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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com)

 

Human birth for enjoying supreme bliss

 

CHENNAI, AUG. 27. A person may be highly educated but if he lacks

culture, he cannot expect respect from society. Even if he is

extremely intelligent without morality, he cannot earn adoration

of people. He may occupy a position of authority, but if he

crosses certain limits, people will dislike him without giving

charity and upholding righteousness and without following the

path of truth, it will be futile to expect people to honour him.

It is a great mistake if one conducts himself without fear of

sins. Since time immemorial, people of India had been treading

the path of spirituality, deriving moral strength and bliss

therefrom and sharing the same with others. Today men are unable

to experience this internal joy and they accomplish mighty tasks,

but are not able to realise the divine blessedness.

 

Human birth is meant to enjoy this supreme bliss. Once people

recognise this goal of human life, they will understand human

values, which indeed are born with them.

 

But how to achieve bliss? With material objects provided to men?

No, for this, man has to develop faith in God and in his own

``self'', where there is faith, there will be love; where there

is love, there will be peace; when peace is there, truth will

prevail, when truth exists, there will be God and where there is

God, there will be bliss. When the mind is attuned to God, a

person will feel peace within.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba in a lecture spelt out a method to attain

God's grace. It is like depositing one's hard earned money in a

bank for safety. Though the deposit belongs to the individual,

yet the bank manager will not give cash on just asking for it as

certain regulations have to be followed before its withdrawal.

 

It can be done only through a cheque. Likewise, a devotee should

have deposited the ``money'' of meritorious deeds with God, the

Manager of the ``Divine Bank'' of the signature of ``Love'' is

affixed on the cheque of sacrifice and surrendered to Him. Only

then He will confer the ``wealth'' of His grace on the person

concerned. Every man (and woman) is endowed with such tremendous

strength which none of the other denizens possess. There is

limitless power in everyone but he or she was not able to

recognise it. It should be kept in mind that life is a long

journey while desires are his baggage. ``Less the luggage, more

is the comfortable travel and even a pleasure.'' A person is sure

to be free from problems and worries if he reduces his needs.

 

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