Divine Words of wisdom by Sathya Sai Baba – On Sathya
Divine Words of wisdom by Sathya Sai Baba - With Sathya
1. Truth and Brahma Tattwa can never be changed: Brahmam Garu Explanation
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The words of truth spoken might die but the truth remains eternal. Likewise the nature of Brahman is changeless. The principle of Brahman is everlasting. It exists in the form of sound, light, movement, awareness, conscience and consciousness. How can one decide the exact form of Brahman? All forms are present in this truth. Vedanta has been propounding this aspect. A great sage who is popular in Andhra Pradesh is known by the name ‘Brahmam garu’. In his teachings, “Yeruku marapu anakunda, nirathamu jagrath swapna susuhpti yendu kudanu, aramaralu lekunda yepudu, tarachuganu jeevAtma janavidedi Tarakam!!” Without remembering or forgetfulness, Always in the three stages of wakefulness, dream and deep sleep, Always without any disturbance or interruption, The frequent merging of the individual soul with the Divine is Tarakam!! It means that Tarakam is not one with either with the five senses or the five elements or with the five sheaths or with the five life forces. It has nothing to do with the five life forces namely ‘prana’, ‘apana’, ‘vyaana’, ‘udanana’ and ‘samana’. All these pertain to the body and not to the Atma. The principle of Brahman is all pervasive. That which dwells in all forms is Brahman. It exists in all the matter. Everything is matter. What is this body? This body too is matter.
2. Never give up truth in lIfe
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Never give up truth. Truth is our life. Truth is changeless in all the three periods of time. Truth is changeless. Truth confers triumphs in every possible way. Truth alone triumphs. You would have seen yesterday. Though the Chinese have their own culture, they also follow the path of truth. All victories culminate in truth. All forms of wealth culminate in truth. All pleasures and comforts will follow truth. These are all the sacred forms of that emanated from truth. Prahlada lost his kingdom, he lost his strength, he lost his valor, he lost his reputation, at the end even truth was attempting to leave him. Then Prahlada fell at the feet of truth and said I am not mindful of whoever leaves me but you don’t leave me anywhere. The moment truth decided to stay on with him, the rest of the things returned on their own.
3. Truth is one and not two
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Brahman is the principle of oneness; it does not exist separately. “Yekam sath, viprah bahuda vadanti.” truth is one but scholars refer to it as many. Truth is one not two. “Yekam yeva adviteeyam Brahma” truth is only one not two. Such divinity is present in all. It cannot be said that the divine principle exists in one and does not in another. Hence “Eshwara sarva bhootanam”, God is present in every being. Students must believe in this truth firmly. In what form is God present in all? He is present in the form of love in all. Love is present in all. Swami has been reiterating it many times: “Prem eshwar hai, eashwar prem hai”- God is love and love is God. Sacred love is the divine form. Therefore one must keep this love pure and sacred. This love must not be materialistic and worldly; it must only be related to the spirit. Atma, the self is love and love is atma. Atma is God and God is love. Hence “Love is god, live in love!”
4. Truth and love are basis for our life
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We should never give up truth. We should see that love flows ever and ever. This is the true river of life within us.
5. Swami on aspects of Truth
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The vedas speak about it: “Satyam brooyaath” –speak only the truth; it is a moral value. “Priyam brooyaath”—the truth must be spoken in pleasing manner; it is righteous way in human values. “Nabruyath satyam apriyam” – one should not speak untruth just because it is relished. The truth is pleasant, attractive and blissful.
6. What do you mean by search for truth
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Search for truth! Bhagawan has spoken on this yesterday. Why does one search for truth? Bhagawan is reminding you again. One sees his wife, mother and daughter with his eyes. Although it is the same eye that sees them, one has to use discrimination in how one sees each of them. One should look at one’s mother with respect and motherly feeling. She is goddess in human form, so one should revere her and respect her. One should look at one’s wife with attachment. One should look at one’s daughter with parental affection and love. This type of affection will make both the mother and daughter happy. Therefore one must exercise control over one’s looks.
7. Truth is God
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What is meant when we say ‘Truth is God’? Let a person be of any country or religion; truth is one. There cannot be American truth, Pakistan truth or Indian truth. Truth is truth. Truth is one and the same for all nations. Embodiments of love! Lead a truthful life. Lead an eternal truthful life. Lead an ideal life. That is the spirit of true education. It is not transforming your heart into a book. It becomes just a book; it becomes ‘mastaka’. It is not ‘pustaka’, the book, or ‘mastaka’, the head, which are important. ‘Hridaya’ or the heart is important.
8. Truth always truimphs: Example of Harischandra ta
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In order to follow the truth, king Harischandra had to go through several ordeals. In order to serve her husband and emulate his footsteps, Anasuya had to display enormous patience and perseverance. In order to serve his parents, Rohitasura manifested exemplary humility. Therefore, truth as practiced by Harischandra, patience as followed by Anasuya and obedience as shown by Rohitasura must be viewed as role model examples, by all parents to educate their children. Transformation must be attempted when children are tender hearted so as to ensure that they grow as good adults and live in peace.
9. ruth is all-pervasive, truth is one, truth is God
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‘Sat viprah bahuda vadanti’- truth is only one and that truth is God. It is that truth that is omnipresent. The world is based upon that truth. “Satyambunandundi sarvambu srutinche Satyambudan nanage sarva srusti, Satya mahimaleni sthalamedi kanugonna, Sudhdha satyamidiye choodarayya!!” God created everything from truth, The entire creation merges in truth, Is there any place where there is no truth?! Look clearly for it is the pure, unsullied truth!! The entire world is born from truth. The whole world is seen in truth. And at the end it merges in truth. Therefore truth is the form of God. God is truly the embodiment of truth!! One need not search for that truth elsewhere. Truth is seen everywhere but one is not trying to see it. When one sincerely attempts to see the truth, one can see it everywhere. God is the personification of truth. “Satyam bruyath, Priyam bruyath, Na bruyath satyam apriyam!!” Speak truth, Speak pleasantly, Do not speak the truth that is unpleasant!! Therefore truth is accompanied by pleasantness. How should the pleasantness be? It should be soft and sweet. Truth should not be harsh. It should neither hurt. It should be soft and tender. That is the divine truth. People think that God is everywhere in the world. Yes, it is true that God is everywhere. But God shines with all the brilliance in the soft and sweet truth. The truth that is harsh is not truth at all. “Na bruyath sathyam apriyam!!” never speak truth harshly. One must make use such pleasant truth.
10. Truth is all-pervasive, truth is one, truth is God
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‘Sat viprah bahuda vadanti’- truth is only one and that truth is God. It is that truth that is omnipresent. The world is based upon that truth. “Satyambunandundi sarvambu srutinche Satyambudan nanage sarva srusti, Satya mahimaleni sthalamedi kanugonna, Sudhdha satyamidiye choodarayya!!” God created everything from truth, The entire creation merges in truth, Is there any place where there is no truth?! Look clearly for it is the pure, unsullied truth!! The entire world is born from truth. The whole world is seen in truth. And at the end it merges in truth. Therefore truth is the form of God. God is truly the embodiment of truth!! One need not search for that truth elsewhere. Truth is seen everywhere but one is not trying to see it. When one sincerely attempts to see the truth, one can see it everywhere. God is the personification of truth. “Satyam bruyath, Priyam bruyath, Na bruyath satyam apriyam!!” Speak truth, Speak pleasantly, Do not speak the truth that is unpleasant!! Therefore truth is accompanied by pleasantness. How should the pleasantness be? It should be soft and sweet. Truth should not be harsh. It should neither hurt. It should be soft and tender. That is the divine truth. People think that God is everywhere in the world. Yes, it is true that God is everywhere. But God shines with all the brilliance in the soft and sweet truth. The truth that is harsh is not truth at all. “Na bruyath sathyam apriyam!!” never speak truth harshly. One must make use such pleasant truth.
