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  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - PENSAMIENTO DEL DIA:  2000   -   2001 

No matter how much education is there, what respect will there be for you if there is no culture?

 

Even if there is intelligence, will there be any value in the world for you if there is no morality?

 

If there is authority without limitation, would they see you with respect in the world?

 

Without charity and Dharma, is it honorable for a man to search for the path of Truth?

 

To do all wrong things without fear of sin during childhood is wrong.

It is wrong!

 

Beyond this, what else is to be communicated to you, O gentle ones in this assembly with good qualities?

(Telugu poem)

 

Being born as a human being, one has come to attain Atma Ananda. Therefore such a form is called 'Man'. He is called M-A-N, man. M: giving up Maya (illusion); A: having darshan of the Atma; N: to attain Nirvaana (liberation from bondage) is the important inner meaning of 'man.' (Applause) Maya should be given up. One should have the vision of Atma. Nirvaana should be attained. Life as a human being has been gifted in order to inquire into these three qualities. Man of today is unable to realize this Truth.

"What is the aim of my life?" He is not able to know any answer to that question at all. "What is the purpose of my life?" If we know the meaning of this one question, we can understand everything in the world.

Dharma (righteousness), Artha (wealth), Kaama (desire), and Moksha (liberation from attachment) - today these four have to be changed into two. Only then we will not succumb to prabhava (the impact of influences) of prarabdha (present karma to be exhausted from past actions). Due to separating these goals into four, prarabdha is troubling us. Dharma and Artha should be made into one. We have to achieve Artha with Dharma.

Money is essential. However, for everything a limit is necessary. Today, right from studying until dying, one is only running after money, money, money, money! Is this our work? Have you known what the word 'MAN' means? Maya has to be given up! Atma has to be recognized. Nirvaana should be attained. This is M-A-N, man. This true and eternal meaning of the word is being forgotten and we are developing these artificial feelings. We are living a polluted life. This is not our swabhava.

Faith in God is going up and coming down. It is full of doubts. However, there should be no scope for doubt at all. We should achieve full and complete faith. Therefore, God is the only one who has to be trusted. We should not have faith in anyone in this world. We should not even have faith in anything in this world. All of them can be seen and then they disappear. However, the Truth that does not appear or disappear is bliss only. This bliss will never undergo any change. The one who obtains such a bliss that does not change is a true man.

The thing that we should do today is not acts of yajna (fire sacrifice) and yaga (sacrificial rites) nor japa and thapas (ascetic practices). The first and foremost thing we have to know is that our bliss is within ourselves. That Truth has to be recognized. This bliss is not something that changes. It doesn't move. It doesn't stir even a bit. However, in what way can you understand this bliss?

Nirgunam, Niranjanam, Sanathanam, Niketanam,

Nithya Suddha Buddha Mukta Nirmala Swarupam.

 

Attributeless, unsullied, eternal, always pure,

Pure intellect, free, unpolluted form.

Sarvam Kalavidham Brahma.

 

All is Brahma (God).

To understand these sacred words, we should develop good, sacred qualities in us. When we don't have any good qualities in us, in what way can we understand them? Therefore, first and foremost, we have to foster good qualities. Good qualities are for what? Not just for sadhana (spiritual practice), but in order to understand these sacred Divine verses (words).

Sarvam Kalavidham Brahma.

 

All is Brahma (God).

First and foremost is Truth. What does Truth mean? This is something that does not change.

Sathyam Brahma, Jnanam Brahma, Anantam Brahma.

 

Truth is God,

Wisdom is God,

Eternity is God.

Trikaala Baadhyam Sathyam.

 

Truth is changeless in all the three modes of time.

(past, present, and future)

That which does not change, even in the three periods of time, is Sathya. That only is God. Therefore, Truth is God.

Dharma, what is this Dharma? Are you thinking that if we do charity, yajna, and yaga, it is Dharma?

Dharayati iti Dharma.

 

That which sustains is Dharma.

Dharma is that which we have worn. The works that we do are not the actual Dharma. All of these are a few moral actions. This is not Dharma. The feelings of Truth from the heart have to be put into action. The unity of Sathya and Dharma is the true Dharma. The work you are putting into action - that only is Truth. To experience this Sathya is Dharma. Dharma is not just physical activity. It is that which arises out of the heart.

You are the embodiment of Peace.

 

You only have to think for yourself, "My peace is with me."

I am the embodiment of Peace!

I am the embodiment of Truth!

I am the embodiment of Dharma!

 

"All is only me, only me, only me." You have to have that faith in the Atma Thathwa (reality of the Spirit). Without having faith in the Atma Thathwa, by mere verbal expression and writings, it is not true Truth and Dharma.

 

In spite of his education and intelligence,

a foolish man will not know his true Self,

and a mean-minded person

will not give up his wicked qualities.

Modern education leads only to

argumentation, not to total wisdom.

This is only physical, worldly, secular,

impermanent, unlasting knowledge,

and cannot lead to the attainment

Of full Jnana or wisdom.

What is the use of acquiring worldly education

if it cannot lead you to acquire Immortality?

Acquire the knowledge that will make you Immortal.

How many subjects you are taking! How many specialties you are entering into! All of this is not for the welfare of the world or the bliss of the world. It is for one's own selfishness, for one's own self-interests. If you want peace for the welfare of the world, you should undertake sacred actions. Love all your fellow human beings. Give bliss to your fellow human beings. That is the work that you should do.

Therefore, Sathya, Dharma, Shanti and Prema are not brought about just by verbal expression. They come from the heart. Due to us explaining only in vocal expression Sathya, Dharma, Shanti, and Prema, which come out of the heart, we are succumbing to doubt to some extent. So, first and foremost, realize every single thing is in every human being. Hence, in the very beginning, faith should be developed. Without this faith, everything will be destroyed.

Therefore, for every single man, first and foremost that which is needed is spiritual change. After that, Association changes. After that, each one should change themselves individually. If this individual change should come, society change is needed. If this society change is desired, spiritual change is needed. Spiritual is 'S', Association 'A', Individual 'I'. This only is 'SAI.' (Applause)

These are the works that Sai does - spiritual change, association change, and individual change (Applause). This only is called 'karma upasana jnana' (the three paths of action, worship, and wisdom). This 'karma' means Service. That only is 'karma'. Adoration- this is 'upasana' (worship). Illumination - that is 'jnana.' That is S-A-I, Sai. (Applause) That which teaches karma, upasana, and jnana is the inner meaning of the word 'SAI'. Only when we understand the inner meaning of every single word like this, we will be sanctified.

However, in our association, in our meeting, not even one person moves away from it. (Applause) A conference like this does not happen anywhere in the world. Even when I know everything, I go and look through the screen (Note: the curtains of the Poornachandra Hall, where the conference meetings were held) as if I don't know anything. (Laughter and applause) I am watching from above, seeing who is moving, who is getting up and leaving. However, some people are getting up due to there being some physical inconveniences. Therefore, they are getting up. (Laughter) However, in our association, they don't get up at all because they don't want to stay. So, in the conference, there is a lot of sraddha (steady faith, interest, steadfastness, devotion) and bhakthi (true devotion, the highest form of Love for God).

Conferences like this should not only be one time a year. There should be three in a year. The ones who come for one conference should not come to the second conference. They should take (invite, encourage) new people. We have to struggle any amount regarding this type of education purpose.

There are negative influences facing students today. They are studying. They are becoming very greatly educated. They are getting degrees. They are studying to be doctors. They become engineers. However, they don't enter into work at all. What is all this studying? Is this education? All education is polluted education.

He knows everything.

Whatever He does, it is good for me.

 

But what is this? If you say, "It is good for me," then what happened to your intelligence? When you feel, "It is good for me," then why shouldn't you follow it? Due to this (pretense of virtue), devotees, having this type of 'donga buddhulu' (deceitful or sly intention or state of mind) are remaining as students. I don't want this type of people. Those that speak should practice.

A small example: In every single matter, you are all teachers. All students should be great students. If one student goes bad, only that student will go bad. However, if one teacher goes bad, numerous students will go bad. Therefore, teachers should be very careful.

It is no use just thinking or saying something like, "I went and attended the Conference. I saw everything there and came." You have to go out and propagate all that you have done, seen, and experienced here. You have to enter into practical science (putting what you have heard and experienced into practice). Don't only hear the platform speech. Today, all are heroes in platform speeches, but zeros in practice. What use is it? In practical science (application), there is nothing at all. Our students or teachers should be good heroes in the practical sense.

So, you have come and spent three days here. You have experienced so much in these three days. Share with all the bliss that you have experienced. So, you should reduce your speech and increase your work. Talk less, work more. I am doing only that now. Since ten days, I am not talking too much with anyone.

What is the reason? I am telling all the children (students), "Talk less, talk less, talk less." However, our students are not lacking in intelligence. They may think, "Swami is saying, 'Talk less,' but Swami is talking more!" (Laughter) There are also people with such narrow thinking. Therefore, I am talking less. This is only to teach them, not for Me. If I talk less, they will also talk less. Therefore, in every single thing, we should have limited speech. In this reduced speech, boundless bliss has to be gained.

We have to hope for bliss. This bliss does not come to us from outside. That bliss comes from within. Our own bliss is reflected. You see everyone and say, "He is like this. That one is like that. She is like this." We are saying that they are 'bad' or 'good'.

If every single individual understands this truth, they will not say that anyone is bad. Every work and everything that happens in this world is a reflection, reaction, and resound. Hence they (both the good and the bad) are ours. They are not coming from outside. Therefore, let us be good with everybody. Let us obtain good love and bring everyone together through this influence of love.

You told about so many matters. I have been listening. Yet everyone has taught in so many ways, according to their own experiences. But to make that experience firm in the mind, you should also keep it in practice. And we have to make the effort to teach it to others. Do only that. But it is not possible for Me to say again what you have already spoken.

I am only saying one thing - one thing only. We have been born as human beings. What is that which we have to achieve as humans? That is, making illusion distant, we must have the vision of Atma, and liberation should be attained. For what have we been born? We have been born for liberation.

Before attaining liberation, there has to be Darshan (vision) of the Atma. Where is this Atma? You only are Atma. Atma is your swarupa. But you are seeing this physical body as your swarupa.

You are not the physical body.

This is only a temporary body.

 

Body is like a water bubble.

Mind is like a mad monkey.

 

Don't follow the body.

Don't follow the mind.

Follow the conscience.

 

Your conscience is your swarupa. That only is your true swarupa. So, what do you think that Atma darshan is? It is not us going somewhere and having darshan. We have to change our outer vision to inner vision. Then only it will be possible to understand our true swarupa.

In this world, who is loving whom? Who is hating whom? If that inquiry is done, one discovers that he is loving himself and he is hating himself. Only that, as there are no others. There are no others. Others are oneself. Due to attachment to the body, one feels that one is separate. So as long as there is this attachment to the body, you are the other. When you give up the body attachment, you are not the other. You are your own. This is the true Atma darshan.

Atma is not a separate form. Bliss is Atma. That only is Chaitanya (Divine Consciousness). Atma, that Consciousness, only is bliss. Therefore, all of Consciousness is Atma Ananda.

Conscious - this is the senses. Conscience is the witness. Consciousness is Atma. Consciousness, conscience, conscious. It has to be seen that these three are in unity. So, you have to go towards Consciousness. That is Atma Thathwa. That is Illumination. We have to catch hold of that Illumination.

However, we have to understand adoration. If this adoration has to be understood, service has to be entered into. Service, service, service. As for as possible, we should help someone. There is true bliss in this service.

You may have been disappointed that I haven't talked these three days. However, I am always with you and I am hearing all about these matters. (Applause) I don't have any anger, difficulty, or disgust for anyone.

This kind of education is only becoming all utterly ruined education. Due to this education, humankind is becoming very polluted. The pollution of the mind is very awful. Wherever is seen, there is mental pollution. When there is this mental pollution, in what way can man progress? No matter how much education is studied, no matter what exalted positions are gained, no matter how much name and fame are earned, if that which should be known is not known, all of these will become useless.

Truly, if we want to live in the world, if we know only one thing, it is enough: I am Atma swarupa. All are Atma swarupa only. If this is the thought, it is enough. With this, even if nothing bad happens, good will happen. Therefore, if you know just that, it is enough. All are Atma swarupa only. Due to you not being able to understand such subtle points, you are succumbing to numerous sorrows.

                  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY  -  PENSAMIENTO DEL DIA :   2000   -   2001