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December 2018 DECEMBER 2018 S a n a t h a n a S a r a t h i Devoted to the Moral and Spiritual Uplift of Humanity through SATHYA DHARMA SANTHI PREMA AHIMSA Vol.: 61 Issue No. 12 Date of Publication: 5th December “Do you need a special time to December 2018 think of God? You can think © Sri Sathya Sai of God all the time you are Sadhana Trust, Publications Division Prasanthi Nilayam discharging your duties. Let Printed by K.S. RAJAN your every thought be of God. Published by K.S. RAJAN On behalf of the owner, Sri Sathya Sai See all work as God’s work, Sadhana Trust, Publications Division, Prasanthi Nilayam 515134, Anantapur District (A.P.) feel every place you go to as the And Printed at M/s Rajhans Enterprises, 136, 4th Main Road, Industrial Town, Rajaji Nagar, temple of God. 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All subscriptions and other Reporting Website from Prasanthi Nilayam: www.theprasanthireporter.org correspondence should be addressed to The Convener, Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust: www.srisathyasai.org.in Trust, Publications Division, Prasanthi Radio Sai Global Harmony: www.radiosai.org Nilayam – 515 134. Anantapur district, Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma Women’s Welfare Trust: www.ewwt.org.in Andhra Pradesh, India. Bal Vikas Wing of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, India: www.sssbalvikas.org For Renewals / New Subscriptions / Electronic Editions, please visit us @ www.sanathanasarathi.org Contents Page Subscribe Online Sanathana Sarathi Archives Darshan Updates Video Links A V A T A R V A N I PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OTHERS Trees bear fruits for the benefit of others. Water flows in the rivers, for the benefit of others. Cows yield milk for the benefit of others. Human body has been gifted for the service of humanity. (Sanskrit Verse) T H I N K O F G O D A L L T H E T I M E Embodiments of Love! beings. Names and forms may vary but Body is Meant to Serve the five elements in all the bodies are Others the same. Pots are many, but the clay is one. The same clay is used N THIS VAST world, in making different types of pots. all trees bear fruits. Do Gold is one, but the ornaments I they do so for their own made out of it acquire different sake? If you enquire, you will names and shapes. Cows know that they bear fruits for differ in colours and forms, the benefit of others. They but the milk of all of them is do not eat their own fruits, white. Similarly, bodies differ however tasty they may be. from one another but the Likewise, rivers do not drink same Divinity resides in all of their own water and cows do them. We see the superficial not drink their milk. Cows give aspect of the bodies but fail to milk for the sustenance of others. see the basis. We must realise as to why we No object can exist without have been endowed with this a basis. The table is the basis human body. Just as trees, rivers for the tumbler which in turn and cows do not consume what is the basis for the water it they yield, human body has been holds. A vessel is required to gifted to man not merely for his drink water. Our body is like a own pleasure but for engaging it in vessel. Like the insipid water the service of others. in the vessel, the pleasures Thoughts, philosophies and experienced by the body are attitudes may vary, but the same tasteless and transient. But Divinity shines forth in all its people have a misconception splendour in all human that the happiness derived by Contents Page Subscribe Online Sanathana Sarathi Archives Darshan Updates Video Links this body is of a permanent nature. It is not true. If you rejoice at the success of Realise your Indwelling Divinity others, you too will be assured of success sooner or later. Gradually, What is this body? What is the basis of its indwelling Divinity? Take a vessel containing you should try to get rid of water and add some sugar in it. The sugar narrow-mindedness and develop remains at the bottom of the tumbler. The broad-mindedness. Developing a sweetness of sugar does not pervade the universal outlook will drive away water in the tumbler, if you do not stir the your selfishness. This vast world water thoroughly. You taste the water at the will confer happiness on you only surface and conclude that the entire water if you nurture generous feelings is tasteless and you feel dejected. It is only within you. Then the day will not when you use a spoon and stir the water that be far when Divinity shines forth the sweetness of sugar pervades the entire within you in all its glory! water and you enjoy it. Divinity too is similar to this sweetness which can be experienced only by using the spoon of discrimination. having food by reciting Brahmarpanam and Indeed, Divinity does reside in every heart. offering it to the Lord. Who is the God they Sadhana can make one understand this refer to? This God is the fire of hunger who great truth and help one realise that the replies from within, “I am the fire of hunger indwelling divinity is one and the same in all. residing in your stomach. By digesting What are the primary functions performed food, I grant you strength and satisfaction”. by the sense organs? A tumbler contains Prayer is the native land of the inner sweet syrup but it is not aware of it. Likewise, senses where Divinity resides. So, Divinity this physical body is full of sweetness; but it is enshrined within us. One need not look is unaware. Put a straw in the tumbler and drink the syrup. But the straw does not know for it outside. What is more important is how sweet the syrup is. The tongue, after realising this indwelling Divinity. We need a tasting it, sends it to the stomach without mirror to see our face, as it is not possible keeping it with itself. The stomach enjoys to see it otherwise. Likewise, with the help the syrup and after digesting it, sends it to of the mirror of wisdom, we can experience the different parts of the body. The body is the Divinity that resides within us. Oh man, similar to a vessel; it is filled with sweetness before using the mirror, you must wipe off of Divinity. With the help of the straw, the the dirt over it. You hold the mirror in front tongue is able to taste the sweetness of of others and see their faces but not yours. the syrup. In the same manner, the sense Rather, you should hold the mirror of wisdom organs (straw) enable wisdom (tongue) to to see your own face. Man should know experience Divinity (sweetness). Buddhi his own truth. He undertakes all kinds of decides as to whether the food is sweet or spiritual practices, but fails to know his self. bitter. If it is bitter, the tongue rejects it, and How can such a person know the world? if it is sweet, it sends to the master. He is busy enquiring, “Who are you”? but Who is the master? People pray for varied he never asks the question, “Who am I”? reasons. Students invoke Brahman before If you are unable to give the answer, when Contents Page Subscribe Online Sanathana Sarathi Archives Darshan Updates Video Links you are asked “who are you”?, you will be reason for your grief?” asked the disciple.
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