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Ssjan2006.Pdf AVATAR VANI LADIES DAY DISCOURSE SEE GOD IN YOUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS Embodiments of Love! Daivam Manusha Rupena (God is in the form ODAY IS LADIES DAY. IT IS AN of a human being). God incarnates in human occasion for ladies to experience form for the protection and redemption of mankind. But God is not limited to any name happiness and share it with one and TT or form. He is infinite and transcends all names all. Men and women are not different from and forms. Once Sage Narada prayed to Lord each other. The difference lies only in physical Narayana to incarnate on earth and redeem form. But the same principle of Brahman is When you participate in Nagar Sankirtan in the early hours of the day, your heart will be brimming with bliss. It is not merely Kirtan (singing), it is Sankirtan (singing together wholeheartedly) to experience and share your joy with one and all. Sing His glory full-throated and make everyone drink the nectar of the Divine Name. In fact, the motive of all your endeavours should be expansion of heart and joy for all. Only then will you be worthy of the title of human being. Then only is your life as a human being worthwhile. present in both. Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma mankind. In response to the prayers of sages (verily all this is Brahman). and seers like Narada, God incarnates on earth in human form to uplift man and bestow Develop the Spirit of Oneness joy on one and all. An Avatar is not only Embodiments of Love! Brahma Swarupa (embodiment of Brahman), Everyone aspires to attain God. Many He is also Manava Swarupa. He is the sages, seers and yogis did intense penance manifestation of Divinity in human form. The to have the vision of God. Where is God? same principle of Brahman is immanent in all. January 2006 3 One has to develop inward vision to fellow human beings as mere individuals. experience Him. Easwara Sarva Bhutanam When you talk to someone, think that you are (God is the indweller of all beings). He is in all talking to God. When you do not see God in forms whether it is that of mother, father, others and do not treat them as your own, you husband, wife, daughter, son, etc. Someone will be giving room to evil qualities like anger, may say, “I have been blessed with a grandson jealousy, hatred, etc. Develop the spirit of today”. The grandson is also a manifestation oneness. Only then will your life be redeemed. of Brahman. Brahman alone assumes various When you go to a noble soul and ask him names and forms in this world. When God for a message, he will merely say, “My dear incarnates on earth, He assumes the form of son, know thyself”. Today people are Jiva (individual self). The principles of Daivatwa interested in knowing about others. They keep (Divinity) and Jivatwa (humanity) are on enquiring, “Who are you? Who is he?” But inseparable. You cannot find one to the they do not enquire, “Who am I?” It is only exclusion of the other. Divinity has no specific when you conduct self-enquiry will you get the form. Only Jiva has a name and a form but correct answer. That is the teaching of God. not Deva (God) who is present in all. In fact, God has given you the human body. It is by each one of you is an embodiment of God. All His divine power that you talk, walk, laugh and that you see around is also the manifestation even cry. Everything happens according to His of God. Even the small birds that you see here Will. Develop this firm faith. are endowed with the principle of divinity. There Noble Ideals of Mother Easwaramma is no place where divinity does not exist. There On this occasion, we should remember is no form which is not divine. However, God Easwaramma and the ideals she exemplified. assumes a particular form based on the She was a paragon of virtues. She was always feelings of His devotees. happy, cheerful and had a smiling God is extolled as Sabda Brahmamayi, countenance. Her heart was tender and sweet Characharamayi, Jyotirmayi, Vangmayi, as it was filled with love and compassion. One Nityanandamayi, Paratparamayi, Mayamayi day she approached Me with a request, and Sreemayi (embodiment of sound, mobility “Swami, when the children of our village suffer and immobility, light, speech, eternal bliss, from any ailment, their mothers have to carry perfection, delusion and wealth). Hence, them all the way to Bukkapatnam hospital. It consider speech as divine. Have the firm is distressing to see the grief-stricken mothers conviction that it is God who speaks through carrying their children that far. There is no each one of us. If someone accuses you, think guarantee that they would get proper medical that it is God in that form who is accusing you. attention even after going there. Hence, kindly When you develop this spirit of oneness and establish a small hospital in our village itself.” tolerance, you will never be perturbed by I assured her that her wish would be fulfilled censure and blame. Your mind will always rest at an appropriate time. It is only when the in peace. Whatever may happen, accept it Kala, Karma, Karana and Kartavya (time, wholeheartedly as the Will of God. Have action, reason and duty) are favourable firm faith that it is God and God alone can one attain the desired result. So, I who is the doer. Do not consider your constructed a hospital as per her wish. 4 January 2006 To begin with, I got a small hospital constructed on the top of the hill. Dr. Unfortunately, today selfishness is Seetharamaiah from East Godavari district prevalent everywhere. The present- came here to serve in the hospital. He was an day politics is steeped in utter ardent devotee. He served here till his last selfishness, resulting in rampant breath. The hospital was managed by one corruption and evil tendencies. If doctor and two nurses in those days. Now much more has been achieved than what this kind of politics is eliminated, Easwaramma had asked for since a Super there will be happiness all around. Speciality Hospital has been established All and sundry have now entered in Puttaparthi. The simple desires of politics. People who do not Easwaramma paved the way for gigantic understand the meaning of politics social welfare projects (loud prolonged have become politicians. Only applause). On some other day, she came to those who understand the true Me with another prayer, “Swami, I am unable meaning and significance of to bear the sight of small children carrying politics should enter it. heavy loads of books and walking all the way to Bukkapatnam school. Even You had to walk to Bukkapatnam school in earlier days. Kindly way to Chitravathi river to fetch water. Even in Chitravathi, we do not find water always. It is construct a small school in our village and save not a perennial river. We find water only when them from the trouble of trudging their way to there are rains. I feel very sad to see small Bukkapatnam for their studies.” I assured her, children carrying pots filled with water on their “Don’t worry, I will surely construct a school in tender shoulders. Water is the sustainer of life. the village”. Accordingly, I fulfilled her wish. Hence, kindly get a well dug in our village and As per My promise to her, I got a small school quench the thirst of people.” I did accordingly constructed in the village. In earlier days, she and told her, “Your desires are very simple. I was concerned that all the children of the will fulfil them in a big way. You don’t worry village were not attending school. Later on, I about these things. I will make sure that the established a college. Easwaramma was very people of our village have all facilities.” happy. Gradually, the college has developed Thereafter, I arranged the supply of water to into a university. the village from a long distance through pipes. Once when I went to the banks of the river In fact, I fulfilled every little desire that Chitravathi, I noticed some women from the Easwaramma expressed because her desires village scooping out sand to get their pots filled were never for her own benefit but invariably with water. Later, Easwaramma also told Me in the larger interest of the villagers. If anyone about the hardships of the housewives in the expresses a truly selfless desire, Swami will village for obtaining drinking water and fulfil it in a big way. What was once a small requested Me to do something to relieve their school has now been transformed into a multi- difficulties. She said, “Swami, people in our disciplinary university. What was a small village are suffering for want of drinking well has been transformed into a water facility. They have to go all the gigantic water supply system. January 2006 5 Understand the True Meaning of Politics Unfortunately, today selfishness is prevalent Electricity was a rare privilege for the rural everywhere. The present-day politics is population those days. The politicians who steeped in utter selfishness, resulting in came to power were not very enthusiastic and rampant corruption and evil tendencies. If this effective in supplying electricity to villages. kind of politics is eliminated, there will be Therefore, I decided that I Myself would happiness all around (loud applause). All and provide these facilities to the villagers.
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