Message For The Day…Do Good and Be in Good Company !!!

The attachment to sensual objects and to the pleasure they give is like the soot that sticks to the inside of the chimney and dims the light. Clean the chimney by namasmarana (repetition of the Lord’s name) every day and the flame will shine for you and others. Also do good deeds and be in good company. Proper atmosphere is very essential for the development of a spiritual aspirant. That is why spiritual seekers in the past left their homes and lived in the hermitages maintained by the sages. This is akin to keeping a pot of water immersed in water. That way, the water in the pot will then not be lost through evaporation. Therefore be careful, that the success you have won in the promotion of virtue, in the conquest of baneful habits and in the assumption of regular disciplines, are not frittered away by trite company, loose talk, cynical criticism or lackadaisical effort.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

” எங்கள் தெய்வம் இனி இவர்தான்” !!!

 

 
ஆனந்த விகடன் ஆசிரியராக இருந்த எழுத்தாளர்
மணியன். பிற்காலத்தில் தனக்குச் சொந்தமாக-
இதயம் பேசுகிறது என்கிற பத்திரிகையை
ஆரம்பித்தார்.

அந்தப் பத்திரிகையில் அவர் வெளிநாட்டுக்குச்
சென்று இருந்தபோது நடந்த ஓர் அற்புதமான
விஷயத்தைக் குறிப்பிட்டு இருக்கிறார். எந்த
நாட்டிற்குப் போனாலும் அவர் தங்கும் அறையில்
இருக்கும் மேஜை மீது காஞ்சி மகானின் படத்தை
வைத்து, தினமும் வணங்குவது வழக்கம். அவர்
அப்போது தங்கி இருந்தது ஓர் ஆங்கிலேயரின் வீடு.

வீட்டின் சொந்தக்காரர், மணியனிடம் 
“படத்தில் இருப்பவர் யார்?” என்று கேட்டு
இருக்கிறார். “அவர் நான் வணங்கும் தெய்வம்”
என்று பதில் சொன்னார் மணியன்.

“சக்தி வாய்ந்த தெய்வமா அவர்? நாம் நினைத்தது
நடக்குமா? என்று ஆங்கிலேயர் ஒரு வினா எழுப்ப
அதற்கும் மணியன் பதில் சொன்னார்.

“நாம் உண்மையாக வேண்டிக் கொண்டால்,
நிச்சயம் நாம் நினைத்தது நடக்கும். அந்த
கருணைக்கடல் அதை நிறைவேற்றி வைப்பார்.

மணியன் சொன்ன தோரணை,அவர் குரலில்
ஒலித்த
பக்தி, ஆங்கிலேயரை நம்பச் செய்தது.

“என் மகன் எங்கோ போய்விட்டான்…அவனைப்
பிரிந்து என் மனைவி ஓயாமல் அழுது கொண்டு
இருக்கிறாள். அதனால்தான் ஒரு நம்பிக்கையோடு
உங்களிடம் கேட்டேன்.

“எங்கள் குருவான காஞ்சி மகானை நீங்கள்
மனமுருகி
பிரார்த்தியுங்கள்..உங்களுக்கு அவரது அருள்
நிச்சயம் கிட்டும்.

மணியன் வாக்கை அப்படியே ஏற்றுக்கொண்ட
ஆங்கிலேயர், காஞ்சி தெய்வத்தின் படத்தின்
முன் நின்று மனமுருகி வேண்டி தனக்கு
அருள் புரியும்படி வேண்டிக் கொண்டார்.

சில மணி நேரம் கடந்ததும், அவரது வீட்டு
போன் ஒலித்தது.ஆங்கிலேயர் போய் போனை
எடுத்தார். போனில் வந்த செய்தி அவருக்கு
அளவு கடந்த வியப்பை அளித்தது.

காணாமற்போன அவரது மகன்தான் பேசினான்,
தான் எங்கேயோ பொயிருந்ததாகவும்,
இப்போது ஊருக்கு வந்துவிட்டதாகவும்,உடனே
வீட்டுக்கு வருவதாகவும் தகவல் சொன்னான்.

ஆங்கிலேயருக்கு மெய் சிலிர்த்தது.காஞ்சி மகானை
வணங்கியபடியே,மணியனுக்கு நன்றி சொன்னார்.

“எங்கள் தெய்வம்…இவர்தான்….இந்த உருவில்தான்
தெய்வத்தைப் பார்ப்போம்” என்று கடல் கடந்து
எங்கேயோ இருந்த ஆங்கிலேய தம்பதிகள்
ஆனந்த அனுபவத்தில் உருகி நின்றார்கள்.

 
source :::::input from my friend 
natarajan

Message For The Day….. Shiva and Vishnu Are one and the same !!!!

Foolishness, egoism and sheer ignorance are the root-causes of misery. The eye, the ear and the tongue lead people to anger and malice, instead of making them the messengers of peace and harmony. Intellect is the root of pride and envy. Lord Vishnu is called Lord Jagannatha at Puri. Lord Shiva is Vishweshwara, the Lord of Universe at Kashi. Vishnu is Gopal (protector of cows) and Shiva is Pashupathi (master of cows). Where is the room for rivalry between those who worship Shiva and Vishnu? Still the innate urge to fight comes up in the heart of people and they use the Names of the Lord as excuses for provoking the fights they relish. Stay away from these instincts.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

God on IVRS Call !!! …. Just For Laugh !!!!

What will happen when Gods have Computer!!!! !!!!!!

Over the past several years, we have all learned to live with IVRS – ‘Inter-active Voice Response System’ as a necessary part of modern life.. I was just wondering what would happen if God decides to go hi-tech and installs voicemail? I gave it a lot of thought and came up with various scenarios:

Let us imagine a scenario. You dialled God’s number.

‘Hi! Thank you for calling God. Please select one of the following:

If you are Christian, dial 1
All Hindus, dial 2
All Muslims, dial 3
All others, dial 0.’

So, lets say you are a Hindu and you dialled 2. Here is what you hear:

Press 1 for Requests
Press 2 for Thank you messages for God
Press 3 for Complaints about unfulfilled promises
Press 4 for All other inquiries.
If your prayers are still not answered, dial ‘0’ and ask for Naradmuni.’

Or, if all Gods were busy, you might hear this:

‘We are sorry, all our Gods are busy helping other Bhaktas and Sinners.
However, your prayer is important to us and will be answered in the order it was received.
Please stay on line. One of the Gods will be with you soon.’

Or, it could even go this way when you start praying:

‘If you know your God’s extension, dial it now.’

Or, you might hear this:

‘If you would like to speak to Ganeshji, Press 1.
For Lord Hanuman, Press 2.
For Lord Krishna, Press 3.
To confess your sins, press 4.
To ask for favours, Press 5.’

Or, you might even hear this:

‘You have reached Lord Krishna’s extension. I am going to be away to conduct a special yuddha to save the humanity and will be away until the year 2015 . If this is something urgent and cannot wait until then, call Shankara at GB +44 779000020000 Call. If you want to speak to someone else, for other gods’ directory, Press 6 now.’

Or you might even hear something like this if you call toward the end of your life cycle:

‘If you think you have reservations at our Heavenly Resort, please provide your name, social security number and be ready to provide the proof of your eligibility. If you do not have the proof of eligibility, please dial 420-HELL and ask for General Manager Asura , who will be happy to help you.’

Or, depending on the purpose of your call, you might hear this:

‘If you are calling to find out if a loved one has been assigned to Heaven, Press 5, enter his or her ‘mantra’ number, then press the 0 key. If you get a negative response, try area code 420-HELL.’

For all you know in this day and age of quotas and all, you might even get a response like this:

‘Our computer records show that you have already prayed once today. Please hang up and try again tomorrow.’

Or you might even here this if you call on the wrong day:

‘This Main Office of Heaven is closed for DIWALI holidays. If this is an emergency, you may try our Himalayan Retreat in the mean time by dialling 6000-31,000. ‘

source :::::input from a friend of mine

natarajan

Message For The Day…God Is Love …HE Can be Seen only thro Love !!!

In the dark night, the Moon can be seen through its own light only. The Lord is all Love, so He can be seen only through Love. He is Sathyam and Nithyam (Truth and Eternal), and is beyond all falsehood (Mithya). When the dust settles upon the glass of the lantern, it dims its light. Attachment to sensual objects and to the pleasure they give (Vyamoha) is the soot that dims the light of love in your heart. Remove the delusion and the fact that you have become old or diseased, or that you are weak and debilitated. Do not count the years and grieve over advancing age and shudder like cowards afraid of death. Remember, despondency is hell, elation is heaven. Have always some work to do and do it so well that it grants you joy!

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For The Day….”You Must Care More for the Cleanliness of Your Mind…”

A thirsty passenger asked the water carrier at an up-country railway station in India whether the leather bag in which they were serving water was clean. The reply the passenger received was, “As regards cleanliness, all I can say is that the bag which contains the water is cleaner than the bag which takes it in!” This statement conveys an important lesson. You must care more for the cleanliness of your mind and intellect than that of the external body. Instead of criticising others and finding fault with the actions of others, subject yourself to vigilant scrutiny. Understand your motives and actions in a deep manner and invest time in correcting your own faults. Do not be like the dancer who blamed the drummer for the wrong steps.
– Divine Discourse, Aug 19, 1964

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For The Day…. Material Wealth Gives You Joy as well as Grief ….

The last day of a Saptaha (seven-day discourse) is called Samaapthi. That word means, according to most people, the final function; but it has a more profound meaning too. Samaapthi means the attainment (Aapthi) of the Samam (Divine or Brahman). That is the final fruit of Shravana, Manana and Nidhidhyasana (Listening, Recapitulation and Assimilation) of key spiritual truths and lessons from discourses. In the worldly sense, it means the conclusion of a period of time. In the spiritual sense, it means transcending time! The lesson that all spiritual discourses wish to convey is that you must give up your pursuit of sensory objects, if you seek lasting peace and joy. Material wealth brings along with it, not only joy but grief as well. Accumulation of riches, multiplication of wants will lead only to alternation between joy and grief. Attachment is the root of both joy and grief. Detachment is the saviour.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For The Day….You Are Only A Trustee of Your ” Property ” !!!!

A millionaire pays income tax with tears in his eyes. A Headmaster joyfully gives up the furniture and laboratory appliances of the school when he is transferred to another place. Why? Because the headmaster knows and believes that he is only the caretaker, and is not the owner. They are not attached to these articles, for they know that these belong to the Government. So too, every one of you must feel that your family, your house, your fields, your car are all the Lord’s property. You are just a trustee and must be ready to give them up without murmur, at a moment’s notice. Sacrifice does not mean that you should not attach value to things. You must indeed care for everything. But remember, that all of them are transient and the joy they give is very trivial and temporary. Know their real worth, do not overestimate them and develop attachment to them.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

” I do not Have Anything …What Can I give You ? !!!”

Gift of Existence

There lived a Sadhu who regularly used to give discourses. One day at the end of the discourse he was talking of being grateful to existence. “Operate from a space of gratitude, `Kritajna’. This will allow us to expand.” a beggar was sitting in a corner and listening to the discourse, he came up to the Sadhu and said, “Maharaj, your talk was great. But one thing I am not able to do. You said to be grateful to the existence because it has always showered benediction on you. Sorry! But, existence has not given me anything. I am struggling even for one ROTI”.
The Sadhu said, “ I agree with you, I will give you two lacks, right here, will you be grateful?’ The beggar was thrilled. “But I want something in return from you”, said the Sadhu. “I do not have anything, what can I give you? If I have something I will definitely give you.” said the beggar. “I won’t ask you anything that you do not have”, said the Sadhu. The agreement was made.
The Sadhu said, “I will make arrangements for the two lacks; you please give me both your eyes. The beggar was astonished. “What will I do with these two lacks without my eyes! I don’t agree to the deal,” he said. “I prefer my two eyes to the two lacks”. The Sadhu said, “but you said you don’t have anything and were cursing existence.’

This is a beautiful story. Two eyes he had, then two hands, two legs, stomach etc., He is already a multi millionaire. But all these gifts we do not see. For the beggar, money was very important.
That we can see is such a great gift of existence. We can hear. We can walk. All are great gifts. If you say you are unhappy, it is ridiculous. In fact we should dance and celebrate that existence has given us so many gifts. We are normally focused on what is missing in life. The moment you start operating from what you don’t have, whatever you have also go into darkness.

 

source:::::unknown…input from a friend of mine .

natarajan