Fw: Prof Anil Kumar's Talk

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- Ramchand Chugani

Friday, July 02, 2004 9:29 AM

Prof Anil Kumar's Talk

EDUCARE BULLETIN #254 Bringing Out the Educare Within Us !!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In

This Bulletin***********1. Not Following Swami’s teachings

!!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Extracted from Prof. Anil Kumar's

address to the Young Adults in Southern California, April

2000~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Question by Young Adult:The mind is often

troubled by guilt and sadness at not having lived upto Swami’s expectations.

How does one treat such feelings?Answer by Prof. Anil Kumar:Very good. Let me

repeat again for the benefit of those who might not have heard what he just

said. When we fail to follow Swami’s teachings, there is a sense of guilt in

our minds. We feel very sad and grief stricken. At these moments, what should

we do? I have not passed the TOEFL [Test of English as a Foreign Language]

test! (laughter) I think I can follow through. Now the answer is so simple. If

I really repent from the bottom of my heart for all my trespasses, for all my

failures - then I will not repeat the mistake again. Once I feel very bad about

what I have done, when I feel very sorry and pray for forgiveness, then the Lord

is there - "Kshamaa Moorthi Sai Baba" [sai, the Embodiment of Forgiveness].So

once we pray for His forgiveness, the Lord is there because He is giving and

forgiving. So, naturally He will forgive us. Because if He won’t forgive, then

He would be a dictator. But God is not a dictator. Does your mother not forgive

you? Then why wouldn’t the Divine Mother, Mother Sai? But the sense of guilt is

a negative attitude. Give up this sense of guilt. Even if you have committed a

mistake - Finish! There ends the matter. The sense of guilt will affect your

competence, the sense of guilt will affect your efficiency. The sense of guilt

will make you meek and weak in life. Give that up! Be free! Above all, be

cheerful! Keep smiling. That is very important. Never shape your face like

that. (Prof. Anil Kumar makes a very serious face) That is most ungodly and

irreligious, I tell you! Those people whose faces are serious, it is better we

keep away from them. Consider them as untouchables because God smiles. Those

who are cut off miles and miles from smiles, woe unto them. Let us smile. In

the latest discourse, Bhagavan said, "Under all circumstances, at all points of

time, no matter what it is, keep on smiling. Keep smiling."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quotations of Baba - extracted from Life is

a Challenge - Meet It, Sathya Sai Speaks Vol 1 &

2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do not condemn yourself as weak, sinful,

conceited, mean etc. When you so condemn yourself, remember you are actually

condemning Me - who is your inner Self. Live so that with every breath and

step, you come nearer and nearer to Me. __________In this avatar

(incarnation), the wicked will not be punished. They shall be corrected,

reformed, educated and led back to the path from which they have strayed. The

white ant infested trees will not be cut. They shall be saved.__________Bring

Me the depths of your kind - no matter how grotesque, no matter how ravaged by

doubts or disappointments. I will not reject you. I am your

mother.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++JAI SAI RAMRam ChuganiKobe,

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