Question By Prof Anil Kumar and Swami's reply No.7-8 (Saty0panisad )

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Questions and Answers by Prof Anil Kumar & Swami’s reply.No.7 & 8

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Q 7= Swami! Hindus are criticized for worshiping ideals, tree, etc.Many think

that this all superstition and blind faith. What do you feel about this, Swami?

Bhagavan : Bharat is the spiritual center of the world. This is the country that

practiced, preached and propagated that divinity exists in all living and

nonliving, right from an atom to the entire cosmos. You will notice that here,

in this country, putta, anthill, gutta, mountain , chettu, tree and pitta, bird

are objects of veneration and worship. An anthill is worshiped as the abode of

Lord Subrahmanya, a bird is respected as the vehicle of Lord Vishnu, a mountain

is spiritually important as it is viewed as

normal">Govardhana lifted by Lord Krishna, and a tree is worshiped as the as

Vattharv ks a. All objects are divine according to our scriptures.

This is not superstition. This is not any way blind faith. Sanatana Dharma wants

us to view, feel, and experience divinity everywhere. This is the spiritual

path. This is the highest and noblest experience.

Q-8 Swami! Kindly tell us what is to b done in our country now?

Bhagavan: You don’t have to protect your country now. You should protect and

uphold Satya and Dharma. You should of necessity follow these twin principles.

They will protect the entire universe. You should develop love for the universe

in all its vastness and magnitude.

Love all and serve all. You should rise above the narrow limits of caste, creed

and nationality. You should believe in the brotherhood of man and the

fatherhood of God. You should never waste time. Gratitude must be expressed by

rendering service to the society in which you are born, grew up, made money and

earned reputation. Be patriotic and strive for integration, harmony, peace and

security in society. You should follow and uphold the great and unique Indian

culture.

Cultivate human values and realize the divinity within you. Politics without

Humanity and Education without Character and not only useless, but also

dangerous. You should be a perfect, ideal man. You are from God. You are the

spark of the Divine. Hence, your qualities should be daiva, divine and not

dayyam, demonic. You say, “I am a human being “.This is only half truth. The

other half is, “I am not an animal”. You should give up animal qualities. If

you have both bestial and human qualities, it means your mind is dual. The man

with a dual mind is blind.

If you place a ceiling on your desires, you will be happy. He WHO has many

desires is the poorest man. The man with contentment is the richest man. Guna

virtue is more important than ana, coin.

You should know the purpose and the goal of life. Life is not for eating,

drinking, and sleeping alone. Animals also do the same. What is your specialty

then? God has gifted you this life in order that you may know, the experience

and realize the divinity within you. Morality and integrity are very important

“Nitiye jati” Morality , indeed is national character.

Without character, you are worse than a monkey. The prestige of nation depends

on its morality. That nation alone deserve to be called a nation when it truly

maintains high standered of morality and individuality.

If you a ceiling on your desires, you will be happy. He who has many desires is

the poorest man. The man with contentment is the richest man. Guna Virtue is

more important and than “ana,coin”.

You should know the purpose and the goal of life. Life is not for eating,

drinking, and sleeping alone, Animals also do the same What is your specialty

then? God has gifted you this life in order that you may know, experience and

realize the divinity within you. Morality, and integrity are very important “

Nitiye jati , morality ,indeed is national character.

Without character, you are worse than a monkey. The prestige of a nation depends

on its morality. That nation alone deserves to ne called a nation when it truly

maintains high standards of morality and individuality.

You should always remember these three important points. The first is : do not

trust the way of the world. Sometimes it is only deludes and distracts you, but

betrays also you. The second is: never forget God who is always with you, in

you, above you, below you. Nay, you are God. The third is: do not fear death,

as it sure to take place. In fact, death is the dress of life. Follow the

sacred path in life by maintaining unity in thought, word and deed.

There is one more thing I want you to note. Open your heart and close your

mouth. Today, people speak what they don't really mean, their hearts are full

of jealousy, pride, envy, and what not. I want you to open your heart and be

free from all those that pollute it and close your mouth. Dedicate your life to

service. keep God as your ultimate goal. This is what I mean when I say, “Hands

in Society and Head in the forest.”

You should share your precious and valuable experience with others. You should

share Sai.s message with others. Have faith in your self first and then you can

trust God. The real cause of the problem of the present day lies here. You have

no faith in yourself. You have no self -confidence.

Consider “gramaseva” rural service as Rama Seva, service to God . Explain

clearly to the villagers issues like hygiene, health, cleanliness, organize

medical camps. Ensure to everyone water supply, specially drinking water. Tell

them about the evil effects of smoking and drinking. Help them to get rid of

these bad habits. If you work and serve mingling closely with local people, in

course of time, they will be able to work independently and become

self-reliant.

Service to man is service to God. Service is a greater and higher spiritual

path than meditation, penance, worship and chanting. Serve the poor and the

needy. Don’t be selfish. Don’t give any scope for jealousy, pride and

attachment. Develop virtues like devotion, adherence to truth, discipline,

broad-mildness and never yield to pomp, pride, and egoism.

Bad qualities are like tigers while noble qualities are like cows. Will tiger

allow cows to live? No. So don’t have any evil tendencies in your heart. You

should imbibe human values more and more, and live up to the ideals you

cherish.

(Sharing with Sai love ) Ram.Chugani

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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