Man
Divine Words of wisdom by Sathya Sai Baba - On Man
1. Who is true human being
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Who is a human being? Is it the one with a physical form having legs and hands? Do not mistake the fruits of silk cotton tree as mango fruits, Do not mistake small white stones to a sugar candy, Do not mistake the useless straw to sugarcane and chew it, Do not be deceived by the external appearances, Character alone is the true nature of human!! When one tries to see the character, the real human nature is not seen in people. Therefore, people should realize how sacred, how pure and ideal the human life is. In this context that it is said, “Jantoonam nara janma durlabham”, meaning, of all the types of living beings it is very difficult and rare to be born as a human being.
2. Man is important and not money
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What for is the money when man himself is not there? Isn’t man more important than wealth? However long a man may live and however much he may amass wealth, it is not him that enjoys it. In reality, if one’s life span is short, who is going to enjoy the wealth? Therefore one must tread that divine path which will lead one to develop one’s human qualities. Emperors, mighty ones, valorous one have gone leaving behind their wealth. Hence keeping in view one’s life goal and remembering the Divine one must try to nourish one’s body.
3. Swami on Man's selfishness
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Today’s man, whatever he is listening or seeing, he does it out of selfishness and self interest. He loves the world because of his own selfish interests , he doesn’t love the world for the sake of the world. He loves a particular person not for the person’s sake, but for his own sake. If you enquire this way, you will find selfishness, selfishness and only selfishness. It is necessary to be selfish, but it should be within limits.
4. Born as a human behave like one
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Embodiments of Love!! Having being born as human one must try to broaden one’s horizons. One must get rid of the narrow mindedness of ‘me’ and ‘mine’ and regard it as an animal trait. Man has some responsibilities and must fulfill them. But it should not make him immerse in selfishness and rot in that mire. Human birth is not bestowed by God to merely waste it in such a manner. “Janthunaam nara janma durlabham”- human birth is rarest of all. It does not befit man who, having got this rarest of life as human, leads the life with animal traits and with narrow-mindedness. One must indulge in Seva activities to one’s potential. One must develop broad mindedness in tune with one’s devotion. When will man progress in his devotion if forever he talks of devotion and thinks of God in a narrow-minded way? All the while man only thinks of “I, me, and mine”. No, one must end one’s life in this manner. It is not important to perform activities, for even animals and birds engage in actions. The animals look after their young ones, fill their stomachs and lead their lives mechanically. What is the uniqueness of human birth, if man too leads such a life? One must progress from the feeling of “I” to the feeling of “we”.
5. Man is closest to the Divine
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It is also stated that man is extremely close to God, the reason being that God is the only one who is selfless. God always gives and never takes. Since man has the spark of divinity in him, he too must strive to give others but never aspire to getting from others. The one who calls himself as “Sevak”, a servant, should always be ready to serve others but should never receive service or attention from others.
