BLISS BLOSSOM - BE HONOURED IN HIS COURT

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Baba said, "Try to get Lord's grace and blessings and be honoured in

His court" in Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter VI.

 

Be a man of honour. Know first what true honour consists in. A man

can be called respectable by virtue of his wealth even though he may

have accumulated it through dishonourable men; but he commands no

respect in the eyes of God. He alone is truly respectable in the eyes

of God who, though leading a life of abject penury and otherwise

appearing discreditable in the eyes of the world, does not swerve

from the path of virtue.

 

Do not abandon Dharma (the path of virtue) in exchange for honour and

praise. Vindicate righteousness even at the cost of honour and fame.

 

Do not pride yourself on wealth, property, physical beauty and man-

power. You may lose all these in the twinkling of an eye. True

strength is that which you derive from God. Try to acquire that

strength.

 

Too many hospitals, dispensaries and physicians at a particular place

are a sure indication that the inhabitants of that place have become

physically degraded. Where lawyers are found in large numbers and the

court rooms are crowded, the honesty of the residents of that place

should be understood to have almost disappeared. Where obscene

literature finds a market, know the people of that place to be

morally depraved.

 

Diseases cannot be uprooted by medicines and hospitals alone.

Eradication of diseases is possible only through control of senses

and purity of mind. Control of the senses and purity of mind ensure

not only our physical health but spiritual health also. Therefore,

constantly endeavour to control your senses and purify your mind.

 

Satsanga (association with holy men) helps us in controlling our

senses, and purifying our mind. Therefore giving up the company of

evil men, associate only with the virtuous.

 

Quarrels and disputes cannot be brought to an end merely through

lawyers and law-courts. For exterminating quarrels, the main thing

required is honesty. If people give up the desire to deprive others

of their legitimate dues there will be no more of quarrels.

 

It should always be remembered that the primary goal of human

existence is to develop Love for God. Love for God can be developed

only through His grace, and not through any course of discipline.

 

Courtesy: Sri Hanumanprasad Poddar in Wavelets of Bliss.

(Shri Vasukimahal Shirdi Saibaba Trust, Coimbatore-641025, India)