Happy Buddha Poornima

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Sai Ram everyone!

Happy Buddha Poornima to all of you!

 

 

The SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE in the words of SWAMI(Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

 

Embodiments of love! What does Purnima (full-moon) signify? It

signifies wholeness. When the mind is filled with love, it achieves

fullness. As long as the mind is filled with darkness (evil thoughts)

there is no meaning in celebrating Buddha Purnima. Get rid of this

darkness. Without the light of love in the heart, what use is there

in having illuminations outside? Light the lamp of the Divine in your

minds. Banish hatred and envy from your hearts. Man is the victim of

two evil planets: attachment and hatred. To escape from their grip,

the only way is to cultivate love.

 

Hence the first requisite is the recognition by everyone of his human

essence. Basing on this truth, Buddha declared that everyone should

cultivate at the outset "Samyag-Drishti" (a pure vision). It is only

when man has a pure vision that he can get rid of impurities in the

body, speech and mind.

 

The second quality that is needed is Samyag-Sankalpam (pure

thoughts). Everyone should have pure thoughts. Only the person who

has developed purity in vision can have purity in thoughts.

 

The third requirement for every man, along with purity in vision and

thought, is purity in deeds (Samyag-Karma). Everyone should do pure

deeds. Through pure deeds man is able to recognize his human essence.

 

Next, Buddha declared that everyone should aim at "Samyag-Saadhanam"

(Achievement of the highest good). Saadhana means elimination of the

evil tendencies in man and acquiring good and sacred qualities. True

sadhana is the eradication of all evil in a man. Study of sacred

texts, meditation and penance do not constitute the whole of Saadhana

(spiritual exercise). To remove all the impurities in the mind is

real Saadhana.

 

After this comes what Buddha called "Samyag-Samaadhi" or Nirvaana

(Pure Realization or liberation). What is meant by "Samaadhi"? It

means treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss alike. "Sama-dhi",

equal-mindedness, is "Samaadhi". To look upon light and darkness,

pleasure and pain, profit and loss, fame and pleasure with an equal

mind is "Samaadhi". Buddha termed this equal mindedness

as "Nirvaana".

 

Buddha laid emphasis on seeing good, thinking good, speaking good and

doing good. Seeing all sorts of things is not good for anyone. The

eyes should be used for seeing only what is pure, what is holy and

what is edifying.

 

Among Buddha's teachings the foremost were: Sathya (Truth) and Dharma

(Righteousness). These two are the teachings of the Vedas: Speak the

Truth (Sathyam vada), practice righteousness (Dharmam Chara).

 

One has to put into practice the five important teachings of Buddha.

They are Samyak Drishti (right vision), Samyak Bhavam (right

feeling), Samyak Sravanam (right listening), Samyak Vak (right

speech) and Samyak Karma (right action). A true human being is one

who follows the path of truth. Truth, righteousness and sacrifice

should be the way of life. Buddha said: Buddham Sharanam Gachhami,

Dharmam Sharanam Gachhami, Sangham Sharanam Gachhami. It means Buddhi

(intellect) should follow the path of Dharma and Dharma should be

fostered in the society. Only then the country will prosper. This is

also the inner meaning of the word SAI. S denotes 'spiritual change',

A denotes 'association (social) change' and I denotes 'individual

change'. Man's mind will become pure and sacred only when these three

changes take place.

 

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