Strictly speaking, God cannot
be confined to any qualities, attributes, characteristics, features, forms and
names. He is beyond all the qualities a human being can think of. That is why
the Vedas proclaim Him as 'Neti, Neti’, meaning ‘not this,' 'not
this'. However, while performing Spiritual Sadhana (Practice),
seekers come to know certain qualities or powers of God. They have described
these powers as 'Omnipresence', 'Omnipotence' and 'Omniscience'.
The term
'Omnipresence' implies that God is everywhere. He is in the entire Universe. He
is smaller than the smallest electron and bigger than the biggest Universe. Sri
Sathya Sai calls this as 'Anureniyan, Maha to Mahiyan'.
The term 'Omnipotence’
implies that God has total power. That is why God is called 'Almighty' i.e.
having unlimited power. Nothing is impossible for Him. He has created Five
Fundamental Elements viz., Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space (Ether). With the
help of these, He has created the entire Cosmos (i.e. the Universe seen as a well-ordered
whole) as well as all the living and non-living objects. He has the power to
create life i.e., Living Entity. He creates it from Himself as a fraction of
Himself. Such a Living Entity is called as 'Cell' or 'Jeeva’. He can introduce
Mind, Intellect in different proportions in such cells. Accordingly, there are
different living beings such as plants, trees, beasts, animals and human
beings. Thus His 'Omnipotence' power relates to the power to create anything.
The term 'Omniscience'
suggests that God has knowledge of everything. He is aware of everything in
this Universe. He is conscious of everything in this Universe. in fact, He is
Universal Consciousness. Therefore, every object or body created by Him has
consciousness. This consciousness is in different proportions in different
bodies. In plants and trees, the consciousness is less as compared to that in
beasts and animals because the degree of Mind in these bodies is less. In the
case of human beings, God has blessed man with Mind and Brain along with
Consciousness. As the Individual Mind of a Man is a part of Universal or Cosmic
Mind of God; the thought generating process of the Individual Mind stems from
the Cosmic Mind. Therefore, the Cosmic Mind already knows all our thoughts. It
is for this reason that Sri Sathya Sai knows each and every detail of our
thoughts and actions. In fact, the thought wave first starts from Him and is
received by us next. But we, ordinary limited human beings, wonder how Sri Sathya
Sai knows our thoughts and designs. In wonder, then, we call Sri Sathya Sai as
Omniscient.
Having understood the
meaning of the three terms namely, 'Omnipresence', 'Omnipotence' and
'Omniscience', it is clear that they are not mutually exclusive. In other
words, these three terms mean the same thing. One cannot exist without the
other. God (the Universal Consciousness) has created the universe and the
objects. out of Himself. So, He has total creative power. Thus, He is
Omnipotent. But all the objects are fractions created out of Him. So, He is
spread everywhere. Thus, He is Omnipresent too. In each creation of His, there
is Consciousness (which may differ in degrees). which means awareness or
knowledge: Thus, He is Omniscient too.
The creative Omnipotent
is Lord Brahma.
The expansive Omnipresent
is Lord Vishnu
(which literally
means spread everywhere).
The all-knowing Omniscient
is Lord Shiva.
There is evolution in
the creation namely from a single Cell Amoeba to a Multiple Cell Manava (i.e.
Man). The evolutionary process presupposes destruction of the earlier Cell
(Jeeva) for creation of an improved Cell. The knowledge of this long-sustaining
evolutionary process from one specie to another (84 Iakhs as they say) till it
finally merges in the Universal Consciousness is embodied in the Omniscient
Shiva. It is here that there is unity between the Jeeva and Shiva.
Thus, the three terms
Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient represent Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva, i.e. Creation, Sustenance and Destruction. The three entities are not
different. One leads to the other. They represent a chain. What is created is
sustained till it is destroyed to emerge as a highly evolved new creation again
and in this manner the chain continues.
Further, the three
terms represent the three phases signifying the Divine Principle. The
Omnipotent phase of the Divine Principle indicates Chit because the Chit-shakti
is the full Divine Power. The Omnipresent phase of the Divine Principle is 'Sat’
(Truth) because Sat is unchanging and eternal Truth of God. The
Omniscient phase of the Divine Principle is Anand (Bliss) because God is
full of Bliss. As Sri Sathya Sai is the Living God in human form, we notice the
three phases of the Divine Principle in Him.
The Omnipresent phase
of the Divine Principle is Truth because Truth is everywhere, unchanging and
eternal. Sri Sathya Sai has declared time and again, ‘I am Truth'. This is 'Sat’.
The Omnipotent phase
of the Divine Principle indicates Supreme Power i.e., Chit-shakti so it
is Chit. We know that Sri Sathya Sai's Sankalpa is Divine Power.
Nobody can alter it. The Omniscient phase of the Divine Principle is
Consciousness generated 'Bliss’ i.e., Anand. We all are witnessing
continuous Anand on Sri Sathya Sai's face and sight, year in and year
out.
Thus, Sri Sathya Sai
is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient. Therefore, He represents the Trinity
namely Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. In effect, He is Satyam,
Shivam and Sundaram. The connecting cord for all these three phases is of
course Divine Love. Thus, the three terms are complementary to each other. As
Lord Vishnu has so far assumed nine incarnations (Avatars), in practice
the term 'Omnipresence' is widely used to mean all the three. Let us,
therefore, make a further detailed study of the concept of Omnipresence.
Omnipresence
The concept of
'Omnipresence' has to be understood at four levels: Body, Mind, Intellect and
Soul. The term 'Omnipresence' literally means ‘presence everywhere'.
When we say 'Sri Sathya Sai is Omnipresent' it means He is present everywhere
at all these four levels.
(1) Body Level: Though
Sri Sathya Sai is physically present at Puttaparti, He is really present
everywhere even physically. What is required is our Vision. Thousands of
devotees have narrated their experiences of having been relieved of their
suffering and difficulties such as most complicated surgical operations
conducted by Him. severe accidents during travels, criminal cases wrongly
filed, physical appearances at more than one place at the same time, providing
food continuously for sincere spiritual seekers and countless· others. In fact,
when an ardent devotee craves for His help from the bottom of his heart, He
appears' in the guise of some unknown person in a minute, performs the task and
suddenly disappears and when the devotee meets Him at Puttaparti, may be after
a few months, He narrates the entire episode to the minutest details only to
bring out non-stop tears from the devotee's eyes acknowledging tremendous gratitude
to Sri Sathya Sai.
Such instances prove
that the entire Cosmos is in Sri Sathya Sai and at the same time He is in the
smallest atoms of the entire Cosmos.
Sarvatah Panipadam
Tatsarvatoksi Siromukham
Sarvatah Srutimaffoke
Sarvamavrtya Tisthati
(With hands and feet
everywhere, with eyes, heads, mouths and ears everywhere, He exists enveloping
all He pervades through aff these means.)
(2) Mind Level: At
the Mind Level, the statement implies that Sri Sathya Sai can be felt
everywhere. For example, when you look at nature, i.e., greenery, range of
trees, flowers, flowing water at streams or rivers, vast sea, sky and
innumerable stars and planets, early sun-rise and sun-set, moon light, cool
breeze, torrential rains and thunders, you enjoy all these scenes of nature.
That is due to Omnipresence of God only. But His devotee, in particular, will
experience Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai in those nature's scenes, because he
experiences LOVE in all these scenes; rightly so; because Sri Sathya Sai is Love,
in and out.
Similarly, when Sri
Sathya Sai's devotees come together and express love with each other, they feel
very happy, joyful, energised, tension-free, unburdened - all this due
to Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai. Springs of Love emerge in such gatherings
making us forget about worries on account of day-to-day mundane material
affairs. Is this not due to reflection of Love due to Omnipresence of Sri
Sathya Sai?
Again, many a time
when we get fully engrossed in selfless activities like Sri Sathya Sai Seva
activities or discharge of family obligations or discharge of social service
activities, we forget about time spent in these activities or execution of some
important time-bound office work. We then develop fear as to the consequences
of failure on our part to perform our bounden duties in time or in a specified
manner. But then something or other happens at the other end and we are not penalised
or affected at all but on the other hand rewarded due to some benefit received
by the other end. This miraculous recognition of our self-less and dedicated
service is due to Sri Sathya Sai's Omnipresence at Mind Level.
(3) lnteIIect
Level: We come across with various damaging, destructive, violent,
anti-social. immoral events such as floods, earthquakes, devastating wildfire,
inhuman terrorist activities, bomb explosions, colossal deaths of innocent
persons, atrocities and inhuman exploitation of week and feeble people. Even
the occurrences of such events bear the testimony of the Omnipresence of God
(i.e. Sri Sathya Sai).
Such events are the
consequences of violation of natural laws, disequilibrium in the five elements
(Earth. Water, Fire, Air and Ether) due to man-made selfish activities,
violence caused for unlimited sense gratification, etc.
According to the Law
of Karma, every event has a cause, and every cause produces a similar and
corresponding event. The operation of the Law of Karma is universally true. It
requires no proof. It is based on the Law of Gravitation. Gravitation is a
force of attraction. It is because of Gravitation that the entire galaxy of
stars and planets is in equilibrium in the Cosmos. Rotation of the Earth around
the Sun and that of many 9ther celestial bodies inter se are regulated by the
Law of Gravitation.
That is why we have
various seasons such as winter, summer etc. on which human life depends. The
equilibrium of the Five Elements is due to the Law of Gravitation. And this Law
of Gravitation is due to the Omnipresence of God. Therefore, there is no trouble
or disorder in the 'Kingdom of God'. But when it comes to human kingdom, there
is disorder in the operation of the Five Elements. Since the Law of Karma makes
no difference as to whether it is Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Man, it operates
universally and objectively.
If one follows Truth
and Righteousness in the conduct of affairs, he gets positive results leading
to Fulfillment and Peace. The Law of Karma is the Root based on the principle
of Universal Truth. When it is blended with Righteousness (i.e. Dharma), it
leads to Loving Fruit i.e. Peace. If one violates the Law of Karma, the
consequence of this Violence has to be borne by the wrong-door.
That is why our Sri
Sathya Sai is constantly advocating the five Human Values viz., Truth,
Righteousness, Peace, Love and Nonviolence. The happening of evil events due
to evil causes is thus the result of divine operation of the Law of Karma i.e.
in other words, the Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai who allows the Law of Karma
to operate. Sri Sathya Sai's true devotees experience this omnipresence and
therefore are inwardly dissuaded from performing evil deeds. Therefore, they
are always happy and contented enjoying Sri Sathya Sai's Love and Benediction.
But Sri Sathya Sai is
the Saviour of the entire mankind in as much as He makes the people aware of
the Law of Karma that punishes them for wrongdoing. That is why; He proclaims,
'Love All, Serve All', 'Be Good, See Good, Do Good', 'Help Ever, Hurt Never'. A
layman can think that these slogans are ordinary statements of advice. But no!
These proclamations are the signals of the Law of Causation, Law of Karma, and
Law of Gravitation. These are warnings to the people ensuring Master Keys for
peace and happiness. This is the interpretation of the term 'Omnipresence' from
the angle of Intellect.
(4) Soul Level:
Realised Masters, Highly Evolved Yogis, Saints and True Devotees experience the
Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai at Soul Level. These highly evolved persons see
divinity (i.e. Soul) in everything whether living or non-Iiving. They see
divinity in insects, ants, beasts, animals, trees, human beings and even
inanimate objects like stones, metals etc. In fact, they experience divinity in
all the Five Elements. For them, there is nothing non-living, non-divine etc.
For example, when a dog lifted a Puranpoli (An Indian Sweet Delicacy),
out of the plate of Saint Eknath Maharaj on a Shraaddha Day (the day on
which oblations are offered to the departed forefathers) and ran away, the
Saint carried a pot of ghee (a milk product) and followed him fast shouting at
the dog not to eat the Puranpoli dry but to mix it with ghee before
eating it. He saw Lord Sri Pandurang in the dog. He saw himself in the dog. He
did not see the animal in the dog. Dog is certainly an animal. All of us look
at dog as animal. But Saint Eknath, restless as he was, to imagine that the dog
would be uncomfortable while eating dry Puranpoli, saw God in the Dog!
This is Omnipresence at the Soul Level.
Even Saint Tukaram
used to converse with plants and trees as if they were his kith and kin. Such
realised beings see equality (i.e. no 'other'-ness) or unity in all forms,
places, and objects at all times'. This is because, they experience Divinity
(God) in everything, everywhere and every time, finally they realise that they
themselves have become all forms and places. For them, there is no separate Ram
or Krishna or Mahavir or Buddha or Sai. For them, there is no separate religion
like Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam etc. For them,
there is only one religion - the Religion of Humanity. They see Divinity in
Humanity i.e. Omnipresence at Soul Level.
Sri Sathya Sai's
Declarations
In this context, it
is necessary to recall that Sri Sathya Sai has made the following declarations:
1. There is only One Caste, the Caste of
Humanity.
2. There is only One Religion, the Religion
of Love.
3. There is only One God, He is
Omnipresent.
Sri Sathya Sai is
Himself the lncarnation of God. Being God Himself, He has elected to assume the
human form to carry out His Sankalpa - His Divine Mission. Since He has
taken the Human Form, we are talking about His Omnipresence,
Omnipotence and Omniscience. Otherwise, God is beyond all qualities.
When Sri Sathya Sai
says, "There is only one caste, the caste of humanity", He refers to
the concept of His Omnipresence at Body Level. When Sri Sathya Sai says,
"There is only one religion, the religion of Love", He signifies the
concept of His Omnipresence at Mind & Intellect Level. When Sri Sathya Sai
says, "There is only one God, the God is Omnipresent", He illumines
the concept of Omnipresence at Soul Level. The God is Omnipresent - and it is
SRI SATHYA SAI Himself!
Different Paths
Our Sri Sathya Sai is
LOVE INCARNATE. He is Love, in and out. Therefore, to reach Him, to experience
Him, we must Love Him. If we Love Him, we will get bac:R Love only, accordingly
to the Law of Karma explained earlier. The process is, therefore, very simple.
There is nothing else to be done except to Love Him. All the earlier
Incarnations and Realised Beings, Saints, Yogis, Sadhus have advocated
different paths to attain Godhood i.e. to attain SelfRealisation and
Realisation of God. Broadly speaking, the paths of Sadhana to
God-Realisation are Karma, Yoga, Bhakti and Jnana.
All these paths
presuppose duality between Man and God. The spiritual aspirant thinks that he
has to do 'Something' concrete to achieve God, much like he has to do work in
order to get money, or he has to study to get a degree, or he has to get a
degree to get a job, etc. In Karma Sadhana, he has to perform pooja
(worship), yagnya, yaag, recitation of Holy Scriptures, etc. In Yoga
Sadhana, he has to do Aasanas (yogic postures), Pranayam
(Breathing exercise), Dhyaan (Meditation) etc. In Bhakti Sadhana,
he has to sing the glory of God, worship God, do namasmarana, japa, etc.
In Jnana Sadhana, he has to study Vedanta, Upanishad etc,
and start enquiring within as to 'Who am I' (Koham). He has to discuss
and ponder over the teachings of the scriptures, to do Swadhyay in the
company of the Guru and other disciples.
In all these paths of
Sadhana, there is a wall between the seeker and the God. Therefore, they
are fraught with difficulties, dangers and delays in the accomplishment of the
objective. The seeker may leave the path halfway, may get disappointed by a
Guru and therefore leave him. He may fall prey to sensory temptations Iike lust,
anger, greed, attachment, ego and jealousy (the six enemies).
This does not mean
that the paths are wrong. All paths go to Sri Ram, the Divinity.
But what are necessary are Unconditional faith, Total Surrender and Love.
Sri Sathya Sai's Path
of 'Love'
As simplest against
path the of traditional Love, Sri Sathya advocates the simples paths to LOVE, Pure
Love, DIVINE Love to realise Divinity. This path is very easy and simple, but
in reality, people find it very difficult. This is because they are not is
fully aware of the concept of Love. Love is a Divine quality. It is the very
nature of God. As Sri Sathya Sai says, He has withdrawn Himself from himself to
LOVE Himself. Love begins from duality and ends in divinity i.e. unity. Love is
a gravitational force between two objects having similar ingredients. The
common denominator is Atma, the Soul. and the Divine Spark. It is in everybody.
When one realises the same spark in other, the gravitation takes place. Every
spark radiates energy. When the orbit of the energy of one spark is close to
the orbit of the energy of another spark, attraction i.e., Love (Aakarshan,
i.e. Krishna) generates.
Two persons love each
other because the radiating energy of the two divine sparks dwelling in their
hearts attracts each other. In due course, one realises that what is in him is
in the other too. Their bodies may be separated but their minds agree with each
other. There is a lasting bond between the two minds. This bond is a conductor
of energy just as a copper wire is a conductor of electrical energy. When one
falls in a mental agony due to some incident, the other though separated by
distance comes to know about it. When the two come together, they talk about
the same thing. Love at human level between two persons may be brother's love
or sister's love or husband's love or mother's love or so. These types of love
are basically based on attachment involving some selfish interests.
However, in general,
mother's love is to a large extent self-less love. Mother's love is based on
sacrifice. She raises the child since pregnancy with no or very little selfish
interests. Therefore, her love is of a higher category. However human love is
of a limited nature. This is because the divine sparks (Souls) dwelling in human
hearts are covered with impressions on them gathered over a number of previous
births. Different types of vicious energy get stuck over the Souls during
several births. This vicious energy is to be removed in order to get
Self-illumination. This vicious energy creates bad thoughts, emotions, feelings
etc. Traditional Spiritual Sadhana as mentioned can let it out earlier. But Sri
Sathya Sai helps the devotees to Let Out Vicious Energy just by his loving
sight i.e. through His Omnipresence. When He calls upon us to LOVE, He in fact
asks us to Let Out Vicious Energy (LOVE)! Because we can LOVE only when we let
our vicious or virus energy out. If we leave this virus energy, we can LIVE
happily because in that case we Let In Virtuous Energy (LIVE).
What all that we have
to do is to follow his teachings with Unconditional Faith and Total Surrender.
Looking Sri Sathya Sai in everybody can generate Love. And this is not wrong,
because Sri Sathya Sai is in everybody since He is Omnipresent. The main
difference between Traditional Paths (viz., Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana
Yoga) and Sri Sathya Sai's path of LOVE is that in the former case the
experience of Omnipresence i.e., divinity everywhere, comes as a result of
rigorous life-long Sadhana (with all the attendant dangers,
disappointments and delays) while in Sri Sathya Sai's path of Love we start
experiencing that identity between Humanity and Divinity, right from the
beginning of our spiritual practice and with the blessings of Sri Sathya Sai,
the Divine Guru (as against the Realised Master who may be called Deemed Divine
Guru), we get fully transformed in Body, Mind, Intellect and Soul.
There is certainly a
thread line difference between a Realised Master and Sri Sathya Sai because Sri
Sathya Sai being God i.e., an Incarnation has all the sixteen characteristics
usually ·attributed to Avatars: the five senses (Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Testing
and Touching), Mind, Intellect, Chitta, Ego, which human beings possess, plus
seven unfailing characteristics of Avatars: Splendor, Prosperity, Wisdom,
Non-attachment, Creation, Preservation and Destruction. In this connection Sri
Sathya Sai says,
“Willing is
superfluous for Me: My grace is ever available to devotees who have steady love
and faith. Since I move freely among them talking and singing, even
intellectuals are unable to grasp My truth, My power; My glory or My real task
as Avatar. I can solve any problem, however difficult. I am beyond the reach of
the most intensive inquiry and the most meticulous measurement. Only those who
have recognized My love and experienced that love can assert that they have glimpsed
My reality. For, the path of Love is the royal road that leads mankind to
Me."
"Do not attempt
to know Me through the external eyes. When you go to a temple and stand before
the image of God you pray with the closed eyes, don't you? Why? Because you
feel that inner eye of wisdom alone can reveal Him to You."
We are, therefore, highly
lucky to have been born during this Incarnation period of Sri Sathya Sai. It is
in our hands to follow the Divine Path of Love in though, word and deed. Sri
Sathya Sai assures the rest. Apart from the pursuits towards Realisation of
Self (i.e., Nivrutti), Sri Sa thy a Sai's path of LOVE grants benefits
on temporal (i.e., Pravrutti), mundane and worldly level also.
This is because the
Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai cannot favour one side at the cost of the other.
However, the attitude of Sri Sathya Sai's true devotee, once blessed by Him, is
neutral to the happening of the nature of events. There is nothing good or bad
for him. He is neither overjoyed by a so-called good event nor unnerved by a
so-called bad event. He takes the happening of every event as a gift from Sri
Sathya Sai - may be as a Reward or as a Repair. He envisions Sri Sathya Sai in
both the events in a very natural manner.
In conclusion, we
must realise and experience the Trinity of Sri Sathya Sai in terms of His
Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience representing as
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, manifesting Sat, Chit, and Anand by
showing the loving and graceful rays of Satyam, Shivam and Sundaram
on the entire mankind of this planet.
Our responsibility is
simply to follow His Divine Path of Love at body level, mind level, intellect
level and soul level. This is not difficult at all; if we firmly believe in the
truth that Sri Sathya Sai is constantly dwelling
in our heart.
Love -
a Divine Master Key
In today's world, for
an ordinary human being to be in touch with constant communion with this Almighty
Power of GOD means many things to many people. To some, it is merely lighting a
lamp and remembering Him by whichever way he or she wishes and by visiting
temples, shrines, mosques, churches, synagogue. et al, and worshipping Him and
adoring Him through the innumerable modes and means of worship, some simple, simple
complex, some extremely difficult and painful, some extremely orthodox and rigorous
and some through singing His Glory and through Selfless Service.
Man, has over
thousands of centuries worshipped GOD. Reams and Reams of writings and literature
are available all over the Globe in thousands of cultures and races on this
topic called GOD. The fact of the matter is that... Man has made GOD so
complicated, although in truth GOD is so simple!
What therefore is the
Truth of this Reality called GOD and where have we to look out for Him and in
what form does He come amongst us. A little dissection seems imminent here. The
basis for the visible. lies in the invisible. We see a huge tree spreading its
branches and leaves in numerous directions. but we do not see the roots. which
is the sustenance and support. Similarly, we look at a beautiful building,
little realizing the basis of the building, which lies in the foundation lying
beneath the earth. Again, during our lifetime, we assume that we are the
physical bodies, although factually it is not so God is Omnipresent, Omnipotent
and Omniscient. But we are focused on the body and we do not know the God
within us. Just as we breathe but we are not aware of it till we are short of
breath, so also God is with us, in us and around us but we do not know or
experience Him. He is in us in the form of Atma, a spark of the universal
spirit. Universal spirit is all pervading; it envelops the whole universe and us.
Atma is the individual spirit.
Till now, several Avatars,
both Amsa Avatars (i.e. partial or with limited powers) and Poorna
Avatars (i.e. with all the powers vested by God himself) have taken birth
on this Spiritually Fertile Land of Bharat, some of the most easily known forms
like Sri Ram and Sri Krishna, whose fame and glory still rules our minds and
hearts and several others like Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Mahavir, Lord
Zarathustra and Lord Buddha, et al. The names and forms of God and His
messengers are endless.
We Devotees are
extremely fortunate to be living at a time span when the Greatest Incarnation
of God, a Poorna Avatar with all the majesty, magnificence and the Brilliance
of a Thousand Suns, wielding the unique master key of 'Pure Divine Love' is
walking in our midst for over eight decades. Sri Sathya Sai made his advent
into the world from the highest heavens in Human Form, as an Avatar to build a
'Rainbow Bridge' between God and Man.
Srimad Bhagavad Geeta
speaks of the continuous activity of the Divine. "Wherever there is a
decline of righteousness and rise of unrighteousness, then I send forth
(incarnate) myself" The truth is 'God became man in order that we
might become Divine: The Incarnation is an act that goes on in a continuum and
God takes human form to be a part of the history of the world. This activity of
the Divine will not cease until the whole world becomes one divine incarnation
and there is overflowing Love everywhere.
Sri Sathya Sai's
grand design for reordering the world and making it a Haven of Peace and Bliss
is based on His universal vision of the oneness of humanity and the unity of
religions, the brotherhood of man and fatherhood of God. To quote Sri Sathya
Sai' s own words "Sai has come in order to achieve the supreme task of uniting
all of mankind as one family through the bond of brotherhood, establishing
righteousness and teaching the principle of morality."
Omnipresence of Sri
Sathya Sai
What is
its spiritual meaning?
Briefly, Sri Sathya
Sai's Omnipresence in simple words means His Divine
Unconditional Love. Because Sri Sathya Sai is the Poorna Avatar of this Age - a
Divine Incarnation with all the attributes of God Himself, the Absolute
Consciousness. He possesses the most important attribute of God, viz.
Unconditional Love. God's Love is totally unconditional, whereas Human Love is
based on several conditions. Sri Sathya Sai's Omnipresence can be easily felt
because He does not attach any conditions for Loving His Devotees. His Love or
His Constant Divine Presence has to be experienced in our day-to-day lives to
understand the true meaning of His Omnipresence. To put it very succinctly, Sri
Satha Sai is always with us through His Omnipresence and not through His
Physical Presence. This is the most important aspect to be noted while
interacting and being with Sri Sathya Sai in all the varied aspects of
spiritual life and work which we undertake on a day-to-day basis. which is
truly for our own spiritual upliftment.
Sri Sathya Sai, the
Avatar of the Age. from His Divine Abode at Prashanti Nilayam, Puttaparti has
been guiding man to reach his goal of contemplating, realising and merging with
God for over 65 years. Devotees of all faiths from around the globe,
irrespective of caste, creed. race and religion have been flowing into this
Universal Spiritual Epicenter called Prashanti Nilayam since 1940, when the
Lord announced His Divine Presence to the world. The seed of Love planted in
1940 has today grown into a huge forest of huge trees giving spiritual succor
to crores and crores of devotees from all over the world, who are pouring into
His Divine Abode. Prashanti Nilayam. in ever-increasing number, day after day.
Sri Sathya Sai says -
"God is Omnipresent. Do not behave differently, when you are away from
my presence". How true - God is Omnipresent we all know. But we have
to make a continuous effort to feel God's Omnipresence all the time. One cannot
and does not see the physical form of God when one talks about God's
Omnipresence. One can only feel his presence as one feels the air.
We cannot touch the
air but can feel it. The Omnipresent God helps us to take steps in the right
direction. We have this secured feeling that He is guiding our lives. God does
not walk with us hand in hand, but we can feel the touch of His hands holding
ours and guiding our steps in this journey called life. What is life - it is
nothing but "LOVING THE INDEWELLER FOR EVER".
There are millions of
incidents of Sri Sathya Sai's Omnipresence wherever His Glory is sung by His
Devotees, which have been continuously witnessed for over 60 years.
Materialisations of Divine Ash known as 'Vibhuti', Kumkum, Sandal
powder, Amrit (Divine Nectar), Teerth (Holy sanctified water),
chains, lockets, Rudraksh beads, precious stones, rings, bracelets, golden
chains, divine Shivlingams in various shapes, colours and sizes, sudden
consumption of prasadam (holy offering) to the Lord made by devotees in
their homes, materialisations of Holy Robes in many homes through the photographs
of Sri Sathya Sai are all tabulated physical signs by the Lord and Master of
making the devotee know of His Omnipresent Visitations. The list is endless and
limitless; it cannot be explained in writing but can only be experienced.
The feeling of
Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai is quite unique in its taste. A Devotee who is
called to visit Prashanti Nilayam automatically experiences this special feeling
of Bliss within himself on his very first visit to Prashanti Nilayam. Why does
this Happen? This happens simply because he or she has come to a land where the
Supreme Creator, who is LOVE INCARNATE HIMSELF lives and therefore
automatically the devotee happens to partake off a little portion of this
Divine Love and Bliss into his being while at Prashanti Nilayam.
The seed of Love is
thus sown into the individual soul. This difference is immediately known after
even a two-day stay at Prashanti Nilayam. This seed starts growing from within
slowly and steadily. He or she wants to know more and more about Sri Sathya Sai
and takes up reading of Sai Literature, enrolls firstly into various spiritual
activities and later on undertakes Seva or Service related activities of
the Sai Family.
As the divine
experiences of Omnipresence of the Lord be5Jin to manifest in a thousand
different ways, he be5Jins to crave for this more and more. What results is
more discipline, more sincerity, more devotion, more truthfulness and more
honesty in all aspects of day to day life, right from the time of rising till going
back to bed. These instances of knowing His Divine Presence, which is simply
HIS OMNIPRESENCE, increases in direct proportion to the divine urge of the
devotee to know Him, love Him and be. with Him.
Once the play between
the Lord and His Devotee has commenced, there is a tussle and the Lord is
always the Winner, the Devotee the Loser. The truth of the matter is that it is
in losing the game to the Lord that you ultimately win His Omnipresent Love and
Divine Grace, which is all that is to be achieve in this birth as a
human being.
Chaitanya Jyoti - The Glowing Flame of
Sri Sathya Sai's Omnipresence
One of the most
outstanding expressions of Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai presented by His
devotees from the entire world is the magnificent edifice of "Chaitanya
Jyoti" at Puttaparti. It is truly the "Lighthouse of Sai
Omnipresence". In addition to being a Lighthouse, the Chaitanya Jyoti
has another important function. It is also a Beacon for the Inner Consciousness
of the 'Chaitanya', which exists at the core of our being. The Chaitanya Jyoti
is an answer to the prayer "Tamaso Ma Jyotirimamaya" - from
darkness, lead me to Light.
The "Chaitanya
Jyoti Museum" majestically and magnificently stands out as the
Lighthouse of the Sai Mission. Just as a Lighthouse in the High Seas directs
Ships to take the right course, similarly ChaitanyaJyoti shows
the right course to chart our human ships on the ra5JinlJ seas of Samsara so
that each of us could finally reach our goal of merging at the Lotus Feet of
our Divine Lord and Master - Sri Sathya Sai.
The Chaitanya
Jyoti helps the earnest seeker to feel the Omnipresence of God. The love of
Sri Sathya Sai runs through the entire museum. It is so wonderful to walk through
this sacred museum where God's Omnipresence. Omnipotence and Omniscience could
be inhaled, assimilated and enjoyed. A feeling of oneness pervades our entire
being as we walk through its portals. The Omnipresence of God always reminds us
to be truthful, honest and be devoted to him, which helps us in having a clear
conscience. The beauty of Chaitanya Jyoti is the step-by-step process of
confirming God's omnipresence, viz. His AIl Powerful Presence. Chaitanya
Jyoti is a great help for the seekers of God to understand the concept of Divine
Love, which is present in everyone.
This extra-ordinary
Museum helps the Devotees experience the Omnipresence of Sai not only during
their visit to Chaitanya Jyoti and thereafter, but also makes them feel
His Divine Presence aII the time wherever they are by simply remembering the
Divine and His Chaitanya Jyoti.
The Chaitanya
Jyoti besides being a "Lighthouse of Sai Omnipresence" is also a
Lighthouse, which helps us to ignite our Inner Consciousness, or the 'Chaitanya',
which exists at the core of each of us. It is the outcome of humble and sincere
prayers of Sai Devotees and other devoted sadhakas to uplift them from a
state of confusion and spiritual despair to a state of extreme peace and bliss.
The ChaitariyaJyoti is a Gigantic Spiritual Mansion built not
only with tons of bricks, cement, steel and mortar but also with tons of divine
love and with extraordinary skills for a great Mission, by the Divine and that
is to lead aII of humanity Godward so that each can recognize his innate Divinity.
For an earnest
seeker, his search for GOD ends at Puttaparti and the pathway to understand,
assimilate, visualise and dweII on the greatness of God begins and ends with
the Chaitanya Jyoti. It is interesting to note that thousands of earnest
seekers who have passed through its portals wrote to us about the feeling of
"Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai" through out the premises of the
Museum.
The purpose of the
Avatar for building such a wonderful monument is now crystal clear. According
to Sri Sathya Sai, the Chaitanya Jyoti is an addition to the Wonders of
the World. It is so unique that it will speak for itself now and for centuries
to come. Just as a vocalist leaves behind his voice when he departs and a
writer his works in print, for an Avatar it is monuments such as the Chaitanya
Jyoti, which stand testimony to His Divine Presence on earth.
It is a matter of
satisfaction that Chaitanya Jyoti is playing a significant role in
spreading Sri Sathya Sai's message to all parts of the world and inspiring and
motivating people to live according to His teachings and setting an example in
carrying out selfless service with love and humility. This role will assume greater
significance in the coming years.
While on the subject
of Omnipresence, The divine words of Sri Sathya Sai during the First
Anniversary Celebrations of the Chaitanya Jyoti at Prashanti Nilayam
very clearly brings to the fore all that has been discussed above.
Sri Sathya Sai said,
"Embodiments of
Love, this Chaitanya, light of awareness is so beautiful. Not only beauty; you
also experience bliss here. Chaitanya Jyoti represents the synthesis of the
culture of different nations. Chaitanya, the awareness is the combination of beauty
and bliss. In fact, awareness is so natural.
...They built this
building passing though a lot or stresses and strains, and had to exert of lot.
If you want to make an ornament out of gold, the gold has to be put into fire.
It has to be melted, hammered and then it should be stretched and cut and later
it has to be crafted. Unless it is processed like this you do not get a
beautiful ornament. Man to become divine, has to pass through stress. He has to
undergo all the tests. We have to learn the first lesson that everything
happens for our good.
...Today what we have
to understand is Chaitanya. This Chaitanya is present from top to toe, within
and without, inside and outside and everywhere and that is Chaitanya Jyoti and
it is that consciousness, Chaitanya, which we are neglecting. We have to watch
it carefully; otherwise we will not get the real wisdom. We should not go
beyond the limits. We should follow the procedure. "
Benefits of Living in
Sri Sathya Sai's Divine Omnipresence
The greatest benefit,
which accrues to a devotee through experiencing Sri Sathya Sai's Omnipresence,
is a sense of supreme inner peace and contentment. The running around to
temples and mosques and churches gets slowly and slowly curtailed until a time
when these visits totally cease. You revel in the new found joy of knowing that
God exists within oneself, in one's own heart firs.t and foremost and therefore
at the place where you physically reside, that is your home and then you
cultivate the habit of regulating and performing your spiritual exercises from
the confines of your heart and home. The heart and home then become your
temples and that is how it should be. Wherever you are, you carry your temple
and you then slowly begin to realise the truth, which Sri Sathya Sai has been
repeating· for more than 60 years in this Incarnation, that is, " ... You
are yourself GOD, but you do not understand this truth".
There is a new found
silence within, some kind of noble silence, and you want to prolong and extend
this silence for as much and for as Iong as possible. You retrace your steps
from the rumblings and tumbling of the material world, because they do not
attract you anymore. You do not find any meaning therein. A feeling sets within
that you have seen this external world of illusion and delusion and fallen a
prey to it in many births. You start saying to yourself... no, not again, this
time around. It is here and at this point of time that your
dependence and experience of the Omnipresence of Sri Sathya Sai increases
manifold. You begin experiencing Him everywhere arid in everything, in an
situations and happenings, in an the various phenomena of Iife. Only He exists
and only He, and His Omnipresence is then Primordial, all else is merely a
passing film. You start becoming a living witness to all that is going on. This
is a wonderful state of being here and in the now, for which the greatest Sadhaka
yearns for, life after life.
After understanding
His Omnipresence, the second most important change is shunning of all
ritualistic living, giving the least importance to rituals since they become
meaningless then. Many new unknown experiences follow, they are fear of living
wrongly, fear of wasting time, money and food, fear of Iosing one's temper,
fear of unnecessary wasting time in judging men and
branding them fear of dangerous liaisons with the outside world, fear
of attachment to wealth and other luxuries of living, et al. The list is
endless. Slowly all earlier useless and harming thoughts are substituted by divine
thoughts because Sri Sathya Sai begins to reside in the mind, intellect and the
soul through his constant presence, which in fact is the "Omnipresence of
Sri Sathya Sai". He takes over your soul and your life and makes you a
perfect instrument for carrying out His work as He wishes. He slowly and
steadily raises you ·from a mere HU-MAN to a HE-MAN: here the HE stands for
HIM, viz. GOD.
We have to, learn and
cultivate ourselves from now on to Live in His Divine Omnipresence. We have to
learn to beckon Sri, Sathya Saito be with us everywhere and always, every
minute of the day of every week and month and year, not only till he attains 96
years of age, but perpetually. Each of us needs to earnestly work in this
direction. There have to be workshops and retreats which should be organized to
discuss and deliberate on this issue of immediate importance, because this is
one issue which Sri Sathya Sai has tried to teach all of us over the last
several years, but it seems a large number of we Devotees have not been living
in His Divine Omnipresence always.
Remove the curtain
between you and Me
Sri Sathya Sai says, "If
you want to have the Vision of Sri Sathya Sai, imprint His picture on your
heart."
If this advice of Sri
Sathya Sai is followed meticulously, then the manmade curtain between Sri
Sathya Sai and ourselves will disappear.
When the devotees go
to Puttaparti and get the Divine Vision of Sri Sathya Sai and listen to His
Divine Discourses with full concentration and devotion, they get immensely charged
with Divine Currents but when they return to their towns, slowly and slowly,
the Divine Influence becomes weaker and weaker. When they get fully immersed in
their worldly activities, the Divine Influence gets further reduced.
Devotees (some of us)
do take part in activities like Nagar Sankirtan, Bhajan, and
Study Circle to maintain the impact. But the intensity of devotion in the
presence of Sri Sathya Sai does not get fully restored.
This is because we
create a curtain between Sri Sathya Sai and ourslives. To remove that
curtain, we must change our mindset. Our mindset is that Sri Sathya Sai being
at Puttaparti is far away from us. Further, we also worry due to His restricted
movements in the recent times as compared to the past. But this is not a fact.
We must restructure
our mindset so as to understand that Sri Sathya Sai may be physically at
Prashanti Nilayam but due to His Omnipresence, He is with us also every moment.
Further, Sri Sathya
Sai is keeping very well because He is ever smiling, ever joyful. ever showering
love on us.
With this mindset and
yearning prayer from a child's heart. the curtain between Sri Sathya Sai and us
will soon disappear.
We take a solemn vow
on this Yugadi (Gudi Padva) Day to exert fully for changing our
mindset to experience constant presence of Sri Sathya Sai. who is ever
indwelling in our hearts.
To find Me, you have to be
amongst those who know and believe,
of my presence at all times.
I encourage you
to be in Satsang always.
Surround yourself with those
who have chosen to be truly Godward.
Be amongst those, whose eyes show contentment,
whose lips only utter sweet and comforting words,
whose acts show my indwelling with certainty.
The mind has to be trained to be quiet,
and devoid of thoughts at all times.
Meditation has to be practiced daily,
as a Sadhana to quiet the mind.
God speaks only when the mind is quiet,
only when you lose your own identity, your ego,
and when you recognise
your indwelling divinity within you.
Sri Sathya Sai
