Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Divine Power and Physical Power

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for TodayDecember 23, 2003

 

Divine Power and Physical Power

The Kauravas, the evil cousins that Arjuna and the Pandavas had to encounter in

the great war, together were one hundred brothers. The Kauravas had also based

their strength on military might. In the end, all these brothers died in the

war which they had fomented and not even a single son was left to perform the

funeral rites for the parents, when the parents died. What a terrible fate that

was. Instead of seeking divine help, the Kaurava brothers took refuge only in

physical power, in money and in the strength of individuals. On the other hand,

the Pandava brothers surrendered everything to Krishna, and sought only his

grace.

When Arjuna fell at the feet of Krishna and surrendered to him, Krishna was very

pleased and lifted him up, saying, "Get up, Arjuna. Real power lies in faith. In

the end, justice will always triumph and selfishness will always perish; this is

the one unchanging righteous truth that applies in every age." He assured Arjuna

on the day of the battle that whoever takes refuge in the Lord will win the

Grace of the Lord, and will be successful in whatever he undertakes. Whereas

one who refuses the protection of the Lord will not be able to win his grace,

and in the end, will surely fail and be destroyed.

If you aspire to earn the grace of the Lord, you have to control your worldly

desires. All your activities in the phenomenal world have to do with the waking

state. The results that arise from these activities are no more real than the

results you get in dreams. The mansions and big bungalows you see in dreams

vanish in a flash once you open your eyes and wake up. They are not real and

were never real. The experiences of your dream state disappear in your waking

state and the experiences of your waking state disappear in your dream state.

And in your deep-sleep state they both vanish.

Source:http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita085.html

Sai Baba GitaCompiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma

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