Sathya Sai baba

Monday, July 19, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...THE LADIES...!!!

Respect Ladies!!

Sai Ram.

Today, I shall share with you an incident in the interview Room. An interesting episode indeed!!

As were sitting on floor, massaging Swami's legs, my wife told Swami, that she had a question to ask. This impertinence from my wife in the Divine Presence flared me up. I shouted at her, reprimanding her for asking Swami such a question.

Now it was Swami's turn to get angry with me. His words, "She is only asking me. Why are you raising your voice, that too in my presence? I will deal with her and respond to her. You just keep quiet."

Swami was speaking with us in Tamil. There were devotees from Croatia, Australia, and Thailand. Then suddenly Swami switched over to English, and sent out a clear message for all of us assembled in the Interview room.

"Listen. Never raise your voice against women, and use harsh words, hurting their mind. Note, that in any home, where there is no respect to women, there would not be Peace & prosperity. You may gain lot of wealth, but there will not be any peace in such homes. You may have compromised peace, but the home will be afflicted with poverty. For both such instance, the men are to be squarely blamed".

"Those who worship SAI should maintain silence in their homes as much as possible. Silence is "SAILENCE". This silence builds up positive energy in the house, which we call Divine Vibrations."

In the lighter wane, Swami joked, "If at all if you wish to quarrel on any issues, please go out of the home to a secluded place like a garden, to fight it out. By the time you would have moved, your temper would have calmed down, and you will be in position to express "sorry" to each other. You may be in a position to go back to home in a happier note."

Swami is teaching us in his unique method…….

With Love & Regards,

"Mumbai" Srinivasan

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ - 1 !!!

FAQ - 1

There are questions which everyone must have asked themselves and to others at some point in their lives. A long time back in the early 1980's Swami gave an interview to the Post Graduate Students who were passing out and Swami answered some questions in a most wonderful Manner, These wonderful words are from the Diary of a Student who was present there:

Q) Why do people suffer? Why does not Swami do anything for them? Why Does God make people Suffer?

"Do you think that Swami does not know that everyone is suffering, everyone who suffers does so because of His actions only, everyone suffers in this Life because of His actions, God never makes anyone suffer, Swami never wants anyone to be unhappy, Swami is always happy?

People Suffer only because of their past actions, that is why Swami says always do good things, Help others, Treat elders with respect and never cause harm to others. When you do these things you are always happy. Tomorrow you go and help another person and after you have done that you will get happiness for the Deed done. Always think Good about others, never think ill will of others. Bad actions and Deeds will come back to you at some time in your lives.

Never ever say that you are suffering because God wants you to, you suffer only because of your actions. Be good to everyone, Help others and Treat everyone as your own and see then how happy you are in life.

"All of you always hear Swami say that "I am happy", Swami is always happy, that does not mean that Swami is never sad, Swami is sad only because when I see people who come to me and then after hearing to what I say and after Having Darshan, do not put my Words into Practise. Swami feels most Sad then, if you want to see Swami happy and if you want to be happy with yourselves be good to others, See Good in others and Help Others. Good things always come back to you 1000 Fold. Reap the Fruit of your Good actions.

Every Single person in this world has to make his exit one day or the other. That particular moment should never be a moment of pain, Suffering and anguish; one should leave this world with a smile and a bow. If you want to do that a lot of preparation is necessary. To depart, leaving all that has been accumulated during a long lifetime is a hard task; so prepare for it by discarding attachment to one thing after another from now on.

Om Sai Ram

PS: You are blessed: God does not come near you or go away from you. Near or far, the journey is yours. Just look! The distance from you to me is the same as the distance from me to you. Saying "Swami! I am always close to you, but you are far away" is meaningless. Due to defects in your thoughts you imagine that I am far away from you but I am always with and I will always be with you.

I am behind every devotee and spiritual aspirant. He turns back to look at Me, I immediately go behind him. That is why he cannot see me. Sometimes, like lightening, I give darshan to him for a second. All of you who belong to this age are blessed. You are all getting the opportunity of seeing, touching, talking, listening to discourses and earning the grace of an Avatar. – SATHYA SAI BABA

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...EXCERPTS FROM PROF. ANIL KUMAR'S DAUGHTER'S TALK !!!

Excerpts from a talk given by Mrs Sarojini, (elder daughter of Prof Anil Kumar)

I'd like to share some experiences which are message-oriented. In 1988, Bhagavan selected my husband, and He also performed my wedding. During our wedding, He called all our family and gave us thoughtful messages. He waved His hand towards me and said, "This girl wants to go to United States. What is there is the U.S., Bangaru? Prashanthi Nilayam will become a mini-world, you will see." He moved His hand like this. "This is going to become a mini-world, you will see."

He looked at my husband and asked, "What do you want? Everything is in this Divine hand. Whatever you want, I can give it to you."

Shyam, my husband, said, "Bhagavan, I want to be near and dear to you."

Swami said, "What do you mean by 'near'?"

My husband said, "Being in the proximity of the Lord."

"What do you mean by 'dear'?"

"Always pleasing Bhagavan is being dear to Him."

Swami gave a beautiful example, an analogy, saying, "Shyam, in a pond there are lots of lotus flowers. Under the flowers there are frogs, but the honey-bees come from faraway places to absorb the Divine nectar from the lotus. The frogs are not able to realise the significance and importance of the flower, whereas the bees live far away, but they come. Similarly, you have to please the Lord at all times. That is important. There is no near and dear for Bhagavan."

Shyam said, "I want to be near and dear to Bhagavan."

Swami said, "Once you are dear to Him, you are near to Him. There is no distance."

We later realised that He was preparing us, because we were planning to come to the U.S. and He wanted us to be His messengers. Wherever you are, be dear to Him, and then you are near to Him. Distance is not a factor at all.

GOD IS NEAR IF WE ARE DEAR

Distance is not a problem for Bhagavan. Once we are dear to Him, once we please Him, once we offer everything wholeheartedly to Him, once we choose the life that has been given by Him and follow in His footsteps, we are dear to Him and thereby we are near to Him also.

In the same interview He said, "I have convinced your husband that he can do seva with four hands, once I perform the wedding." My husband was against the marriage. He was working as a seva dal in Chennai, and later on he moved to Brindavan. He was working in Bangalore city and his idea was to be close to Bhagavan.

Before we got married, every week he used to come to see Him. He said, "Swami, if you celebrate my wedding, if you do that, I will be away from You. I do not want to be away from You or Your work. You will stop talking to me once I get married. I do not want to be separated from You."

But Bhagavan said, "No, no, it is not going to happen." He assured him that once we were married, we could do service with four hands. And He explained the same thing to me: "If your husband wants to go for any service activity, encourage him, support him, and be there for him. Do not discourage him." Those were the words Bhagavan said. I thought that they could be shared, and that everybody could understand and connect with them.

For our first wedding anniversary in 1989, He asked us, "How are you managing in Bangalore city?" He said, "Sometimes people are artificial. They say something which they do not follow. You go to their homes, and they come to your homes. You know the same thing will be happening, and like this you develop bonds. That is not necessary. Develop that bond with God. He is your best friend. I know what kind of lifestyle people are leading in the city. I want you to focus on Me and Me alone."

He asked me if I was arguing with my husband. I answered, "No, Swami." But once when we came back to Bangalore after travelling, I started arguing with my husband. There is truth in each and every word of Swami. He knew I would argue with my husband for awhile. Anyway, we need to be very alert when He says certain things. There is depth and inner meaning in every look, word, and gesture. We should be alert, ready to grasp and absorb each and every act of His that is conveying a message for us.

OM SRI SAI RAM

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...SWAMI'S WORDS !!!

PUTTAPARTHI :

When visiting the ashram to see Baba, He tells us that if we leave our ego's behind and come with open hearts, He can fill them with love He has come to give. So when visiting Puttaparthi we should PUT APART THE I.

PROPERTIES : Look at having Proper Ties with people.

PARENTS : are given that name, because it is through them that we have the wonderful chance of life on earth. For the sacrifices that they have made for us, we must PAY RENTS to them.

PEACE : People clamor "I want Peace", But they do not let go of I (ego) or Want(desire). I and Want deal with the outside world. Peace is inside, pieces are outside.

PATIENCE : Doctors need more patience, not patients.

INTERVIEW : Don't clamor for an interview. Instead search for the INNER VIEW.

DIAMOND : Why do you seek a diamond to give you joy? Seek instead the state of DIE MIND, which will give you pure and lasting joy.

SKILL : Knowledge must develop by balance into skill or else it degenerates into KILL.

HELLO : Do not greet anybody when the heart is filled with anger, distrust etc. Have, instead, a pure hollow from which a whole hearted Hello emanates.

TELEVISION : is TELE-VISHAM (POISON).

STUDY : to be STEADY.

Om Sai Ram

Thursday, May 27, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...JUST PUSH

OM SAI RAM

PPT attached.

regards

sairam

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...SWEETNESS FROM THE SANDS !!!

Sweetness from the Sands

It was in 1943, when Baba was seventeen years of age. One Full Moon night, about 9 P.M., five of us intent on `examining' Him, persuaded Baba to walk out with us to the sands of the Chitravathi River. He led us to a place where the dead are buried! We asked Baba, in Pun, "Well, Baba! Why have you brought us to the burial ground?" "Why? Are you dreading to go through it?" He questioned us. We said, "Yes, Baba. But, we are counting on Thy Grace, and our luck," and sat around Him.

Whenever we ask for anything, Baba used to answer, "O" "Right" "Why doubt about it?'' "We shall see," or some such similar word or words. So, one of us said, "Swami! Give us something to eat!" Baba laughed within Himself, and cast His glance on all of us in turn. I said, "Are you Sai Baba or not?" He replied quickly, "I am; what is it that you want? Hot Laddu? Boondi? Masaladosa? Poli? Do you want Suggi? Ask for whatever you desire to eat!"

Those were the days when mangoes could not be had anywhere. So, we planned to ask for mango. "We want here, from these sands, fine mango fruit," Baba sang two lines from an old song, "Yathna Prayathnamul, manavadharmamu jayapajayamul daivaadheenamu"

"To try and struggle is man's duty; to give or not to give man victory is God's will." He said, "Try; you will get them." So, one of us took a few steps forward on the sand, as if to pick up the fruit, and shouted from where he stood, "Are they here? Or there? Tell me where they are, and I shall dig the sand in that place, to take them."

Baba replied, from where He was sitting, "Dig anywhere." So, he bent low and sat on the sand and dug into it about three feet, in great earnest. He said at last, "Swami! I do not see any mango here!" Baba said, "Boy! You can get it there! Try, reciting the Name of God! Kashte phale" (Fulfilment only through tireless labour)!

So, my friend dug a depth of a few more inches, saying aloud, "Sai Ram," "Sai Ram". All of a sudden He was shocked into a strange terror when his fingers touched something soft and cold! For, it was the burial ground; it might well be a corpse! Seeing him, Baba (young Boy that He was) rolled on the sand laughing loudly at his plight. We too laughed with Him. "My dear fellow! It is not a dead body" said Baba, and asked me to go and help my friend. "It is a fruit, a fruit," He told us.

"Go and see," He ordered me and so, I went and peeped into the hole. O, the fragrance of ripe mango! Baba said, "He sees a corpse; you say it is fragrant! Whose word is true? Dig a little more, and bring me what you get!"

We made a wider hole and dug a little deeper; we called out Sai Ram, often. We got a nice Mulgoa mango, cold to the touch as if it had been taken out of a fridge just then. We took it to Baba and asked, "Swami! How can this one fruit suffice for five of us?" Swami had a knife in His hand (wherefrom it came, we could not guess). He started slicing the fruit and distributing the pieces to us, the taste was unimaginably sweet and lasting. Our stomachs soon became overfull. "Enough, Baba! Enough!" we cried.

Swami said, "There is half the fruit still with me. Who will eat this?" We prayed to be excused. "Impossible, Swami! We cannot eat any more," we swore. But, Baba did not yield. "Look here! The cremation ground, the burial place is here. I shall call ghosts to terrorise you. Eat, without protest," He commanded. As the mother feeds the child persuading it to swallow each morsel threatening it with `a tiger' or `thief', Baba fed us the entire fruit that day!

Extracted from an article by P. Lakshmiah in Sanathana Sarathi, May 1970

Sai Ram!!

Monday, May 24, 2010

FROM PUTTAPARTHI...SORROW & HAPPINESS !!!

Q: Does BABA suffer sorrow or happiness?

Swami: You see Sorrow and happiness only because of your dual nature. God only sees One, not many. Of course, the seed of activity (Karma) is there and that brings forth your destiny.

You reap whatever you have planted. God sees only one. There is a tree with its roots, trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. It is a manifestation of many forms and attributes, which have all come from the one seed. Take the example of soil or earth.

There is sweetness in sugarcane and various fruits. The sweetness is really contained in the one earth just as the tree is in the one seed.

Similarly for all the names, forms and attributes, the One Divinity is the basis. Because I know the Truth fully, that all are Divine; that everything is Divine and that there is no Jiva (individuality) other than Divinity, there is no time or occasion when Swami has suffered pain, or pleasure, or sorrow. At no time does Swami suffer any of these things.

When someone comes to me and says that he is suffering great pain or sorrow, I very much want to feel and see what pain is like or what sorrow is like. But it has not been possible for me to experience either pain or sorrow. Since such people have not understood this aspect of Mine, I pretend and look sorrowful or as if I am suffering. I pretend, so that I may correct them, put them on the proper path and make them understand me. I am telling you these things through truthful personal experience and these are not some imaginary statements.

In me there is no such thing as sinking at some worldly sorrows or being elated at some worldly achievements. "My Life Is My Message" has been said in this context and if you try to follow me, you will also have an enormous amount of peace and bliss.

- From QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH BABA - By Eruch B. Fanibunda - 1976

Om Sai Ram