2001: Good Thoughts Herald New Year

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.

2001: Good Thoughts Herald New Year

The qualities of a good mind are: it has the brightness of the sun and coolness of the moon; it makes one utter sacred words and confers peace on society. Only one with compassion, love, forbearance, sympathy and sacrifice is a true human being. 

Follow Nature And Practise Human Values

Man has originated from Nature. Earth sustains life. Sun gives light. Trees give oxygen. Water quenches our thirst and air helps us to live. Having been born out of and brought up by Nature, man should practise and propagate the ideals set by nature.  

Sacred Activities Confer Happiness

Heart is the centre of sacred feelings. It is filled with compassion.  With purity of heart, steadiness of mind and selfless actions, one can become the recipient of Divine grace, which will remove any amount of sufferings in a trice. Happiness results only from difficulties. Pleasure is an interval between two pains. It is impossible to experience pleasure without pain. You may be one of affluence or a spiritual aspirant; you get what you deserve. You cannot expect mangoes by sowing a neem seed and vice-versa. As the seed, so is the fruit. Similarly, as the feeling, so is the result. Pain and pleasure result from one’s feelings.

Man is essentially good. So, he ought to lead a life of goodness. Even if a man does not possess anything, he can still achieve the highest if he has purity of heart. Anything that a man of purity sees or touches turns into gold. On the other hand, if he lacks purity and effort in the right direction, even a stick in hand will turn into a snake.Only God’s grace can help man to overcome these negative tendencies. One may be a millionaire, but his wealth will not redeem him if his feelings are impure.

Take To The Inward (Nivritti) Path

The sacred qualities that originatefrom the heart are true and eternal. Worldly tendencies originate from the head and are bound to change. Human life is highly noble, valuable and divine. Do not put it to misuse by giving room to evil qualities. Use the power of discrimination and make proper use of the senses.

Points to Ponder

How food and habits are responsible for qualities in man, good or bad?

Why people feel their expectations are not fructifying in spite of their best efforts?