Vicknasai

Accept pain and pleasure as gifts from God, for there is no pleasure without pain and no pain without pleasure. - Baba

இன்பமும் துன்பமும் இறைவனின் அன்பளிப்புப் பிரசாதாங்களாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள், இன்பமில்லாமல் துன்பமில்லை, அவ்வாறே துன்பமில்லாமல் இன்பம் இல்லை. பகவான் பாபா,

எல்லோர்க்கும் நல்ல நண்பனாக இருப்போம் அருள்வாக்கு. எல்லோர்க்கும் என்றும் அன்பு வணக்கங்கள் சகோ தோழமை களே................................

* ஆபத்து காலத்திலும், தீமை நேர்ந்த போதும் அதை தடுக்க முன்வருபவனே நல்ல நண்பன் ஆவான்.

* போதும் என்னும் மனம் படைத்தவன் வாழ்வில் துன்பத்திற்கு இடம் இருப்பதில்லை.

* கற்ற நல்ல விஷயத்தை வாழ்வில் பின்பற்றாவிட்டால் கல்வி கற்றும் பயனில்லாமல் போகும்.

* செல்வத்தால் ஆணவம் வரக்கூடாது. தாமரை இலை தண்ணீர் போல செல்வம் நிலையில்லாததாகும்.

* உண்மை வழியில் நடக்கும் நல்லவர்களின் உபதேசத்தைக் கேட்பது இனிமை தரும்.

* பிறர் துன்பம் கண்டு இரங்குவோரைக் கண்டால் வானுலகில் வாழும் தேவர்களும் வணங்குவர்.

- ஜெயேந்திரர்

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Compassion towards all beings is expressing true devotion to God. - Baba

உன்னால் எல்லாம் முடியும்...அருள்வாக்கு.

எல்லோர்க்கும் அன்பான வணக்கம்......................

* 'என்னால் எல்லாம் செய்ய முடியும்' என தீர்மானமாக நம்புங்கள். எதிலும் வெற்றி பெறுவீர்கள்.

* மற்றவர் ஏளனத்தைப் பொருட்படுத்தாமல் கடமையைச் செய்வதில் கண்ணாக இருங்கள்.

* குறிக்கோளுக்குரிய முக்கியத்துவத்தை, அதை அடையச் செய்யும் முயற்சிக்கும் கொடுங்கள்.

* நன்மையைப் போலவே தீமையும் மனிதனுக்கு நல்ல பாடத்தைக் கற்றுத் தருகிறது.

* தாழ்ந்த நிலையில் இருந்து மேலான நிலைக்குப் பயணம் செய்வதே வாழ்வின் நோக்கம்.

- விவேகானந்தர்

Real peace of mind has no ups and downs; it cannot be partial in adversity and whole in prosperity. - Baba

03 Apr 2020

ஒழுக்கத்தை பின்பற்று.................................

* வாழ்வில் ஒழுக்கத்தைப் பின்பற்றினால் செய்யும் ஒவ்வொரு செயலிலும் ஒழுங்கும், நேர்த்தியும் வெளிப்படும்.

* சுயநலத்துடன் சொந்த வேலைகளில் மட்டும் மனிதன் ஈடுபடுகிறான். ஆசை இல்லாமலும் செயலாற்ற வேண்டும்.

* மனதிலுள்ள ஆசையே கோபமாக உருவெடுக்கிறது. அதனால் தீய செயல்களில் ஈடுபட்டு பாவத்திற்கு ஆளாக நேரிடுகிறது.

* வேதம் என்னும் மரம் செழித்திருந்த நாடு தமிழ்நாடு. பாரதியாரும் 'வேதம் நிறைந்த தமிழ்நாடு' என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

-காஞ்சிப்பெரியவர்

Why should we make the study and practice of Ramayana the subject of our spiritual sadhana? What will be the benefits we derive? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today.

There was great unity and understanding not only among the four brothers - Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Shatrughna, but also among their consorts. Every character in the Ramayana is an ideal for every family. Is there a family today where sons and daughters-in-law live in amity? Is there a family where brothers live in harmony without indulging in disputes? Nowhere do we find such an ideal family today. You may have desires, but they should be under limit. They should be based on truth and righteousness. Do not eat whatever you get. Do not speak whatever comes to your mind. You should speak only after proper enquiry. These are some of the lessons that the Ramayana teaches to mankind. Remember, the story of Rama is not an ancient one. It is eternal and ever new. It is full of auspiciousness. Give up all hatred and all differences! May you fill your heart with the sacred ideals of the Ramayana! May you live in peace and harmony!

- Divine Discourse, Apr 11, 2003.

When you contemplate on Rama incessantly, you derive great joy and delight. - Baba

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03 Apr 2019....................

If God is the source for everything in the world, is He the source of our misery too? Bhagawan clearly explains how we are bound and how we can become free.

To say that God is the prime cause of everything is true to a certain extent, but you are not thrust by Him into an iron cage of destiny from which there is no escape. Do not blame fate or the stars for your condition. He has endowed you with discrimination and detachment, and also with a sense of awe and wonder; you have to use these for attaining Him. Though bound, you are not entirely incapacitated. A cow that is tethered to a post by means of a rope can walk around it and graze on all the area that the rope can traverse; when all the grass therein has been eaten, perhaps the master might loosen the knot and tether it to another different post! Graze freely as far as the rope allows, but do not stray far from the post and pull at the rope, then you will inflict pain on your neck.

- Divine Discourse, Nov 24, 1961.

Sathya Sai Baba

Real peace of mind has no ups and downs; it cannot be partial in adversity and whole in prosperity. - Baba

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Destroy your ego, you have no need to seek liberation. You will be liberation itself. - Baba

3 Apr 2018..........................

What is the secret to conquer the ego? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us with a wonderful example today.

The conquest of the ego is a hard task; years of persistent effort are needed to get success in this endeavour. Think of this example – have you tried to break the coconut as soon as it comes from the coconut tree? The shell is covered compactly by a coat of fibre. You cannot break the nut by hitting even with a crowbar. Take off the fibrous armour, then breaking it is easy. When you take a coconut to be offered in the temple, you remove the fibre, and then offer it to God by breaking it into two halves. This is the symbol for destroying the ego and surrendering to the Lord. So also in life, you must remove the fibre of desire for sense-objects and then, go before the Lord devoid of desire and anger (kama and krodha); there you declare that you are egoless by breaking the coconut into two. You are then accepted!

- Divine Discourse, Mar 29, 1965.

Destroy your ego, you have no need to seek liberation. You will be liberation itself. - Baba

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03 Apr 2017.....................

How should our devotion to the Lord be? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us the various types of devotion and which one is most ideal.

There are three types of devotion: The Vihanga method, where like a bird swooping down upon the ripe fruit on the tree, the devotee is too impatient and by the very impatience one exhibits, loses the fruit, which falls from one’s hold. The Markata method is akin to a monkey which grabs one fruit and then chooses another and tugs at that, giving way to unsteadiness as it is unable to decide which fruit it wants. So too, the devotee of this type hesitates and changes the goal much too often and thus loses all chances of success. The third and ideal type is the Pipilika method, where like the ant, which slowly but steadily proceeds towards the sweetness, the devotee also moves directly, with undivided attention towards the Lord and wins His Grace.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 1955.

Compassion towards all beings is expressing true devotion to God. - Baba

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03 Apr 2016..............

What is the kind of devotion we must strive to develop? Bhagawan gives us a wonderful example today.

The life of Prahlada is a testament of real devotion to God. Though severely tortured by his father, Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada stood firm as a rock, steadfast in his devotion to Vishnu. At a tender age, Prahlada planted God firmly in his heart and withstood every storm and stress. Physical afflictions had no effect on him and did not reduce his devotion. The mind steeped in the Love of God is beyond any shock and strain like the chloroformed patient who is oblivious of the incisions made by the surgical instruments. Only Love of this kind can ultimately be victorious. But today, the devotion of the people wavers with every trying circumstance. When our wishes are fulfilled, we install many photographs for worship; and when our wishes are not fulfilled, we throw out the photographs.

Pain is a part of life and must be accepted at any cost. Pleasure is an interval between two pains.

- Summer Showers Ch1, May 20, 1996.

Accept pain and pleasure as gifts from God, for there is no pleasure without pain and no pain without pleasure. - Baba

இன்பமும் துன்பமும் இறைவனின் அன்பளிப்புப் பிரசாதாங்களாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள், இன்பமில்லாமல் துன்பமில்லை, அவ்வாறே துன்பமில்லாமல் இன்பம் இல்லை. பகவான் பாபா,

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