1979: Students are embodiments of unpolluted love
Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.
In this auspicious year 2015 commemorating the 90th birthday of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, we offer a compilation of key messages from the over 140 discourses in the month of July, including Guru Poornima Days between the years 1958 and 2009.
1979: Students are embodiments of
unpolluted love
Maaya is only the Divine Will that
inaugurated the manifestation of the cosmos (Ekoham, Bahushyaam---I
am one; I will be many). Maaya (apparent deluding
reality) inheres in every being and every activity of that being; it has three
aspects of achievement through the three modes and moods of that Will---the saathwik,
the raajasik and the thaamasik
(the calm, contented, equanimous mood; the potent, passionate mood;
the inert, slothful, sluggish mood). When maaya prompts us into
the saathwik mood of that Will, we become
progressive seekers of jnaana (spiritual
wisdom) that reveals the Unity. When we are overwhelmed by the raajasik
quality of that Will, we are deluded into the pursuit of worldly
victories and ephemeral wealth and renown. The thaamasik
nature of that Will seeks the quickest and easiest ways of happy living.
These are the reflections in our minds of the basic modes of the Will that Brahman
assumes when It is moved by the primal urge to express Itself.
The philosophers of all lands and all times have sought to
discover the truth about God, the objective world and man, as well as their
mutual relationship. Maaya is the Will that
causes all three. It is a clear flawless mirror. When the saathwik
nature is reflected in that mirror, God results; when the raajasik
nature is reflected, the jeeva (individualised
Self) results. It is everanxious to grow, to grab, to survive and to be secure.
When thaamasik nature is reflected, matter (the
objective world) is the result.
It is foolish to believe that you have to be 'educated,' since
it leads to jobs. At present education
is oriented to jobs, to secure a living, not to lead a life. Education
must teach a person what life is, and
what. its goal. It must purify the heart and clarify the vision. It must
prevent pollution of the hand, heart and
head by habits injurious to the individual, society and the nation. It
must promote virtues and raise the moral
and spiritual standards of the educated.
In times gone by, universities were referred to as "homes of
humility" since humility was the
characteristic of an educated person. Pride is the root of
aggressiveness; it is the nature of wild
animals. But the mark of man is humility in the presence of elders,
teachers and parents. There is an
ancient axiom which says, "Education imparts humility; humility ensures
credibility; credibility 'brings wealth;
wealth induces charity; charity confers peace and joy, here and hereafter." Nowadays, all educational
institutions emphasise the need for riches. "Become wealthy through the easiest and quickest
methods;" that is the slogan. No effort is spent to inculcate humility and reverence, for they
are won through discipline alone. Without discipline and self-control man reduces himself to the
level of the beast. The stomach is not the central core of man.
Points to
Ponder:
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What is maaya ?
What is the true purpose of education?
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