ARCHIVED--- TFD - 2009

[SubhaSrini]

A devotee, filled with the love of the Lord, welcomes what may appear as punishing as something intended for his good.

Even when the Lord appears to be angry, His compassion is evident. Even in punishment God's kindness will be seen.

Hence no one should cherish grievance that he or she has been singled out for punishment.

 Even punishment is a means of leading one to God. The display of anger is for safeguarding the devotee.

The true devotee is one who recognises this truth and welcomes whatever happens to him as intended for his good.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Only those who have filled themselves with love and have lived in the light of that love are called men.

Those devoid of love are demons. Those saturated with love are incapable of spite, selfishness, injustice,

wrong and  misconduct. But in those who have no love, the above qualities are predominant.

By love is meant love which is unsullied, unselfish, steadfast and devoid of impurity.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

The impure impulses bind you to the wheel of Samsara (worldly existence) and tie you down to this earth.

The giant tree called mind has two seeds: Vasana (impulses) and Prana (life breath).

The seed grows in to the tree, the tree yields the seed.

The Prana moves because of the Vasanas.

The Vasanas operate because of the Prana.

But if beneficent Vasanas are encouraged, they will not bind the mind.

They are like seeds that are fried, which will not sprout.

These Vasanas are characterised by such activities as the association with holy persons,

reverence for the guru, charity, fortitude, love, patience, truth, courage, sense control, etc.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

The fact that in every being there is the Supreme is an inescapable reality.

God will not be released if denied or enter if invited. He is there, in the very 'Being' of every being.

This is the truth and if you want to know it and experience it, develop the vision of the Jnani (wise person).

Just as the telescope enables you to see things that are far away, the 'Jnanascope' is essential to see Brahman (divinity)

immanent in everything.

  - BABA
 
 

[SubhaSrini]

Look at the clouds that wander across the sky.

Note that they have no intimate lasting relationship with the sky,

which they hide for a short while. Such is the relationship between your body and you;

you who are of the nature of Paramatma (God) and the body which is but a temporary, passing cloud that hides the Truth.

  - BAB

[SubhaSrini]

The body, the sense organs, the mind and the intellect are the instruments for a human being.

Only when one understands the secrets of these instruments will one be able to comprehend the Atmic Principle.

If you cannot understand the vesture you are wearing, how can you understand the mystery of the infinite, indwelling

Spirit? The body is the basic instrument for all the actions in life and for the acquisition of all knowledge and skills.

The body should be regarded primarily as an instrument for the realization of the Divine.

Attachment to the body for physical pleasures should be given up.

It is essentially sacred and precious for it is the abode of the Atma and should be used only for sacred purposes.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Whoever subdues his egoism, conquers his selfish desires, destroys his baser feelings and impulses and gives up the natural

tendency to regard the body as the self, he is surely on the path of Dharma (righteousness).

The goal of Dharma is the merging of the wave in the ocean, the merging of the self in the Higher self.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Discrimination is very essential in life.

One must always inquire, “Is it good or bad?” and “Is it right or wrong?”

 We must accept the good and discard the bad.

It is not enough that discrimination be practiced only for physical objects.

We must use discrimination in our vision – in what we see.

We must show discrimination in our words, in what we listen to, in our thoughts and,

of course, in our actions and in our behaviour. Only then will the word ‘discrimination’ acquire significance.

  - BABA
 
 

[SubhaSrini]

Man seeks joy in far places and peace in quiet spots; but, the spring of joy is in his heart, the heaven of peace is in him.

Even when he walks on the moon, man has to take with him his fears, his anxieties, his prejudices and his pet aversions.

Have faith in God, and in the correctness of moral living. Then, you can have peace and joy, whatever may be the fare that

fortune offers you.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Many feel that it is human to err and that Bhagawan should forgive their lapses.

In fact, if they were truly human, they should not commit mistakes at all.

Even if sometimes a mistake is committed, willingly or unwillingly, it should not be repeated.

It is a grievous error to think that it is natural for a human being to err.

To follow the directives of the senses is the mark of an animal.

To be guided by the Atma is the sign of a human being.

None should attempt to justify his or her weaknesses and lapses as natural to a human being.

They should be regarded as signs of mental debility.

When you have truly acquired sense-control, you will experience the power of the Divine in you.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

When you repeat the Name without feeling, it seldom reaches the mark.

The Name of the Lord must be recited with awe and wonder, humility and reverence.

 The bow has to be drawn full before the arrow is released; then it will pierce the target.

Feeling is the force that draws the strings taut and makes the Name reach the deity, the bearer of the Name.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Impure gold is melted in the crucible and it emerges shining and bright.

The mind rendered impure by Rajas (passion) and Tamas (sloth), by anger and conceit, by the impressions of a thousand

attachments and desires, can be made bright and resplendent if it is put in to the crucible of Vicahara (enquiry) and heated

on the coals of Viveka (discrimination). The brightness is due to the light of Realization, the knowledge that you are the

Atma.

  - BABA

[SubhaSrini]

Whatever the crisis, however deep the misery, do not allow your grip over the mind to get loose.

Tighten it further, fixing your eyes on the higher values.

Do not allow the mind to stray away from the tabernacle of the heart.

Make it bow before the Atma within.

  - BABA

[Ashok]

Never use foul words against another. Such words should never defile your tongue. Remember that there is God inside your heart, as well as in the hearts of everyone around you. He sees and hears everything. When you use harsh, angry and foul words against another, the God in you and the God in the other person is hurt.

The tongue is a tool with which you can harm yourself and others too. So, be very careful; use it only for your good and for the good of others. The best way to use it is by speaking kind words, repeating the Name of God and singing His Glory.

 - BABA

[Ashok]

All are God. You too are God, above and beyond the past, present and future. You are not the body which is tied up with time and which is caught in the coils of was, is and will be. Be ever fixed in the attitude that you are of the nature of Parabrahman (God); dwell constantly in this thought. Thus you can become a Jnani (person of wisdom).

  - BABA