My words are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet no one under heaven understands them or puts them into practice. Greatness has its source in the little. The low is the foundation of the high. Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman. If the people…
Month: March 2019
Meher Baba Quotes
What happened yesterday? Nothing. What will happen tomorrow? Nothing. All happens now . . . the eternal NOW from the beginningless beginning to the endless end. Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation. True love is no game of the faint-hearted and the weak; it…
Parable of the two friends
Sri Ramakrishna: ” ‘As is a man’s feeling of love, so is his gain.’ Once two friends were going along the street, when they saw some people listening to a reading of the Bhagavata. ‘Come, friend’, said the one to the other. ‘Let us hear the sacred book.’ So saying he went in and sat down….
Suicide Thwarted
Mr. Gopal Narayan Ambadekar of Poona was a devotee of Baba. He served for ten years in the Abkari department, from where he had to retire. He tried to get some other job, but he did not succeed. He was overtaken by other calamities and his condition grew from bad to worse. He passed 7…
The Parable of Jatila and Madhusudhan
A story by Ramakrishna Paramhansa. In a village in India, there was once a little boy whose name was Jatila. Jatila’s mother was a widow and had no one to help her. She earned a little money by spinning yarn. She and Jatila always had just enough to eat, but they were very poor. Every…
My Play Is Done
My formative years of school were in Ramakrishna Mission in a beautiful setting of nature; in a valley called Along then and Aalo now. When you are growing up and if you read Vivekananda, it is as if the writing is meant just for you. I really loved reading his books and while he gave…
Sai Baba’s mercy on Bhimaji Patil
One Bhimaji Patil of Narayanagaon, Taluka Junnar, Dist. Poona, suffered in the year 1909 A.D. from a severe and chronic chest-disease which ultimately developed into Tuberculosis. He tried all sorts of pathos (remedies), but to no effect. Losing all hopes, he ultimately prayed to God – “Oh Lord Narayana, help me now”. It is a…
Sai Baba’s teachings
If you are wealthy, be humble. Plants bend when they bear fruit. Spend money in charity; be generous and munificent but not extravagant. Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration. See the divine in the human being. There is a wall of separation between oneself and othersand between you and…
Ours is a caravan of Hope
“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again , come , come.” Whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of…
Two Friends
It is the era of the 1700s and in the princely state of “Rajputana” or “Rajasthan” called now, there were two friends. One was about six years older than the other. The older one was named “Ramakrishna” (रामकृष्ण) and the younger was called “Bhikana” (भीखण). Bhikana is a derivative of the word Bhikhu/Bhikshu. Bhikhu means…
The Cure and the Confirmation
How Baba proved to Mr. Dixit that He is same Shirdi Sai come again Mr. M S Dixit had the unique privilege of seeing Shirdi Sai Baba when he visited Shirdi in 1909 as a young lad and later Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1961 when he was past sixty. Here’s how he realised that…
True Teacher
Once there was a learned monk who was a scholar and a good Orator. He was sitting on a special monk’s platform one day, delivering his sermon. Above him there was a beautifully embroidered silk chandarva. The monk was explaining the importance of non-acquisition. In the audience there was a man called Rupo. The monk…
Five Grains of Rice
During the time of Lord Mahavir, there was a rich merchant called Dhanna who lived in a big town. Dhanna once wondered what would happen to his wealth after he died. Would his sons and daughters-in-law look after it or spend it all? He thought of testing the wisdom and ability of his daughter-in-law. He…
Quest for that
Since ages, human beings have searched for methods and means to be permanently happy. Happiness is the most sought after state of mind. We toil hard, barter our time and talents to achieve happiness in our lives. In the search, we also wander everywhere and always are on the lookout for opportunities to increase our…
Faith secures passing grade
There lived Tendulkar family in Bandra, a suburb of Bombay. All the members of the family were devoted to Shirdi Sai Baba. The son of the family was studying hard day and night and wanted to appear for the medical examination. He consulted some astrologers. Examining his horoscope, they told him that the stars were…
Sai Baba: the guiding light
What is so unique about Baba that almost everyone is drawn to him the moment one knows about Baba and his life events. At the outset, it is the name itself which registers immediately in our minds. Baba or father is so much closer to the heart than any other name. Remembering Baba is like…
Inspiring sayings of Atisa
Came across these amazing sayings from Atisa. Atisa was a Buddhist monk originating from Bengal. These are simple sayings; however, each one of these is so deep and one can spend hours reflecting on the meaning of each one of these and come renewed in spirits and awakening. Sai Ram. “The greatest achievement is selflessness.The…
While the rats gnaw
The condition of human beings in this world is described in a beautiful story of a man who is lost in a jungle. While he is trying to figure his way out of the jungle, he runs into a mad elephant. The elephant charges towards him. To save himself, the man keeps running. He finds…
Peace is the sole criterion
When asked about the characteristics of a jnani, Bhagavan said, “They are described in books, such as the Bhagavad Gita, but we must bear in mind that the jnani’s state is one which transcends the mind. It cannot be described by the mind. Only Silence can correctly describe this state and its characteristics. Silence is…
Ma Speaks
While in high school; I got a chance to read the famous book “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda. One of the chapters is about Yogananda meeting Anandamayi Ma. Since then I had several occasions where I read more about Ma, read books which contained her discourses and the simplicity and profoundness of what…
Mount Meru
It is snowing outside, temperatures are well below zero; one cannot imagine venturing out for a long period of time in outside weather. It is almost a week without snowfall & it has started to fall again, for some reason this snow fall looks nicer. The crimson-yellow tinged light of street lamps provides a soothing…