THOUGHTS OF SRI SAI BABA AND UPASANA

[PiyaSoni]

OM SAI RAM!!!

Message - 19
Religion And The Origin Of Evil
Delivered by Baba to Yogi. M.K.Spencer
On 21st November 1952

All religions are pathways to God. and no one should arrogate that his religion is
the best.In fact, religion is a matter of man's own inner consciousness. This inner
consciousness can be aroused in two ways: by man's contact with external
phenomena, through scriptures, association with good and saintly people and
masters. Secondly, by man's own individual quest for something that can be
satisfy his soul.

Religion is a matter of the heart. When the heart is awakened,the desire to know
the secrets of the universe and probe into the problems of life becomes keener
and keener. It is difficult for a man to be satisfied with bread alone. He needs
divine nectar and that is supplied by religion, which chains him to God and the
world beyond the precincts of the earth plane.

Religion should be understood in its essence. It is the ritual side of religion that
causes seperation and iconoclasm. To know the truth, one must dive deep in to
the experiences of life in utter disregard of one's own gain, in the pure spirit of
enquiry and investigation. When man searches for truth, in this way, he will notice
that all religions as taught by the prophets, saints and sagesare universal in their
teachingsand application, with as the object of life and righteousness as the main
factor. GOD speaks through the chosen ones, with same voice and the same object
viz.., to enlighten mankind and show them the way to His kingdom.

Religion binds man to GHod. It gives him a philosophy, which satisfies both the
hunger of his heart as well as gives him strength and vitality to fight the battle of
life bravely and successfully.

No man can live without religion. It is the fulcrum of life, the soul's prop, and the
searchlight in the dim, dismal horizon of man's creation. God is all Light, Love and
Beauty. He is absolute. There is no duality in divinity. There is no relativity in God's
conception. He is One without second. He is Timeless, Spaceless, causeless,Motionless.
But this divine absoluteness is missed by man, who is finite and who measures all
things, with the dim light of his own reasoning faculty. His reasons gives birth to the
ideas of relativity, dimensions etc...

No evil exists in the Godhead. But man creats it in his finite nature. This is the origin
of evil. It is not permanent, or it is the outcome of man, who is finite. The minute he
becomes perfect and reaches Godhead, the evil disappears. It is nescience, ignorance
and therfore not premanent. God alone is the Reality and all life should be taken as
a real phenomenon, to be overcome and conquered by the forces of the spirit within.
 Discard the world and its temptations. Seek refuge in God. He is both within and without.

OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!!

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OM SAI RAM!!!

Message - 20
Control Of The Mind
Delivered by Baba to Yogi. M.K.Spencer
On 22nd November 1952

Mind is the repository of good and bad thoughts. It is the mind that makes heaven
or hell. Control of the mind requires skilful handling. It is by concentration and
meditation that a man can become the master of his mind and control it to perfection.
When man reaches the stage of his having controlled his mind, he becomes a sage,
a seer. Once the mind is controlled, he can then go into the interior recesses of
God's mysteries.

Control of the mind leads to illumination. It is a subtle, spiritual force, higher than
intellect. It is called intuition, the third eye, the mystic passage, the ladder to
Godhead. It is spiritual artery, which supplies spiritual food of the highest type.
It is also known as inspiration. It is a link with God Himself. It is the fire of the soul.
It is God's gift and a token of His grace.

OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!!

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OM SAI RAM!!!

Message - 21
The Chariot And The Charioter
Delivered by Baba to Yogi. M.K.Spencer
On 23rd November 1952


Man has evolved from the lowest strata of life. It is his destiny to be finally united
with God. To reach this goal, he may take countless births on your earth plane,
but ultimately his soul which is an evolving entity saturated with all kinds of
experiences, good and bad, pleasant and bitter, is redeemed from the obligation
of taking birth again in physical body and is united with the spirit. When this marriage
of the soul with the spirit takes place, it means, the soul has freed itself from its
shackles and environments and has gained its salvation.

Salvation of the soul is the object of life. To attain this object, it is necessary to discard
that which is of transient and fleeing nature and adhere to that which is permanent
and lasting. The world is 'maya'. The senses, if not controlled by the mind and will, act
the part of the horses, yoked to a chariot, wherein is seated the soul, but not properly
checked by the reins of the charioteer- the higher mind , buddhi- they run wild and dash
the chariot to pieces. The chariot is the body. When the body is broken, the man dies,
but he again comes back and takes hold of the chariot, the horses and the reins and
begins anew to drive, with the experiences gained in the past lives. Slowly and steadily,
the charioteer learns to drive the chariot correctly without any mishap and he drives the
 horses safely tp their destination. That destination is soul's salvation.


OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!!

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How The Invisible Can Become Visible?
Delivered by Baba to Yogi. M.K.Spencer

Search for God inwardly, Infinite as He is, unsurpassed and boundless, He resides in the
tiny cave of the human heart. He is measureless, incomprehensible, unknown, unknowable,
eternal, invisible. But if you search for Him with a longing heart and dedicate yourself wholly,
solely and completely to Him in perfect purity of heart, mind and soul, the invisible will
become visible. The wide universe is but a manifestation of the Absolute Spirit.

Make your heart and soul vibrate with the thoughts of God, the Absolute Spirit pervading
 the universe and you would feel a new impulse, a new life, a new spirit, a new discovery
of yourself. This self discovery is God vision. It is the preparation for a life of eternity. Life
becomes spiritualised.

To understand God who is spirit, man must become like spirit i. e. leave off dross in him,
which is the material part in him. Self-surrender, self-purification, self-knowledge- these
are the sure footings for the achievement of life's goal- GOD-realization.

Jai Sai Ram

Thanks Baba... for everything

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Discourse No. (22)

Prayers and their significance.

Distance lends enchantment to the view  It is not so in spirituality. The nearer you come to God, the greater becomes your joy and happiness. You pass from the mundane to the spiritual plane of existence. It is a ladder, a bridge to eternity.
Be spiritual- Forget self. Immerse yourself in the ocean of universality. Give up individuality and become impersonal. It is only then, the gulf between your mundane world and our Spiritual world of Eternal Bliss can be bridged. Make God the target of your life, the summum bonum of your aspirations, the goal of your victory.

Pray to him day and night. Prayers offered from the fullness of your heart find an echo in the Universal Mind. They create waves after waves of divine power bringing in you a new life a new impulse, a new light, a healing of wounds which nothing else can cure or heal. Prayers are a sovereign remedy for all ills the body is heir to. They remedy, they purify, they exalt, they illumine the heart, mind and soul.

To pray to God is the privilege of every one, whether he be a fakir or a prince. It is the greatest weapon which a person holds in his hands for the betterment of his life. Prayers are based on this fact that God, who is invisible, is ever present and ever eager to listen to us in our grief and distress.

Prayer is the language of the heart. It is divine communion. It is celestial music. It is a gateway to our purification and salvation.

Sacrifice and self-surrender to God are the main pillars of every prayer. No prayer is genuine if not bu¬ttressed with the oil of sacrifice and offered in complete abandonment to the will of God.


JaiSaiRam.... Thanks Baba for your constant blessings...

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Discourse No. (23)
As you sow, so shall you reap.
As you sow, so shall you reap. This is an eternal truth- If you do evil to any one, it will return to you with a vengeance. If you do good to any one even if you do not expect any return or reward, you would taste its sweet fruit in some form or the other. You grow in spiritual stature as you do good. You shrink and become a dwarf, if evil thoughts, evil words and evil deeds emanate from your lower self. Aspire for the Highest and you- would attain the highest. If you think of the lowest, you would be the lowest. It is for you to choose, good or evil, God or dust.

Enshrine your mind with thoughts of love. Pilot the ship of your soul in the deep waters of Peace and Harmony, Virtue and Contentment. Keep away from the cliffs of hatred and jealousy, greed, and avarice, lust and debasement. God answers no prayers, unless it emanates from a contrite heart, seeking forgiveness for sins in the past. Work your way rigidly and care not for crosses and pains, if they are borne for the sake of righteousness, which is the only path to God.,

JaiSaiRam

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Discourse No. (24)
God; not an enigma
Star gazing is a relaxation, exaltation and sublima¬tion of the soul. The star bespangled sky in the silvery night, when Queen Moon is at its height in her splen¬dour and limpid beauty, presents a glorious sight. It rouses the, soul and makes man feel that he is in tune with the Infinite. Anything thai is beautiful creates a passionate longing for the IDEAL.

God is the Absolute Spirit, pervading through out the universe. He is both transcendent and immanent, visible and invisible, silent and audible.

God is not an enigma, if you study Nature and tune your life in conformity with God's commandments of LOVE and VIRTUE, which must triumph not only in each man's individual life but in the entire creation of God. Simple as ABC is God's formula to understand Him and the universe. It is easy to comprehend Him, not through deep volumes of philosophy, not by leading a hectic life of blistering struggle and fight for earthly supremacy, but by a passionate, longing lor Truth and Renunciation.

But simple as God's formula is, to undestand Him, and realise Him, man, in his ignorance casts aside the bowl of purity and drinks instead what appears to him as good and vitalising but in reality, is dark, dirty poison, that stains his soul and ruins him, physically, morally and spiritually.

God is Spirit. Love Him, adore Him, dedicate vour life to Him and you would become one with Him inspirit.

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Discourse No. (25)
How the Invisible can become visible.

Search for God inwardly. Infinite as He is, unsurpassed and boundless, He resides in the tiny cave of the human heart. He is measureless, incomprehensible, unknown, unknowable, eternal, invisible "But if you search for Him with a longing heart and dedicate yourself, wholly, solely and completely to Him in perfect purity of heart, mind and soul, the Invisible will become visible. The wide universe is but a manifestation of the Absolute Spirit-
Make your heart and soul vibrate with the thoughts of God, the Absolute Spirit pervading the universe and you would feel a new impulse, a new life, a new spirit, a new discovery of yourself. This self discovery is God vision. It is the preparation for a life of eternity. Life becomes spiritualised-
To understand God who is spirit, man must become like spirit i-e., leave off the dross in him, which is the material part in him. Self-surrender? self-purification, self-knowledge—these are the sure footings, for the achievement of life's goal—God-realisation.

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Discourse  No. (26)
Seek God  through their gate way of renunciation and  devotion.
Lead a complete life, not a life of trivialities. A life of desultory existence is a life of decadence. Enrich your life with thoughts of God, if you wish to live in peace and joyousness- A life of self-centeredness leads to destruction of mental peace- It is a way down the hill in the valley of despair. Kindle the lamp of your heart with the flame of God and you will rise to heights of ecstasy, beyond your dreams-Garner the fruit of wisdom from the garden of your life and share it with your brothers and sisters tied to you in holy union. Life is a delicious fruit, if you sweeten it with the name of God.
It is bitter, if you taste it, without taking His name.

Sweet or bitter, as the course of your life may be, do not for a moment forget God. He is ever present in you. He will free you if you think of Him and long for Him with all the intensity of your heart, mind and soul. Seek God through the path of renunciation for that is the only way open to reach Him. Seek Him in all earnestness and you will find Him.

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Discourse No.  (27)
God-realisation—the goal of life, not earthly happiness.
Different faiths are like different rivers that flow from different regions but ultimately join the ocean. The object of every religion is God. He alone is worthy of worship and none else. People make Mammon as their God. This is wrong. To make sordid desires of life to dominate is to invite catastrophe- Do not be dragged in the mire of worldly temptations for they are death knells of misery and degradation.

Riches are the burning bricks with which the vault of hell is built. Lust for power is a shadowy substance. Do not aspire for worldly applause for it is fickle and baseless. Stain not your soul with the allurements of life but keep it stainless with the love and light of God.

God alone is the Reality, all else is of unreal nature. Seek God in the simplicity of your heart, Renounce the gewgaws of life. Hold fast to Truth and Righteousness, Mercy and Compassion, Love and Gentility, Simplicity and Humility, Earnestness and Sincerity, Passivity and search for Him with a longing heart and dedicate yourself, wholly, solely and completely to Him in perfect purity of heart, mind and soul, the Invisible will become visible. The wide universe is but a manifestation of the Absolute Spirit-

Make your heart and soul vibrate with the thoughts of God, the Absolute Spirit pervading the universe and you would feel a new impulse, a new life, a new spirit, a new discovery of yourself. This self discovery is God vision. It is the preparation for a life of eternity. Life becomes spiritualised.

To understand God who is spirit, man must become like spirit i-e. leave off the dross in him, which is the material part in him. Self-surrender self-purification, self-knowledge—these are the sure footings, for the achievement of life's goal—God-realisation.

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Discourse No. (28)
IN THE UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE, ONE CERTAINTY - GOD
Life is uncertain. You do not know the span of your life how many years you have to live - nor what the future holds out for you. In this uncertainty, there is one certainty, which you must follow, as night follows the day and the day follows the night, and it is the most glorious certainty of God, the only RE A LITY in the whole cosmos. Open your heart to Him. Let divine thought rush in you like the scented zephyr from the bower of flowers. Seek Him and Him alone for He is your Helpmate, your Father, Your Ally, your Companion; Your Consoler and Admonisher throughout the long battle of life. Cleanse your heart, mind and soul of all the stains of folly and sin and thus purified and elevated inwardly, you would be taken into the inner realms of the spirit for the achievement of life's highest goal-God-realisation.

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Discourse No. (29)
GROW IN SPIRIT

To rise to the highest pinnacle of spirituality is ordained by God for every one. But extremely few reach the goal for the path leading to it is so narrow and painful to traverse. It is a great mistake to avoid the narrow way which leads to God and to take to the broad way which leads to corruption and decay. Why sell eternal peace for a mess of pottage. And yet millions and millions of your people of the earth plane, forgetful of the Self within them, hanker for loaves and fishes or life, gilded with an outward shine and forget God, who is the only Reality.

Seek God not in outward shows and forms. Seek God not in the paraphernalia of rites and rituals. Seek God, not in church congregations. But seek Him in the cave of your heart. It is there He dwells, hid in the kernel. Throw off the shells and the shackles that bind and devitalise you. Grow in spirit and the indwelling Spirit, free from all its outer coverings and coatings, will shine like a crystal star and lead on and on to the starry realms of unimaginable glory beauty to your extreme delight and joy. Make God home, your hearth, your sole source of thought and activity. It is then alone, you shall reach Him and be united with Him in all eternity.

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Discourse No. (30)
DON'T MAKE LIFE A TOMB OF WOE AND WANTON-NESS

Make life a music, a melody of art and beauty, a torrent of glory, a rainbow arch of gorgeousness. Why seek the petty things of life, when God has designed and planned that you should rise from darkness to light, from death to immortality, from the unreal to the REAL. Make perfection of character the goal of your life and you will come quickly to God, who alone is REAL.

Don't make life a tomb of woe and wantonness. Rise from the graveyard of sickness and sorrow, both of mind and soul, and climb then the altitude of high thoughts and aspirations, which would free you from the maddening temptations of your world and its vagaries. Keep away from the shore of dead sea apples. Clinch pure gold and not putrid flesh. Kindle the light of your heart with the flame and fire of God's Love and Light and you will be safe in your march from the earth to the Realms Beyond. Go forward and sink not, though the battle be tough and the way be arduous and wearisome. Make God your ally and you would safely reach the goal, the Goal of Eternal Bliss and Light.

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Discourse No. (31)
BE A BRAVE WARRIOR IN THE BATTLE OF LIFE
Stand fast to Truth and do not quiver if others make all sorts of dirty and false accusations. In the whirlpool of there are more scorpions and snakes to bite you than no suckle flowers to delight you. But however thorny the path may be, be a brave warrior and do not shudder at all. God helps those who are brave and fail not in battle of life- Keep courage and have entire faith in Him. He will guide and steer the ship of your life safe through all the dangerous crags and cliffs abutting on either side. He will light the way. He will take you safely to your destination.