Views and Reviews: Insights that Illumine the Light Within

Summaries of the discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on New year and Yudagi   1987 to 2009. You are truly born, on the day you begin your journey to realize your true identity—Divinity.   1998: Transform yourselves and transform the world Every man has his origin in Truth. He is sustained by Truth. And he merges in Truth. He is the embodiment of Truth. When every individual recognizes this truth, the whole world will be permeated by Truth. It has to be realized that man is the architect of his own pleasure and pain. Hence he should face with equanimity whatever happens to him – good or evil. Man should bring under his control the source of pleasure and pain. More than pleasure, it is pain that awakens the wisdom in man. God is described as Siddhiswaroopa (the embodiment of wish fulfillment). He is also described as Amogha (One without a limit or measure). This means that the power of the Divine is infinite. He is also known as Aprameya (the immeasurable). Hence, everyone should

Summaries of the discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on New year and Yudagi  1987 to 2009. You are truly born, on the day you begin your journey to realize your true identity—Divinity. 1994: Cultivate Forgiveness and Love   In this worldly life love is manifesting in several forms such as the love between mother and son, husband and wife, and between relatives. This love based on physical relationships arises out of selfish motives and self-interest. But the love of the Divine is devoid of any trace of self-interest. It is love for the sake of love alone. This is called Bhakthi (devotion). One characteristic of this love is to give and not to receive. Secondly, love knows no fear. Thirdly, it is only for love's sake and not for selfish motive. All these three angles of love jointly cannot Prapatthi (Surrender). When one revels in this attitude of Prapatthi, one experiences the bliss of the Divine. For this, the prime requisite is Kshama (forgiveness). Kshama cannot be lear