Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 4 (1964) Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Index Of Discourses 1. Heroes, not Zeros ..................................................................................................... 3 2. Names do not matter ................................................................................................ 9 3. The house of the Lord ............................................................................................ 15 4. Brahmaanda Linga ................................................................................................ 19 5. The Mani Mantapa ................................................................................................ 24 6. Kaashi and Badhri ................................................................................................. 26 7. Beacons of light ...................................................................................................... 29 8. Dharmakshethra .................................................................................................... 33 9. Yanthram & Manthram ........................................................................................ 36 10. A rupee or hundred paise? .................................................................................... 42 11. Role of the Pandith ................................................................................................ 49 12. Amrithasya Puthraah ............................................................................................ 54 13. Fragrant with Grace .............................................................................................. 60 14. Be like lamps ........................................................................................................... 63 15. Sai Sankalpam ........................................................................................................ 68 16. Take wings and fly ................................................................................................. 71 17. His residential address ........................................................................................... 75 18. Upanayanam ........................................................................................................... 79 19. Jeeva and Dheva ..................................................................................................... 84 20. The Guru is the guide ............................................................................................ 88 21. Sravana and Smarana ........................................................................................... 94 22. Eliminate the Ego ................................................................................................... 99 23. The Rain Clouds ................................................................................................... 103 24. The sandalwood tree ............................................................................................ 107 25. The bubble of pride .............................................................................................. 114 26. True remorse and false ........................................................................................ 120 27. The I behind the Eye ............................................................................................ 123 28. Be a care taker ...................................................................................................... 128 29. Japa and bhaja ..................................................................................................... 134 30. Genuine kinsmen .................................................................................................. 138 31. How old are you really? ....................................................................................... 145 32. The path to the presence ..................................................................................... 152 33. Faith is the foundation ......................................................................................... 158 34. Neither different nor diminished ........................................................................ 165 35. The bond that unbinds ........................................................................................ 169 36. Prick the bubble of pride ..................................................................................... 175 37. Keep the flag flying .............................................................................................. 181 Index https://sathyasai.us/devotion/discourses 1 Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 4 (1964) Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba 38. Karma and karuna .............................................................................................. 184 39. Through mirth and moan .................................................................................... 188 40. Naama and naami ................................................................................................ 192 41. Swinging from yes to no ...................................................................................... 198 42. Life’s balance sheet ............................................................................................. 202 43. Actors and action ................................................................................................. 205 44. Are words mere sound? ....................................................................................... 208 45. Ishwara grants Aishwaryam ............................................................................... 212 46. The human raft .................................................................................................... 220 47. You are born for your own sake ......................................................................... 223 48. Diagnose your own disease .................................................................................. 226 49. No srama in aashrama ......................................................................................... 230 50. Beacon in the dark ............................................................................................... 236 51. Travel Light .......................................................................................................... 240 52. Anna and amritha ................................................................................................ 243 Index https://sathyasai.us/devotion/discourses 2 Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 4 (1964), Discourse 1 - Heroes, not Zeros 1. Heroes, not Zeros Date: 01 January 1964 / Location: Prasanthi Nilayam / Occasion: New Year PANDITH Sathyanaaraayana Avadhaanulu could have spoken for some more time, but he stopped rather suddenly perhaps to give Me more time. You must not grow listless when others speak; for, whoever speaks here, he is giving you the nectar of the Vedhasor Shaasthras (scriptures) and that is sweet and liberating ever. Moreover, he said that this evening, we have met here since it is New Year Day, the first of January 1964! Well. This is a delusion within the larger Delusion! This Day is welcomed as marking some big change, as if yesterday was something quite different for it belonged to 1963 and today is something quite distinct, for it is 1964! This day is celebrated by people, in picnics, in gambling, in drinking and feasting; they attend cinema shows, wear new clothes, give presents, to each other and greet all with joy and hilarity. They exhaust their money and their energy in the pursuit of frivolity, thrill and excitement. All this is due to the custom that views tiffs day as something unique. In fact, the 'year' is just a convention. There are as many New Year Days as there are days in the year; many communities and countries have their own distinct calendars. It is not the first of January or the first of Chaithra (first month of Thelugu New Year) that is unique. The year is just a name to indicate a number of months, the month a number of days, a day to indicate a number of hours, the hour is a period of time counted in minutes, and the minute is a name for sixty seconds. Each second is new. It is a gift, a chance, an opportunity, a thing to be celebrated, to be used for your uplift. That is to say, each second is a fresh chance given to you for training the mind, refining the intellect, purifying the emotions, strengthening the will, for getting confirmed in the conviction that you are the deathless Aathma (Self, the Infinite Consciousness). Be like the lotus with head high above waters Be thankful to the Lord that He gave you Time, as well as action to fill it with. Index https://sathyasai.us/devotion/discourses 3 Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 4 (1964), Discourse 1 - Heroes, not Zeros He gave you food, as well as hunger to relish it. But, that does not entitle you to engage yourself in action indiscriminately. When you build a house, you install a door in front. What is the purpose of the door? To admit all whom you welcome and to keep out all whom you do not want. It has a double purpose; you do not keep the doors wide open, for all and sundry to come in as and when they like. So too, select the impulses, the motives, the incentives that enter your mind; keep out the demeaning, the debasing, the deleterious. Admit the highest wisdom of the scriptures, the wisdom culled out of the crucible of experience, called anubhavajnaanam. All water is not potable; the stagnant pool is to be avoided,