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THE LAW OF KARMA AND SELFLESS SERVICE

There is a law of cause and effect; every karma has consequences—whether you like it or not, whether you want it or not. Good karma produces a good result, while bad karma brings a bad one. Birth is the result of karma accumulated before the moment of death in a previous life. If you are asked what happens to a person after death, you can point to yourself and say, “This is what happens”—we are born again. This is not a religion of despair; it is a religion of hope and confidence, encouraging an active, useful, and beneficial life.

It is commonly believed that karma is destiny or fate, fatality or inevitability, “imprinted on the forehead,” which must be worked through. It is impossible to avoid it. But people forget that it was written by their own hand; it was not written by someone else. And the hand that wrote it can erase it all.

Do not doubt that your position in this life is determined by the actions of your past life. When a school principal gives you a reference with which you apply for a job, they refer to your conduct during your studies. The quality of this reference depends on you: if you behaved well, you will receive a good reference and a good job; if you behaved badly, both your reference and your job will be poor. After all, it is you who write and erase what is “written on your brow”—your destiny.

God neither rewards nor punishes. He only reflects, repeats, and responds, being the Eternal Impartial Witness! You create your own destiny. God has no personal will or desires. He neither advises nor dissuades. God is the Eternal Witness. He is like a postman who has no idea of the contents of the letters He delivers to their recipients. A letter may contain news of victory or news of defeat; you will receive only what you have earned. You are repaid with good for good and with evil for evil.
Accept this as it is. It is the law; no one will help you, and no one will obstruct you.

The assertion that God is the first cause of everything is only true to a certain extent; after all, He does not confine you in an iron cage of destiny from which you cannot escape. He has endowed you with the power of discrimination (viveka), renunciation (vairagya), and a sense of reverence and wonder. You must use these to attain God. Although there are limitations to your capabilities, you are not completely deprived of them. A cow tied to a post is limited by the length of the rope; it can graze only within a restricted area. When the cow has eaten all the grass, the owner may untie the knot and fasten the rope so that the cow can reach the grass growing farther away. “Graze” peacefully for as long as the rope allows. But do not move too far from the post or pull on it, as this may cause you pain.

On the land that belongs to you, you can grow the food you need, or you can do nothing and allow the land to lie fallow. You are the cause of your downfall or rise. The tools are in your hands—you can improve your skills, break your chains, and escape; but if you are dependent and enslaved, who can save you? Do not try to blame shiro-likhitham—the writing on the brow. You made likhitham yourself.
Sathya Sai Baba
The Yoga of Action

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<div class="bbWrapper">THE LAW OF KARMA AND SELFLESS SERVICE<br /> <br /> There is a law of cause and effect; every karma has consequences—whether you like it or not, whether you want it or not. Good karma produces a good result, while bad karma brings a bad one. Birth is the result of karma accumulated before the moment of death in a previous life. If you are asked what happens to a person after death, you can point to yourself and say, “This is what happens”—we are born again. This is not a religion of despair; it is a religion of hope and confidence, encouraging an active, useful, and beneficial life.<br /> <br /> It is commonly believed that karma is destiny or fate, fatality or inevitability, “imprinted on the forehead,” which must be worked through. It is impossible to avoid it. But people forget that it was written by their own hand; it was not written by someone else. And the hand that wrote it can erase it all.<br /> <br /> Do not doubt that your position in this life is determined by the actions of your past life. When a school principal gives you a reference with which you apply for a job, they refer to your conduct during your studies. The quality of this reference depends on you: if you behaved well, you will receive a good reference and a good job; if you behaved badly, both your reference and your job will be poor. After all, it is you who write and erase what is “written on your brow”—your destiny.<br /> <br /> God neither rewards nor punishes. He only reflects, repeats, and responds, being the Eternal Impartial Witness! You create your own destiny. God has no personal will or desires. He neither advises nor dissuades. God is the Eternal Witness. He is like a postman who has no idea of the contents of the letters He delivers to their recipients. A letter may contain news of victory or news of defeat; you will receive only what you have earned. You are repaid with good for good and with evil for evil.<br /> Accept this as it is. It is the law; no one will help you, and no one will obstruct you.<br /> <br /> The assertion that God is the first cause of everything is only true to a certain extent; after all, He does not confine you in an iron cage of destiny from which you cannot escape. He has endowed you with the power of discrimination (viveka), renunciation (vairagya), and a sense of reverence and wonder. You must use these to attain God. Although there are limitations to your capabilities, you are not completely deprived of them. A cow tied to a post is limited by the length of the rope; it can graze only within a restricted area. When the cow has eaten all the grass, the owner may untie the knot and fasten the rope so that the cow can reach the grass growing farther away. “Graze” peacefully for as long as the rope allows. But do not move too far from the post or pull on it, as this may cause you pain.<br /> <br /> On the land that belongs to you, you can grow the food you need, or you can do nothing and allow the land to lie fallow. You are the cause of your downfall or rise. The tools are in your hands—you can improve your skills, break your chains, and escape; but if you are dependent and enslaved, who can save you? Do not try to blame shiro-likhitham—the writing on the brow. You made likhitham yourself.<br /> Sathya Sai Baba<br /> The Yoga of Action</div>

 

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In this world, almost everyone quarrels: government members, municipal employees, city leaders, neighbors, relatives, parents, and children.
What are you doing to change this, so that peace may finally be restored in the world? Perhaps you belong to those who fear the atomic bomb, yet at the same time use every opportunity to add fuel to the fire, defending your negativity, aggressiveness, and lack of faith?
The world will not perish. I will take care of that.
The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls and gave life to the phrase: veni, vidi, vici — I came, I saw, I conquered.
For Me, the sequence is different: I saw, therefore I came. My coming is already the victory of light over the forces of darkness.
But I did not come so that everyone who does not follow God’s path would be destroyed. My goal is to reform as many as possible.
Therefore, do not believe in the destruction of the world. Ask instead for My strength to overcome your negativity. Spread love and peace around you. Make your partner, your children, and the people around you happy, and a bomb will truly explode in the world. A bomb of love.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">In this world, almost everyone quarrels: government members, municipal employees, city leaders, neighbors, relatives, parents, and children.<br /> What are you doing to change this, so that peace may finally be restored in the world? Perhaps you belong to those who fear the atomic bomb, yet at the same time use every opportunity to add fuel to the fire, defending your negativity, aggressiveness, and lack of faith?<br /> The world will not perish. I will take care of that.<br /> The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls and gave life to the phrase: veni, vidi, vici — I came, I saw, I conquered.<br /> For Me, the sequence is different: I saw, therefore I came. My coming is already the victory of light over the forces of darkness.<br /> But I did not come so that everyone who does not follow God’s path would be destroyed. My goal is to reform as many as possible.<br /> Therefore, do not believe in the destruction of the world. Ask instead for My strength to overcome your negativity. Spread love and peace around you. Make your partner, your children, and the people around you happy, and a bomb will truly explode in the world. A bomb of love.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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To free yourself from the cycle of deaths, there is only one means—to know Him.
Do not consider yourselves sinners, for you are heirs to eternal bliss (ananda).
You are embodiments of God, sharing with Him inexhaustible ananda. You are holy by nature, always whole; truly, you are God moving upon the earth. Can there be a greater sin than calling people like you sinners? You disgrace and dishonor yourselves when you accept this definition—sinner!
Arise!
Cast off the feeling that you are sheep! Do not be deceived by this idea.
You are Atman. You are drops of the nectar (amrita) of immortality, and immortality has neither beginning nor end.
You are not slaves to material objects; no, all material objects are your captives, obedient slaves.”
Such are the words of the rishi.

Sathya Sai Vahini. Chapter 4

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<div class="bbWrapper">To free yourself from the cycle of deaths, there is only one means—to know Him.<br /> Do not consider yourselves sinners, for you are heirs to eternal bliss (ananda).<br /> You are embodiments of God, sharing with Him inexhaustible ananda. You are holy by nature, always whole; truly, you are God moving upon the earth. Can there be a greater sin than calling people like you sinners? You disgrace and dishonor yourselves when you accept this definition—sinner!<br /> Arise!<br /> Cast off the feeling that you are sheep! Do not be deceived by this idea.<br /> You are Atman. You are drops of the nectar (amrita) of immortality, and immortality has neither beginning nor end.<br /> You are not slaves to material objects; no, all material objects are your captives, obedient slaves.”<br /> Such are the words of the rishi.<br /> <br /> Sathya Sai Vahini. Chapter 4</div>

 

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I understand your problem: you cannot believe because you do not know, and you do not know because you do not believe.
You are trying to escape from this circle, so typical of people and seemingly insurmountable, by throwing yourself into science and wanting to embrace, prove, and understand everything with its help. But this is senseless, reckless courage.
How do you expect to understand the more complete from the limited? How can you, having seen an egg but never yet having seen a chicken, understand the chicken from the egg?
Instead of racking your brain, let all this go.
Begin by sometimes asking God. I will answer you for certain.
Try each day to rely more and more on the fact that I am here for your benefit. I really am here for that. You have My word, given to you over many lifetimes.
Why do you never demand this? Why do you not test Me?
Consider one more thing if you are always delaying: our goals are very similar. The purpose of your life is to learn to trust. My task is to help you.
Finally, one more thing. I chose this task of My own free will. And I love you all.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">I understand your problem: you cannot believe because you do not know, and you do not know because you do not believe.<br /> You are trying to escape from this circle, so typical of people and seemingly insurmountable, by throwing yourself into science and wanting to embrace, prove, and understand everything with its help. But this is senseless, reckless courage.<br /> How do you expect to understand the more complete from the limited? How can you, having seen an egg but never yet having seen a chicken, understand the chicken from the egg?<br /> Instead of racking your brain, let all this go.<br /> Begin by sometimes asking God. I will answer you for certain.<br /> Try each day to rely more and more on the fact that I am here for your benefit. I really am here for that. You have My word, given to you over many lifetimes.<br /> Why do you never demand this? Why do you not test Me?<br /> Consider one more thing if you are always delaying: our goals are very similar. The purpose of your life is to learn to trust. My task is to help you.<br /> Finally, one more thing. I chose this task of My own free will. And I love you all.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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You say: “Knowledge is power.” I ask: “Power for what purpose?”
The answer I hear from you is regrettable: “The ability to do what you want. To command others, and so on.”
That may be so. But why do you need such an ability? What good does doing what you want do for you? And what if you were drunk and wanted to jump down from the tenth floor? Would your freedom still be beneficial and good for you then?
Ah, you think that if someone was drunk, then it is an entirely different matter.
But do you know anyone who has never been drunk? Most people drank of their own free will and therefore did not know at all what they were doing.
For Me, knowledge is power only when it gives you the key to the box containing the jewels of bliss and shows you the way to find this jewel within yourself.
All other knowledge is merely, to a greater or lesser degree, a concealment of one’s powerlessness. In other words: one kind of knowledge leads you to OM, the other to unconsciousness.
Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">You say: “Knowledge is power.” I ask: “Power for what purpose?”<br /> The answer I hear from you is regrettable: “The ability to do what you want. To command others, and so on.”<br /> That may be so. But why do you need such an ability? What good does doing what you want do for you? And what if you were drunk and wanted to jump down from the tenth floor? Would your freedom still be beneficial and good for you then?<br /> Ah, you think that if someone was drunk, then it is an entirely different matter.<br /> But do you know anyone who has never been drunk? Most people drank of their own free will and therefore did not know at all what they were doing.<br /> For Me, knowledge is power only when it gives you the key to the box containing the jewels of bliss and shows you the way to find this jewel within yourself.<br /> All other knowledge is merely, to a greater or lesser degree, a concealment of one’s powerlessness. In other words: one kind of knowledge leads you to OM, the other to unconsciousness.<br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Today I will tell you why I keep emphasizing, again and again, that it is important for you to live without attachments. Note: without attachments, but not without responsibilities.
Close your eyes. Relax. Let go of all thoughts. Give them to Me.
Now imagine someone to whom you feel especially connected.
Do you see them? Consider what binds you to them. Examine it carefully.
Now materialize it—that is, imagine it as a rope, chain, stick, log, light, or something similar.
Allow these bonds to become heavier and heavier.
Do you feel how heavy these bonds are? Memorize this feeling thoroughly!
Now allow them to become lighter and lighter, thinner and thinner, and finally untie them completely.
You see, this was what I called a burden, and therefore also a danger and an attachment.
Because if you look at how firmly you are connected to others in the fullest sense of the word, then you will understand how these bonds pass from one life into another.
Therefore, make yourself free. Make yourself light.
You are a bird with golden wings, not a porter.
Realize this, fly straight into the sky, and become one with the Sun.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Today I will tell you why I keep emphasizing, again and again, that it is important for you to live without attachments. Note: without attachments, but not without responsibilities.<br /> Close your eyes. Relax. Let go of all thoughts. Give them to Me.<br /> Now imagine someone to whom you feel especially connected.<br /> Do you see them? Consider what binds you to them. Examine it carefully.<br /> Now materialize it—that is, imagine it as a rope, chain, stick, log, light, or something similar.<br /> Allow these bonds to become heavier and heavier.<br /> Do you feel how heavy these bonds are? Memorize this feeling thoroughly!<br /> Now allow them to become lighter and lighter, thinner and thinner, and finally untie them completely.<br /> You see, this was what I called a burden, and therefore also a danger and an attachment.<br /> Because if you look at how firmly you are connected to others in the fullest sense of the word, then you will understand how these bonds pass from one life into another.<br /> Therefore, make yourself free. Make yourself light.<br /> You are a bird with golden wings, not a porter.<br /> Realize this, fly straight into the sky, and become one with the Sun.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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You complain that your neighbor began following the spiritual discipline only two years ago and is living in Bliss.
Whereas you have been following all the prescriptions for 20 years now—and are unhappy.
You have been visiting Me for many years, and feel that I am drawing
those who came quite recently closer to Myself.
Your experiences make you lament the injustice
and partiality, but the answer lies in the past, of which you are unaware.
The hammer struck the stone twenty times, but it did not split.
Another person came, and after his second blow the stone was broken. The one who struck it 20 times was disappointed, while the one who split it on his second attempt was delighted.
Yet the stone split only after twenty-two blows.
Your neighbor has twenty years of Sadhana in reserve, imprinted
in his causal body, through which he has journeyed from his past birth to the present one.
Your nature and predispositions depend on how you have Loved and hated, what you have fed on, and what you have fought against throughout many Lives.

Sathya Sai Baba.

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<div class="bbWrapper">You complain that your neighbor began following the spiritual discipline only two years ago and is living in Bliss.<br /> Whereas you have been following all the prescriptions for 20 years now—and are unhappy.<br /> You have been visiting Me for many years, and feel that I am drawing<br /> those who came quite recently closer to Myself.<br /> Your experiences make you lament the injustice<br /> and partiality, but the answer lies in the past, of which you are unaware.<br /> The hammer struck the stone twenty times, but it did not split.<br /> Another person came, and after his second blow the stone was broken. The one who struck it 20 times was disappointed, while the one who split it on his second attempt was delighted.<br /> Yet the stone split only after twenty-two blows.<br /> Your neighbor has twenty years of Sadhana in reserve, imprinted<br /> in his causal body, through which he has journeyed from his past birth to the present one.<br /> Your nature and predispositions depend on how you have Loved and hated, what you have fed on, and what you have fought against throughout many Lives.<br /> <br /> Sathya Sai Baba.</div>

 

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Peace is the foundation of happiness and joy. Tyagaraja knew this, and so he sang: “There is no happiness without peace.” Everyone needs it, whoever they may be—whether restrained people or Vedantists, ascetics or scholars, pious people or philosophers. Yet people cannot remain peaceful even for a moment! The absence of anger should not be mistaken for peace. Nor should achieving a desired goal and the satisfaction that follows be confused with peace. Peace that has filled the heart must not subsequently waver for any reason; only such peace (shanti) deserves to be called supreme peace (prashanti). In this state there are no ups and downs; such peace cannot be partial in adversity and complete in prosperity. It cannot be one thing today and another tomorrow. The constant maintenance of the same steady flow of bliss (ananda)—that is supreme peace.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Peace is the foundation of happiness and joy. Tyagaraja knew this, and so he sang: “There is no happiness without peace.” Everyone needs it, whoever they may be—whether restrained people or Vedantists, ascetics or scholars, pious people or philosophers. Yet people cannot remain peaceful even for a moment! The absence of anger should not be mistaken for peace. Nor should achieving a desired goal and the satisfaction that follows be confused with peace. Peace that has filled the heart must not subsequently waver for any reason; only such peace (shanti) deserves to be called supreme peace (prashanti). In this state there are no ups and downs; such peace cannot be partial in adversity and complete in prosperity. It cannot be one thing today and another tomorrow. The constant maintenance of the same steady flow of bliss (ananda)—that is supreme peace.<br /> <br /> Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba</div>

 

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Krishna’s teaching, which He made known to Arjuna, essentially teaches that a person’s main task is to realize the identity of their Self—even if this means having to fight against their own family.
Arjuna was a deeply religious man who respected religious laws with all his heart.
Fate decreed that both his teachers and his stepfather would be among those he had to fight against. This was unheard of to him.
Krishna, on the contrary, taught him that there is only one thing to do: obey the word of God. Whoever walks with God wins. Whoever goes against God has already lost.
What does this mean for your life? Follow My instructions and adapt them to the circumstances. If your family is against you, do not try to convince them otherwise. Refrain, and if necessary, step aside. Try not to change anyone who does not want to change.
If someone does not want to learn something, but you nevertheless try to teach them, then it is nothing more than one ego struggling against another.
There may be situations when your feelings or inner voice tell you that you need to completely distance yourself from your family.
Never do this in anger; by doing so, you will only become more attached to them.
It is better to honor your family as God, because it created your destiny. Look at what you learned with its help, because you needed to learn it. Be grateful, and thereby make yourself free.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Krishna’s teaching, which He made known to Arjuna, essentially teaches that a person’s main task is to realize the identity of their Self—even if this means having to fight against their own family.<br /> Arjuna was a deeply religious man who respected religious laws with all his heart.<br /> Fate decreed that both his teachers and his stepfather would be among those he had to fight against. This was unheard of to him.<br /> Krishna, on the contrary, taught him that there is only one thing to do: obey the word of God. Whoever walks with God wins. Whoever goes against God has already lost.<br /> What does this mean for your life? Follow My instructions and adapt them to the circumstances. If your family is against you, do not try to convince them otherwise. Refrain, and if necessary, step aside. Try not to change anyone who does not want to change.<br /> If someone does not want to learn something, but you nevertheless try to teach them, then it is nothing more than one ego struggling against another.<br /> There may be situations when your feelings or inner voice tell you that you need to completely distance yourself from your family.<br /> Never do this in anger; by doing so, you will only become more attached to them.<br /> It is better to honor your family as God, because it created your destiny. Look at what you learned with its help, because you needed to learn it. Be grateful, and thereby make yourself free.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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THE POWER of Sai’s sincere prayer..

The financial situation of a devotee from the United States was not very good. But he was an ardent devotee of Swami. He earned little money, but every month he set aside a certain amount and bought a ticket to Prashanti Nilayam. He put it in his wallet for safekeeping. A few days later, he was walking through the market stalls, and when he left them, he discovered that he had lost his wallet. Someone had picked his pocket. He was disheartened. All his dreams of seeing Swami were shattered. He thought only of the intense longing with which he had saved the money and bought the ticket.

But his faith was as unshakable as a mountain. He placed all his worries in Swami’s hands and then went to the police station near his home. The officer on duty listened to his story. The devotee said that he had lost his wallet, that it was very important for him to get it back, and that he had come to file a report. The officer laughed and said: “If you lost your wallet in America, you will never get it back; there is no point in reporting it missing.”

This devotee was determined. He persuaded the officer to accept the report, saying that he had absolute faith that he would get his wallet back. The officer was surprised and shocked by the strength of his determination and his desire to recover the wallet. He relented and, in the end, accepted the report.

The devotee asked the officer to inform him immediately as soon as any wallet was brought in, so that he could come and check whether it was his. A week later, he called the officer and inquired. The officer laughed at his hope and said that no wallets had been brought in. Two weeks later, the devotee called again, and the officer told him the same thing. But the devotee did not stop praying.

About four weeks later, the officer called the devotee, and he rushed to the police station. In the officer’s hand was a wallet. The officer handed it to the devotee, who was beside himself with joy; he had no words to express his gratitude to Swami, to whom he prayed fervently every day.

Then the officer asked him what was so important about the wallet that he had waited so persistently, patiently, and sincerely for it to be found. The devotee said that the wallet contained a ticket to Puttaparthi and told him about his passionate desire to see Bhagawan. Then the officer asked who this person was—the one he wanted to go to India to see. The devotee said: “He is my spiritual teacher.” The police officer smiled, and when the devotee opened the wallet to check whether the airline ticket was still there, the police officer saw Swami’s photograph and asked who this person was. The devotee smiled and replied: “This is Sai Baba. I am going to Puttaparthi to see Him.”

In amazement, the officer said: “Why go to Puttaparthi for that!”

The devotee was confused and asked: “What do you mean, sir, by saying that?”

Then the officer said to the astonished devotee: “This man came here Himself some time ago, handed me the wallet, told me to inform you, and left immediately.”

Tears of gratitude flowed down the devotee’s cheeks; like a child, he felt loved. Such are Swami’s Grace and His Blessings.

Sai Ram

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<div class="bbWrapper">THE POWER of Sai’s sincere prayer..<br /> <br /> The financial situation of a devotee from the United States was not very good. But he was an ardent devotee of Swami. He earned little money, but every month he set aside a certain amount and bought a ticket to Prashanti Nilayam. He put it in his wallet for safekeeping. A few days later, he was walking through the market stalls, and when he left them, he discovered that he had lost his wallet. Someone had picked his pocket. He was disheartened. All his dreams of seeing Swami were shattered. He thought only of the intense longing with which he had saved the money and bought the ticket.<br /> <br /> But his faith was as unshakable as a mountain. He placed all his worries in Swami’s hands and then went to the police station near his home. The officer on duty listened to his story. The devotee said that he had lost his wallet, that it was very important for him to get it back, and that he had come to file a report. The officer laughed and said: “If you lost your wallet in America, you will never get it back; there is no point in reporting it missing.”<br /> <br /> This devotee was determined. He persuaded the officer to accept the report, saying that he had absolute faith that he would get his wallet back. The officer was surprised and shocked by the strength of his determination and his desire to recover the wallet. He relented and, in the end, accepted the report.<br /> <br /> The devotee asked the officer to inform him immediately as soon as any wallet was brought in, so that he could come and check whether it was his. A week later, he called the officer and inquired. The officer laughed at his hope and said that no wallets had been brought in. Two weeks later, the devotee called again, and the officer told him the same thing. But the devotee did not stop praying.<br /> <br /> About four weeks later, the officer called the devotee, and he rushed to the police station. In the officer’s hand was a wallet. The officer handed it to the devotee, who was beside himself with joy; he had no words to express his gratitude to Swami, to whom he prayed fervently every day.<br /> <br /> Then the officer asked him what was so important about the wallet that he had waited so persistently, patiently, and sincerely for it to be found. The devotee said that the wallet contained a ticket to Puttaparthi and told him about his passionate desire to see Bhagawan. Then the officer asked who this person was—the one he wanted to go to India to see. The devotee said: “He is my spiritual teacher.” The police officer smiled, and when the devotee opened the wallet to check whether the airline ticket was still there, the police officer saw Swami’s photograph and asked who this person was. The devotee smiled and replied: “This is Sai Baba. I am going to Puttaparthi to see Him.”<br /> <br /> In amazement, the officer said: “Why go to Puttaparthi for that!”<br /> <br /> The devotee was confused and asked: “What do you mean, sir, by saying that?”<br /> <br /> Then the officer said to the astonished devotee: “This man came here Himself some time ago, handed me the wallet, told me to inform you, and left immediately.”<br /> <br /> Tears of gratitude flowed down the devotee’s cheeks; like a child, he felt loved. Such are Swami’s Grace and His Blessings.<br /> <br /> Sai Ram</div>

 

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Modern science has undoubtedly made great discoveries and achieved significant development. But at the same time, it is largely responsible for the decline of morality and the terrible loss of faith.
Science deceives you by telling you that everything is material. These are great delusions with terrible consequences.
I tell you: nothing is material. Everything is pure spirit. Everything consists of My word. My word, My will, My love—the essence in everything.
Matter, which science pursues so greedily, is essentially only sound and smoke, pure maya (the external world, appearance). Therefore, the science of maya is nothing other than maya.
But the more you become stuck in maya and seek your happiness in it, the more you turn away from God.
This is exactly what is happening today. People, strengthened by science, seek their happiness in the external world and become increasingly trapped in it.
The consequences are loneliness, hard-heartedness, selfishness, and violence. These are typical signs showing that a person attaches greater importance to illusion than to God.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Modern science has undoubtedly made great discoveries and achieved significant development. But at the same time, it is largely responsible for the decline of morality and the terrible loss of faith.<br /> Science deceives you by telling you that everything is material. These are great delusions with terrible consequences.<br /> I tell you: nothing is material. Everything is pure spirit. Everything consists of My word. My word, My will, My love—the essence in everything.<br /> Matter, which science pursues so greedily, is essentially only sound and smoke, pure maya (the external world, appearance). Therefore, the science of maya is nothing other than maya.<br /> But the more you become stuck in maya and seek your happiness in it, the more you turn away from God.<br /> This is exactly what is happening today. People, strengthened by science, seek their happiness in the external world and become increasingly trapped in it.<br /> The consequences are loneliness, hard-heartedness, selfishness, and violence. These are typical signs showing that a person attaches greater importance to illusion than to God.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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True renunciation is renouncing the feeling of “I” (ego). Then the Guru will grant you the freedom to follow your own will, just as Krishna did. “Beloved Arjuna! Act as you deem appropriate (Yatechchhasi, tatha kuru). Think carefully and act as you please,” Krishna told him. He meant that he had given him all the necessary advice and had also accepted the ego that Arjuna had renounced. Therefore, Arjuna could now be granted the freedom to act as he wished, because his will had become His will. A person who has reached this level should be granted freedom of action. The Guru should not mercilessly command a disciple merely because the disciple has dedicated himself entirely to the Guru. The Guru should not become a person who steals wealth (vitta-apahari), but should be one who steals hearts! The Guru should be an alarm clock. He should awaken those enveloped in the sleep of ignorance and endow those who have awakened with knowledge of their Atmic Reality.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">True renunciation is renouncing the feeling of “I” (ego). Then the Guru will grant you the freedom to follow your own will, just as Krishna did. “Beloved Arjuna! Act as you deem appropriate (Yatechchhasi, tatha kuru). Think carefully and act as you please,” Krishna told him. He meant that he had given him all the necessary advice and had also accepted the ego that Arjuna had renounced. Therefore, Arjuna could now be granted the freedom to act as he wished, because his will had become His will. A person who has reached this level should be granted freedom of action. The Guru should not mercilessly command a disciple merely because the disciple has dedicated himself entirely to the Guru. The Guru should not become a person who steals wealth (vitta-apahari), but should be one who steals hearts! The Guru should be an alarm clock. He should awaken those enveloped in the sleep of ignorance and endow those who have awakened with knowledge of their Atmic Reality. <br /> <br /> Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba</div>

 

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Mariam Petrosyan, "The House in Which…" A magnificent, unfathomable, mystical book... After reading it, I was unable to get into another one for a long time. The book’s characters—the children of the “House,” abandoned by their parents—stay with you: their love, friendship, hatred, and sense of mutual support... You want to return to this book again and again. No one will remain indifferent.

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God is the criterion. You need to allow Him to take you by the hand and guide you through life.
There is one law that is forgotten today: if you turn to God, He helps you endure the hardships of this world.
If you turn to maya (the external world, illusion), then God withdraws and patiently waits until you turn to Him again.
If you turn to maya, you become entangled. Maya’s purpose is to involve you in ties and bonds. Suffering is then inevitable.
Therefore, allow God to take you by the hand. Offer Him your hand, and you will notice with what love and care He takes it.
He will guide you securely through your life, and you will experience something significant: you will never be alone again; He will always be beside you, always ready to help you.
One person. One God. One existence.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">God is the criterion. You need to allow Him to take you by the hand and guide you through life.<br /> There is one law that is forgotten today: if you turn to God, He helps you endure the hardships of this world.<br /> If you turn to maya (the external world, illusion), then God withdraws and patiently waits until you turn to Him again.<br /> If you turn to maya, you become entangled. Maya’s purpose is to involve you in ties and bonds. Suffering is then inevitable.<br /> Therefore, allow God to take you by the hand. Offer Him your hand, and you will notice with what love and care He takes it.<br /> He will guide you securely through your life, and you will experience something significant: you will never be alone again; He will always be beside you, always ready to help you.<br /> One person. One God. One existence.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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7786204 , yes, the book is a very engaging read, with mysticism and, at the same time, a sense of reality.

I recently remembered Isaac Asimov’s novel “The Gods Themselves,” a remarkable idea about the three-sexed inhabitants of a parallel universe, and a description of their mentality and emotions.
The novel consists of three parts whose titles, when listed one after another, form Friedrich Schiller’s well-known statement, “Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain” (from the drama “The Maid of Orleans”). The description of the psychology of a non-humanoid extraterrestrial intelligence in the second part is regarded by many as a masterpiece, as the author himself believed.
Epigraph to the work:
Dedicated to Humanity in the hope that the war against thoughtlessness will ultimately be won.

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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/school/en/goto/post?id=5681" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5681">7786204 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent "> Mariam Petrosyan, “The House in Which...” </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink"><a>Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><style> .avatar--xss { width: 21px; height: 21px; line-height: 21px !important; margin-right: 2px; } </style> <span> <a href="/school/en/members/7786204.1454/" class="avatar avatar--xss" data-user-id="1454" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="/school/data/avatars/s/1/1454.jpg?1627113173" alt="7786204" class="avatar-u1454-s" /> </a> <a href="https://www.youryoga.ru/school/en/members/1454/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1454" data-username="@7786204">7786204</a> </span>, yes, the book is a very engaging read, with mysticism and, at the same time, a sense of reality.<br /> <br /> I recently remembered Isaac Asimov’s novel “The Gods Themselves,” a remarkable idea about the three-sexed inhabitants of a parallel universe, and a description of their mentality and emotions.<br /> The novel consists of three parts whose titles, when listed one after another, form Friedrich Schiller’s well-known statement, “Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain” (from the drama “The Maid of Orleans”). The description of the psychology of a non-humanoid extraterrestrial intelligence in the second part is regarded by many as a masterpiece, as the author himself believed.<br /> Epigraph to the work:<br /> Dedicated to Humanity in the hope that the war against thoughtlessness will ultimately be won.</div>

 

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This is the last of the Conversations with God. And it is the most amazing and astonishing of the books in this series, and the truths revealed in it about “death,” about our choices and the choices of our loved ones, can truly change each of our lives by removing our greatest fear—the fear of death and loss.

Only knowledge can remove the fear of death.

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So let God take you by the hand. Hold out your hand to Him, and you will notice the love and care with which He takes it.

To trust.

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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/school/en/goto/post?id=3587" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3587">1313 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent "> Это последняя из Бесед с Богом. И это самая удивительная и потрясающая из книг этой серии, а открытые в ней истины о «смерти», о нашем выборе, о выборе наших близких действительно могут изменить жизнь каждого из нас, убрав из нее самый наш сильный страх — страх смерти и утраты. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink"><a>Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Только знания,могут убрать страх смерти.<br /> <div class="kl_amdp_merge_message"> Post automatically merged: <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2021-07-24T13:28:32+0000" data-time="1627133312" data-date-string="Jul 24, 2021" data-time-string="1:28 PM" title="Jul 24, 2021 at 1:28 PM">Jul 24, 2021</time> </div><br /> <blockquote class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/school/en/goto/post?id=5685" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5685">1313 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent "> Поэтому позволь Богу взять тебя за руку. Подай Ему свою руку, и ты заметишь, с какой любовью и заботой Он её возьмёт. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink"><a>Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Довериться.</div>

 

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Вот уже прошло больше половины года. Я указал тебе на многие теоретические и практические точки зрения.
Сегодня Я тебе хотел бы объяснить, как ты можешь медитировать.
Сядь в спокойном месте и делай это лучше всего дважды в день примерно от 20 до 30 минут.
Важно, чтобы ты это делал всегда в одно и то же время, чтобы это стало бы у тебя привычкой. Привычка важна, потому что это тебя уберегает от нерегулярности.
Зажги свечу и сядь перед ней. Какой-то момент смотри на пламя и размышляй, что пламя свой свет может дать многим, многим свечам, само при этом, не становясь меньше.
Когда ты достаточно долго смотрел на свет, закрой глаза и в своем воображении представь, что пламя распространяет свой свет на твой лоб между глаз. Потом низведи его в сердце, чтобы оно охватило лотос твоей сердечной чакры.
Позволь свету влиться и заполнить всю твою грудную клетку и ощущай, что этот свет очищает и является любовью.
Отсюда двигайся к горлу и голове и позволь свету успокоить и очистить свои мысли.
Из головы направляй свет в сердце, в плечи и в руки до ладоней и концов пальцев.
Далее позволь свету от сердца влиться в полость живота и полностью её наполнить до области таза. Выдыхай все беды и напряженность и вдыхай чистый, яркий свет.
Направляй свет дальше в ноги и в стопы и от сюда по спине - что ты никогда не должен забывать - до верхней части головы, где находится твоя венцовая чакра.
Осознай, что всё твоё тело наполняет свет, т.е. оно состоит из света, который сияет до внешнего края твоей ауры.
Теперь свет, выходящий из твоей венцовой чакры, посылай своим родным и друзьям. Окутай им их всех. Даже своих врагов окутай светом.
Далее свой свет распространяй над своим городом, своей страной, своим континентом, над всем миром. Потом пусть твой свет течёт к минералам, растениям, животным и людям.
Распространи его на все невидимые сущности, которые есть вокруг Земли и в мире. Позволь своему свету сиять во Вселенной и наслаждайся этим простором.
Через небольшое время опять собирай свой свет и направь его через венцовую чакру течь в лотос своего сердца, и это пламя удерживай в себе как постоянную силу, к которой ты всегда можешь вернуться и которой ты можешь себя питать.
Проси Бога, чтобы Он тебя освятил и вёл.
Теперь открой глаза и у тебя будет радостный день.

Саи Баба

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<div class="bbWrapper">Вот уже прошло больше половины года. Я указал тебе на многие теоретические и практические точки зрения.<br /> Сегодня Я тебе хотел бы объяснить, как ты можешь медитировать.<br /> Сядь в спокойном месте и делай это лучше всего дважды в день примерно от 20 до 30 минут.<br /> Важно, чтобы ты это делал всегда в одно и то же время, чтобы это стало бы у тебя привычкой. Привычка важна, потому что это тебя уберегает от нерегулярности.<br /> Зажги свечу и сядь перед ней. Какой-то момент смотри на пламя и размышляй, что пламя свой свет может дать многим, многим свечам, само при этом, не становясь меньше.<br /> Когда ты достаточно долго смотрел на свет, закрой глаза и в своем воображении представь, что пламя распространяет свой свет на твой лоб между глаз. Потом низведи его в сердце, чтобы оно охватило лотос твоей сердечной чакры.<br /> Позволь свету влиться и заполнить всю твою грудную клетку и ощущай, что этот свет очищает и является любовью.<br /> Отсюда двигайся к горлу и голове и позволь свету успокоить и очистить свои мысли.<br /> Из головы направляй свет в сердце, в плечи и в руки до ладоней и концов пальцев.<br /> Далее позволь свету от сердца влиться в полость живота и полностью её наполнить до области таза. Выдыхай все беды и напряженность и вдыхай чистый, яркий свет.<br /> Направляй свет дальше в ноги и в стопы и от сюда по спине - что ты никогда не должен забывать - до верхней части головы, где находится твоя венцовая чакра.<br /> Осознай, что всё твоё тело наполняет свет, т.е. оно состоит из света, который сияет до внешнего края твоей ауры.<br /> Теперь свет, выходящий из твоей венцовой чакры, посылай своим родным и друзьям. Окутай им их всех. Даже своих врагов окутай светом.<br /> Далее свой свет распространяй над своим городом, своей страной, своим континентом, над всем миром. Потом пусть твой свет течёт к минералам, растениям, животным и людям.<br /> Распространи его на все невидимые сущности, которые есть вокруг Земли и в мире. Позволь своему свету сиять во Вселенной и наслаждайся этим простором.<br /> Через небольшое время опять собирай свой свет и направь его через венцовую чакру течь в лотос своего сердца, и это пламя удерживай в себе как постоянную силу, к которой ты всегда можешь вернуться и которой ты можешь себя питать.<br /> Проси Бога, чтобы Он тебя освятил и вёл.<br /> Теперь открой глаза и у тебя будет радостный день.<br /> <br /> Саи Баба</div>

 

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Уже какое-то время ты слушаешь Моё учение и теперь спрашиваешь себя, насколько оно согласуется с существующими религиями, например, с христианством, буддизмом либо исламом.
Я не проповедую никакую новую религию. Я не учу ничему новому. Моё учение есть ядро всех учений. Я являюсь сущностью всех учений.
Смысл любой религии - достичь Меня.
Я создал мир. Я создал людей. Я знаю, что миру нужно. Я знаю, что необходимо тебе, чтобы, наконец, ты мог достичь своей цели.
Тебе как христианину Я говорю, что в некоторых аспектах Христос был иным, нежели тебе рассказывали. Между Моим учением и учением Христа нет никакой разницы. Христос знал и учил о законе кармы, о смерти и перерождении и о кармических следствиях. Он ясно говорил о вечной жизни, потому что Он жизнь в мире небесном знал осознанно и поэтому был способен об этом говорить.
Он не говорил об аде, потому что знал, что его нет. Напротив Он говорил о цепях, которые каждый человек создает своим незнанием, чтобы впоследствии быть связанным с плодами своих действий.
Христос был строгим вегетарианцем. Даже варёные, например, бобы либо овощи, Он почти не ел, но питался преимущественно ягодами, свежими овощами, плодами и семенами. И Он не употреблял алкоголь.
Этим Я хочу сказать: в религиях никогда не ищи то, что разделяет, но единственно то, что объединяет. Будда, Мухаммед, Христос, Заратустра были Боголюдьми, которые проповедовали священные учения и многих, многих людей сделали счастливыми.
Анализируй, но не суди. Иди той дорогой к Богу, которой учит твоя религия, - и, если ты в каждом живом существе и в каждом явлении видишь Бога, тогда ты это учение осуществил.
Всё остальное - лишняя работа.

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<div class="bbWrapper">Уже какое-то время ты слушаешь Моё учение и теперь спрашиваешь себя, насколько оно согласуется с существующими религиями, например, с христианством, буддизмом либо исламом.<br /> Я не проповедую никакую новую религию. Я не учу ничему новому. Моё учение есть ядро всех учений. Я являюсь сущностью всех учений.<br /> Смысл любой религии - достичь Меня.<br /> Я создал мир. Я создал людей. Я знаю, что миру нужно. Я знаю, что необходимо тебе, чтобы, наконец, ты мог достичь своей цели.<br /> Тебе как христианину Я говорю, что в некоторых аспектах Христос был иным, нежели тебе рассказывали. Между Моим учением и учением Христа нет никакой разницы. Христос знал и учил о законе кармы, о смерти и перерождении и о кармических следствиях. Он ясно говорил о вечной жизни, потому что Он жизнь в мире небесном знал осознанно и поэтому был способен об этом говорить.<br /> Он не говорил об аде, потому что знал, что его нет. Напротив Он говорил о цепях, которые каждый человек создает своим незнанием, чтобы впоследствии быть связанным с плодами своих действий.<br /> Христос был строгим вегетарианцем. Даже варёные, например, бобы либо овощи, Он почти не ел, но питался преимущественно ягодами, свежими овощами, плодами и семенами. И Он не употреблял алкоголь.<br /> Этим Я хочу сказать: в религиях никогда не ищи то, что разделяет, но единственно то, что объединяет. Будда, Мухаммед, Христос, Заратустра были Боголюдьми, которые проповедовали священные учения и многих, многих людей сделали счастливыми.<br /> Анализируй, но не суди. Иди той дорогой к Богу, которой учит твоя религия, - и, если ты в каждом живом существе и в каждом явлении видишь Бога, тогда ты это учение осуществил.<br /> Всё остальное - лишняя работа.<br /> <br /> Саи Баба</div>

 

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Выполняйте Намасмарану и спасите свою жизнь
Воплощения любви!
Если вы не можете заниматься такими строгими духовными практиками, как медитация, аскеза, йога и т.п., достаточно, если вы будете повторять Божественное Имя. Не выполняйте практики, которые вы не понимаете. Обратитесь к самому простому пути, например,намасмаране. В Крита Югу главным средством освобождения предписывалась медитация. ВТрета Югу – яджна. В Двапара Югу люди выполняли арчану (поклонение), а в наш век,Кали Югу, в качестве пути к освобождению предписана намасмарана. «В этот век Кали лишь воспевание Имени Господа может даровать освобождение. Нет более высокого пути, чем этот». (шлока на санскрите) Итак, воспевайте Его славу и пересеките океан мирской жизни. Намасмарана – основа всех духовных практик.

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<div class="bbWrapper">Выполняйте Намасмарану и спасите свою жизнь<br /> Воплощения любви!<br /> Если вы не можете заниматься такими строгими духовными практиками, как медитация, аскеза, йога и т.п., достаточно, если вы будете повторять Божественное Имя. Не выполняйте практики, которые вы не понимаете. Обратитесь к самому простому пути, например,намасмаране. В Крита Югу главным средством освобождения предписывалась медитация. ВТрета Югу – яджна. В Двапара Югу люди выполняли арчану (поклонение), а в наш век,Кали Югу, в качестве пути к освобождению предписана намасмарана. «В этот век Кали лишь воспевание Имени Господа может даровать освобождение. Нет более высокого пути, чем этот». (шлока на санскрите) Итак, воспевайте Его славу и пересеките океан мирской жизни. Намасмарана – основа всех духовных практик.<br /> <br /> Сатья Саи Баба<br /> 24 02 2002 , Прашанти Нилайям</div>

 

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В этом путешествии по жизни, в первую очередь, вам нужно иметь веру в себя. Сегодня люди страдают из-за отсутствия веры в себя. На вашем пути могут возникать разные трудности, но не беспокойтесь напрасно. Вам следует встречать все лишения мужественно и уверенно. Только тогда вы обретете истинное счастье. Если у вас есть абсолютная вера в Бога, вы сможете преодолеть все трудности. Никогда не обвиняйте Бога в своих проблемах. Вы должны столкнуться с последствиями своих действий, и хороших, и плохих! Но если вы заслужите милость Бога, даже сложные обстоятельства принесут пользу. Так что развивайте веру в Бога все больше и больше. Вы доверяете своему другу, с которым вы познакомились несколько лет назад, но не Богу, который с вами, в вас и вокруг вас всю вашу жизнь. Вы доверяете прачке, когда отдаете ей свою дорогую одежду. Почему тогда вам так трудно иметь твёрдую веру и доверять вездесущей, всесильной, всеведующей и всемогущей Божественности?

Сатья Саи Баба
Божественнае выступление 14 февраля 1999

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<div class="bbWrapper">В этом путешествии по жизни, в первую очередь, вам нужно иметь веру в себя. Сегодня люди страдают из-за отсутствия веры в себя. На вашем пути могут возникать разные трудности, но не беспокойтесь напрасно. Вам следует встречать все лишения мужественно и уверенно. Только тогда вы обретете истинное счастье. Если у вас есть абсолютная вера в Бога, вы сможете преодолеть все трудности. Никогда не обвиняйте Бога в своих проблемах. Вы должны столкнуться с последствиями своих действий, и хороших, и плохих! Но если вы заслужите милость Бога, даже сложные обстоятельства принесут пользу. Так что развивайте веру в Бога все больше и больше. Вы доверяете своему другу, с которым вы познакомились несколько лет назад, но не Богу, который с вами, в вас и вокруг вас всю вашу жизнь. Вы доверяете прачке, когда отдаете ей свою дорогую одежду. Почему тогда вам так трудно иметь твёрдую веру и доверять вездесущей, всесильной, всеведующей и всемогущей Божественности? <br /> <br /> Сатья Саи Баба <br /> Божественнае выступление 14 февраля 1999</div>