SAI GITA FOR THE DAY

[Guest guest]

sai balu <

 

"Take refuge in me, Arjuna. Think of me at all times and fight! It is not you

who will kill these heroes, but I. I am the world's creator and sustainer, but

I am also the mighty world-destroying time that devours all. Truly, these

warriors in hostile armies have already been slain by me. You are merely the

instrument through which I act.

[Here this refers to our beloved Swami - '']

"Here, I give you a vision of my universal form in which you can see the oneness

of all existence! Behold my divine power! Behold the whole universe, moving and

unmoving, all unified in me!"

Overwhelmed with wonder and amazement, Arjuna bowed his head in adoration and

spoke with palms joined, "O supreme Lord! Hail to you! Hail, again and again!

If the effulgence of a thousand suns were to blaze forth together in the skies,

their glory could compare only a little with your infinite splendor! You are the

imperishable Lord, the undying guardian of the eternal dharma. You are

everything that can ever be known.   The Diseases of Mankind

Many of the enjoyments you experience in life are really just the relief you

feel when you temporarily soothe the pains of a disease you are suffering. For

example, you think that taking food is an enjoyment, but it is really only a

medicine. Food is the medicine for the disease of hunger. When you give the

medicine the disease is temporarily forgotten. You cook many varieties of

delicious food and consider the taste of these prepared dishes to be most

enjoyable, but that is not the real purpose for which you take food. As you

know, medicines are sometimes given in the form of a mixture which contains

some sweetener to make it more palatable. In the same way, to treat the disease

of hunger there will be a meal containing a mixture of ingredients, some of

which are particularly flavorful and pleasant to the taste. But in the final

analysis, the meal can only be thought of as a form of medicine to treat the

disease of hunger that afflicts you. After you have eaten, the symptoms of the

disease disappear. Similarly, when you take some cool water, the symptoms of

the disease of thirst disappear.

We have previously discussed the six inner enemies of man: lust, anger, greed,

attachment, pride and jealousy. They can also be described as desire, hatred,

possessiveness, infatuation, arrogance, and envy. These are the most

deep-seated diseases of mankind. It is only when you engage in practices which

serve as medicines to counteract these diseases, that they will diminish and

disappear. During your whole life you have been deluded into thinking that you

are enjoying different types of pleasures, but in fact you are afflicted with

these diseases. Until you recognize that the resident of the body is God, you

will continue to be burdened by these diseases and the sufferings they bring. 

 

Baba

 

Photo added:

''

 

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

Attachment: (image/pjpeg) Swami playing Ping-Pong.jpg [not stored]