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 Date: 9 Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam Athi Rudra Maha Yajna fosters the divine nature of humans by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba  he day !hen "eo"le !ere engul#ed in #ascination #or $nglish language% &no!ledge o# one's o!n religion and language declined( )hen *no!ledge o# one's o!n religion and language declined% he cultural outloo* disa""eared( )hen cultural outloo* disa""eared% righteousness declined on the earth( )hen righteousness declined and disa""eared #rom the earth% he e+alted "osition o# ,harat !as shattered( Oh- ,haratiyas- O"en your eyes and .e alert to the situation% at least no!( Oh- Men o# no.le /ualities- )hat more can e+"lain and e+hort1 elugu "oem3 he land o# ,harat is 4ery sacred( t is the land o# sacri#ice( t is a holy land( t is the land !here a num.er o# chaste !omen too* .irth( 5a4itri% !ho .rought her deceased hus.and .ac* to li#e% !as she not a chaste !oman o# ,harat1 handramati% !ho .y her "o!er o# truth could e+tinguish the !ild #ire% !as she not a chaste !oman o# ,harat1 5ita% !ho to esta.lish her chastity entered the #ire and came out unscathed% !as she not .orn in this great land o# ,harat1 his great land o# ,harat is surrounded .y an ocean o# sath!ic "ure3 /uality( he ,harata 7athi is res"lendent ! ith chastity and "urity( ,harat is an e+tremely #ertile land o# no.le #eelings( s it not true that this great land o# ,harat is a !orld teacher1 elugu "oem3 s there another country in the entire !orld !here a chaste ! oman could .ring her deceased hus.and .ac* to li#e1 his land o# ,harat ndia3 ga4e .irth to many such chaste !omen( n the Ramayana% the demon &ing Ra4ana a.ducted 5ita% the chaste !i#e o# Rama% and *e"t her in con#inement under a tree in Asho*a4ana in 8an*a% guarded .y the demons( e used to entreat her daily to come under his #old( ,ut% during the 0 months o# her con#inement in 8an*a% 5ita ne4er raised her head and loo*ed at his #ace e4en #or a second( 5uch !as her "urity and chastity( he land o# ,harat is li*e a teacher to all the countries in the !orld( hough not all men in this country are su##used !ith great and no.le #eelings% e4ery !oman here is certainly chaste% truth#ul% and righteous( $4en !hen their hus.ands return home% the !omen in ,harat !ould greet them only su.missi4ely( )here else !ould 8ord 5hi4a incarnate% e+ce"t in such a sacred land as ,harat1 ;od cannot .e mani#ested merely .y o##ering !orshi"% "er#orming 4rathas oaths3% or .y conducting rituals li*e yajna( Only .y de4elo"ing "urity o# heart and no.le /ualities can one ha4e the 4ision o# ;od( All the o.jects in the !orld are created .y the omni"resent

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Date: 9 Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

Athi Rudra Maha Yajna fosters the divine nature of humans

by

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

he day !hen "eo"le !ere engul#ed in #ascination #or $nglish language%&no!ledge o# one's o!n religion and language declined()hen *no!ledge o# one's o!n religion and language declined%he cultural outloo* disa""eared()hen cultural outloo* disa""eared% righteousness declined on the earth()hen righteousness declined and disa""eared #rom the earth%he e+alted "osition o# ,harat !as shattered(Oh- ,haratiyas- O"en your eyes and .e alert to the situation% at least no!(Oh- Men o# no.le /ualities-

)hat more can e+"lain and e+hort1elugu "oem3he land o# ,harat is 4ery sacred( t is the land o# sacri#ice( t is a holy land( t is theland !here a num.er o# chaste !omen too* .irth(

5a4itri% !ho .rought her deceased hus.and .ac* to li#e%!as she not a chaste !oman o# ,harat1handramati% !ho .y her "o!er o# truth could e+tinguish the !ild #ire%!as she not a chaste !oman o# ,harat15ita% !ho to esta.lish her chastity entered the #ire and came out unscathed%!as she not .orn in this great land o# ,harat1

his great land o# ,harat is surrounded .y an ocean o# sath!ic "ure3 /uality(he ,harata 7athi is res"lendent !ith chastity and "urity(,harat is an e+tremely #ertile land o# no.le #eelings(s it not true that this great land o# ,harat is a !orld teacher1elugu "oem3

s there another country in the entire !orld !here a chaste !oman could .ring herdeceased hus.and .ac* to li#e1 his land o# ,harat ndia3 ga4e .irth to many suchchaste !omen( n the Ramayana% the demon &ing Ra4ana a.ducted 5ita% the chaste !i#eo# Rama% and *e"t her in con#inement under a tree in Asho*a4ana in 8an*a% guarded .ythe demons( e used to entreat her daily to come under his #old( ,ut% during the 0

months o# her con#inement in 8an*a% 5ita ne4er raised her head and loo*ed at his #acee4en #or a second( 5uch !as her "urity and chastity(

he land o# ,harat is li*e a teacher to all the countries in the !orld( hough not all menin this country are su##used !ith great and no.le #eelings% e4ery !oman here is certainlychaste% truth#ul% and righteous( $4en !hen their hus.ands return home% the !omen in,harat !ould greet them only su.missi4ely( )here else !ould 8ord 5hi4a incarnate%e+ce"t in such a sacred land as ,harat1;od cannot .e mani#ested merely .y o##ering !orshi"% "er#orming 4rathas oaths3% or .yconducting rituals li*e yajna( Only .y de4elo"ing "urity o# heart and no.le /ualities canone ha4e the 4ision o# ;od( All the o.jects in the !orld are created .y the omni"resent

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and omni"otent 8ord% !ho is the creator% sustainer% and destroyer o# the uni4erse( $4eryo.ject in this uni4erse is a gi#t o# ;od( ;od is immanent in e4ery o.ject(

t is said% $as!ara sar4a .hutanam ;od is the ind!eller o# all .eings3 and sa4asyamidam sar4am the entire uni4erse is "ermeated .y ;od3( ence% !hate4er o.ject youcome across% consider it as an em.odiment o# Di4inity( Peo"le say% this is a clothsho!ing a hand*erchie#3( t is not really so( t is a "iece o# cloth made .y !earingtogether a num.er o# threads( ,ut that is also not a correct descri"tion( t is amani#estation o# cotton( <rom cotton come the threads and the threads are !o4entogether to ma*e a cloth()hat is the nature o# Di4inity1 Nirgunam% niranjanam% sanathanani*etanam% nitya% shuddha%.uddha% mu*ta% nirmala s!aru"inam attri.uteless% "ure%#inal a.ode% eternal% unsullied% enlightened% #ree% and em.odiment o# sacredness3(

Di4inity is gi4en di##erent names .y di##erent "eo"le% .ut ;od is .eyond name and #orm(e is all names and #orms( e is all="er4ading( hat is !hy e is descri.ed as 5ar4atah"ani"adam tat sar4atho*shi siromu*ham% sar4atah sruthimallo*e sar4ama4ruthyatishthati !ith hands% #eet% eyes% head% mouth% and ears "er4ading e4erything% e

"ermeates the entire uni4erse3(You are concerned !ith the human .ody( ,ut it is li*e a !ater .u..le( he mind is a>.undle o# thoughts>( ence% one should not lead one's li#e re"osing #ull #aith in the .odyand mind( No dou.t% the human .ody is a gi#t o# ;od( n #act% !e are .orn to o##ere4erything that has .een gi4en .y ;od to ;od imsel#( 8ord &rishna in ,haga!ad;ita declared% Mamai4amsho ji4alo*e ji4a.huta sanathana the eternal Atma in all.eings is a "art o# My ,eing3( e said% You are all My amsa You are "art o# me3( ence%you are not a mere human .eing(

he name gi4en to you in this o.jecti4e !orld is the one that is gi4en .y your "arents( n

#act% at the time o# your .irth you had no name at all- umanity is associated !ithDi4inity% !hich is "ure and sacred( t is only to #oster such a sacred nature in human.eings that ;od incarnates #rom time to time( )hene4er righteousness declines% ;odincarnates to u"hold dharmarighteousness3 in *ee"ing !ith is declaration:

Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir .ha4ati ,harata%A.hyutthanamadharmasya tadatmanam srujamyaham()hen there is a decline in dharma and rise in adharma% incarnate Mysel# #or the esta.lishment o# dharma(

n today's !orld% righteousness has declined and truth has gone into the o.li4ion( he!hole !orld is #illed !ith injustice% indisci"line% and e4il .eha4iour( n such a chaotic

state% #aith in ;od is the only lasting remedy( ruth is the only re#uge% #or truth is ;od(8o4e is ;od% li4e in lo4e( De4oid o# lo4e% one cannot li4e( ence% one has to lo4e ;od torecei4e the gi#t o# lo4e #rom ;od( t is only .y lo4e that ;od can .e attained(As stated .y the "undit !ho just s"o*e% the >Athi Rudra> consists o#many Nama*as andhama*as( hey sustain human li#e( <rom !here did this "o!ercome1 he Nama*a andhama*a are ta*en #rom the &rishna Yajur ?eda( t is an allinclusi4e ?eda% #rom !hich the other ?edas% 5astras scri"tures3% thihasas ancientlegends3 and Puranas emanated(

@n#ortunately% today% the ?edas ha4e lost their "re=eminent "osition due to "oor

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"atronage( Peo"le !ho ta*e to a serious study o# the ?edas and chant the mantrascontained in them regularly ha4e .ecome rare( A regular study o# the ?edas and "racticeo# ?edic injunctions con#er all #orms o# !ealth on the human .eings( he #undamental"rinci"les go4erning human li#e and destiny are contained in the ?edas( he ?edas arethe gi#t o# ;od #or the !el#are o# the entire humanity( he ?edas ma*e no distinction!hatsoe4er on the .asis o# religion% caste% nationality% etc( he ?edic mantras can .echanted .y one and all( 5!ami then called t!o .oys #rom a.road studying in PrasanthiNilayam and as*ed them to recite 5ri 5u*tam3(t is 5!ami's !ish that the ?edas .e s"read to e4ery country% so that e4ery human.eing% irres"ecti4e o# religion% caste% nationality% etc(% learns ?edas and chants them(5ome "eo"le #rom ran and ra/ ha4e come to Putta"arthi% the day .e#ore yesterday(he de4otees #rom ran are still here( )e are ma*ing e##orts to teach ?edas to all"eo"le( he ?edas remo4e all ty"es o# sorro!(

he yajna that is .eing "er#ormed no! is di##erent #rom other rituals li*e Puthra&ameshthi yaga or As!amedha yaga( t is #or the !el#are o# the entire humanity(

A #e! #ortunate ones are learning the ?edas and "ro"agating them( ,ut% un#ortunately%

many "eo"le are ma*ing no e##orts to teach the ?edas% though they ha4e studied them(oday% all the students in the 5ri 5athya 5ai $ducational nstitutions are .eingtaught ?edas( As a "relude to the learning o# the ?edas% one has to ac/uire *no!ledge o#5ans*rit% the language o# ?edas(No!adays% "eo"le o# e4ery country are ma*ing e##orts to learn ?edas% es"ecially the Rig?eda( Along !ith it% they are also learning the Yajur ?eda% 5ama ?eda% and Athar4ana?eda( ?inay &umar has .een a""ointed as the youth leader o# &arnata*a 5tate( e isentrusted !ith the res"onsi.ility o# .ringing together all the youth in &arnata*a on one"lat#orm and ma*e them learn the ?edas and s"read the message o# the ?edas(5imilarly% youth leaders ha4e .een a""ointed in all the states o# ndia li*e Andhra%&erala% etc( Not only that% youth leaders ha4e also .een a""ointed in the 5athya 5ai

5e4a Organisations in all the countries o# the !orld #or the "ro"agation o#the ?edas and ?edic chanting(he ?edas are not to .e neglected( he secret o# the entire creation is contained inthe ?edas( he ?edas esta.lish the goal and "ur"ose o# human li#e( $4erythingconcerning creation% sustenance% and dissolution o# the uni4erse is contained inthe ?edas( he .rahmacharyaceli.acy3% grihastha householder3% 4ana"rastha recluse3%and sanyasa renunciant3 asramasstages o# li#e3 are rooted in the ?edas( Peo"le area.le to realise the glory o# the ?edas no!(

)here4er you go% e4en in the 4illages% you !ill #ind the ladies also chantingthe ?edicmantras( here may .e di##erence in the .ody structure .et!een the males and#emales .ut% as #ar as the ?edic learning is concerned% there is hardly any di##erence(

he ?eda is 4ery sacred( $s"ecially% the Athi Rudra "art is a 4ery im"ortantsection( Rudram is generally understood as a synonym to 8ord $as!ara( n #act% it is theessence o# all the ?edas% namely% Rig% Yajur% 5ama% and Athar4ana ?edas(

Another im"ortant #eature o# Rudram is the $*at!a Oneness3 .et!een the t!o "arts%namelyNama*a and hama*a( he Nama*a em"hasises the as"ect o# detachment!hereas hama*astresses the as"ect o# desire( ,ut the essence o# .oth as"ects is one()hat is to .e discarded% and !hat is to .e desired1 he e4il is to .e discarded% and good

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is to .e desired( ,oth are essential( )hereas Nama*a lays stresson 4ira*ti detachment3% the hama*a s"ea*s o# desires #or this and that(Peo"le generally thin* that gi4ing u" o# #amily li#e% house% land% and other #orms o#!ealth asthyaga sacri#ice3( ,ut that is not a sacri#ice at all- his can .e done easily()hat is re/uired is sacri#icing the resultant desires( hat is the real sacri#ice(

One has to realise the "ur"ose o# human li#e( )e are not .orn merely to eat% drin* andma*e merry( he human .irth is gi4en to us to hel" our #ello! human .eings( el" $4er%urt Ne4er( )e should not cause harm to any.ody( )e should not s"ea* harsh !ords( n#act% such no.le /ualities are inherent in us( he human .ody is "ancha.houthi*a madeu" o# the #i4e elements% namely% earth% !ater% #ire% air %and s"ace3( t consistso# "anchendriyas #i4e senses3 !hich cra4e #or #ul#illing desires( o!e4er% there are alsocertain 4alues li*e sathyatruth3% dharma righteousness3% santhi "eace3% "rema lo4e3%and ahimsa non4iolence3 hidden in the core o# our "ersonality( hese ha4e to .e.rought out and mani#ested in our daily li#e( his "rocess is called >educare>(

oday% the *no!ledge that is ac/uired #rom the study o# .oo*s is termed as >education>(his is not the real education that !e ha4e to ac/uire( Real education is >educare>% .y

!hich the no.le /ualities that are inherent in us are mani#ested in our daily li#e( his can.e done .y sel#=e##ort% !ithout someone s"oon=#eeding us !ith some e+ternals( here.yone can lead a sacred li#e( t can .e attained only .y ;od's grace and .y no othermeans( n *ee"ing !ith the saying 5ar4ada sar4a *aleshu sar4athara ari chinthanam%one has to constantly contem"late on ;od( hat is the real de4otion( Ornaments aremany% gold is one co!s are o# many colours% mil* is one(Di4inity is one% .y !hate4er name !e call Rama% &rishna% Yesu or Allah3( hese are allthe di##erent names ascri.ed to ;od( t is said% $*am sath 4i"rah .ahudha4adanthi truth is one% .ut the !ise re#er to it .y 4arious names3( ence !e shouldne4er ma*e any distinction in res"ect o# ;od( # one desires to *no! the secretessence3 o# ;od% one should de4elo" an >o"en heart>( You may contem"late on ;od .y

any name o# your li*ing( here is nothing !rong in it( ,ut% it is !rong to !orshi" onename and #orm !hile re4iling other names and #orms ascri.ed to ;od(

5ome "eo"le li*e the name >Narayana>( hey don't li*e >5hi4a>( his is !rong(>$as!ara> and >Narayana> are di##erent names .y !hich the same ;od is !orshi""ed(he one ;od is !orshi""ed !ith many names and #orms( e !ho realises this oneness!ill ha4e "eace o# mind( o lo4e one #orm o# ;od and hate another #orm is not good( You!ill not .e a.le to #ul#il your desire% .y doing so( Not only the youth% e4eryone youngand old3 ha4e to realise and #ollo! this "rinci"le( n #act% only Di4inity is "rotecting the!orld no!(

he name o# ;od is more "o!er#ul than the nuclear .om.s( ;od's name "rotects thegood and "unishes the e4il( ence% i# you continue to !orshi" ;od% surely the !orld !ill.e "rotected(his Yajna is .eing conducted #or the !el#are o# the !orld( here is a 4ery im"ortantas"ect o# this Yajna( he Athi Rudra Maha Yajna "rotects and #osters the di4ine nature inthe human .eings% !hile rejecting and diminishing the demonic /ualities( hus% it !or*s#or the !el#are o# humanity( his Yajna can .e underta*en .y anyone interested in the!el#are o# humanity(he material and other resources #or conducting this Yajna ha4e .een arranged .y thee##orts o# ?inay &umar alone( e undertoo* the jo. lo4ingly and "er#ormed it almost

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single=handed( 5e4eral "eo"le came #or!ard to donate rice% #ruits% 4egeta.les% and othermaterials% .ut% he did not agree to their re/uests(

he e+"enditure #or conducting this Yajna in4ol4es a large amount o# money( e !entround all alone and arranged #or the materials #or conducting this Yajna( !ish thate4ery state should ha4e such dedicated se4adal leaders( e is doing a lot o# ser4ice( am 4ery ha""y a.out his ser4ice( e s"urned all o##ers o# hel" #or conductingthis Yajna saying >5ai is !ith me e alone !ill hel" me(>

e !as married ten years ago( ,oth he and his !i#e are in the ser4ice o# 5!ami( )henthe "ro"osal to conduct this Yajna !as "laced .e#ore Me% as*ed them%>Dear ones- You"ro"ose to conduct this Athi Rudra Yajna in Prasanthi Nilayam( Do you !ish to ha4e ason1>

hey re"lied in one 4oice that that !as not their desire and moti4e #or their "rayer(

hen as*ed !hat else they !ished to ha4e(

heir re"ly !as >5!ami- )e !ant you only->

ha4e not heard such a re"ly so #ar #rom any cou"le( rue to his name% ?inay &umar isdoing a lot o# good !or*% !ith lo4e and humility( is #ather !as an ncome a+ommissioner( e !as a colleague o# 8a+minarayana( $4en no!% ?inay is associated !ith8a+minarayana( ?inay &umar treats him as his o!n #ather( here should .e many moresuch souls% !hich should .e increasing(

)hen the leaders are good and com"etent% the !hole !orld !ill run smoothly(@n#ortunately% today% the !orld has come to this sad state due to lac* o# "ro"erleadershi"( here should .e good leaders in all #ields ==education% "olitics% religion%s"irituality% etc( ,ut% no!adays% you rarely #ind good leaders in any #ield( )here4er you

see% e4ery human endea4our is "olluted !ith the craBe #or money( $4erything is.usiness(

o!e4er% the 5ri 5athya 5ai Organisations ha4e no such "ro.lems( $4erything is #ree inour organisations( $ducation #rom st standard to the PhD le4el is totally #ree( he sameis the case !ith our hos"itals( Our general hos"itals and su"er s"eciality hos"itals are"ro4iding medical ser4ices totally #ree o# cost( he hos"itals outside charge three to #ourla*hs o# ru"ees #or "er#orming a heart o"eration( o! can the "oor "eo"le mo.ilise sucha huge amount1 t is .eyond their means( he medical ser4ices including the s"ecialistser4ices are totally #ree in our hos"itals( he "oor "eo"le come to our hos"itals #ortreatment% ha4ing not e4en a ru"ee in their "oc*et% and return to their "laces com"letelycured o# their diseases( )e should render all ser4ices #ree o# cost( !ish that allour se4adal and college students should render #ree ser4ice( hen only they !ill .e a.leto attain 5!ami's grace( A !ord o# caution: you may #orget anything% .ut ne4er #orgetchanting the di4ine name(

Embodiments of Love!

he Athi Rudra Maha Yajna is great% most sacred and highly e##icacious( he li4es o# the"eo"le !ho "er#orm this Yajna !ill .e sancti#ied( here !ill .e ele4en rit!i*s "er#ormingthe rituals at each oma*unda( here are ele4en such oma*undas( hus% there !ill .e2 rit!i*s in all "er#orming the 4arious rituals in this Yajna( <or each oma*unda% there

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!ill .e one "erson in charge% !ho !ill loo* a#ter e4erything concerning the rituals( hus%all "eo"le connected !ith the Yajna !or* in unison to ma*e the Yajna a success(

t is only .y unity% anything can .e achie4ed( <rom unity comes "urity% and Di4initymani#ests #rom "urity( ence% all should conduct themsel4es as .rothers and sisters( #%#or any reason% you get angry on a "articular occasion% consider anger as your enemyand get rid o#it( &amadesire3% *rodha anger3% lo.ha greed3% moha delusion3% mada "ride3%and matsaryajealously3 are the si+ enemies that trou.le the human .eing(

Embodiments of divine Self!

You are not ordinary human .eings% you are $m.odiments o# di4ine 5el#% 4erily( $achindi4idual is gi4en a "articular name #or the "ur"ose o# identi#ication( ,ut you are all$m.odiments o# di4ine 5el#% not mere human .eings( !ish that all o# you should lead aha""y% "eace#ul% contented% and .liss#ul li#e( You !ill not .e a.le to lead such a li#e i# youare not really de4oted( ence% de4elo" de4otion% .angaru golden ones3- You must .eimmersed in de4otion% not dee" ocean( t is only such de4otion that ta*es you to theDi4ine(

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Association with sacred comany confers mental urification and bliss

byBhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Ritwis" the Embodiments of Sacredness" #evotees and Students!

,harat is the land o# a.undance( t is the sacred land that has gi4en .irth to num.er o#great scholars% musicians% and !omen o# chastity( t is a great mis#ortune that% ha4ing.een .orn in this sacred land% "eo"le are not a.le to realise its ancient glory and richcultural heritage(

he rituals "er#ormed .y the head "riest this morning ha4e a "ro#ound signi#icance anda great inner meaning( Peo"le o.ser4e the "er#ormance o# the rituals% .ut they are nota.le to e+"erience "hiloso"hy underlying the rituals(

)hate4er !e hear #rom our elders% !e should try to e+"erience them in our heart( t issaid%>Manasye*am 4achasye*am% *armanye*am mahatmanam manasyanyath4achasyanyath% *armanyanyath duratmanam hose !hose thoughts% !ords% and deedsare in "er#ect harmony are no.le ones those !ho lac* harmony o# these are !ic*ed3(>

here#ore% it is necessary #or all those !ho o.ser4e the "er#ormance o# these rituals andhear the ?edic mantras .eing chanted therein% to e+"erience the di4ine #eelings in theirheart( n ,harat% !here4er you see% you !ill #ind e+cellence in the #ields o# music andliterature(5ra4anam listening3% *irtanam singing3% ?ishnusmaranam contem"lating on

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?ishnu3%"adase4anam ser4ing is lotus#eet3% 4andanam salutation3% archanam !orshi"3% dasyamser4itude3% sneham #riendshi"3% Atmani4edanam sel#=surrender3( hese are the nine #orms o# de4otion #or attaining;od% !hich ha4e .een "ro"agated since ancient times(

he intense de4otion and stead#ast #aith that are seen in ,harat are not seen any!hereelse( t is only in ,harat that "eo"le are a.le to o4ercome their trials and tri.ulationsand lead a "eace#ul li#e .y contem"lating on ;od all the time( 5uch sanctity andsacredness is not #ound any!here else in the !orld( All o4er the !orld% !here4er you go%you #ind only misery and su##ering( t is the good #ortune o# the "eo"le o# this countrythat they are .orn in this sacred land(

)e do not #ind the "er#ormance o# sacred rituals li*e yajnas and yagas any!here else inthe !orld( Peo"le thin* that o##ering o.lations in #ire is yajna% .ut true yajna is o##eringonesel# to ;od% "lease ;od and to .ecome !orthy o# is lo4e( Yajna should not .e"er#ormed #or attaining sel#ish ends( t should .e "er#ormed #or the !el#are o# the entire!orld(n ,harat% "eo"le ha4e .een "er#orming yajnas and yagas since ancient

times( Yajnas andyagas !ere "er#ormed e4en in reta Yuga% .ut demons tried to disru"tthe yajnas .ecause they did not understand the signi#icance o# the ?edas( )ith thead4ent o# D!a"ara Yuga% "eo"le made an attem"t to understand the truth andsigni#icance a.out the "er#ormance o# the yajnas and yagas(

&ing 7ana*a did not attain satis#action des"ite "er#orming many yajnas and yagas( ,eingeducated% "eo"le should understand the meaning o# yajnas and yagas( n #act% it isnecessary that e4eryone should in4ol4e himsel# in the "er#ormance o#the yajnas and yagas( t only means that !hate4er actions one does should .e to "lease;od( )e should ha4e the #irm con4iction that !hate4er !e do% !e do only to "lease ;od(

n #act% the 4ery "ur"ose o# human .irth is to "lease ;od( uman li#e is not meant to .e!asted on eating and drin*ing( he "ur"ose o# human .irth is to attain li.eration( Manshould try to recognise his true nature()homsoe4er you come across% you *ee" on en/uiring% >)ho are you1> and thus !asteyour time( ,ut you ne4er en/uire% >)ho am 1> Once you *no! the truth a.out yoursel#%you !ill *no! the true nature o# e4ery.ody( Do not !aste your time trying to *no!a.out others( he "rayer goes%

&alaya Namah%&ala &alaya Namah%

&aladar"a Damanaya Namah%&alateetaya Namah%&alas!aru"aya Namah%&alaniyamitaya Namah5alutations to time%to the one !ho is .eyond time%to the one !ho has con/uered time%to the one !ho transcends time%to the one !ho is the em.odiment o# time% andto the one !ho ordains time(

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here#ore% do not !aste e4en a single moment in our li#e( Peo"le today stri4e to attainmaterialistic gains and intellectual gro!th and to satis#y the senses% .ut no.ody isma*ing an e##ort to attain sel#=realisation( o! long do the sensual "leasures and .odily"leasures last1 hey are all momentary and #leeting( Only !hat is heart#elt is lasting(here#ore% ma*e e##orts #or satis#ying your conscience( his is "ossi.le only .yassociating yoursel# !ith good com"any(

5atsangat!e Nissangat!am%Nissangat!e Nirmohat!am%Nirmohat!e Nischalatatt!am%Nischalatatt!e 7i4anmu*ti(5ans*rit 5lo*a3You .ecome .ad .y associating !ith .ad com"any( ell me your com"any% and shall tellyou !hat you are% so goes the saying( he ty"e o# /ualities you ac/uire de"ends u"onyour com"any( here#ore% you should associate !ith no.le and s"iritual=minded "eo"le(he "eo"le gathered here #orm a great s"iritual com"any( his ty"e o# com"any is nota4aila.le any!here else( )hen you associate yoursel# !ith such no.le com"any% you getno.le #eelings( )hen !ater e4a"orates% it #orms clouds( ,ut all clouds do not .ring rain(

Rain de"ends u"on the ty"e o# clouds( oday !e are not getting good rains( Man's li#ede"ends u"on !ater( Pure !ater ensures good health and long li#e(Many diseases are caused .y "olluted !ater( 5imilarly "ollution in the en4ironment is thecause #or many diseases( here#ore% !e should *ee" our en4ironment clean and "ure( tis also necessary that !e should consume only "ure !ater( hen only can man .ecomehealthy and .liss#ul( a""iness is 4ery essential #or good health(

Students! Boys and $irls!You are all young( t is essential #or you to ha4e your en4ironment and #ood clean and"ure( You should al!ays ha4e good com"any( 5"ea* good !ords% ha4e healthyentertainment% and engage in good acti4ities( 8i#e is a game% "lay it( $ngage yoursel# inthe !el#are o# others% and lead a li#e in such a no.le !ay that it leads to li.eration(Anyone you tal* to% al!ays s"ea* in a calm tone% in !ords o# em"athy and com"assion(A4oid harsh !ords( Your harsh !ords !ill hurt the #eelings o# others( 5"ea* such !ordsthat touch the heart o# others( el" $4er urt Ne4er(

5aha Na4a4athu5aha Nau ,huna*thu5aha ?eeryam &ara4a4ahaiejas!ina4adeetamasthu Ma ?id4isha4ahaiMay the 8ord "rotect and nourish us .oth(

May !e gro! in intelligence and 4alour !or*ing together(May !e li4e in #riendshi" !ithout any con#lict-De4elo" #riendshi" !ith others .y s"ea*ing good !ords( ;ood com"any !ill ma*e yourheart #illed !ith good #eelings( )hen your thoughts are good% your actions !ill also .egood( And !hen your actions are good% their result is .ound to .e good(

he tongue% !hich is the gi#t o# ;od% should there#ore .e used to s"ea* so#tly ands!eetly in a sacred !ay( t is a no.le tradition o# ,harat that "eo"le here s"ea* sacred!ords( )hen some elder "erson comes to your house% treat them res"ect#ully and o##erthem a "ro"er seat( Ne4er use im"ro"er and disres"ect#ul !ords !hile tal*ing to elders(

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Your .eing good or .ad de"end mainly u"on the !ords you use( )hen you s"ea*"olitely% you !ill ha4e res"ect in society and others !ill also s"ea* to you "olitely(Students!

Ne4er .e "roud o# your education( # you de4elo" "ride at this stage% you !ill .ecomeegotistic in li#e( )hen your !ords are good% your heart !ill also .e good( )hen the heartis #ull o# s!eetness% all your #eelings !ill also .ecome s!eet( here#ore% ma*e your heart"ure% so#t% and s!eet(

During the #orthcoming days% many learned "ersons !ill address you( You !ill ha4e theo""ortunity o# listening to their sacred tal*( 5ee that these sacred !ords are im"rintedon your heart(

Embodiments of Love!

8ead your li4es !ith com"assion% *indness% and lo4e( 5u##use your li#e !ith lo4e( 8o4e isnectarine( t has unmatched s!eetness( here#ore% al!ays use "olite !ords( $4en i# youcome across an enemy% o##er your salutations to him( Do not turn your .ac* u"on e4enyour enemy( ,e #riendly !ith e4ery.ody( he ?edas declare that !e should li4e and !or*together and achie4e no.le goals !ith unity(

8et us all mo4e together% let us all gro! together%(8et us all stay united and gro! in intelligence together(8et us li4e together !ith #riendshi" and harmony(elugu "oem3

his is the #oremost teaching o# the ?edas( ;od has gi4en you a so#t tongue( You shouldnot s"ea* harsh !ords !ith your tongue( he so#t tongue should al!ays s"ea* so#t ands!eet !ords( arsh !ords !ill ma*e you hard=hearted( # you s"ea* "olitely% you !illha4e good results( On the other hand% harsh !ords !ill al!ays .ring .ad results(

Embodiments of Love!he chie# "riest has gi4en a tal* on a 4ery good s"iritual to"ic( You should try tounderstand the meaning o# the su.jects d!elt u"on .y him during this yajna(

Do not limit your education to !hat is taught .y the teachers in the classroom( ,oo*ish*no!ledge is arti#icial( his ty"e o# arti#icial education is o# little !orth( )hat isim"ortant is not arti#icial .ut >hearti#icial>(

n the coming days% you !ill listen to tal*s .y many learned s"ea*ers on 4alua.lesu.jects% !hich !ill enhance your *no!ledge and"urity( 5ra4anam listening3% *irtanam singing3%?ishnusmaranam contem"lating on

?ishnu3% Padase4anam ser4ing is 8otus<eet3%4andanam salutation3% archanam !orshi"3% dasyam ser4itude3% sneham #riendshi"3% andAtmani4edanam sel#=surrender3 are the nine #orms o# de4otion( Amongthem% sra4anam is the #irst one( 5o% listen to good things and try to assimilate thegoodness contained therein( Mo4e a!ay #rom the "lace !here un"alata.le !ords ares"o*en( 8et e4erything .ad dissol4e in thin air(Acce"t only all that is good( hen good only !ill remain !ith you #or e4er( All that isrelated to ;od is good( Only that is eternal and sacred( A.sor. all that is sacred and.ase your li#e on these eternal 4alues( ;od's teachings are #ull o# s!eetness( is !ordsare nectarine( One should ne4er ignore the teachings o# ;od( You may e4en gi4e u" the

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.ody% .ut not the teachings o# ;od(

he human .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements( No.ody *no!s !hen it meets its end( t is.ound to #all one day or the other( Do not gi4e im"ortance to the .ody( 8i#e is not meantmerely to sustain your .ody(

Associate !ith this ty"e o# sacred com"any #or mental "uri#ication and attainment o#.liss( t is not enough i# you merely associate !ith the sacred com"any su##use your

heart !ith sacred teachings o# such an e+alted com"any(

Date: Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

%onstantly contemlate on $od and attain #ivinityby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

he 8ord o# &ailasa has mani#ested his Di4ine #orm  !ith the crescent moon adorning his head%  !ith the cool !ater o# the ;anga #lo!ing .et!een the matted loc*s%  !ith his radiant third eye in the middle o# the #orehead% and  !ith the "ur"le nec* gleaming li*e the sheen o# a .lac*.erry(e !ears ser"ent .racelets and a sna*e .elt  his entire .ody is smeared !ith 4i.huti  his #orehead is adorned !ith a *um*um dot

  his ruddy li"s aglo! !ith the juice o# the .etel(Diamond=studded gold earrings dangle #rom his ears% and  his !hole .ody glo!s !ith di4ine e##ulgence(elugu "oem

Embodiments of Love!he entire uni4erse is "ermeated .y 8ord Da*shinamurthi( he !orld is the re#lection%reaction% and resound o# Da*shinamurthi( Da*shinamurthi is young in age( hen% no!%and #ore4er% e is youth#ul( o!e4er% is disci"les are hoary !ith age( hey are4enera.le and stee"ed in sacred learning( hey used to s"read is message in e4er somany !ays( t is im"ossi.le to descri.e the true nature o# 8ord Da*shinamurthi(

he stories o# the 8ord are amaBing(hey "uri#y the li4es o# the "eo"le in all the three !orlds(hey are li*e the sic*le that cuts cree"ers o# !orldly .ondage(hey are li*e a good #riend !ho hel"s you in times o# need(hey are li*e a shelter #or the sages and seers doing "enance in the #orest(elugu "oem3

o! can anyone descri.e the glory o# Da*shinamurthi1 is nature de#ies all descri"tions(e is silence "ersoni#ied( is silence itsel# teaches all !isdom to the see*ers( <rom thatsilence emanate sujnana discriminatory *no!ledge3% 4ijnana higher !isdom3%

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and "rajnanaconstant integrated a!areness3( e is res"lendent !ith di4ine !isdom( eal!ays has a s!eet smile dancing on is #ace( t is not "ossi.le to descri.e the nature o# Da*shinamurthi( eis nirgunam% niranjanam% sanathana% ni*etanam% nitya% suddha% .uddha% mu*ta%andnirmala s!aru"inam ;od is attri.uteless% "ure% #inal a.ode% eternal% unsullied%enlightened% #ree and em.odiment o# sacredness3(Any amount o# descri"tion and dilation cannot #ully e+"lain is true nature( is #orm ise##ulgent and .liss#ul( o! can anyone descri.e such an em.odiment o# 8o4e- e is theem.odiment o# ruth-

he creation emerges #rom truth and merges into truth%s there a "lace in the cosmos !here truth does not e+ist1?isualise this "ure and unsullied truth(elugu "oem3

here is no "lace in this !orld that is not "ermeated .y ruth( ruth is changeless( Anyo.ject in this !orld may undergo a change% .ut ruth !ill not-he #amous musician% the late M(5( 5u..ula*shmi% used to in4o*e the .lessings o# 8ordDa*shinamurthi .e#ore she commenced her musical concert( No one can achie4e e4en a

small tas* !ithout in4o*ing the .lessings o# 8ord Da*shinamurthi( t is only .y is di4ine!ill that e4erything is "ossi.le( All di4ine #orms ha4e emerged #rom Da*shinamurthi( eis a youth( Yet% all di4ine "o!ers are immanent in im( )here can you #ind such anomni"resent% e4er young Da*shinamurthi15ar4atah "ani"adam tat sar4atho*shi siromu*ham% sar4atah sruthimallo*esar4ama4ruthya tishthati !ith hands% #eet% eyes% head% mouth% and ears "er4adinge4erything% e "ermeates the entire uni4erse3( 8ord Da*shinamurthi is "resent in oureyes that see% the ears that hear% and the nose that .reathes air( All the !ords that !es"ea* .elong to im( n #act% e is the "rime mo4er o# all our acti4ities during the!a*ing% dream% and dee" slee" states( ence% !e must lead our li4es !ith constanta!areness a.out the nature o# 8ord Da*shinamurthi(Di4inity is all="er4ading( here is no "lace in this uni4erse that is not "ermeated .y ;od(here is no o.ject in this !orld that is not di4ine( $4ery o.ject% e4ery indi4idual% nay%e4en the insects and .acteria are em.odiments o# 8ord Da*shinamurthi( t is the onedi4ine "rinci"le that mani#ests itsel# in di##erent #orms(

7e!els are many% .ut gold is one(o!s are many% .ut mil* is one(,eings are many% .ut .reath is one(<orms are many% .ut ;od is one(elugu "oem3

$4eryone has to recognise this truth( You may sing the glory o# ;od .y any num.er o#names li*e Rama% &rishna % ;o4inda% Narayana% etc( hese are all names ascri.ed to;od% .y man( ;od% ho!e4er% has no "articular name or #orm( All names and #orms areis( he Da*shinamurthi "rinci"le "ermeates all .eings( e is haitanyas!aru"a em.odiment o# consciousness3( )here4er consciousness is% there isDa*shinamurthi( he Da*shinamurthi consciousness is "resent in all human .eings(

,ut man is una.le to realise this di4ine consciousness due to attachment to the "hysical.ody( he e##ect o# the .ody=mind=intellect=chitha=aham*ara com"le+ co4ers theDa*shinamurthi "rinci"le( Added to this% the arishad4argas the si+ enemies o# desire%

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"o!der% andchunnam sla*ed lime3( )hen it is che!ed% your mouth and li"s turn red( tis the lime content that is res"onsi.le #or this red colour( ,ut lime should .e added in a4ery small /uantity other!ise% there is the danger o# the mouth .eing a##ected !ithin#lammation(

5imilarly% man should set reasona.le limits to his acti4ities( Only !hen man con#ineshimsel# to limits can he lead his li#e as a human .eing( he moment he crosses hislimits% he .ecomes a demon( A human .eing should li4e li*e a human .eing only( hereare three letters in the !ord >mana4a> human .eing3 >ma> means maya illusion orignorance3 >na> means !ithout% and >4a> means conducting onesel#( hus% a >mana4a>human .eing3 is one !ho conducts himsel# !ithout illusion( 8ord Da*shinamurthi taughtsuch a sacred jnana !isdom3( e taught that in s"ite o# one donning the human .ody%one should not de4elo" any attachment to the .ody(

Embodiments of Love!

he most im"ortant and innate /uality in a human .eing is lo4e( t is an in.orn gi#t #romthe mother( 8o4e is ;od% li4e in lo4e( You must lead your li#e !ith lo4e( )home4er youcome across% consider them as em.odiments o# ;od( $4en !hen you come across

someone !ho hates you% o##er your salutations to him( hen only can you .e considereda real human .eing(

,e constantly a!are o# the #act that 5!ami is the eternal !itness to e4erything that goeson in the !orld% and e is !atching you( Do not associate yoursel# !ith di4isi4e grou"s(t is only !hen you join such !arring grou"s that di##erences o# all sorts gro!( here arese4eral such grou"s in the !orld today(

Not one indi4idual is to .e #ound !ho is not a mem.er o# some grou" or the other( heonly di##erence is the e+tent u" to !hich one in4ol4es onesel# in such grou"s( he one!ho constantly contem"lates on ;od is the no.lest o# all human .eings( 5ar4ada sar4a

*aleshu sar4atra ari chintanam e4ery!here% at all times% under all circumstances%contem"late on ;od3( ence% one has to s"end one's time constantly in thecontem"lation o# ;od( $4en your .ody has to .e engaged in ;od's !or*( Your entire li#emust .e #illed !ith Di4inity(

t is only !hen one leads a di4ine li#e that one's intellect .lossoms( 8i#e !ill .ecomedi4ine only !hen de4otion to ;od is de4elo"ed( umanness !ill .e sancti#ied and one'sli#e !ill .e #ul#illed( <irst and #oremost% li4e li*e real human .eings( hen only can youattain Di4inity(

5ri Rama in reta Yuga !as considered as an ordinary human .eing in the early stages(

t is only !hen e *illed Ra4ana and destroyed the demonic #orces that e !as e+tolledas ;od .y the "eo"le(

Embodiments of Love!

You cannot e+"erience .liss as long as you are a##licted !ith the arishad4argas si+enemies3(

$od is the embodiment of bliss

Nityanandam% Parama 5u*hadam% &e4alam 7nanamurtim% D!and!ateetam% ;agana5adrisham% att!amasyadi 8a*shyam% $*am% Nityam% ?imalam% Achalam% 5ar4adhee

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5a*shi.hutam% ,ha4ateetam% rigunarahitam he Atma is the em.odiment o# eternal.liss% !isdom a.solute% .eyond the "air o# o""osites% e+"ansi4e and "er4asi4e li*e thes*y% the goal indicated .y the Maha4a*ya att!amasi% one !ithout a second% eternal%"ure% unchanging% !itness to all #unctions o# the intellect% .eyond all mental conditionsand the three attri.utes o# sath!a% rajas% and thamas3( o e+"erience this% one shouldal!ays try to .e ha""y and eliminate the si+ inner enemies(You ha4e to lead your li4es in a state that is .eyond duality% the "air o# o""osites( t isonly !hen you lead such di4ine li4es that you can .e considered real human .eings( #%.y chance% some e4il /ualities de4elo" in you% remem.er ;od's name to get rid o# such/ualities( )hen you constantly contem"late on ;od% you !ill yoursel# .ecome ;od(

Embodiments of Love!You are all em.odiments o# 8o4e in the true sense( You cannot li4e e4en #or a second!ithout lo4e( You are e+"ressing this lo4e in many !ays( De4elo" lo4e( 8i4e asem.odiments o# 8o4e( ;radually attain Di4inity( his is the im"ortant message amcon4eying to you today( !ill dilate on the su.ject more in the coming days(

Date: 2 Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

#evelo Love for $od and E&erience 'ainess in (raritiby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

he .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements and  is .ound to "erish sooner or later%,ut the ind!eller has neither .irth nor death(he ind!eller has no attachment !hatsoe4er and  is the eternal !itness(ruly s"ea*ing% the ind!eller%  !ho is in the #orm o# the Atma%  is 4erily ;od imsel#(elugu "oem3

he .ody is li*e an iron sa#e% !hich encases the "recious je!el o# the Atma and 4alues

li*esathya truth3% dharma righteousness3% santhi "eace3% and "rema lo4e3( # thereare no je!els inside% !hat is the 4alue o# the iron sa#e1 t has 4alue only !hen there are je!els in it(

5athya is one o# the most im"ortant and "recious je!els( Dharma is another 4alua.le je!el% li*e a diamond( Peace is essential #or e4ery human .eing( $4en !hen a millionairecomes to 5!ami% he says% >5!ami% ha4e e4erything% .ut ha4e no "eace(> here can.e no ha""iness in li#e !ithout "eace( Only a "erson !ho im.i.es the /ualitieso# sathya% dharma% santhi% and"rema can lead a li#e o# detachment and renunciation()ho is a true renunciant1 One !ho renounces the #ruits o# his desires and actions can .e

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called a true renunciant( here lies true "eace( As long as one has desires% one cannotha4e true "eace(

,ere#t o# truth% righteousness% lo4e% and "eace%  the 4alue o# all your education is Bero,ere#t o# truth% righteousness% lo4e% and "eace%  the sanctity o# all your acts o# charity and *indness is Bero,ere#t o# truth% righteousness% lo4e% and "eace%  the utility o# all your "ositions or "o!er is Bero,ere#t o# truth% righteousness% lo4e% and "eace%the result o# all your good deeds is Bero(hese #our 4alues are the 4ery #oundation o# one's li#e(elugu "oem3

he "recious je!els o# sathya% dharma% santhi% and "rema are there in e4ery human.eing( t is the duty o# e4ery human .eing to sa#eguard these je!els( )ithout these4alues% the .ody is li*e an em"ty iron sa#e !hich has no 4alue( )hat is truth1 ruth isthat !hich does not change o4er time and is eternal(

$4eryone *no!s a.out truth( Yet% "eo"le try to *ee" a!ay #rom truth( Man resorts tountruth in order to esca"e #rom di##iculties(

5athyannasti "aro dharmah here is no dharma greater than adherence to truth3( )hatisdharma1 Dharma truly is the 4ery #oundation o# the mansion o# li#e( You may .uild amulti=storied .uilding% .ut !ithout the #oundation% it !ill not last long( 5o% dharma is the4ery .asis o# man's li#e( Dharma is o# t!o ty"es: lau*i* !orldly3and adhyatmic s"iritual3( )orldlydharma is su.ject to change% .ut s"iritual dharma iseternal( )hen the #oundation is !ea*% the !alls o# the mansion !ill colla"se in a shorttime( Dharma is there#ore the true "ath #or e4eryone to #ollo!(

Prema lo4e3 is the roo# o# this mansion and santhi "eace3 is li#e( Man cannot li4e in ahouse !ithout a roo#( @n#ortunately% no!adays% sathya% dharma% santhi%and "rema seems to ha4e com"letely disa""eared( oday% e4en a !ealthy "erson lac*sthe s"irit o# sacri#ice( he li#e o# such a "erson is li*e a roo#less house that !ill .ee+"osed to the sun and rain( here#ore% it is necessary to ha4e a "ro"er roo#(t is lo4e that sustains man's li#e( Right #rom the time o# .irth% a child lo4es its motherand the mother lo4es the child( t is di##icult to descri.e in !ords the de"th o# the lo4e.et!een a mother and child(During the )orld )ar % #or the li.eration o# Rangoon #rom the 7a"anese% many "eo"ledied due to .om.ing( A mother and her son someho! managed to reach .y #oot a4illage near hennai% ha4ing lost all their near and dear ones( hey had no shelter or#ood to eat( hey too* shelter under a tree( he mother !ould go .egging #or alms #romhouse to house% gi4e most o# it to her son and "arta*e o# !hate4er little !as le#t( )henshe did not get enough% she !ould gi4e the entire /uantity o# #ood to her son and !ouldhersel# go !ithout #ood( onse/uently% she .ecame !ea* day .y day(

One day the son% una.le to see her su##ering% told her% >Mother% #rom today% you ta*erest and !ill #etch #ood #or .oth o# us(> <rom that day% he !ould go .egging #rom houseto house% gi4e most o# it to his mother% and "arta*e o# !hate4er little !as le#t(5ometimes% he !ould lie to his mother that he had already ta*en his #ood( onse/uently%he too .ecame 4ery !ea*( he son had no strength to loo* a#ter his mother% nor did the

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mother ha4e any strength to "rotect her son(One day% he stood in #ront o# the house o# an o##icer and .egged #or alms( he o##icer!as rela+ing in an easy=chair in the 4erandah reading a ne!s"a"er( e too* "ity on the.oy% !ent inside% and .rought some #ood on a "lantain lea#( e told him to sit and eat itthere itsel#( ,ut the .oy said that he !ould ta*e it home( he o##icer said% > don't thin*you are really hungry other!ise !hy should you ta*e it home1>

)hen the o##icer !as uttering these harsh !ords% the .oy #elt giddy and #ell do!n( heo##icer heard him mum.le the !ords% ><irst to my mother% to my mother%> in a #aint4oice( 5aying so% he .reathed his last(

)hen this sad ne!s reached the mother% she !as immersed in grie#( @na.le to .ear thegrie# o# the tragic death o# her dear son% the mother also .reathed her last( ,oth themother and her son sacri#iced their li4es out o# lo4e #or each other( his !as the de"th o#lo4e .et!een the mother and child in those days(

oday% due to sel#ishness% there is a decline in lo4e e4en .et!een the mother and thechild- A li#e !ithout lo4e is not !orth li4ing( 8o4e is li#e( he mother should lo4e her sonand the children should lo4e their mother( n this manner% the mutual lo4e .et!een amother and her children should gro!( $4en a mon*ey carries its o##s"ring !here4er itgoes( 8o4e is a necessity( his "recious je!el o# lo4e is "resent in the iron sa#e o# the.ody( )here there is lo4e% there is "eace( )here there is "eace% there is non4iolence(ontentment is "eace(,uddha renounced his *ingdom% le#t his !i#e and child% and "ro"agated the "rinci"le o#non4iolence( e "ro"agated the ideal% >Ahimsa "aramo dharmah> Ahimsa is thehighestdharma3(

)e should de4elo" sathya% dharma% santhi% "rema% and ahimsa% !hich are the #i4e li#e=.reaths o# man( One can .e called a human .eing only i# one has these #i4e 4alues( Man

should underta*e all such acti4ities !hich can #oster the #i4e 4alues in him( Yajnas holyrituals3%yagas sacri#ices3% ja"a so#t re"etition o# the name3% ta"as austerities3% etc( aremeant only to de4elo" these 4alues in man( One !ho "ossesses these #i4e 4alues is aman o# merit% and his li#e is redeemed( One's li#e is a !aste i# he lac*s e4en one o# them(<irst o# all% man should lead a li#e o# truth and #ollo! the "ath o# dharma to achie4e"rogress on the "ath o# s"irituality(

Embodiments of Love!

oday !here4er !e go% !e #ind only craBe #or money( $4en old "eo"le !ho are nearingthe end o# their li#e are craBy a#ter money( oday% man's desires are multi"lying( he agein !hich !e li4e is not &ali Yuga .ut *alaha yuga age o# con#lict3( Money is the root

cause o# all this( )e gi4e too much im"ortance to the .ody% !hich is li*e an iron sa#e(nstead !e should gi4e more im"ortance to the "recious je!els o# human 4alues !ithin()ithout these je!els% the iron sa#e has little 4alue(

?alues should .e the "rime concern o# human li#e( )ithout 4alues% human li#e does notser4e any "ur"ose( ,irds and animals ha4e lo4e in them% .ut they ha4e no desires( heyare contented !hen their hunger is satiated( ,ut man is not li*e that( e !antse4erything( $4en i# he o!ns #i4e .uildings% he !ants ten more( )hy does he re/uire somany houses1 s one house not enough #or li4e com#orta.ly1 ,ut he !ants manyresidences( e is decei4ed .y his o!n limitless desires( oday man's desires are

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e+cessi4e( e has to reduce his desires( 8ess luggage more com#ort ma*e tra4el a"leasure(

)e are doing a lot o# !or* #or others !ithout any e+"ectation( don't o!n e4en a singlehouse( )here4er go% stay in the houses o# de4otees( Peo"le should reduce theirdesires in the same manner( Once you control your desires% you can li4e in "eace( ,utne4er reduce your lo4e #or ;od( De4elo" more and more lo4e #or ;od( )hen you ha4elo4e #or ;od% you !ill ha4e e4erything(

Embodiments of Love!

oday you ha4e listened to the tal*s gi4en .y the elders( Put into "ractice all that youha4e heard( nstall the 4alues o# sathya% dharma% santhi% and "rema in your heart"ermanently( # you ha4e "eace and lo4e% you can achie4e anything in li#e(

# you as* any o# our students% you !ill #ind that none o# them has any desires( All these.oys are highly /uali#ied( hey ha4e "ostgraduate degrees li*e MA% M,A% M5c% and PhD(hey ha4e no desire to go to their home( # they go out% they can earn 4ery high salary(An M,A .oy can earn a salary o# one to t!o la*hs "er month( ,ut they do not !ant togo( >)hat can money gi4e us1 an it gi4e us ha""iness1>% they as*( hey !ant to !or*here( hey consider !or* as !orshi" and duty as ;od( hey are highly duty=conscious(he students should ha4e such strong #aith(

)here4er you see% you !ill #ind that "eo"le !ho are #ull o# desires( )hat do they achie4e.y ha4ing too many desires1 @ltimately% they ruin their li#e( 5o% it is necessary #or us tocontrol our desires( )ith hea4y luggage on your head% ho! #ar can you !al*1 Reduceyour luggage to ma*e the journey o# your li#e more com#orta.le(

As a .achelor% ho! ha""y and care#ree you are( )hen you get a !i#e% you ha4e 4irtually#our #eet( )hen you !ant to go out% you !ill .e !orried that your !i#e is alone at home(

A#ter a year% you !ill ha4e a son( No! you ha4e si+ #eet instead o# #our( As the num.er o##eet increases% you !ill .ecome slo!er( hus% the "ace o# your li#e's journey is slo!eddo!n(

Embodiments of Love!

reasure the lo4e in your heart( 8o4e all( ,ut do not unduly .urden yoursel# !ith toomany res"onsi.ilities( his !ill add to your !orries and di##iculties( Our teachers *no!"retty !ell !hat these di##iculties are( You can lead a ha""y li#e i# only you reduce your.urden( hen there !ill .e less sco"e #or di##iculties and su##ering(

Da*shinamurthy also ga4e the message o# sacri#ice to dri4e home this truth(

Da*shinamurthy im"arted his teachings through silence( e al!ays had a smilingcountenance( he reason !as he had no !orries and res"onsi.ilities( ere 5!amireminded e4eryone a.out the story o# the mother and son !ho ga4e u" their li#e out o#lo4e #or each other and em"hasised that !e should not gi4e u" lo4e e4en i# !e ha4e togi4e u" our .ody(3

Death is certain some day or other( )e may *ee" the .ody #it #or no!% .ut !e ha4e todro" it one day( )e should earn a good name e4en at the cost o# our li#e( onsiderearning a good name as your 4ery li#e=.reath( ;ood name !ill remain e4en i# the "ersonde"arts #rom this !orld( here#ore% earn a good name in society( here is no "oint in

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earning a great name% .ut you should ha4e a good name(

A millionaire may .e considered great% .ut he also eats grains and cereals in his #oodand not gold( As long as you are ali4e% you ha4e to de"end u"on #ood to nourish your.ody( At the same time% reduce your .ody attachment( 5hare your lo4e !ith e4eryone(Do not limit your lo4e to only your #amily and lead a sel#ish li#e( $4en a #ish is .etterthan a sel#ish "erson( A #ish mo4es #reely and ha""ily in !ater and leads a com#orta.leli#e( On the other hand% man has .urdened himsel# !ith too many res"onsi.ilities andattachments( ,ecause o# this hea4y load% he has sun* so lo!(

here#ore% reduce your .urden and s"end more and more time in the contem"lation o#;od( )hen you de4elo" lo4e #or Paramatma ;od3% you can e+"erience ha""inessin "ra*ritinature3(Duty is ;od( )or* is !orshi"( <ollo! these t!in "rinci"les in li#e( Do not "ut undue.urden o# res"onsi.ilities on yoursel#( ;od is there to shoulder the res"onsi.ility o#e4eryone loud a""lause3( )here is the cause #or !orry% !hen ;od is there to ta*e careo# us1 You *ee" on !orrying .ecause your understanding o# this truth is only theoretical(You should not .e li*e that( Once you o##er e4erything to ;od% you should .e #ree #rom

!orries( You can e+"erience "eace only !hen you are #ree #rom !orries(You may "er#orm any num.er o# yajnas and yagas and underta*e any num.er o#s"iritual "ractices% .ut all these are useless i# the underlying meaning is not understood(You may #orget anything in this !orld% .ut ne4er #orget ;od( &ee" your mind al!ays#ocused on ;od( his is My message #or you today loud "rolonged a""lause3(,haga!an concluded is Discourse !ith the song% >,haja ;o4indam% ,haja ;o4indam%Moodha Mathe>(

Date: C Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

%ultivate humanness and be an ideal to societyby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

he day on !hich all the de4otees gather and sing the glory o# ;od melodiously%he day on !hich the su##erings o# the "oor are lo4ingly remo4ed and  all "eo"le li4e li*e .rothers and sisters%he day on !hich grou"s o# dasas ser4ants o# ;od3  !ho constantly contem"late on ;od are ser4ed a sum"tuous #east%he day on !hich no.le souls 4isit us and

narrate the stories o# ;od lo4ingly%$njoy that day as the real day(All other days are mere death anni4ersaries(Do need to say more% oh no.le souls1elugu "oem3

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Embodiments of Love!

Our All ndia President o# the 5ri 5athya 5ai 5e4a Organisations% 5rini4asan% has justno! stated that ?inay% !ho made e+cellent arrangements #or this yajna is a 4ery .rightand educated young man( am 4ery ha""y a.out it( hough 5rini4asan did nots"eci#ically ma*e a mention a.out youth in general% it is necessary #or Me to add that theyouth are also res"onsi.le #or the unrest and agitation in the !orld today(

n s"ite o# his education and intelligence%A #oolish man !ill not *no! his true 5el#% andA mean=minded "erson !ill not gi4e u" his e4il /ualities(elugu "oem

No dou.t% the youth today are highly educated% ha4ing o.tained graduate and"ostgraduate degrees( hough they are occu"ying high "ositions% instead o# realising theessence o# education% they are in#lated !ith "ride thin*ing% >!e are highly educated% !eha4e o.tained high academic degrees(> Due to this "ride% they are #orgetting the cultureand traditions o# their o!n country and religion(

he day "eo"le !ere engul#ed in #ascination #or $nglish language%

  *no!ledge o# their o!n religion and language declined()hen *no!ledge o# their o!n religion and language declined%  the cultural outloo* disa""eared()hen cultural outloo* disa""eared%  the righteousness declined on the earth()hen righteousness declined and disa""eared #rom the earth%  the e+alted "osition o# ,harat !as shattered(elugu "oem

)here4er you see% there is unrest and chaos in the !orld today( Res"ect #or elders andtheir o!n country has .ecome e+tinct( ,asic humanness has .een lost( his lac* o#res"ect and la!lessness has s"read to e4ery #ield moral% "hysical% secular% and e4ens"iritual( <rom a millionaire to a "au"er% e4eryone is .ecoming a .eggar( he "au"er is.egging #or alms the millionaire is also .egging( )ho is .ig and !ho is small in this"ro#ession o# .egging1

o s"ea* the truth% the "oor !ho do not ha4e a s/uare meal a day and there#ore .eg #oralms seem to .e a little magnanimous% #or they e4en share #ood !ith #ello! .eggars( Onthe other hand% a millionaire does not thro! e4en a coin in charity( he rich do not e4encome #or!ard to e+tend a hel"ing hand #or sacred% no.le% and charita.le "ur"oses( Yet%they "retend to gi4e muni#icent donations #or such "ur"oses and get their "ictures"rinted in the ne!s"a"ers !ith headlines #or "u.licity( )hen it comes to action% they are

#ar a!ay( # you actually see their acti4ities% you #ind they are most des"ica.le and!orthless(

he youth must come #or!ard !ith enthusiasm to remedy the situation( he youth arethe right "eo"le to .ring a.out a change #or the .etter in the country( he "hysicalenergy% acuteness o# the senses% and intellectual shar"ness "resent in the youth are notto .e #ound in the other section o# "eo"le in the society( # they ta*e a #irm resol4e% theycan achie4e anything( he youth should ta*e a "ledge to utilise their strength o# senses%mental energy% "hysical energy% and intellectual and Atmic "o!er #or the .ene#it o#society( hey ha4e to conser4e the di4ine energy o# their senses and stri4e #or the

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# you !ant to enjoy such Atmic .liss% you es"ecially the youth3 should control your4ision( )hene4er your 4ision #alls on undesira.le o.jects% you must caution yoursel#%>)atch out- am .orn as a human .eing% not an animal( ;od has gi4en me eyes to seethe !onders o# is creation and not the e+ternal .eauty o# indi4iduals(>

# three .oys gather at a "lace% all that they tal* a.out are useless to"ics( n #act% ho!sacred is our tongue-

Oh tongue% the *no!er o# taste-You are 4ery sacred(5"ea* the truth in the most "leasing manner(hant the di4ine Names o# ;o4inda% Madha4a% and Damodara incessantly(his is your #oremost duty (5ans*rit 4erse

Our tongue is a gi#t o# ;od #or the "ur"ose o# s"ea*ing s!eet !ords( ence% ne4er s"ea*.ad !ords( he tongue must al!ays .e used #or sacred "ur"oses( You ha4e to !itnessthe .eauti#ul #orm o# ;od !ith our eyes( here are some young men !ho 4isit thetem"les( ,ut% instead o# seeing the di4ine #orm o# ;od% they #i+ their gaBe on the ladies4isiting the tem"le( s this the 4ision e+"ected o# a human .eing1 Man .ecomes a demon.y #aulty 4ision% useless tal*% .eha4iour% and listening to such gossi"( he youthes"ecially must .e 4ery care#ul today( hey must e+ercise "ro"er control o4er theirsenses( # such restraint is e+ercised% there !ill .e no "ossi.ility o# erring(

Embodiments of Love! am telling all this out o# lo4e #or you( You may conceal all your .ad intentions and "utu" an angelic #ace outside% .ut cannot do so( ha4e to call a s"ade a s"ade( ha4e tos"ea* the truth( Parents and elders ha4e also to .e care#ul in this as"ect( 5ome "arentse+hi.it too much o# indulgence in their children's cra4ing% >My darling son-> You may

sho! your lo4e and a##ection on your child% .ut not on .ad .eha4iour( # the child iss"oiled on account o# your .lind lo4e% !ho gets the discredit1 Only the "arents-he ?edas declare Matru De4o .ha4a% "itru De4o .ha4a% acharya De4o .ha4a% athitiDe4o .ha4a re4ere your mother% #ather% "rece"tor% and guest as ;od3( he "arents ha4egi4en you li#e( hey are res"onsi.le #or your .irth( ence% you ha4e to lo4e your "arents!holeheartedly under all circumstances( You ha4e to realise the truth that #irst and#oremost your mother is ;od and ne+t your #ather and that they are "rotecting youconstantly(

O# !hat use are your achie4ements in li#e i# you #orget the 4ery em.odiments o# di4initythat is% #ather and mother3% !ho are right in #ront o# you1 Our se4a dal and youth !ings

shall "ro"agate such teachings and try to arrest the degeneration in society( You mayencounter any num.er o# o.stacles in this tas* .ut you should o4ercome them andmarch #or!ard( You may e4en sta*e your li#e in this tas* o# restoring the society to right"ath(he youth should not !aste money or their !ords( &ee" silence( Maintain "oise under allcircumstances( t is said mounath *alaham nasthi there !ill .e no /uarrel i# youmaintain silence3( Our 5rini4asan% All ndia President o# the 5ri 5athya 5ai 5e4aOrganisations% ad4ised the youth that they should recei4e "ro"er training in technology(,ut !hat you learn today is not technology .ut >tric*=nology>( Man is getting s"oiledonly on account o# his >tric*s>(

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5tudents- Mem.ers o# the youth !ing- You must all .e 4ery care#ul( You must u"hold thedignity o# your #amily( You ha4e to realise the intimate relationshi" that e+ists .et!eenthe indi4idual and society and conduct yoursel# accordingly( Prahlada% the young lad% !assent .y his #ather iranya*asi"u to his teachers% handa and Amar*a% to learn4arious sastrasscri"tures3( he teachers taught him se4eral su.jects( A#ter some time%the #ather called Prahlada and made him sit on his la" and en/uired% >Dear son- o! isyour education going on1 )hat did you learn1>Prahlada re"lied%

<ather-he teachers ha4e taught me many things( ha4e understood the #our o.jecti4es o# li#e dharma righteousness3%  artha !ealth3% *ama desire3% and mo*sha li.eration3( ha4e studied many things(n #act% ha4e understood the 4ery essence o# education(elugu "oem

iranya*asi"u then as*ed him% >8oo*- an you e+"lain to me one to"ic !hich you ha4estudied1>

Prahlada re"lied% >haracter is the most im"ortant thing #or e4ery indi4idual( A man!ithout character is e/ui4alent to an animal(>

<ather iranya*asi"u got 4ery angry at his son's re"ly( $4en the mem.ers in the royalcourt !ere dum.#ounded .y Prahlada's !ords( iranya*asi"u called one lady and as*edPrahlada% >)ho is this lady1> "ointing to her(

Prahlada re"lied% >5he is my mother(>

n #act% she !as not his real mother( 5he !as only a ser4ant( hen iranya*asi"u called

all the ladies and made them to stand in #ront o# him and as*ed Prahlada% >)ho arethese ladies1>

Prahlada ga4e a .eauti#ul re"ly saying% >All those !ho are younger to me are myyounger sisters and elder to me are elder sisters(>

 he #ather !as aghast at his re"ly( e !as 4ery angry !ith his son's re"lies( e calledthe teachers and chided them% >s this the education you are im"arting to the children1)hen they gro! u"% they naturally #ollo! these "rinci"les(> he #ather !arned them% >Donot teach such things to the children(> e commanded the teachers to restrain Prahlada#rom contem"lating on ari Nama the di4ine name o# 8ord ?ishnu3(

he teachers% handa and Amar*a% !ere terri.ly a#raid( As soon as they returned to the;uru*ula% they tried to dissuade Prahlada in so many !ays #rom re"eating the 8ord'sname( hey re"rimanded him orally and e4en ga4e him "hysical "unishment( ,utPrahlada did not yield( e told them #ran*ly% >Res"ected teachers- s the one thatdissuades the "u"ils #rom contem"lating on the di4ine name o# ari a guru in the realsense1 8i*e the true #ather !ho ad4ises the child to attain ari ;od3% the guru alsoshould teach his disci"le to contem"late on ari( nstead o# teaching such sacred things%you are trying to "ush me into !orldly matters( don't !ant such education(>

herea#ter% he le#t the ;uru*ula and set out on his mission o# singing the glory o# 8ord

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ari( e .egan teaching his #ello! students% >here is none higher than ari(>

De4otion to ;od is essential #or e4eryone( Di4inity is immanent in all .eings(t is said% >$as!ara sar4a .hutanam ;od is the ind!eller o# all .eings3(> !ish that youtoo% li*e Prahlada% encourage one and all to !orshi" and contem"late on di4inity at alltimes( )hen you underta*e "ro"agation o# such ideals% you can .ring a.out a !onder#ultrans#ormation in society% /uic*ly( ,e#ore you em.ar* u"on such a mission% ma*e a.eginning in your o!n house( he "arents can gi4e you only the "hysical .ody( ,ut !hosustains the Atma att!a1 ;od is the only re#uge( ence% "arents should set an e+am"le.y instilling in the children the urge to realise di4inity(

he .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements ands .ound to "erish sooner or later%,ut the ind!eller has neither .irth nor death(he ind!eller has no attachment !hatsoe4er and is the eternal !itness(elugu "oem

o!e4er much you nourish the .ody% it is .ound to "erish sooner or later( No.ody seemsto *no! !hether it is "ro"er #or a human .eing to s"end time merely indulging in

eating% slee"ing% and "rocreation li*e the animals% .irds and .easts( No% not at all- Manhas to sancti#y e4ery moment o# his li#e .y contem"lating on ;od( hat is !hat the"arents ha4e to teach their children( hat is !hat remains !ith us and #ollo!s us .eyonddeath( t is the #oremost duty o# the "arents to teach such a sacred "ath to the children(he gurus teachers3 ha4e also to teach such no.le things to the students(

oday% the gurus are im"arting mere te+t.oo* *no!ledge to the students( he childrenalso seem to ha4e taste #or such *no!ledge( ence% each one o# you should 4isit someschool and teach no.le things to the students(

,orn as human .eings% is it "ro"er #or you to ma*e o.scene comments against

!omenhood1 # you harass ladies !ith your 4ile !ords% !ill others *ee" /uiet1 )ill theynot harass your o!n #amily mem.ers1 )ill they s"are your o!n !i#e and children1ence% #irst and #oremost% you ha4e to res"ect others( hen only !ill you recei4e theirlo4e and res"ect(

At "resent% es"ecially the youth ha4e to culti4ate humanness( t is e+actly #or this sacred"ur"ose that !e started the youth !ing in 5ri 5athya 5ai 5e4a Organisations( he youthha4e to set an ideal to others in society( hose !ho roam a.out in the .aBaar aimlesslyare 4erily don*eys( hey cannot .e considered as human .eings( t is not such a li#e thatthe youth ha4e to lead( he don*eys !ander in the streets% .raying( You are not adon*ey( You are ;od% truly( ence% stay #irm in your sacred humanness( &ee" u" your

"restige( his is the #oremost duty o# the youth(here are yet other youngsters !ho secretly read trashy .oo*s( hey *ee" such trash.et!een the "ages o# their te+t.oo*s and read them !ithout .eing noticed .y others()hat they actually read are trash no4els% .ut they "retend to .e reading te+t.oo*s(hus% they try to decei4e e4en the teachers( his is un.ecoming o# a human .eing()hene4er any .ad thoughts arise in your mind% that 4ery moment% remind yoursel# thatyou are a human .eing and not an animal( Your .eha4iour should .e .e#itting that o# ahuman .eing( hen only do you ha4e the right to call yoursel# a human .eing( t is only!hen you nourish and nurture the human 4alues does your education ac/uires 4alue(

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Embodiments of Love!

ha4e great lo4e to!ard you( None can measure My lo4e or com"are it to this and that(My lo4e is uni#orm% !ithout any .ias or "re#erence( My lo4e can match only My lo4e(

am not concerned !ith !hat "eo"le may thin* a.out Me( 5ome "eo"le accuse Me also(5ome "eo"le !rite se4eral things a.out Me in the ne!s"a"ers( hey also "u.lish the>nuisance> coming #rom a.road( n this conte+t% !ould li*e to as* one /uestion( an a"erson co"ying such a nuisance and "u.lishing it in the ne!s"a"er .e called a journalist1 Not at all- A true journalist !ill ne4er indulge in such slander( e !ill rely onthe ne!s gathered .y him "ersonally and on his "ersonal e+"erience( e !ill ne4er gi4eim"ortance to some >nuisance> "u.lished .y others some!here in 8ondon or America(

hose !ho listen to such trash and "ro"agate them are li*e dogs( )hene4er a dog .ar*sin some corner% another dog in a near.y street hears it and starts .ar*ing( hus% those!ho imitate others are li*e dogs% not human .eings(

)hate4er "eo"le may thin*% !e are !edded to ruth( )e are em.odiments o# ruth%4erily( ence% do not gi4e credence to untruth( # "eo"le say some nonsense a.out you%let them do so( he dogs .ar*( )e are not concerned !ith them( hose !ho criticise us!ith an e4il intention are to .e treated as dogs% not human .eings(

Many "eo"le come to 5!ami( Did !e send any in4itations to them1 Not at all- 5ome"eo"le are jealous o# the recognition that 5!ami's great humanitarian ser4ice is gettingall o4er the !orld and try to slander is name( !ould li*e to say this much to such"eo"le: 8et them attract "eo"le #rom all !al*s o# li#e in such large num.ers #rom all o4erthe !orld% i# they !ish( t is im"ossi.le( Not e4en ten "eo"le !ill gather around them()hy1 ;oodness and hel"ing nature is not in them( hat is only to .e #ound in Di4inity(Only that attracts all "eo"le(

Embodiments of Love!)e see and hear so many things in the !orld( ,ut% let us not .e mo4ed .y such things(You stay #irm in your lo4e #or 5!ami( You ha4e no reason to hide your lo4e continue tosho!er your lo4e on one and all( hen only !ill your mind .ecome "ure and sacred and!ill your .irth as a human .eing .e sancti#ied( hen only do you deser4e to .e calledhuman .eings( Other!ise% you !ill degenerate yoursel# into demons( Do not .emisguided .y others' !ords( )hate4er you listen to in this sacred Yajnasala% "reser4e itcare#ully in your mind( nstall ;od in your heart(

Embodiments of Love!

You may #eel that 5!ami is using harsh !ords(Do not #eel u"set a.out it( On the other

hand% you must #eel ha""y that 5!ami is s"ea*ing the truth( Di4inity is in4inci.le( t isnot something to .e ad4ertised(

You may go through any ne!s"a"er( t is #ull o# ad4ertisements( Most o# thead4ertisements contain #alse statements( he e+tent to !hich their sense o#discrimination has degenerated is .eyond descri"tion( his is sheer #oolishness( # theyare really human .eings% they !ould not ha4e ad4ertised such #alse things( # they areso interested% they should come and o.ser4e !hat is going on here and #eel ha""y a.outit( t is a serious mista*e to "ut u" ne!s items and ad4ertisements indiscriminately%.asing on hearsay( Readers should also ma*e e##orts to realise the truth(

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here !ill .e none to "unish or su.due you i# you are !edded to truth( ence% u"holdtruth at all times( Your truth is your !itness% and 5!ami is the eternal !itness toe4erything that goes on in the !orld( Do not .e #ools( ,ecome #lo!ers that !ill .eo##ered to ;od( nstead% you are li4ing li*e #ools( his is not good(Dear students- 5e4eral things are to .e told to you( am mentioning all these thingsonly to correct your .eha4iour( 8o4e- 8o4e- 8o4e- 8o4e- ulti4ate lo4e- hat !ould .eenough( o!e4er% this lo4e should not .e e+tended to all and sundry things in the !orld(t should .e steadily #i+ed on ;od( hen you !ill .ecome good indi4iduals( Other!ise% o#!hat use is your education1

oday% education is leading to agitation( # this situation is to .e corrected% educationmust .e su""lemented !ith educare( $ducation can .e ac/uired #rom te+t.oo*s($ducare has% ho!e4er% to .e mani#ested #rom the heart( ence% one has to ta*e u"educare also( $ducare in4ol4es mani#esting the human 4alues that are latent in one'so!n heart( 5ecular education can .e o.tained #rom .oo*s( he .oo* is li*ea mu**u nose3% !hereas educare is the 4ery .reath that is inhaled through the nose( #there is no .reath% it amounts to death( 5imilarly% humanness cannot sur4i4e !ithout

human 4alues that are to .e mani#ested through the "rocess o# educare(#ear Students!

You are all em.odiments o# the Di4ine 5el#( You are all 4ery good .oys and girls( You aregolden children% 4erily- o!e4er% you should not .e li*e the E carat gold( You must .eli*e the "ure 2E carat gold( You should not lose your 4alue( # you thus lead your li4esli*e "ure gold% !ill e+tend all "ossi.le hel" to all o# you( !ill hel" you #inancially ands"iritually in e4ery endea4our you underta*e(

,ecome good children( ;et good name to your "arents% to the nstitution% and to 5!ami(

5!ami then called a student #rom America and another #rom Russia !ho are studying inPrasanthi Nilayam cam"us and as*ed them to recite Nama*am and 5ri 5u*tam3(his .oyis #rom America and that .oy is #rom Russia( You see ho! they are chanting in one4oice- hese .oys can recite se4eral ?edic mantras li*e Nama*am% hama*am% etc(here are se4eral others #rom di##erent countries !ho are learning the ?edas(

o!e4er% it is only ndians !ho are neglecting the ?edas( <oreigners learn 5ans*rit andchant the ?edas clearly and !ith "ro"er intonation( n contrast% !hat do the ndianslearn1 >Ding dong .ell "ussy is in the !ell(> hese are the nursery rhymes !e teach tothe children #rom the early age- his is not correct education(

)e ha4e to realise the sanctity o# ndian culture and s"irituality( Morality and integrityare the mother and #ather in ndian culture( $/uanimity is the sister and courage is the.rother( @n#ortunately% today% "eo"le culti4ate e"hemeral relationshi"s% #orgettingeternal and sacred relationshi"s( One should not de4elo" such #oolish relationshi"s( ellme your com"any% and shall tell you !hat you are(

5ince there is a lot o# time a4aila.le to us% !ill e+"lain to you in greater detail in thecoming days( !ill teach you !hat all is necessary #or you( am not a#raid o# anyone( am attached to ruth( don't mind !hat "eo"le may thin* o# Me( hose !ho .elie4e inruth !ill not .e a#raid o# anyone( ence% !ill re4eal to you more in the coming days(

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Date: E Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

%onsider yourself as art of #ivinityby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

<or.earance is the real .eauty in this sacred land o# ,harat(O# all the rituals% adherence to truth is the greatest "enance(he nectarous #eeling in this country is the #eeling o# lo4e  to!ard one's mother(haracter is 4alued #ar higher than the 4ery li#e itsel#(Peo"le ha4e #orgotten the .asic "rinci"les o# this great culture and  are imitating )estern culture( Alas-

he ,haratiyas are not a!are o# the greatness o# their cultural heritage just as a mighty ele"hant is not a!are o# its o!n strength(elugu "oem3

Embodiments of Love!

,haratiyas ndians3 are 4ery rich "eo"le( ,harat is a rich country( t is a great lando# "unyamerit3% thyaga sacri#ice3% and *arma action3( @n#ortunately% today% the "eo"leo# ,harat do not realise the greatness o# their country( 7ust as the ele"hant does notrealise its innate strength% ,haratiyas do not recognise their inner strength( An ele"hantcan *noc* do!n a man and thro! him three yards a!ay !ith s!ish o# its tail( o!e4er% amahout !ith his goad is a.le to *ee" the ele"hant in com"lete control( 5ince the

ele"hant is una.le to realise its o!n strength% it su.mits to the commands o# themahout( 5imilarly% ,haratiyas today mislead .y their 4esture o# the .ody are una.le torealise their innate strength(

he .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements and  is .ound to "erish sooner or later%,ut the ind!eller has neither .irth nor death(he ind!eller has no attachment !hatsoe4er and  is the eternal !itness(elugu "oem3

here is tremendous di4ine "o!er in the "hysical .ody o# a human .eing( he "o!er o#

ruth that is "resent in this "hysical .ody can .ind the indescri.a.le andincom"rehensi.le Di4inity( None can assess this "o!er o# ruth( t is 5athyasya5athyam ruth o# truths3% !hich no one can 4isualise .y the mind( t can only .ee+"erienced% not descri.ed( ruth is ;od% 4erily( hat is !hy it is said 5athyam jnanamanantham ,rahma ,rahman is the em.odiment o# truth% !isdom and eternity3(

reation emerges #rom truth and merges into truth%s there a "lace in the cosmos !here truth does not e+ist1?isualise this "ure and unsullied truth(elugu "oem3

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)here4er you loo* in this uni4erse% only ruth mani#ests( hat there is somethingcalledmithya illusion3 is itsel# an illusion- o!e4er% man relies on the unreal .ody andconsiders it as real( <irst and #oremost% man has to realise this ruth( e has to "ray toruth( e has to u"hold ruth( t is said% 5athyannasti "aro dharma here isno dharma greater than adherence to truth3 ( De4oid o# ruth% there is no dharma at all-t is only on the #oundation o# ruth that the mansion o# dharma rests(

Embodiments of Love!

You ha4e to ma*e e##orts to realise this ruth( @na.le to control our senses% una.le togi4e u" .ody attachment% !e are neglecting the $ternal ruth( his is the e##ect o# ourso=called secular education( )hat is the nature o# ruth1 t is nirgunam% niranjanam%sanathanam% ni*etanam% nitya% shuddha% .uddha% mu*ta% and nirmala s!aru"inam ;odis attri.uteless% "ure% #inal a.ode% eternal% unsullied% enlightened% #ree% and em.odimento# sacredness3<orgetting such an ind!elling ruth% !e are #ollo!ing the senses o# action% senses o#"erce"tio%n and the mind% !hich are unreal( Do you *no! the nature o# mind1 t runsa#ter !orldly o.jects% indiscriminately( t is li*e a #ly( One moment% it rests on a #ragrant#lo!er( he ne+t moment it sits on the gar.age .eing carried in a cart( o! can you trust

such a #ic*le mind1 >Mind is li*e a mad mon*ey% .ody is li*e a !ater .u..le(>@n#ortunately% today% !e are leading our li4es re"osing our #aith in such a .ody andmind( he day you gi4e u" attachment to the .ody% #orget the senses and contem"lateon the Atma att!a Atmic Princi"le3% you !ill yoursel# .ecome an em.odiment o# theDi4ine 5el#( You are not merely a human .eing you are ;od% 4erily-

hough you are ;od yoursel#% you are un#ortunately deluded to consider yoursel# ahuman .eing( You ha4e donned the gar. o# a human .eing #or .eing in this !orld( hishuman #orm is a gar.( As long as you are in this !orld% you !ill !ear that gar.( hemoment you return to the dressing room% you !ill lea4e that dress( You are enacting a

role% !earing this dress( Once you lea4e this dress% you are your normal sel# again(umanness is sacred and di4ine( ,ut man today is !asting such a sacred and di4inenature .y consigning to earth such a sacred and di4ine humanness( his is utter #olly(nstead% one has to sancti#y one's humanness( Your education% your intelligence% your"hysical strength and "o!er all these are short=li4ed( You ha4e to stri4e to realise theeternal Atma att!ainstead( You are not the .ody(

5u""ose some.ody comes and en/uires% >)ho are you1> You re"ly% > am so and so(>hus% you introduce yoursel#( a*ing into account your "hysical .ody% your occu"ation%the "lace !here you li4e% etc(% you say% > am Ramadas(> his is a name gi4en to you .yyour "arents( )hene4er someone as*s% >)ho is Ramadas1>% you re"ly >>( he name>Ramadas> "ertains to your .ody( >> is your real name( hat >> is real and eternal()ho is Ramadas1 e is the ser4ant o# Rama% the son o# &ing Dasaratha( he nameDasaratha in this conte+t does not "ertain to the &ing o# Ayodhya( Ayodhya means the"lace !here no armed #oe can enter( he human .ody !ith the ten senses #i4e senseso# action and #i4e senses o# "erce"tion3 re"resents Dasaratha(

&ing Dasaratha had three !i4es: &ausalya% 5umitra% and &ai*eyi( hese three /ueensre"resent the three gunas: sath!a "ure% calm% serene3% rajas "assion% acti4ity%restlessness3% and thamas dullness% ignorance% inertia3( &ausalya is an em.odimento# sath!aguna( &ai*eyi re"resents rajoguna% and 5umitra% thamoguna(

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One has to recognise the inner meaning o# these terms in relation to one's o!n.odyFmind com"le+( he great sages and seers realised this ruth( hey !ere notdeluded li*e the "resent=day human .eings( hey realised ruth% li4ed #or ruth and"ro"agated ruth(<or.earance is the natural /uality o# ,haratiyas( n #act% the one !ho is de4oid o# this/uality is not a human .eing at all-

he mother has .een gi4en the #irst and #oremost "lace in ndian culture(he ?edas declared >Matrude4o .ha4a% "itrude4o .ha4a mother is ;od% #ather is ;od3(>You are all #amiliar !ith the 5u"ra.hata slo*a 4erse3 sung to Rama% >&ausalya 5u"rajaRama Oh- Rama- 5on o# &ausalya- t is the time o# da!n- ;et u" and "er#orm Yourmorning o.lations3(> $4en in this 5u"ra.hata 4erse% Rama is re#erred to as the son o#&ausalya( er name comes #irst% since mother is 4erily the ;od #or a human .eing(

)hen Rama "rostrated at the #eet o# his mother &ausalya .e#ore accom"anying sage?is!amitra to the #orest to "rotect the yajna to .e "er#ormed .y him% she .lessed im%>5on- May the su"reme 8ord !ho "rotected Prahlada% may the D!eller o# ?ai*untha !hotoo* the child Dhru4a into is #old% may the one e+tolled .y the Amaras immortal;ods3% may the 8ord !ho is the re#uge #or the #orlorn may all these con#er 4ictory onYou->

t is only on account o# the .lessings o# is mother that Rama could 4an/uish thedemons and "rotect the yajna "er#ormed .y sage ?is!amitra( Again it !as the mother's!ords o# .lessing that !as at the .ac* o# is success in the s!ayam4ara #esti4al #or thechoice o# a .ridegroom3 in &ing 7ana*a's court% !here e .ro*e the di4ine .o! o# 8ord5i4a(

&ing 7ana*a% !ho !as a *arma yogi one !ho "er#orms all actions as o##erings to the

di4ine% !ith no attachment or desire #or the #ruit thereo#3 and a maha jnani a realisedsoul3 himsel#% held Rama's #eet in #ull 4ie! o# the court and said% >5on- here is nonegreater than You( his is 5ita% my daughter( !ish to gi4e her in marriage to you( Pleaseacce"t her(>

,ut% Rama "olitely declined his re/uest% saying that he could not do so !ithout the"ermission o# is "arents( n contrast% today's youth ma*e a .ig sho! o# a marriage"ro"osal( hey arrange to "rint e+"ensi4e in4itation cards !ith costly designs andcolours and distri.ute to all( hat !as not the !ay o# Rama( e thought% >)e are #our.rothers .orn at the same time( ence% !hether it is u"anayana thread ceremony3or 4i4aha marriage3% it should .e #or all o# us together(> ill then% Rama did not e4en

loo* at 5ita( oday's youth are di##erent( he moment an engagement #unction .et!een a .oy and agirl is o4er% they go to a cinema together( his is not good( 5ita did not come out into theo"en till the muhurtham aus"icious moment3 !hen the marriage !as near( Rama alsodid not loo* at her till that time( t is only a#ter is "arents came to Mithila and?is!amitra in#ormed them o# &ing 7ana*a's "ro"osal to gi4e his daughter 5ita inmarriage to im that Rama consented to marry her( $4en then% e did not loo* at 5itatill the marriage ceremony !as o4er(he cou"les !ere to e+change garlands as "art o# the !edding ceremony( Rama%

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8a*shmana% ,harata% and 5atrughna !ere standing in a line% ready to garland their.rides( Rama !as the eldest among the .rothers( ence% is .ride 5ita !as to garlandim #irst( 8ater% the other .rides !ere to "ut garlands around their res"ecti4e.ridegrooms(

5ita stood in #ront o# Rama holding a garland( ,ut% Rama did not loo* at her% since themarriage ceremony !as not yet com"lete( ill then% she !as a stranger to im( t is agreat sin to loo* at a >Parasthree>% a !oman !ho has not yet .ecome is !i#e that!as Rama's 4ie! and ideal(

Poor 5ita- 5he !aited #or long( ,ut% Rama did not .o! is head to ena.le 5ita to garlandim( 8a*shmana then thought o# a "lan .y !hich 5ita could garland Rama( 5uddenly% he#ell at the #eet o# Rama and Rama .ent do!n to li#t him u"( $+actly at that moment% 5ita"ut the garland round the nec* o# Rama-

8oo*- o! sacred and no.le !ere the intentions o# "eo"le o# those times- o! "ure andtruth#ul !ere their hearts- hus% "eo"le ga4e a lot o# im"ortance to character duringthe reta Yuga and D!a"ara Yuga( hat is !hy those yugas eras there is a cycle o# E o#them3 .ecame 4ery #amous( You should also res"ect and !orshi" elders li*e Rama( Youmust o.ey the commands o# the elders( t is only !hen you "ay heed to their !ords and#ollo! them diligently that you !ill .e a.le to e+"erience "eace in li#e(n accordance !ith the "romise gi4en .y &ing Dasaratha to his !i#e &ai*eyi% Rama hadto s"end #ourteen years in e+ile in the #orest( hough &ai*eyi !as a great /ueen% shelistened to the !ords o# her ser4ant% Manthara% and sent Rama to the #orest due to her"rom"tings( here is a lesson to .e learnt in this conte+t: !e should gi4e !eight to the!ords o# the master and not o# the ser4ant( 5ince &ai*eyi succum.ed to the ad4ice o#her ser4ant% she under!ent great su##ering and sorro!(

During the journey to the #orest% 5ita also #ollo!ed Rama( 5he #irmly in#ormed her

decision to Rama% >Oh- 8ord- he hus.and is ;od to a !i#e( )here4er he is% she shouldalso .e there(>

8a*shmana also accom"anied Rama to the #orest% saying% >Dear elder .rother- cannotli4e #or a moment !ithout you(>8a*shmana and 5atrughna !ere .orn to 5umitra( rue to her name% 5umitra !as a!oman o# no.le /ualities( 5he dedicated .oth her sons to Rama's se4a ser4ice3( As "erher !ish% 8a*shmana !as ser4ing Rama and 5atrughna !as ser4ing ,harata(8a*shmana's /ualities !ere highly no.le(

5ita% Rama% and 8a*shmana encountered se4eral di##iculties during their e+ile in the

#orest( All this is a !ell *no!n(Once( !hile Rama and 8a*shmana !ere !al*ing in the #orest% suddenly 8a*shmana toldRama in a dejected mood% >Dear elder .rother- )hy this e+ile in the #orest #or us- t is4ery di##icult #or us to "rotect 5ita #rom the demons in this #orest( )hy should !eundergo so many ordeals here1 )hy should Mother 5ita% !ho !as ne4er e+"osed to thesun and rain so #ar% encounter so many di##iculties in this #orest1 ome- 8et us go .ac*to Ayodhya and lead a com#orta.le li#e(>

Rama then realised that% !hat 8a*shmana !as tal*ing !as due to the e##ect

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o# sthala "lace3( e too* the hand o# 8a*shmana into is smilingly and .rought him outo# that "lace .y !al*ing some distance( hen e as*ed 8a*shmana% >8a*shmana- No!you tell Me( 5hall !e go .ac* to Ayodhya1>

8a*shmana then realised his mista*e and #elt sorry( e "leaded !ith Rama% >Dear.rother- )e need not go .ac* to Ayodhya no!( )e ha4e to li4e here in the #orest #or#ourteen years as "er the command o# our #ather( ne4er !ent against Your !ishes nordiso.eyed Your command( do not *no! !hy s"o*e li*e that then( am just not a.leto understand !hy my mind had changed li*e that(>

Rama e+"lained% >8a*shmana- *no! this is not your nature( his is the e##ect o# the"lace through !hich !e "assed just no!( 5e4eral demons are mo4ing a.out in this"lace( 5ince you entered a "lace inha.ited .y the demons% the demonic /ualities enteredinto you(> 5o saying% Rama hel"ed him regain his "oise(

ence% !e ha4e to ta*e into consideration the time and "lace as also the sthala"ra.ha4ae##ect o# the "lace3 and conduct oursel4es accordingly(No te+t had e4er taught so much a.out good character% as the Ramayana did(@n#ortunately% today% se4eral "eo"le are not in a "osition to realise the greatness o#the Ramayana(Ramayana( is 4erily the heart o# ,haratiyas ndians3( Not to realise thistruth and act accordingly is the reason #or all the di##iculties #aced .y ,haratiyas today()here4er you reside% you cannot esca"e #rom di##iculties and su##ering( Ne4ertheless%one has to .oldly #ace them re"osing one's #aith in ;od(

;od is your sole re#uge !here4er you may .e%n a #orest% in the s*y% in a city or a 4illage%on the to" o# a mountain or in the middle o# dee" sea(elugu "oem3

Only those !ho are a.le to realise the nature o# Di4inity can understand this truth(

oday% all the youth ha4e to culti4ate good /ualities( You are all the children o# ;od- 8ord&rishna declared in the ,haga4ad ;ita% Mamai4amsho 7i4alo*e 7i4a.huta 5anathana theeternal Atmain all .eings is a "art o# My ,eing3(ence% !e ha4e to emulate the /ualities o# ;od and lead our li4es accordingly( t is only!hen you consider yoursel# as the amsa "art3 o# Di4inity that you !ill .ecome goodcitiBens( On the other hand% i# you ta*e "ride on yoursel# as am the son o# so and so% am the .rother o# so and so% and am the .rother=in=la! o# so and so% etc(% you !illremain as such( You ha4e to realise the truth that you are the amsa o# ;od% 4erily( henonly !ill you .e a.le to understand Atma att!a Atmic Princi"le3(

Embodiments of Love!

You are all good children- You are all golden children- ,ut the en4ironment in !hich youli4e is s"oiling you to a certain e+tent( here is also the #actor o# the #ood you eat( # the#riends !ith !hom you associate yoursel# are good% they !ill s"ea* good !ords !ith you(Other!ise% they !ill tal* .ad things and create .ad thoughts in your mind( >ell me yourcom"any% and shall tell you !hat you are(> ence% you should associate yoursel# !ithgood #riends(

5atsangat!e nissangat!am%Nissangat!e nirmohat!am%Nirmohat!e nischalatatt!am%

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Nischalatatt!e ji4anmu*ti(5ans*rit slo*a3;ood com"any leads to detachmentDetachment ma*es one #ree #rom delusion<reedom #rom delusion leads to steadiness o# mind5teadiness o# mind con#ers li.eration(

You should not ma*e your li#e a >nuisance>% listening to the >nuisance> !ords o# others(7oin good com"any and get a good name( >,e good% do good% see good(> hen only !illyou .e a.le to realise Di4inity(

Embodiments of Love!

You must lead your li4es ta*ing Rama's li#e as your ideal( )hene4er someone /uestionsyou% >)here is ;od1>% your s"ontaneous re"ly should .e% >;od is immanent in me as thedi4ineAtma(> You are 4erily that di4ine Atma( here is none other than Atma(

hat Atma is also re#erred to as consciousness( You should #ollo!your antharatmaconscience3( &ee" yoursel# a!ay #rom .ad thoughts( Don't !orry !henyou get such .ad thoughts( hey just come and go( You should not gi4e im"ortance to

them( t is natural that !hen you are #unctioning in this o.jecti4e !orld !ith yoursenses% .ad thoughts trou.le you(

here are si+ enemies to a human .eing in the #ormo# *ama desire3% *rodha anger3% lo.hagreed3% moha delusion3% mada "ride3%and matsarya jealousy3( hese si+ enemies !ill lead you into .ad !ays(

On the other hand% the #i4e human 4alueso# sathya truth3% dharma righteousness3% santhi"eace3% "rema lo4e3%and ahimsa Non=4iolence3 are your good #riends(De4elo" #riendshi" !ith them( # youma*e #riendshi" !ith good "eo"le% you !ill .e called >good .oys> other!ise% you are

>.ad .oys>( You should not get a .ad name #or yoursel#(You should get good name #or yoursel# and your "arents( Your "arents must .e ha4inghigh ho"es #or you( ence% ma*e them ha""y( he ?eda e+horts you% Matru De4o .ha4a%"itru De4o .ha4a% acharya De4o .ha4a% atithi De4o .ha4a re4ere your mother% #ather%"rece"tor% and guest as ;od3(O.ey the commands o# your "arents( hen only you !ill .ecome sacred and your li#e !ill.e sancti#ied(

Date: G Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

)o one can escae the conse*uences of their actionsby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

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&arma is res"onsi.le #or the .irth% e+istence% and death o# man(t holds s!ay o4er all stages o# his li#e  as the 4ery deity o# human e+istence(t is res"onsi.le #or the joy and sorro! o# man(elugu "oem3

)hat is *arma1 t is the action that !e "er#orm( &arma is the cause o# man's .irth% hisli#e on earth% and his ultimate death( he 4ery e+istence o# man de"ends u"on *arma(here can .e no human li#e !ithout *arma1 5"iritual "ractices li*e yajnas and yagas arealso #orms o# *arma( he !el#are and !ell=.eing o# the !orld de"ends u"on theses"iritual "ractices( he 4ery .asis o# the !orld is *arma( here#ore% e4eryone mustnecessarily "er#orm *arma(

You should stri4e to attain ;od realisation .y doing your duty( As the action% so is theresult( No one can esca"e #rom the conse/uences o# his actions( &arma does not meanmerely the actions that !e "er#orm !ith the lim.s o# our .ody e4en the "rocess o#.reathing constitutes*arma( $ating% drin*ing% !al*ing% sitting all are 4arious ty"es o#action that man "er#orms( 5o% it is not "ossi.le to *no! the conse/uences o# our actions()e should en/uire a.out the nature o# *arma .e#ore "er#orming( ,eing a human .eing%

!e should en/uire !hether the actions that !e "er#orm are .e#itting a human .eing ornot( # you "er#orm action !ithout "ro"er en/uiry% you !ill not ha4e the desired results(

Embodiments of Love!

&arma is 4erily ;od( ;od is not se"arate #rom you( ;od is "resent in su.tle #orm ine4ery action( ;od e+ists in the #orm o# *arma in e4erything right #rom microcosm tomacrocosm(Anoraneeyan mahato maheeyan ,rahman is su.tler than the su.tlest and4aster than the 4astest3( Man must necessarily "er#orm action and should o##er all hisactions to ;od( 5ar4a *arma ,haga4ad "reetyartham do all actions to "lease ;od3( #you do li*e this% you !ill not .e .ound .y the conse/uences o# your actions($as!ara sar4a .hutanam ;od is the ind!eller o# all .eings3( e is "resent in all .eings%

.e it a human .eing% a sna*e% or a scor"ion( e "er#orms actions a""ro"riate to the4esture e ta*es u"on imsel#( De4elo" clear thin*ing and do not s"oil your mind .yunnecessarily thin*ing a.out something that you do not *no!( Man today 4entures into#ields a.out !hich he has 4ery little *no!ledge( hat is !hy he #aces so many trou.les(here#ore% men and !omen should underta*e actions a""ro"riate #or them(

n childhood% one de4elo"s a.sor.ing interest in "lay and  enjoys the com"any o# one's "laymates(n youth and middle age% one is engrossed in  culti4ating !orldly relations and earning money(

n old age% one re"ents #or not ha4ing this and that(n this !ay% man !astes his "recious human .irth(elugu "oem3

Right #rom .irth to death% man should lead his li#e .e#itting his human .irth( Di4inity isimmanent in e4ery human .eing( Man "asses through the 4arious stages o# childhood%youth% and householder and ultimately gro!s old( )ith the ad4ancement o# age% mandoes not thin* o# ;od and re"ents a.out !hat he has not got in li#e(

)hat is the use o# !orrying at this stage1 )e should ha4e "ro"er thin*ing #rom the 4ery.eginning( he youth leader% ?inay &umar% "rayed to Me to tell him !hat the youth

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should do( 5o% told him that youth should al!ays remain young and energetic( )henyouth misuse the "o!er o# senses% they lose their energy and start gro!ing old( heyshould al!ays remain young and ne4er gro! old !ith the ad4ancement o# age(

You should "reser4e our energy( 8oo* at My .ody( am H years old( an any.ody saythat am H years old1 My .ody is #ree #rom all diseases( 5ometime .ac*% My leg !as#ractured !hen one .oy #ell on Me accidentally( hat is !hy am !al*ing li*e this( !al*4ery #reely inside My residence( ,ut the doctor ad4ised that should ta*e the su""ort o#one or t!o .oys !hen mo4ed among the de4otees( On the ad4ice o# doctors% amta*ing the su""ort o# one .oy !hile !al*ing( 5ince it is My nature to satis#y e4ery.ody% #ollo! this ad4ice #or the satis#action o# doctors( All the same% *ee" on telling the .oys%>Don't hold Me% don't hold Me(>

,ut you may not *no! that there is a su.tle meaning .ehind !hate4er do( No.ody can*no! the reality o# My nature( ha4e ne4er su##ered any ailment !hatsoe4er in My li#e%.e it #e4er% cold% or headache( ha4e al!ays .een healthy( am not only healthy% .ut!ealthy also loud a""lause3(

Nothing esca"es My attention( noticed a cou"le o# young rit!i*s "riests3 tal*ing toeach other during the "er#ormance o# the yajna( am hearing all that you s"ea*( ,ut%#or Me% .oth good and .ad are the same( do not #ind anything .ad in this !orlde4erything is good( 5imilar is the case !ith right and !rong( 5omething may a""ear to.e right at the "resent moment% .ut% on en/uiry% it may turn out to .e !rong(

Pleasure is an inter4al .et!een t!o "ains( )e may eat 4ery good and delicious itemstoday% .ut ho! long that !ill remain good1 he 4ery ne+t day% it may turn into adi##erent matter( Di##erence o# time determines !hat is good and !hat is .ad( here#ore%!e should understand e4erything clearly and act care#ully in li#e(n the Maha.harata !ar% Duryodhana and Dussasana and other &aura4a .rothers #ought

!ith the Panda4as due to hatred #or them% .ut they could not de#eat the Panda4as.ecause &rishna !as on their side( 5ince the &aura4as !ere una.le to meet thechallenge o# the Panda4as% they #ound A.himanyu% the son o# Arjuna% all alone one dayand de4ised the Padma4yuha an army #ormation in the sha"e o# a lotus3( hen theychallenged A.himanyu to enter it(

A.himanyu !as a young .oy then( is #ather Arjuna !as not there only Dharmaraja!as "resent at that time( e sought the "ermission o# Dharmaraja to enterthe Padma4yuha( Dharmaraja told him that it !as not an easy tas* #or him(

hen he !ent to his mother 5u.hadra and sought her "ermission and .lessings( 5he

tried to dissuade him saying% >Dear son% it is a di##icult #ormation de4ised .yDronacharya himsel#( Moreo4er% your !i#e is "regnant no!( )e do not *no! !hether thetime is #a4oura.le to us or not( Your #ather% Arjuna% and uncle &rishna are also not hereto gi4e you necessary guidance and su""ort( ence% gi4e u" the idea o# going to the.attle#ield(>

A.himanyu !as u"set on hearing the !ords o# his mother and said to her% >,eing theson o# Arjuna% ha4e to acce"t the challenge o# the enemy( Other!ise% my #ather's name!ould .e in disre"ute( $4en i# lose my li#e% !ill #ight in the .attle#ield(> e !as 4ery#irm in his resol4e and /uite con#ident o# coming out o# the Padma4yuha success#ul(

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hen he told his mother% > am going to attac* the &aura4as li*e a tiger ready to "ounceu"on the horde o# ele"hants( You should .less me to come out 4ictorious in this #ight .yshooting the di4ine arro!s on the enemy( nstead o# .lessing me% is it "ro"er on your"art to "re4ent me #rom going to the .attle1>

8istening to the !ords o# her .ra4e son% at last she ga4e her consent(

May the same *ind o# "rotection co4er you as that !hich

  Mother ;o!ri con#erred on her son &umara  !hen he !ent out #or .attle against ara*asurahe .lessing con#erred .y &ausalya on Rama !hen he !as  going to the #orest to sa#eguard the Yajna o# ?is!amitra-May such great and aus"icious .lessing and% the greatest o# all%  5ri Rama Ra*sha the "rotection o# 5ri Rama3 .e !ith you and "rotect you-elugu "oem3

)ith these .lessings% she sent him to the .attle#ield( e o##ered his salutations to hismother and entered the .attle#ield( e "enetrated the Padma4yuha(

)hile his #ather Arjuna !as narrating all a.out Padma4yuha to 5u.hadra% A.himanyuheard the same .eing in his mother's !om.( )hen Arjuna !as hal# !ay through thenarration% &rishna a""eared on the scene and cautioned him that his son in the mother's!om. !as listening to all this( &rishna ad4ised him to sto" the narration #orth!ith( nthis !ay% A.himanyu could *no! only ho! to enter the Padma4yuha .ut did not *no!ho! to come out o# it( As a result% he !as tra""ed in the Padma4yuha .y the &aura4asand *illed(

he lesson to .e learnt #rom this e"isode is that one should ne4er ignore the ad4ice o#one's "arents and elders( One should listen to the ad4ice o# the "arents care#ully%contem"late on it% assimilate it% and "ut it into "ractice( hat is !hy

the ?edas declare% Matru de4o .ha4a% "itru de4o .ha4a re4ere your mother and #atheras ;od3( )hate4er .e the circumstances% !here4er you may .e% al!ays o.ey thecommand o# the "arents()hen Arjuna returned% he !as #ull o# an+iety not to #ind A.himanyu% !ho al!ays ran tothe door to recei4e him !hene4er he returned home( )hen Arjuna came to *no! thatA.himanyu died in the .attle#ield% he .ecame 4ery sad( &rishna as*ed him not to loseheart% saying% >)hate4er !as destined to ha""en has ha""ened(> e also told Arjunathat the &aura4as !ho cons"ired against the Panda4as e4en in the "ast had againresorted to #oul="lay and *illed A.himanyu( n this moment o# great anguish% Arjunas"o*e to &rishna in 4ery strong terms that e had not told him a.out the death o# hisson earlier and thus had .etrayed him( As !as is nature% &rishna heard all this% smilingall the time(At the time o# the death o# A.himanyu% his !i#e @ttara !as in the #amily !ay( )hen thechild !as still in the !om. o# @ttara% As!atthama attac*ed the child !ith ,rahmastra( Asa result% @ttara ga4e .irth to a still=.orn child% and the Panda4as !ere grie#=stric*en(hey .lamed &rishna #or all their misery .ecause A.himanyu !as *illed in the .attle#ield%the sons o# Drou"adi !ere slain .y As!atthama% and the son .orn to @ttara !as a still=.orn child( hus% there !as none to continue the lineage(

&rishna tried to "aci#y them and ad4ised them to .e calm and com"osed( e as*edDrou"adi to .ring the still=.orn child .e#ore im( 5he .rought the child in a "late(

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&rishna sa! the child and said% >8oo* at his eyes% loo* at his nose% loo* at his #ace% hee+actly resem.les his #ather A.himanyu(>

)hen &rishna !as descri.ing the child li*e this% the Panda4as gre! 4ery angry( hey #eltthat e !as descri.ing the dead child !ithout .othering a.out their "itia.le condition(&rishna then held the child in is hand and "atted on its .ac* and stomach(mmediately% the child started crying% to the sheer joy o# the Panda4as( &rishna namedthe child Pari*shit% .ecause e .rought the child to li#e a#ter "utting the Panda4as toa "ari*sha test3( )ithout test% no.ody can "ass the e+amination and go to a higherclass( hat is !hy ;od su.jects is de4otees to test( )e should ne4er consider it as atest rather !e should ha4e a taste #or such tests( All the tests gi4en .y ;od !ill .e o#good taste()hen Pari*shit .ecame the *ing o# the Panda4a em"ire% &rishna "rotected him in se4era!ays( )hat am narrating no! has ne4er ha""ened any!here else% in any country% atany time(A#ter &rishna le#t #or is di4ine a.ode% a grie#=stric*en Arjuna returned #rom D!ara*a(Mother &unti% .eing una!are o# the ha""enings in D!ara*a% en/uired o# Arjuna a.outthe !ell=.eing o# &rishna( Arjuna !e"t inconsola.ly saying% >Mother% &rishna is no

more(>he moment Arjuna told that &rishna had shed is mortal coil% &unti colla"sed and.reathed her last( he Panda4as !ere immersed in sorro!( hey thought% >&rishna !asour 4ery li#e=.reath( e had .een our source o# strength and courage( )hat is the use o#our li#e !ithout &rishna1>

hey decided to coronate Pari*shit and go to the imalayas( Dharmaraja instructedArjuna to ma*e arrangements #or the cremation o# the .ody o# their mother( At the sametime% he ga4e necessary instructions #or the arrangements #or the coronation o# youngPari*shit( herea#ter% he told Na*ula and 5ahade4a to ma*e "re"arations #or

their maha"rasthana #inal journey3 to the imalayas(A#ter the cremation o# their mother and coronation o# young Pari*shit% the Panda4as.egan their march to the imalayas% "roceeding one .ehind the other( Dharmaraja% ledthe march( ,hima% Arjuna% Na*ula% and 5ahade4a #ollo!ed him in that order( AndDrou"adi !al*ed .ehind all(

$4eryone has to #ace the conse/uences o# his actions%  !hoe4er he may .e(No one can *no! !hat lies ahead #or him in #uture(,ut this much is sure that e4ery.ody has to rea"  the conse/uences o# his actions(elugu song3

During their maha"rasthana% Drou"adi% ,hima% Arjuna% Na*ula% and 5ahade4a shed theirmortal coils one a#ter the other( Dharmaraja continued his march all alone(Dharmaraja had ne4er uttered a lie in his li#e( o!e4er% during the Maha.haratha !ar%he did say something that caused the death o# Dronacharya( )hen an ele"hant .y name>As!atthama> !as *illed in the .attle#ield% Dharmaraja declared% >As!atthama hathah*unjarah>( e deli.erately lo!ered his tone !hile uttering the !ord>*unjarah ele"hant3>(

5ince Dronacharya could not hear the !ord >*unjarah>% he thought his son As!atthama

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!as *illed( e .ecame utterly dejected and conse/uently ga4e u" his li#e( Dharmarajahad to s"end some time in the hell as a result o# uttering this >lie>( Peo"le may !onder%ho! is it that e4en Dharmaraja% the 4ery em.odiment o# dharma% had to "ay a 4isit tothe hell( he #act remains that ho!e4er great and no.le one may .e% one cannot esca"e#rom the conse/uences o# one's actions(

)hen Dharmaraja entered the hell% Drou"adi and the other #our .rothers !ere already"resent there( he #i4e Panda4as !ere li*e #i4e li#e=.reaths( hey !ere the em.odimentso# dharma( hat is !hy their mere "resence in the hell alle4iated the su##ering o# allthose !ho !ere undergoing "unishment #or their sins( hey #ell at the #eet o#Dharmaraja and "leaded !ith him to stay there #or some more time(

Dharmaraja re"lied% >My dear ones- am not allo!ed to stay here any longer( am .eingsent a!ay .y the 8ord o# hell #rom here(> herea#ter% the #i4e Panda4a .rothers andDrou"adi le#t #or their hea4enly a.ode(n this manner% e4en the Panda4as% !ho !ere the 4ery em.odiments o# righteousnessand morality and !ho had ac/uired great merit% could not esca"e #rom theconse/uences o# their*arma(

Drou"adi !as a great "athi4rata !oman o# chastity3( $4en she had to #ace theconse/uences o# her *arma( Once% there !as a de.ate as to !ho !as thegreatest *arma( Peo"le e+"ressed 4arious o"inions( t !as 8ord &rishna !ho ga4e the#inal 4erdict saying%

5he duti#ully o.eyed the command o# her hus.ands(5he !ould ne4er say to any one o# them that she had no time to ser4e him(5he !as satis#ied !ith !hate4er she got in li#e(5he !as the su"reme e+am"le o# chastity% andNone could match her in this res"ect(

elugu "oem3n this &ali age% !omen #ind it hard to o.ey the commands o# their hus.ands( maginethe case o# Drou"adi( 5he had to o.ey the command o# not one% .ut #i4e hus.ands( 5hene4er com"lained( 5he al!ays had time to ser4e each o# them(

hese days% !e #ind !omen !hose demands are much more than !hat the hus.andscan really a##ord( )hen the hus.and is dra!ing a salary o# one hundred ru"ees "ermonth% his !i#e demands a sari !orth t!o hundred ru"ees- ,ut Drou"adi !as not li*ethat( 5he !as al!ays satis#ied !ith !hate4er she had( hat is !hy she earned are"utation as the greatest"athi4rata(

he Panda4a .rothers !ere #ully a!are o# her no.ility and chastity( hey al!ays too* her4ie!s into consideration and acted accordingly( hat is !hy their name and #ameremained #irmly etched in the annals o# history(A "erson is res"ected e4en #or small acts o# no.ility( o!e4er% !hile "er#orming anyaction% there is al!ays a "ossi.ility o# mista*es cree"ing in( )hate4er may .e themista*e committed% one cannot esca"e #rom its conse/uences( ence% one shouldal!ays s"ea* truth% #ollo! righteousness% and lead a li#e su##used !ith lo4e( his is the#oremost duty o# man(

One should consider the #i4e human 4alues o# truth% righteousness% "eace% com"assion%

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and lo4e as his "ancha "ranas #i4e li#e=.reaths3( One .ere#t o# these #i4e 4alues is 4erilya li4ing cor"se( One should ne4er s"ea* untruth e4en in a lighter 4ein( Ne4er ma*e #uno# others( t is the !orst o# sins to criticise others( ence% ho!e4er !ic*ed a "erson may.e% ne4er criticise him(

8o4e all( 8o4e is ;od( ;od is lo4e( 8o4e is your 4ery li#e(As "er ,haga!an's instructions% the students sang the song >8o4e is My #orm% truth isMy .reath% .liss is My #ood> hen% ,haga!an continued is discourse(3De4elo" lo4e( )here4er you may .e% .e it in the #orest% or in the s*y% .e it in the city orin the 4illage% .e it on the mountain to" or in the middle o# dee" sea% lo4e is your solere#uge( 8o4e e4en your enemy( # you ha""en to see him% do not turn your #ace a!ay#rom him( nstead% greet him !ith lo4e saying% >ello .rother- o! are you1> 5u##useyour li#e !ith lo4e( De4elo" courage and con4iction( Only thencan mana4at!a humanness3 gets trans#ormed intoDi4yat!a Di4inity3(

Pro"agate this "rinci"le o# lo4e to one and all( his is My "rinci"al message #or youtoday(

Date: 6 Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yajna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

#esire eace" not wealthby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Embodiments of Love!he s"ea*ers !ho s"o*e earlier told e+cellent things( A#ter hearing them% don't thin*there is anything #urther to .e told(

here is no charity greater than #eeding the hungry(here are no greater gods than "arents(here is no greater dharma than com"assion(here is no greater gain than the com"any o# the good(here is no enemy greater than anger(here is no !ealth greater than good re"utation%(

,ad re"utation is death itsel#(here is no ornament more .eauti#ul than the chanting o# ;od's Name(elugu "oem3

Embodiments of Love!)e are .orn out o# and de"endent u"on anna #ood3( )e cannot li4e #or a moment!ithout #ood( <rom !here does this #ood come1 t emanates #rom 8ord 5han*ara% !hosenature is in#inite% !ho is uni/ue% and !hom neither the !ords can descri.e nor the mindcan com"rehend( All the o.jects that !e see in this !orld are the creation o# ;od( Allthat is 4isi.le in the "ast% "resent and #uture is ;od's creation( Mother Par4ati is theonly indi4idual !ho realised this truth( ,e#ore she married 5han*ara% all

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the De4atas celestial .eings3 a""roached her and /uestioned her%

Oh- ;o!ri-You are 4ery young and 5am.ashi4a is olde rides a .ull and is constantly on the mo4ee is adorned !ith sna*eso! did you court im1Don't you *no! all this1e has no house o# is o!n and slee"s in the .urial ground(elugu "oem3

hey con#ronted Par4ati !ith these discouraging arguments and tried to dissuade her#rom marrying 8ord 5hi4a(

Par4ati re"lied% >You are all seeing the out!ard a""earance o# 8ord 5hi4a and aredeluded to thin* that it is is real #orm( You are not a.le to realise is true nature !hichis a.houthi*a.eyond the "hysical #orm3% alou*i*a other than !orldly3%and sas!atha eternal3( You are concerned only a.out the .eauty o# the "hysical .odyand the !ealth and "ros"erity in the !orldly sense( Your 4ision is limited to the .ody%

mind% and intellect( ence% you are a.le to see only the "hysical as"ects o# 8ord 5hi4a(You are not a.le to 4isualise is su.tle nature immanent in im% namely% Di4inity( e isneither the .ody% nor the mind( e is 8inga*ara is #orm resem.les that o# a 8inga3(o!e4er% that 8inga is not 4isi.le to anyone( t is located in is *antha throat3( am theonly one !ho has seen is true #orm( hat is !hy !ant to marry im( You are a.le tosee only the "hysical #orm% that too to a certain e+tent( ,ut ;od is not limited to this#orm( e is Anoraneeyan mahato maheeyan su.tler than the su.tlest and 4aster thanthe 4astest3( )hen you are a.le to 4isualise that cosmic #orm% you !ill not at all thin*a.out the "hysical #orm( You !ill not .e concerned !ith is age( 8ord 5hi4a% !hom amgoing to marry% is not the one .egging #or alms in #act% e gi4es alms to all->

$+actly at that moment% 8ord 5hi4a mani#ested .e#ore her( e a""eared as 4ery.eauti#ul and young( n #act% more youth#ul than ;o!ri( 8ord 5hi4a and Par4ati are a"er#ect match to each other( he De4atas !ere dum.#ounded(

hus% "eo"le are deluded to thin* something% .ut !hat ultimately ha""ens is altogetherdi##erent( Not all "eo"le can realise the inner ruth()orldly "eo"le as"ire #or "hysical .eauty and ha""iness( ,ut a truth#ul nature isessential to recognise the em.odiments o# ruth( No one can descri.e the nature o#Di4inity as this and that(

s it "ossi.le to limit the One to a tem"le !ho "er4ades the entire cosmos1

o! can one hold a lam" to the One  !ho shines !ith the .rilliance o# a .illion suns1o! can one attri.ute a #orm to the One !hom e4en  ,rahma% the reator% cannot com"rehend1o! can one gi4e a name to the One !ho is "resent in all .eings1o! can one o##er #ood to the One !ho has the entire cosmos in is .elly1elugu "oem3

;od's #orm is the su.tlest( t is 4erily a minute #orm( >hat is this(> 5!ami createda 8inga .y a !a4e o# is hand and held it out #or all to see(3 his the 8inga created .y,haga!an3 resem.les e+actly that 8inga the one .eing !orshi""ed .y the chie# "riest

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daily3(he general mass o# "eo"le are li*e cro!s( ,linded .y ignorance% they see only thee+ternal #orm( No one can lay do!n a rule that only such and such material is to .eo##ered to ;od( 5e4eral $nglish=educated and >modern> "eo"le today comment% >)hat isthis- )hen se4eral "oor "eo"le are star4ing #or #ood% you are thro!ing so much "addyand ghee into the #ire and !asting it- nstead% you can #eed some "oor "eo"le !ith thatmaterial( s it not true1>

Our chie# "riest can e+"lain to such "eo"le the rationale .ehind this ritual thus: >5irs-oday a #armer so!s #i4e .ags o# "addy in a #ield( )hen they s"rout% he trans"lantsthem in the entire #ield and !aters them( an anyone say that he is thro!ing 4alua.le"addy into mud and !ater1 @ltimately% he rea"s a har4est o# #i#ty .ags( 5imilarly% therituals .eing "er#ormed .y the rit!i*s "riests3 con#er great .ene#it on humanity theyare ne4er a !aste( )hate4er is o##ered to ;od today is li*e this "addy and ghee they allcon#er great .ene#it to humanity at a later date( 7ust as a .ag o# "addy so!n in a #ieldmulti"lies itsel# into #i#ty .ags% similarly all the materials that are o##eredto Agnihothra the #ire=god3 multi"ly themsel4es se4eral times(>here is only one thing that is to .e o##ered to ;od .y us( here are se4eral desires%

nestled in our heart( All these desires ha4e to .e o##ered to ;od( )hate4er is o##ered to;od !ith no desire #or the #ruit thereo# !ill con#er great .ene#it at a later date( @na.le torealise this truth% "eo"le in general gi4e im"ortance to the e+ternal and !orldly matters(hey #ormulate their o"inions on the .asis o# !hat they see out!ardly( )hate4er iso##ered to ;od% comes .ac* to us thousand#old(he e+ternal #orm is li*e a "ac*age( @nless this "ac*ing is remo4ed% the material that is"ac*ed inside !ill not .e 4isi.le to us( Di4inity in nature is co4ered .ythe "ancha.hutas #i4e elements3( )e are una.le to 4isualise Di4inity dueto *ama% *rodha% lo.ha% moha% mada% andmatsarya desire% anger% greed% in#atuation%"ride% and jealousy3( Remo4e this "ac*age( hen% the .eauti#ul and .liss#ul #orm o# ;od!ill mani#est .e#ore you(

Do not gi4e im"ortance to the "ac*age( he e+ternal "ac*age may .e 4ery .eauti#ul(o!e4er% unless you o"en this "ac*age you !ill not .e a.le to see the o.ject inside andits condition( 5e4eral "eo"le !ill .e attracted .y the e+ternal a""earance o# the "ac*ageand get decei4ed( ,ut% this is not the case !ith Di4inity( he "hysical .eauty and thesenses !ill .e 4isi.le only to the out!ard 4ision(

he .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements and  is .ound to "erish sooner or later%,ut the ind!eller has neither .irth nor death(

he ind!eller has no attachment !hatsoe4er and  is the eternal !itness(ruly s"ea*ing% the ind!eller%  !ho is in the #orm o# the Atma%  is 4erily ;od imsel#(elugu "oem3

he di4ine nature o# that 8ord o# the 8ords is thus "ac*ed in this "hysical .ody( ence%do not #eel contented !ith this e+ternal "ac*age( Di4inity is immanent in you( You are;od% 4erily- ;od is all="er4ading( ence% you are also all="er4ading( Di4inity is "resent inyou as !ell as in all li4ing .eings( # you !ish to ha4e the 4ision o# ;od% you must lead a

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"ure% un!a4ering% and sel#less li#e(

All the di4ersity that you see in this o.jecti4e !orld is a !aste- ence% remo4e thisdi4ersity and de4elo" unity( )here there is unity% there !ill .e "urity( )here there is"urity% there Di4inity !ill mani#est( n #act% you are not one indi4idual( here are threeindi4iduals in you i3 the one you thin* you are% ii3 the one others thin* you are% andiii3 the one you really are( You are an em.odiment o# the Di4ine Atma% 4erily( Notrealising this truth% you are leading your li#e gi4ing im"ortance to the .ody% mind% andintellect( All these are .ound to "erish one day or the other( !ill e+"lain to you a.outthis in detail% later( 5ing the glory o# the Di4ine name:,haga!an then sang the song >5hi4a 5hi4a 5hi4a 5hi4a Yanaraada> and as*ed thede4otees to #ollo!( herea#ter% e continued is discourse(3he mantra >Namashi4aya> contains #i4e letters( t is a glorious and sacred mantra( tisnirgunam% niranjanam% sanathanam% ni*etanam% nitya% shuddha% .uddha% mu*ta%nirmala s!aru"inam ;od is attri.uteless% "ure% #inal a.ode% eternal% unsullied%enlightened% #ree% and em.odiment o# sacredness3( You ha4e to "reser4e such asacred mantra securely in your heart(

Peo"le generally thin* that ,rahma is the creator% ?ishnu is the sustainer% and 5hi4a isthe destroyer( n #act% they are three rolled into One( # you !ish to ha4e a "aan% youmust "rocure three items: .etel lea4es% .etel nut% and sla*ed lime chunnam3( Only!hen these three ingredients are che!ed together does your mouth and li"s !ill .ecomered( <rom !here did this red colour come1 <rom .etel lea4es1 <rom .etel nuts1 Or #romlime1 Not any one o# them e+clusi4ely( Only !hen the three items are che!ed togetherdoes the red colour a""ears(

5imilarly% ;od is all the three ,rahma% ?ishnu% and Mahes!ara coming together( heunity o# all three as"ects is Di4inity( Do not attri.ute di4ersity to ;od and s"oil yourmind( You !ill surely .e a.le to e+"erience the oneness o# these three as"ects o# ;od(

Once% it a""ears that Par4ati had "ro"osed to 8ord $as!ara to .uild a house #orthemsel4es( 5he "rayed to im% >Oh- 8ord- You go a.out "laces .egging #or alms( )eha4e not .een a.le to "re"are homely #ood( )e ha4e no house to ta*e shelter( o! can manage this #amily1>

$as!ara then e+"lained to her% >Par4ati- )ill it .e all right i# !e .uild a house1 he rats!ill occu"y the house e4en .e#ore !e mo4e into it( hen% a cat has to .e *e"t ready to*ill the rats( he cat needs mil*( <or that "ur"ose% !e ha4e to "urchase a co!( o"urchase a co!% money is re/uired( t is all a .ig .otheration( You thin* it is so easy to.uild a house and maintain it( No% no- )e should not as"ire #or such things( Once youli*ed Me and married Me% you should lea4e e4erything to Me( You should not !ish #orthese "ara"hernalia(>IAll the !ealth li*e money% gold% houses% land% "ro"erty% 4ehicles% etc(% in this !orld istransitory and a !aste( Ale+ander set out on a 4ictory march( e con/uered se4eralcountries in the !orld and #inally set his #oot in ,harat( e reached the ri4er 5ind( t isnear &ashmir( e tried to cross that ri4er( $+actly at that moment he su##ered #rom a>heart attac*>( he doctors e+amined him and declared that there !ere no chances o#his reco4ering(

hen he called his ministers and other o##icials and told them% > am not at all !orriedthat am dying( am% in #act% ha""y( o!e4er% ha4e a small desire( A#ter my death%

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"lease !ra" my .ody in a !hite cloth% *ee"ing my em"ty hands straight #acing the s*y%and ta*e it in a "rocession through e4ery street in my 4illage( he "eo"le !ill% o# course%en/uire !hy !ere the hands o# the *ing *e"t in such a "osition( hen% you e+"lain tothem that Ale+ander !as a great con/ueror( e had a .ig army and a num.er o# #riendsand relati4es( e accumulated great !ealth .y con/uering se4eral countries( Yet% at thetime o# death% he le#t his mortal coil !ith em"ty hands(>

$4en &ing arischandra% !ho strictly #ollo!ed the "ath o# truth%  had to lea4e this !orld ultimately%  lea4ing .ehind his 4ast *ingdom and riches($m"eror Nala% !ho reigned o4er a great em"ire%  could not ta*e !ith him anything !hen he "assed a!ay(Did &ing Mandhata% !ho adorned the &rita Yuga%  carry any !ealth !ith him !hen he le#t the earth1$4en 8ord Rama% !ho .uilt the .ridge across the ocean%  is not to .e seen on the earth today(Many *ings ha4e ruled o4er the earth%,ut none o# them could carry e4en a #ist#ul o# dust !ith them(

Oh no.le ones-Do you thin* you can carry the riches on your head  !hen you lea4e the !orld1elugu "oem3

No one can ta*e e4en a "aisa along !ith him at the time o# his death( Not e4en ahand#ul o# earth( Man considers himsel# to .e great and rich( Recently% a "erson .oughtan acre o# land in ydera.ad "aying ru"ees E0 crores( )hile returning #rom theRegistrar's o##ice a#ter registering the land% he suddenly colla"sed( O# !hat use it isaccumulating crores !orth o# !ealth1

)hat is im"ortant to a human .eing is his guna no.le /ualities3%

not dhana money3(Dai4a.ala the strength that comes #rom ;od3 is most im"ortant #orus( # you de4elo" di4ine #eelings% e4erything !ill .e added unto you( No dou.t% moneyis im"ortant #or% !e ha4e to eat #ood !ith the money !e earn( o!e4er% e+cess o# !ealthis .ad( t may e4en lead to losing one's li#e sometimes( @"i must ha4e enough money tosustain our #amily(

You must also hel" the society to a certain e+tent( You are li4ing in the society( )ithoutsociety% you cease to e+ist( ence% sho! your gratitude to the society( <irst >sel#> andthen >hel">( umanness can sur4i4e only i# these t!o e+ist( Do not .e >sel#ish>( t is saidthat a #ish is .etter than sel#ish( You must lead a ha""y li#e doing sel#less ser4ice to the

society( am al!ays ha""y and .liss#ul( do not *no! !hat sorro! is% !hat di##iculty is% !hat"ain is(

Once% the President o# ndia 4isited Prasanthi Nilayam( e as*ed #rom Me during aninter4ie!% >5!ami- Do you also ha4e desires1>

told him% > ha4e only one desire( must .e !hat am( should not de"end on others( must gi4e ha""iness to e4ery.ody( t is only !hen e4eryone is ha""y% that amha""y(>

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)hat more do need1 $4eryone a""roaches Me !ith a re/uest% >5!ami- !ant "eace(>,ut !here is "eace1 t is 4erily in our inner sel#( All that e+ists outside is only >"ieces>()e don't need it( Peace has to .e mani#ested #rom our o!n inner sel#(

t is only !hen !e s"end our li4es .ased on this "rinci"le that our li4es !ill .e sancti#ied()hate4er sadhanas s"iritual "ractices3 !e may underta*e% !hate4er te+ts !e mayread% or !hate4er high academic degrees !e may ac/uire% all that has to .e le#t in this!orld !hen the end comes( Peo"le do not ta*e e4en one o# these a""endages along !iththem in their journey to the other !orld(

ence% !ish that all o# you should lead a "eace#ul li#e( t is My !ish that you shouldde4elo" a desire #or "eace( O# !hat use it is to ha4e !ealth i# you don't de4elo" acharita.le dis"osition1he .oy !ho s"o*e just no! comes #rom a great #amily( is grand#ather's name isMarga.andhu( is #ather is a .an* manager( t is three years since he joined our college%lea4ing the college in Delhi !here he !as studying earlier( 5ince then% he is doing aPh(D( on the teachings o# 5!ami( e ne4er associates !ith anyone( e !ill al!ays .ealone( e o.eys 5!ami's commands im"licitly and "er#orms !hate4er !or* is entrusted

to him( e gi4es 4ery good lectures on "hiloso"hy( e is studying 5an*ara's li#e and"hiloso"hy( $4erything a.out 5an*ara's ad4aita non=duality3 "hiloso"hy is at his #ingerti"s( here are se4eral such .oys in our institution( e came to Putta"arthi only #orunderta*ing such ta"as "enance3( he second s"ea*er today is also our student( Allthese .oys are 4ery great(You ha4e ?edanarayana here( is name itsel# is ?edanarayana( 8ast year% he recei4edthe .est teacher a!ard #rom the President o# ndia( )hile "resenting the a!ard to him%the President as*ed him% >)here do you go% a#ter recei4ing this a!ard1>

?edanarayana re"lied% > am going .ac* to Putta"arthi( don't go any!here else(>

he President then ad4ised him% >Dear 5on- You are a 4ery good .oy( Please stay thereitsel#(> he President is a Muslim( Yet% he has great de4otion to!ard 5!ami( 5e4eral suchhigh dignitaries 4isit Putta"arthi and .less our children($4ery year% a.out #i4e hundred students join our educational institutions( )e do notad4ertise our academic achie4ements in ne!s"a"ers( ,ut all our students get #irst classonly( !o .oys #rom our Ali*e institution secured #irst ran*s in the Medical and$ngineering entrance test( ga4e them scholarshi"s( )hen they go #or higher educationto America% !ill ta*e u" the res"onsi.ility o# educating them in those institutions( toldthose .oys% >Not only here% you should come out in #irst ran*s in America also(>All our children are li*e gold% not im"ure gold% .ut "ure and unalloyed gold- hey are"re"ared to underta*e any !or* that is entrusted to them( hese .oys go to the 4illagese4ery year #or one month to underta*e ser4ice( hey ta*e rice and other "ro4isionsalong !ith them and coo* there and ser4e all the 4illagers( hey ser4e #ood to e4eryindi4idual in e4ery #amily% irres"ecti4e o# the num.er o# mem.ers in the #amily(

he 4illagers a##ectionately greet these .oys% >Dear children- Did our 5!ami send youhere-> he 4illagers #eel 4ery ha""y !ith the ser4ice rendered .y our students( On theday o# 4isit o# our .oys to the 4illage% the 4illagers *ee" their houses clean and decoratethem !ith #loral designs( hey recei4e 5!ami's "rasadam !ith great de4otion andre4erence and "arta*e o# it% ha""ily( t is once again time to send our .oys to the4illages to distri.ute 5!ami's "rasadam(

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Our .oys are ade"ts not only in education .ut in s"orts and games% dance and music as!ell( here is no !or* that our .oys cannot underta*e( )here4er they go% !hether inthe 4illages or to!ns% our .oys are 4ery care#ul to *ee" u" their character( Our .oys andgirls treat character as their 4ery li#e=.reath(here are J00 girl students in the Ananta"ur cam"us( hey are also coming out in #irstclass( hey also go to the 4illages to do grama se4a( hey demolish the old anddila"idated houses and .uild ne! houses in the 4illages( he girls .y themsel4es.uild "ucca houses !ith stones and cement( hey are doing a lot o# ser4ice to the "oor(

)hen the 4illagers !ere as*ed a.out the /uality o# their !or* !hether they !erelea*ing3% !e !ere in#ormed% >No 5!ami- Your girls did a !onder#ul jo.( Our houses are4ery sa#e( $4en the engineers are ha""y !ith their !or*( hey did it all #ree o# cost(>

Our .oys are also doing great ser4ice in the 4illages( hus% our students #rom all thethree cam"uses o# Prasanthi Nilayam% ,angalore% and Ananta"ur are 4isiting the 4illagesand hel"ing the 4illagers(Our .oys and girls did not come here merely #or education( My sincere ad4ice to anystudent see*ing admission in our nstitutions is% >Please do not come here only #oreducation and ac/uiring academic degrees(> You can certainly "ursue your education(,ut the #oremost re/uirement is se4a sel#less ser4ice3( <or !hat "ur"ose did ;od gi4eyou the human .ody1 Only #or ser4ing others(

8ord &rishna declared in the ,haga!ad ;ita% Mamai4amsho 7i4alo*e 7i4a.huta5anathana the eternal Atma in all .eings is a "art o# My ,eing3( All are 4erilythe amsa "art3 o# the same Di4inity( ence% you should ser4e all( >5er4ice is ;od% ser4eall(>

Our students are earning a good name only .ecause they "ut into "ractice such

teachings o# 5!ami( )here4er they go% "eo"le sho! great lo4e and a##ection to!ard thestudents o# 5ri 5athya 5ai $ducational nstitutions( he moment they see these .oys andgirls clad in !hite dress% they sho!er great "raise on them saying% >hese .oys and girls.elong to 5athya 5ai% they are all 4ery good(> he dress our students !ear is o# !hitecolour as also their hearts( hey are "ure and sacred(You are !itnessing e4ery day ho! these .oys are .ringing Me into this &ul!ant all andta*ing Me .ac* to My residence- hese t!o .oys com"leted their M,A degree( he third.oy is studying M,,5( Adi*esa4ulu ga4e him a seat in the ?aidehi Medical ollege( e isadmitting se4eral such .oys( # you !ant to ha4e a seat in the Medical ollege any!hereelse% huge amount o# donation is to .e "aid( ,esides% there is the monthly #ee o# ru"eest!o to three thousand(

,ut he did not collect e4en a "aisa #rom us( e Adi*esa4ulu3 admitted se4eral o# our.oys in his nstitution( e is a great thyagi man o# sacri#ice3( e li4es near the 5athya5ai 5u"er 5"eciality os"ital in ,angalore( )e ha4e .uilt three hos"itals in ,angaloreitsel#( here are instruments !orth crores o# ru"ees in each o# these hos"itals( # anyoneis to get a heart o"eration done in any o# the 5u"er 5"eciality os"itals outside% la*hs o# ru"ees ha4e to .e s"ent( hat .eing the "osition% se4eral "eo"le are coming to ourhos"itals and getting heart o"erations done #ree o# cost( ha4e resol4ed to "ro4ide education% medicine% and li#e=sustaining drin*ing !ater to the"eo"le #ree o# cost( )e are su""lying drin*ing !ater to the u"land areas in the $ast and

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)est ;oda4ari districts o# Andhra Pradesh .y laying "i"es u" to the hillto"( here isade/uate amount o# !ater #lo!ing in these t!o districts( ,ut the "eo"le li4ing in theu"land 4illages !ere not getting drin*ing !ater( $4en a#ter so many years% they !eresu##ering #or !ant o# drin*ing !ater( ence% !e ha4e ta*en u" a "roject at a cost o# H0crores to su""ly drin*ing !ater to these "eo"le .y laying "i"es( hey e+"ressed theirgratitude to 5!ami saying% >t is years since !e dran* s!eet drin*ing !ater( oday% !eare a.le to drin* "ure and s!eet !ater once again( )e are 4ery ha""y and grate#ul toYou% 5!ami-

Not only that( )e ha4e also "ro4ided drin*ing !ater to all the "eo"le in hennai city%irres"ecti4e o# their social strata( he citiBens o# hennai came in G0 .uses toPutta"arthi to e+"ress their gratitude to 5!ami #or this muni#icence( hey con4eyed their#eelings% saying% >o! do !e e+"ress our gratitude to you% 5!ami- )ords #ail us(>

told them% >You need not say than*s to Me( ga4e drin*ing !ater to My o!n "eo"le(>You may not *no! it% since you are all here( t has .een "u.lished in the ne!s"a"ers theday .e#ore yesterday that !ater has .een su""lied to the hennai city #rom the Poondi

reser4oir( t is only yesterday that !ater reached hennai at the right time(he "eo"le o# Mah.oo.nagar and Meda* districts a""roached Me and re"resented%>5!ami- )e ha4e no "ure !ater(> res"onded immediately and arranged #or the su""lyo# drin*ing !ater #rom the &rishna ri4er to the "eo"le o# these t!o districts(hus% !e ha4e ta*en u" a num.er o# ser4ice "rojects #or the .ene#it o# "eo"le li4ing inthe 4illages o# all areas% not only in our country% .ut all the countries in the !orld( Ourmotto is% >8o4e All 5er4e All->

You should also emulate our e+am"le( his is !hat teach to our children( # you cometo *no! that someone is su##ering% !hether they ha""en to .e your #riend or other!ise%you must ser4e them( # necessary% a""ly #or lea4e that day to the college and hel" thm(

should not "raise My .oys% .ut they are doing more than !hat instructed them to do(hey are hel"ing others% e4en sacri#icing their o!n sel#( )e are "roducing such idealstudents !ith a s"irit o# sacri#ice and ser4ice( hat is !hy they are "rogressing in e4ery#ield in the country as !ell as a.road(here are 200 small children in the Primary 5chool( hey are still in the age grou"!hen normally they should .e attached to their "arents( ,ut% once they join in ourschool% they #orget their "arents and de4elo" to a stage !here they cannot li4e !ithoutus( he "arents come here and see #or themsel4es the change that has ta*en "lace intheir children( hey are sur"rised and also #eel ha""y% >Aha- )hat a great change hasta*en "lace in our children-> n #act% !e are sho!ing great lo4e to!ard the children%more than their o!n "arents(hus% can go on s"ea*ing a.out our children( Don't consider them as ordinary human.eings( hey are 4ery great( hey deser4e to .e the leaders o# our country !hen theygro! u"( only !ish that our children should .e ideal children( hen only !ill .e ha""y(

Date: H Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yagna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

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#iscard dehabhranthi and develo #aivabhimana

by

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

)hat is the use o# all your learning%

  !hen it does not hel" you to change your destiny1)hen .ad thoughts enter your mind%  all your education and intelligence .ecome #utile and meaningless(elugu "oem3

You may study a num.er o# su.jects and learn many s*ills( ,ut the 4alue o# all thatlearning is Bero i# you do not de4elo" de4otion to ;od( @na.le to realise this truth%"eo"le .ecome "roud o# their learning( O# !hat use is all that learning1 )hat should say in this august assem.ly a.out the end result o# all such education1

he ?edic dharmas ha4e all declined(

5"ea*ing one's mother tongue has .ecome a sin(Peo"le are di##ident to o.ser4e morality in society(Oh- De4otees- t is your duty to "rotect dharma in ,harat(elugu "oem3

Embodiments of Love!oday% e4erything is mo4ing 4ery #ast% unmind#ul o# the #leeting time( 5econds% minutes%and hours are rolling .y% !ithin no time( 5i+ty seconds ma*e one minute and si+tyminutes ma*e one hour( hus% e4en hours are rolling #ast !ithin no time( )hat could .ethe reason #or this #ast li#e1 t is only man's nature(

Man's mind is changing .y the seconds( t is said% Manah e4a manushyanam *aranam

.andhamo*shayo mind alone is the cause o# .ondage and li.eration o# man3( )hat ismind1 t is a .undle o# desires( You ha4e to control these desires to some e+tent( Mantoday is a.le to control e4erything% .ut not himsel#( O# !hat use it is to controle4erything% !hen he himsel# is mo4ing a.out !ithout any control1

Embodiments of Love!

<irst and #oremost% our mind has to .e dedicated to ;od( he mind is a gi#t o# ;od( )hathas .een gi4en .y ;od has to .e o##ered to im again( Only !hen you #ollo! this"rinci"le !ill e+"erience total .liss(

)hen one emerges #rom the !om. o# the mother%

  one does not #ind any garland around one's nec*(here are no je!els made o# "earls%  nor are there glittering gold ornaments(here are no chains studded !ith "recious stones  li*e emeralds and diamonds(,ut there is one garland around the nec*(,rahma strings together the conse/uences o# one's "ast deeds  into a hea4y garland and "uts it around the nec* at the time o# .irth(elugu "oem3

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8ord &rishna declared% Mamai4amsho ji4alo*e ji4a.huta sanathana the eternal Atma inall .eings is a "art o# My ,eing3( All this creation is a gi#t o# ;od( )e ha4e% there#ore% to"reser4e that gi#t care#ully(

Embodiments of Love!

Man has three /ualities: sath!a "urity% serenity3% rajas "assion% e+citedness3%and thamasindolence% inertia3( )e ha4e to "reser4e the sath!ic /uality( A "erson o# e4ilthoughts !ill see e4il e4ery!here( A "erson o# good thoughts !ill see good e4ery!here(o!e4er% a "erson !ith no thoughts at all !ill .ecome a #ull man( hat "erson is eternaland "eace#ul(

A cloth is made o# threads !o4en into !ar" and !oo#( <rom !here did the threadcalled*arma"hala the #ruit o# one's actions3 come1 t has come #rom the cottono# janmanthara sams*aras the 4asanas or tendencies ac/uired #rom se4eral "re4ious.irths3( A thread is made out o# cotton and !o4en into a cloth( And that cloth is !orn .yus( he cloth called the human .ody that !e are !earing is a gi#t o# ;od(@.haya.harathi !as the !i#e o# Mandana Misra% a great scholar in ?edanta( 5he !as arealised soul( 5he al!ays used to o.ey the commands o# her hus.and and "er#orm the

duties ordained on her% as a truth#ul !i#e(One day% @.haya.harathi !as going along !ith her disci"les to the ri4er ;anga to ta*e.ath( On the !ay% she o.ser4ed a sanyasi renunciant3% !ho !as rela+ing !ith a dried.ottle gourd under his head( e !as using this as a container #or storing drin*ing !ater%so he !as mind#ul o# it( @.haya.harathi sa! this sanyasi's attachment to the .ottlegourd and said to her disci"les% >8oo*- his man calls himsel# a sanyasi% .ut he isattached to a .ottle gourd that he is *ee"ing under his head as a "illo!(>

he sanyasi heard this comment .ut did not utter anything then( )hile @.haya.harathiand her disci"les !ere returning #rom the ri4er% he thre! a!ay the .ottle gourd in #ronto# them in order to demonstrate that he !as not attached to it( O.ser4ing his action%

@.haya.harathi remar*ed% K> thought there !as only one de#ect in him%namely% a.himana attachment3( No! realise that he has another de#ectalso% aham*ara ego3( o! can one !ith a.himanaand aham*ara .ecomea jnani and sanyasi1>

er comment !as an eye=o"ener to the sanyasi( e e+"ressed gratitude [email protected] #or im"arting true *no!ledge o# renunciation to him( @.haya.harathithen e+"lained to him #urther% >he !hole !orld is illusory( 5e4eral o.jects in this !orldare attracting man( ,ut they are not outside( hey are all the re#lection o# one's innerthoughts( hey are created .y man himsel#( You de4elo" attachment to the "hysical.ody( 8ater on% you yoursel# !ill discard the .ody( You are the one !ho de4elo"sattachment to the .ody% and you are again the one !ho !ill discard the .ody(De4elo"ing attachment to the .ody or discarding it .oth are the result o# yourdelusion( You are de4elo"ing deha.hranthi .ody delusion3( nstead%discarddeha.hranthi( and de4elo" Dai4a.himana attachment to Di4inity3( he .ody is atem"le o# ;od( onsider the nd!eller in the .ody as De4ade4a the su"reme 8ord3(>

he .ody is made u" o# #i4e elements and  is .ound to "erish sooner or later%,ut the ind!eller has neither .irth nor death(he ind!eller has no attachment !hatsoe4er and

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  is the eternal !itness(ruly s"ea*ing% the ind!eller% !ho is in the #orm  o# the Atma% is 4erily ;od imsel#(elugu "oem3

All !orldly #eelings are .orn out o# ajnana ignorance3( hey are not true and"ermanent( As long as there is li#e% one lo4es the other( As long as there is li#e in him%the hus.and lo4es his !i#e% and 4ice 4ersa( his lo4e relates to the "hysical .ody( het!o .odies did not come at the same time% nor do they lea4e at the same time(

Punara"i jananam "unara"i maranam%Punara"i janani jathare sayanam%ha samsare .ahu dustare%&ri"aya"are "ahi Murare( Oh 8ord- am caught u" in this cycle o# .irth and deathime and again% e+"erience the agony o#   staying in the mother's !om.(t is 4ery di##icult to cross this ocean o# !orldly li#e(Please ta*e me across this ocean and grant me li.eration(

,haja ;o4indam% .haja ;o4indam%;o4indam .haja moodha mathe%5am"ra"the sannihithe *ale%Nahi nahi ra*shati du*run *arane(Oh #oolish man% chant the name o# ;o4indahe rules o# grammar !ill not come  to your rescue !hen the end a""roaches(

One may .e hale and healthy and ha""y today( ,ut no one *no!s !hat !ill ha""en totomorro!( he .ody is li*e a car( he mind is its steering( )hen the mind itsel# is not inhis control% ho! can the "hysical .ody .e under his control1

Embodiments of Love!

$ach one o# these rit!i*s "riests3 !ho ha4e gathered here and are conductingthis yajna #or the last ten days is great( rres"ecti4e o# their mental ma*e u"% theirminds are steadily #i+ed u" on this di4ine assignment( here are se4eral youths also inthis grou"( he country needs such youths( #eel 4ery ha""y in the midst o# youths( !ill gi4e !hate4er they !ant( !ill tal* to them a#ter the Purnahuthi and #ul#il theirdesires( !ill s"end some time !ith them ha""ily(

here are se4eral "eo"le !ho tried to de4elo" 4airagya .ha4a sense o# detachment3%.ut they are una.le to gi4e u" their attachments( !ill teach them a method .y !hich

they can easily gi4e u" this attachment( Our chie# "riest can guide you all in this regard(e can lead you .y his o!n e+am"le( e is a "erson !ho "uts into "ractice% all that heteaches to others( )hen you #ollo! such an acharya teacher3% you can o4ercome anyhurdle and reach your destination(

t is 4ery easy #or a human .eing to attain Di4inity( n #act% ;od .elongs to you you.elong to im( he relationshi" .et!een you and Me is that o# a #ather and son( ence%lead a li#e o# ha""iness% courage% and .liss( am also #eeling .ad that you are lea4ingtomorro!( !ill come along !ith you( )e cannot li4e !ithout one another( You shouldconsider this sacred relationshi" .et!een us as true and eternal and stri4e to maintain

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it( !ill come tomorro! early in the morning and see you all again( !ill gi4e you a loto# ha""iness and .liss(

Date: 9 Aug 2006 Occasion: Athi Rudra Maha Yagna Place: Prasanthi Nilayam

Yajnas and the +edas are for the whole worldby

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Embodiments of Love!

am searching% searching% and searching( searched then( am searching no!( ha4e .een searching #or a true and righteous human .eing(

)ill the hunger o# a hungry "erson .e satis#ied  sim"ly .y hearing the names o# the delicious dishes1)ill the "o4erty o# those su##ering #rom acute "o4erty

.e alle4iated .y hearing the glory o# the !ealth1elugu "oem3

Embodiments of Love!

,e#ore you start teaching anything to others% you yoursel# must "ut it into "ractice( t ismost essential to e+"erience it and deri4e joy there#rom .e#ore you teach that conce"tor "ractice to others(

All the rit!i*s "riests3 !ho too* "art in the Athi Rudra Maha Yajna are 4ery good( n#act% could #ind the rit!i*s are to My li*ing( am 4ery satis#ied !ith the !ay they"er#ormed theYajna% as also the sadhana s"iritual disci"lines3 they did( hey did morethan !hat !as e+"ected o# them( t is a good #ortune to ha4e such rit!i*s(

omorro!% this Yajna !ill come to a close% .ut not the mantras( he mantras are eternal(hey is not associated !ith the gunas attri.utes3( hey are nirgunam% niranjanam%sanathanam% ni*etanam% nitya% shuddha% .uddha% mu*ta% and nirmalas!aru"inam attri.uteless% "ure% #inal a.ode% eternal% unsullied% enlightened% #ree% andem.odiment o# sacredness3( 5uch mantras !ill al!ays .e ringing in our ears(

A rit!i* is one !ho is al!ays associated !ith the mantras( he rit!i* is not se"arate#rom the mantras( De4oid o# the mantras% the rit!i*s ha4e no e+istence at all-

Mantras li*e these !ill .e chanted .y only a #e! #ortunate ones( Are there not anynum.er o# rit!i*s in this !orld- ,ut% only C2 rit!i*s could ta*e "art in this Athi RudraMaha Yajna(>Oh- ?edic ,rahmins% !ho al!ays consider the sastras scri"tural injunctions3 as true%ho! #ortunate you are-> he ,rahmins lead their li4es in accordance !ith the sastras%re"osing #ull con#idence in them( an you #ind rit!i*s li*e these any!here else1 ruly%e4ery mantra you chant is crystal clear and !ith "er#ect intonation( t is our good#ortune to hear the rit!i*schanting the mantras in such a !ay( Many "eo"le are ha""y

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that this Yajna is .eing "er#ormed !ith such rit!i*s( 5oon similar Yajnas !ill .e"er#ormed in Putta"arthi( hat is the ?eda Purusha 5a"taha 7nana Yajna% !hich is .eingcele.rated e4ery year( hat is a 7nana Yajna( A7nana Yajna is one !hich is related tothe manasi*a tatt!a mental "rinci"le3(

Ritwis!

You !ill deri4e a lot o# .ene#it #rom your e##ort #or the last ten days( You may not .e a.leto realise it right no!( ;o .ac* to your res"ecti4e "laces and contem"late on it calmly(You !ill surely e+"erience .liss(

here are a num.er o# youths amongst the rit!i*s( his is a !elcome sign( t is our good#ortune that the youth are "artici"ating in such sacred acti4ities li*e this Athi RudraMaha Yajna( told ?inay% >My dear- )e are most #ortunate to ha4e such rit!i*s(>

Pro.a.ly you are all com#orta.le here "resume that "ro"er arrangements #or your#ood and residence ha4e .een made and that ?inay has "ro4ided all the necessarycom#orts to you( ha4e .een thin*ing on these lines #rom morning till e4ening thesedays( # you are ha""y% shall .e ha""y(

hese ten days ha4e "assed li*e ten minutes( You must ha4e enjoyed your stay here #orthe last ten days( 5imilarly% am also ha""y that you are here( )here4er you go% youmust contem"late on this di4ine e+"erience( hese sacred moments must .e "reser4edin your memory( You !ill come again to Putta"arthi% shortly( Not only that( ha4edecided to "er#orm this Yajna in hennai in the near #uture( !ish that all o# you comethere and "artici"ate in the Yajna(

t is 4ery im"ortant that you realise the uni/ueness o# this Yajna( )hat is Yajna1 s it"hysical or s"iritual1 his is a s"iritual Yajna% not a "hysical or !orldly Yajna(his Yajna has "ro4ided a "hysical% mental% and heart#elt e+"erience% !hich is uni/ue in

nature( ha4e ta*en care o# e4ery minute detail in this Yajna% right #rom the ty"e o#dress dhotis3 you ha4e to !ear( 7ust as a lo4ing #ather ta*es care o# e4erything inres"ect o# his child% ha4e ta*en care to "ro4ide e4erything needed .y you( am 4erysad that shall .e .idding you #are!ell tomorro!% on conclusion o# the Yajna( *no! youare also #eeling sad to lea4e this "lace( 5uch intimate relationshi" .et!een us is realde4otion(

You cannot lea4e Me and cannot lea4e you( am al!ays !ith you( ence% do not s"endan+ious moments !ith thoughts li*e% >5!ami is 4ery #ar #rom us in Putta"arthi or,angalore(> am !ith you% !here4er you are(

Our chie# "riest conducted all the rituals in this Yajna !ith #ull #aith and de4otion( e didall this !ith the con4iction that it is his "ersonal !or*( 5uch "eo"le are rare in this!orld(he most im"ortant "oint !ould li*e to stress is that you must de4elo" a s"irit o#sacri#ice( Man may ha4e se4eral desires( All those desires ha4e to .e o##ered to ;od to"lease imdai4a "reetyartham3( Do not con#ine yoursel# to the sel#( el" is .etter thansel#( )hate4er acti4ity you underta*e% consider it as something done #or satis#ying yourheart% #or the u"li#t o# your Atma( his Yajna is conducted to realise the Atma att!a% not!ith a 4ie! to achie4e some "hysical and !orldly .ene#it(You ha4e "artici"ated in this sacred Yajna #or your good% #or your !el#are% and the

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!el#are o# humanity at large( his Yajna is not merely #or a #e! indi4iduals% it is #or theentire !orld( he mantras chanted here ha4e mi+ed in the air and s"read to the entireuni4erse( hese sacred sounds entered our hearts and "uri#ied them( ence% do notthin* that the mantras chanted in this Yajna are con#ined to only this "lace( hey ha4es"read to the entire !orld( his Yajna is not only #or the .ene#it o# ndia% .ut to all thecountries in the !orld(

here may .e di##erence in the languages s"o*en in di##erent countries( ,ut there is nodi##erence at all in the .ha4a #eelings3( Peo"le o# many countries America% Russia%A#rica% etc( ha4e "artici"ated in the Yajna !ith a lot o# enthusiasm( hey are alsolearning the ?eda mantras(

On the 26th o# last month% a.out H0 "eo"le #rom ;ermany 4isited Putta"arthi in as"ecial "lane( All o# them% ladies and gents% chanted the ?edas( hey told Me% >5!ami- tis only these mantras that are "rotecting our country( ence% !e chantthese ?eda mantras #rom da!n to dus*(>

here is not e4en an iota o# sel#ishness in chanting these mantras( hese mantras are#or the entire humanity( hey are essential #or the !ell=.eing o# e4ery human .eing(he ?edatranscends the indi4idual 4yashti3 and concerns itsel# !iththe samashtis!aru"a the collecti4e #orm3( $4en )esterners are no!"rinting ?edic te+ts% !ith an intention to s"read the message o# the ?edas to "eo"le o#all countries( No dou.t% it is di##icult #or the )esterners to chant the ?eda mantras% #or%they ha4e di##iculty in "ronouncing 4arious sylla.les( 5ome o# the mantras are tongue=t!isting( ,ut% !ith sincere e##ort% they are learning to chant these right( One can achie4eanything% i# only one has a #irm resol4e(

a4ing resol4ed !hat ought to .e resol4ed%  hold on to it till you ha4e succeeded(

a4ing desired !hat ought to .e desired%  hold on to it till your desire is #ul#illed(a4ing as*ed !hat ought to .e as*ed%  hold on to it till you get it(a4ing thought !hat ought to .e thought%  hold on to it till you ha4e succeeded(he 8ord !ith mello!ed heart must yield to your !ishes(Perse4ere% .e tenacious% and ne4er gi4e u"%  #or it is the /uality o# a de4otee ne4er to retreat or relent in resol4e(elugu "oem3

his Athi Rudra Maha Yajna has to .e "er#ormed in se4eral "laces% in #uture(his Yajna is e4eryone's concern( t is not limited to one country% one religion% or onecaste( t is "er#ormed #or the !el#are o# the !hole !orld( # you continue to "er#ormthis Yajna% soon the "eo"le o# the entire !orld !ill .ecome united( Pa*istan% A#ghanistan%7a"an% America% ;ermany all countries !ill .e united(

You !ill no! #ind se4eral de4otees in America( here are also se4eral rit!i*s "riests3there( here are some Muslim de4otees also(

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One lady has !ritten a .oo* a.out 5!ami( 5he "resented it to her "rece"tor li4ing inAmerica( e !as mo4ed to tears on reading the .oo*( e "rayed that he should also .e#ortunate li*e her to !rite such a .oo* on 5!ami( hat .oo* is no! .eing "rinted anddistri.uted to all(

)e must unite the entire !orld into one( hat is >@nity in Di4ersity>(

8oo*- $4en in our country ,harat% there are di##erent regions% languages% etc( he oncecom"osite Madras "ro4ince has s"lit into t!oL amil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh( hereha4e .een #urther di4isions in the country( here is a clamour #or some more di4isions( tis no greatness in di4iding the country into small regions .y #ragmentation( o unite thecountry into one is a great e##ort( )here there is unity% there !ill .e "urity( )here thereis "urity% there !ill .e Di4inity( ence% !e ha4e to stri4e #or unity(

here !as a Russian .oy% an ranian .oy% and some American .oys in the grou" !hochanted the ?edas yesterday( You ha4e to realise and de4elo" such unity( # there is

some di##erence o# o"inion amongst you% remo4e it #orth!ith( ,e united( All should li4eand mo4e li*e .rothers and sisters( hen only !ill you ha4e 4alue and !ill your .irth ashuman .eings .e sancti#ied(