Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Who is Sai? 9 June 1974
( Sathya Sai Speaks IX, 88-92) [Editor's note. Swami talks about God, the religion of Love, and his Avathar-hood. He explains why he materializes rings, etc., and gives them to people, and he explains what "Sai Baba" means.]
God is inscrutable. He cannot be realized in the outer objective world; He is in the very heart of every being. Gemstones have to be sought deep underground; they do not float in mid air. Seek God in the depths of your self, not in tantalizing, kaleidoscopic nature. The body is granted to you for this high purpose; but, you are now misusing it, like the person who cooked his daily food in the gem-studded gold vase that came into his hands as an heirloom.
Man extols God as omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, but, he ignores his Presence in himself! Of course, many venture to describe the attributes of God and proclaim Him to be such and such; but, these are but their own guesses and the reflections of their own predilections and preferences.
Who can affirm that God is this or thus? Who can affirm that God is not of this form or with this attribute? Each one can acquire from the vast expanse of the ocean only as much as can be contained in the vessel he carries to its shore. From that quantity, they can grasp but little of that immensity.
Each religion defines God within the limits it demarcates and then claims to have grasped Him. Like the seven blind men who spoke of the elephant as a pillar, a fan, a rope or a wall, because they contacted but a part and could not comprehend the entire animal, so too, religions speak of a part and assert that its vision is full and total.
Each religion forgets that God is all forms and all names, all attributes and all assertions. The religion of humanity is the sum and substance of all these partial faiths; for there is only one religion and that is the religion of Love. The various limbs of the elephant that seemed separate and distinct to the eye-less seekers of its truth were all fostered and activated by one single stream of blood; the various religions and faiths that feel separate and distinct are all fostered by a single stream of love.
The optical sense cannot visualize the truth. It gives only false and fogged information. For example, there are many who observe my actions and start declaring that my nature is such and such. They are unable to gauge the sanctity, the majesty, and the eternal reality that is me. The power of Sai is limitless; It manifests for ever. All forms of 'power' are resident in this Sai palm.
But those who profess to have understood me, the scholars, the yogis, the pundits, the jnanis, all of them are aware only of the least important, the casual external manifestation of an infinitesimal part of that power, namely, the "miracles"! They have not desired to contact the source of all power and all wisdom that is available here at Brindavan. They are satisfied when they secure a chance to exhibit their book-learning and parade their scholarship in vedic lore, not realizing that the person from whom the Vedas emanated is in the midst, for their sake. They even ask, in their pride, for a few more chances!
This has been the case in all ages. People may be very near (physically) to the Avathar, but they live out their lives unaware of their fortune; they exaggerate the role of miracles, which are as trivial, when compared to my glory and majesty, as a mosquito is in size and strength to the elephant upon which it squats. Therefore, when you speak about these 'miracles,' I laugh within myself out of pity that you allow yourself so easily to lose the precious awareness of my reality.
My power is immeasurable; My truth is inexplicable, unfathomable. I am announcing this about me, for the need has arisen. But what I am doing now is only the gift of a 'visiting card!' Let me tell you that emphatic declarations of the truth by Avathars were made so clearly and so unmistakably only by Krishna. In spite of the declaration, you will notice in the career of the same Krishna that he underwent defeat in his efforts and endeavors, on a few occasions; you must also note that those defeats too were part of the drama that he had planned and that he himself directed. For example, when many kings pleaded with him to avert the war with the Kauravas, he confessed that his mission to the Kaurava Court for ensuring peace had 'failed'! But, he had not willed that it should succeed! He had decided that war would be waged! His mission was intended to publish the greed and iniquity of the Kauravas and to condemn them before the whole world.
Now, I must tell you that, during this Sai Avathar, there is no place for even such 'drama' with scenes of failures and defeats! What I will, must take place; what I plan must succeed. I am Truth; and Truth has no need to hesitate, or fear, or bend.
'Willing' is superfluous for me. For my grace is ever available to devotees who have steady love and faith. Since I move freely among them, talking and singing, even intellectuals are unable to grasp my truth, my power, my glory, or my real task as Avathar. I can solve any problem however knotty. I am beyond the reach of the most intensive enquiry and the most meticulous measurement. Only those who have recognized my love and experienced that love can assert that they have glimpsed my reality. For the path of Love is the royal road that leads mankind to me.
Do not attempt to know me through the external eyes. When you go to a temple and stand before the image of God, you pray with closed eyes, don't you? Why? Because you feel that the inner eye of wisdom alone can reveal Him to you. Therefore, do not crave from me trivial material objects; but, crave for me, and you will be rewarded. Not that you should not receive whatever objects I give as sign of grace out of the fullness of Love.
I shall tell you why I give these rings, talismans, rosaries etc. It is to signalize the bond between me and those to whom they are given. When calamity befalls them, the article comes to me in a flash and returns in a flash taking from me the remedial grace of protection. That Grace is available to all who call on me in any name or form, not merely to those who wear these gifts. Love is the bond that wins grace.
Consider the meaning of the name Sai Baba. Sa means 'Divine'; ai or ayi means 'mother', and Baba means 'father'. The name indicates the divine mother and father, just as Sambasiva, which also means the divine mother and father. Your physical parents exhibit Love with a dose of selfishness; but, this Sai "mother and father" showers affection or reprimands only to lead you toward victory in the struggle for self-realization.
For this Sai has come in order to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind, as one family through the bond of brotherhood, of affirming and illumining the Atmic reality of each being in order to reveal the Divine thatis the basis on which the entire cosmos rests, and of instructing all to recognize the common divine heritage that binds man to man, so that man can rid himself of the animal, and rise into the Divine, which is his goal.
I am the embodiment of divine love; love is my instrument. There is no creature without love; the lowest loves itself, at least. And its self is God. So there are no atheists, though some might dislike Him or refuse Him, as malarial patients dislike sweets or diabetic patients refuse to have anything to do with sweets! Those who preen themselves as atheists will one day, when their illness is gone, relish God and revere Him.
I had to tell you so much about my truth, for I desire that you should contemplate on this and derive joy therefrom, so that you may be inspired to observe the disciplines laid down by me and progress toward the goal of self-realization, the realization of the Sai that shines in your hearts.
God is inscrutable. He cannot be realized in the outer objective world; He is in the very heart of every being. Gemstones have to be sought deep underground; they do not float in mid air. Seek God in the depths of your self, not in tantalizing, kaleidoscopic nature. The body is granted to you for this high purpose; but, you are now misusing it, like the person who cooked his daily food in the gem-studded gold vase that came into his hands as an heirloom.
Man extols God as omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, but, he ignores his Presence in himself! Of course, many venture to describe the attributes of God and proclaim Him to be such and such; but, these are but their own guesses and the reflections of their own predilections and preferences.
Who can affirm that God is this or thus? Who can affirm that God is not of this form or with this attribute? Each one can acquire from the vast expanse of the ocean only as much as can be contained in the vessel he carries to its shore. From that quantity, they can grasp but little of that immensity.
Each religion defines God within the limits it demarcates and then claims to have grasped Him. Like the seven blind men who spoke of the elephant as a pillar, a fan, a rope or a wall, because they contacted but a part and could not comprehend the entire animal, so too, religions speak of a part and assert that its vision is full and total.
Each religion forgets that God is all forms and all names, all attributes and all assertions. The religion of humanity is the sum and substance of all these partial faiths; for there is only one religion and that is the religion of Love. The various limbs of the elephant that seemed separate and distinct to the eye-less seekers of its truth were all fostered and activated by one single stream of blood; the various religions and faiths that feel separate and distinct are all fostered by a single stream of love.
The optical sense cannot visualize the truth. It gives only false and fogged information. For example, there are many who observe my actions and start declaring that my nature is such and such. They are unable to gauge the sanctity, the majesty, and the eternal reality that is me. The power of Sai is limitless; It manifests for ever. All forms of 'power' are resident in this Sai palm.
But those who profess to have understood me, the scholars, the yogis, the pundits, the jnanis, all of them are aware only of the least important, the casual external manifestation of an infinitesimal part of that power, namely, the "miracles"! They have not desired to contact the source of all power and all wisdom that is available here at Brindavan. They are satisfied when they secure a chance to exhibit their book-learning and parade their scholarship in vedic lore, not realizing that the person from whom the Vedas emanated is in the midst, for their sake. They even ask, in their pride, for a few more chances!
This has been the case in all ages. People may be very near (physically) to the Avathar, but they live out their lives unaware of their fortune; they exaggerate the role of miracles, which are as trivial, when compared to my glory and majesty, as a mosquito is in size and strength to the elephant upon which it squats. Therefore, when you speak about these 'miracles,' I laugh within myself out of pity that you allow yourself so easily to lose the precious awareness of my reality.
My power is immeasurable; My truth is inexplicable, unfathomable. I am announcing this about me, for the need has arisen. But what I am doing now is only the gift of a 'visiting card!' Let me tell you that emphatic declarations of the truth by Avathars were made so clearly and so unmistakably only by Krishna. In spite of the declaration, you will notice in the career of the same Krishna that he underwent defeat in his efforts and endeavors, on a few occasions; you must also note that those defeats too were part of the drama that he had planned and that he himself directed. For example, when many kings pleaded with him to avert the war with the Kauravas, he confessed that his mission to the Kaurava Court for ensuring peace had 'failed'! But, he had not willed that it should succeed! He had decided that war would be waged! His mission was intended to publish the greed and iniquity of the Kauravas and to condemn them before the whole world.
Now, I must tell you that, during this Sai Avathar, there is no place for even such 'drama' with scenes of failures and defeats! What I will, must take place; what I plan must succeed. I am Truth; and Truth has no need to hesitate, or fear, or bend.
'Willing' is superfluous for me. For my grace is ever available to devotees who have steady love and faith. Since I move freely among them, talking and singing, even intellectuals are unable to grasp my truth, my power, my glory, or my real task as Avathar. I can solve any problem however knotty. I am beyond the reach of the most intensive enquiry and the most meticulous measurement. Only those who have recognized my love and experienced that love can assert that they have glimpsed my reality. For the path of Love is the royal road that leads mankind to me.
Do not attempt to know me through the external eyes. When you go to a temple and stand before the image of God, you pray with closed eyes, don't you? Why? Because you feel that the inner eye of wisdom alone can reveal Him to you. Therefore, do not crave from me trivial material objects; but, crave for me, and you will be rewarded. Not that you should not receive whatever objects I give as sign of grace out of the fullness of Love.
I shall tell you why I give these rings, talismans, rosaries etc. It is to signalize the bond between me and those to whom they are given. When calamity befalls them, the article comes to me in a flash and returns in a flash taking from me the remedial grace of protection. That Grace is available to all who call on me in any name or form, not merely to those who wear these gifts. Love is the bond that wins grace.
Consider the meaning of the name Sai Baba. Sa means 'Divine'; ai or ayi means 'mother', and Baba means 'father'. The name indicates the divine mother and father, just as Sambasiva, which also means the divine mother and father. Your physical parents exhibit Love with a dose of selfishness; but, this Sai "mother and father" showers affection or reprimands only to lead you toward victory in the struggle for self-realization.
For this Sai has come in order to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind, as one family through the bond of brotherhood, of affirming and illumining the Atmic reality of each being in order to reveal the Divine thatis the basis on which the entire cosmos rests, and of instructing all to recognize the common divine heritage that binds man to man, so that man can rid himself of the animal, and rise into the Divine, which is his goal.
I am the embodiment of divine love; love is my instrument. There is no creature without love; the lowest loves itself, at least. And its self is God. So there are no atheists, though some might dislike Him or refuse Him, as malarial patients dislike sweets or diabetic patients refuse to have anything to do with sweets! Those who preen themselves as atheists will one day, when their illness is gone, relish God and revere Him.
I had to tell you so much about my truth, for I desire that you should contemplate on this and derive joy therefrom, so that you may be inspired to observe the disciplines laid down by me and progress toward the goal of self-realization, the realization of the Sai that shines in your hearts.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Sai Prayer for all
Send your prayer request directly to srisathyasainilayam@gmail.com
The Sai Prayer Group will pray every Thursday and every Sunday at 7.00am and Kanchana personally pray Daily for all those who request prayers and will pray for universal love and peace.
Dear Sai family members, The Prayer time is at 7.00 am every Thursday and every Sunday. Wherever you are, please follow the time zone of your country.
Please use the following Prayer Service Format:
1. Aum 3 times
2. Ganesh Mantra 3 times
Aum Sree Ganeshaya Namaha
3. Gayatri Mantra 3 times
Om Bhur Bhuva Svah
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayaat
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
We meditate on that Supreme effulgence of the Radiant Being
The Indwelling Controller and Director of all Things
May He stimulate our Intellect entirely (to realize the Truth)
4. Sai (Eeshvara) Gaayathree 28 times
Om
Sayeeshvaraaya Vidhmahe
Sathya-Dhevaaya Dheemahi
Thannah-Sarvah Prochodhayaath
Sayeeshvaraaya Vidhmahe
Sathya-Dhevaaya Dheemahi
Thannah-Sarvah Prochodhayaath
Meaning
We know this Sai is Supreme Divinity incarnate. We meditate on this God of Truth. May this Almighty Personality lead us on the path of total liberation.
We know this Sai is Supreme Divinity incarnate. We meditate on this God of Truth. May this Almighty Personality lead us on the path of total liberation.
5. The Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra 3 times
Om trayambakam yajaamahe
Sugandhim pushti - vardhanam
Urva - rukamiva bandhanan
Mrytor muksheeya ma - amritaat
Sugandhim pushti - vardhanam
Urva - rukamiva bandhanan
Mrytor muksheeya ma - amritaat
Meaning
Om. We worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva),
who is naturally fragrant, immensely merciful and who is the Protector of the devotees. Worshipping Him may we be liberated from death for the sake of immortality just as the ripe cucumber easily separates itself from the binding stalk. By your Grace, Let me be in the state of salvation (Moksha) and be saved from the clutches of fearful death.
Om. We worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva),
who is naturally fragrant, immensely merciful and who is the Protector of the devotees. Worshipping Him may we be liberated from death for the sake of immortality just as the ripe cucumber easily separates itself from the binding stalk. By your Grace, Let me be in the state of salvation (Moksha) and be saved from the clutches of fearful death.
6. Viswamitra's Mantra 3 times
"Boothabavya bavathprabho! Sri Prasanthi Sai
Bhoothatma, dharmatma, Sri Dhanvantri amsa
Sathya Saiyey", mama prarthana:
'Uthishta sokha sankata dhuhkhanivarana'
Mahakrupa Kadaksha, 'Paahimaam Paahimaam Paahi'.
Bhoothatma, dharmatma, Sri Dhanvantri amsa
Sathya Saiyey", mama prarthana:
'Uthishta sokha sankata dhuhkhanivarana'
Mahakrupa Kadaksha, 'Paahimaam Paahimaam Paahi'.
Meaning
Oh Lord, the Glorious - Sri Prasanthi Sai
May the elements do good always
Thou art the Controller of the elements
Thou art the Prime-mover of righteousness
Thy tiny fraction is Dhanvantri (Divine healer)
Lord Sai, we pray unto thee:
'Wake up, remove depression, sorrow, misery',
Thou, Embodiment of mercy and grace
'Save us, redeem us, reclaim us, - one and all of us'.
Oh Lord, the Glorious - Sri Prasanthi Sai
May the elements do good always
Thou art the Controller of the elements
Thou art the Prime-mover of righteousness
Thy tiny fraction is Dhanvantri (Divine healer)
Lord Sai, we pray unto thee:
'Wake up, remove depression, sorrow, misery',
Thou, Embodiment of mercy and grace
'Save us, redeem us, reclaim us, - one and all of us'.
7. Dhanvantari 3 times
Aum Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya Dhanvantraye
Amruta Kalasa Hasthaya
Sarvaamaya Vinaashanaaya
Thrailokhya Naathaaya
Sri Mahavishnave Namaha
Vasudevaya Dhanvantraye
Amruta Kalasa Hasthaya
Sarvaamaya Vinaashanaaya
Thrailokhya Naathaaya
Sri Mahavishnave Namaha
Meaning
Obeisances unto the supreme Bhagawan known as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari, The holder of the kalasha full of nectar of immortality, who removes all fears,who removes all diseases,
The well wisher of the Three worlds, and sustainer of the three worlds, He is Vishnu Swarup, By the name Dhanvantari Empowered to Heal the Jiva souls.
Obeisances unto the supreme Bhagawan known as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari, The holder of the kalasha full of nectar of immortality, who removes all fears,who removes all diseases,
The well wisher of the Three worlds, and sustainer of the three worlds, He is Vishnu Swarup, By the name Dhanvantari Empowered to Heal the Jiva souls.
8. Prayer to Sree Sathya Sai Baba 28 times
Sri Sathya Sai Sampoorna
Paripurna Arogya Praaptirastu
Paripurna Arogya Praaptirastu
Meaning
Sree Sathya Sai get cured completely (fully).
Sree Sathya Sai get cured completely (fully).
9. 10 Minutes meditation - sending divine love and healing energy to sick and needy people throughout the world.
10.Samastha Loka Sukhino Bhavanthu 3 times
Meaning "Let the whole mankind be Happy and Prosperous.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Sathya Sai Baba -- The Essence Of His Teachings
A few drops of the ocean of Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, an attempt to encapsulate its essence, follows. Sathya Sai Baba urges mankind to:
- Believe in God --for there is only ONE GOD for all mankind, though He may be called by many names.
- Follow sincerely their respective religions and live their daily lives in consonance with the teachings of good behavior and morality.
- Respect all other religions --for no religion advocates the negative and lower qualities of man.
- Perform selfless service to the poor, the sick, and the needy without thought of reward or fame.
- Cultivate in their lives the values of truth, divine love, right conduct, peace, and nonviolence and promote these values among all.
- Be patriotic and respect the laws of the country in which they live.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Prashanti Nilayam Festivals 2010
Festival Calendar 2010
Month | Date | Festival | Importance |
JANUARY | 1 | Celebration of the first day of the New Year | |
11 | Students from the Sri Sathya Sai educational institutions present a grand display of sports and cultural events | ||
14 | The beginning of the auspicious half of the year, based on the Sun’s movement. | ||
FEBRUARY | 12 | A night time vigil of devotional singing adoring Lord Shiva. | |
MARCH | 16 | New Year’s Day for the people of the state of Andra Pradesh. | |
24 | The birthday of Lord Rama. | ||
APRIL | 14 | Tamil New Year and Vishu | New Year’s Day for the people of the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
MAY | 6 | Celebration of the life of the Mother of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. | |
27 | Commemoration of the life and teachings of Lord Buddha. | ||
JULY | 21 | Devotees mainly from the states of Maharashtra and Goa worship Bhagavan Baba as Lord Vitthal (Krishna). | |
25 | Celebration of the Divine Guru embodied as Sathya Sai. | ||
AUGUST | 23 | Commemoration of Emperor Bali’s surrender to Lord Vamana, the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. | |
SEPTEMBER | 02 | The birthday of Lord Krishna. | |
11 | A day dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha | ||
OCTOBER | 17 | Celebration and worship of the Divine Mother for ten consecutive days. | |
20 | Commemoration of Bhagavan Baba’s declaration of Avatarhood in 1940. | ||
NOVEMBER | 05 | Festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness over evil. | |
NOVEMBER | 13 -14 | Uninterrupted bhajans for 24 hours in the Mandir as a prelude to Baba’s Birthday celebrations. | |
18 | Procession of the idols of Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Mother Sita in the Puttaparthi village. | ||
19 | Celebration of the greatness of women and the ideal of motherhood. | ||
22 | Sri Sathya Sai University Convocation. | ||
23 | Millions throng to pay homage to the Avatar of the Age. | ||
DECEMBER | 25 | Celebration of the birthday of Lord Jesus. |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Gauthama Buddha Purnima 2010 with Sai Buddha - Naarayana Seva Project at Muditha Home for Mentally Retarded Children...
WITH BHAGAVAN'S BLESSINGS SAI DEVOTEES JOIN TOGETHER
BABA BLESSED FOR THE PROJECT WITH VIBHUTI AND JASMINE OIL
Bhagavan blessed with Vibhuti at home....
ALL OF YOU ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAI FAMILY. BOUND BY THE RELIGION OF LOVE...
Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something - BABA-
The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts
There is only one Religion
There is only one Cast
There is only one Nation...
SEE BHAGAVAN'S DIVINE AURA ABOVE THE HEAD
SEE BHAGAVAN'S DIVINE AURA ABOVE THE HEAD
SAI NILAYAM FAMILY WHO PARTICIPATED
SUPPORTED BY
Sai Brother Deepal & Family, Sai Brother Dammika & Family, Sai Brother Anil & Family, Sai Brother Rao & Family, Sai Brother Chandima, Sai Brother Niranjan, Sai Brother Ashok, Sai Sister Nadarajah ( Puttaparthi), Sai Sister Jolanda (Puttaparthi), Sai Brother Kulasiri & Family, Sai Brother Deepal Jinadasa & Family, Sai Brother Jagath & Ranjanie, Sai Brother Shiran & Family, Sai Brother Nannthakumar & Family, Sai Brother Gamini Yapa & Family, Sai Sister Lakmini Welgama & Family, Sai Sister Pushpa, Sai Brother Hemantha & Family, Sai Sister Hidramanie & Family, Sai Brother Dharmawickrama & Family, Sai Sister Ratwatte, Sai Brother Pushpakumara & Aruni, Sai Brother Murali & Aus: Sai Center Members, Sai Brother Nishantha & Family
May Baba bless you all!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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