2000: Real Name of God is 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.
2000: Real
Name of God is Love
God transcends all attributes. The same can be said of love
too. But man conditions and limits love by associating it with worldly
relations and wastes his life. Human life is a combination of physical and
spiritual aspects, which are related, respectively, to the head and the heart.
But man follows the head and has only the physical world in view, thereby
forgetting the spiritual aspect. So long as man follows his head alone, neither
he nor the society nor the country at large can attain peace and security.
Peace and security will reign supreme in this world only when man gives up body
attachment and follows the principle of love that originates from his
heart. Different religions have come
into existence to lead man to Divinity, not to create conflicts and
disturbances. There is nothing wrong with any religion. Mistake lies in mathi
(mind), not in matha (religion). If mind is good, how can one find
fault with religion? All people belong to one jathi (race), i.e., manava
jathi (human race). You should understand the meaning of jathi. It
is based on form.
I often address you as ‘embodiments of love’ because love is
your true form, which is pure, unsullied, eternal, ancient, formless and
non-dual. You love your mother because you have the confidence that she is your
mother. So, confidence is the basis of love. Where there is confidence,
there is love, Where there is love, there is peace, Where there is peace, there
is truth, Where there is truth, there is bliss, Where there is bliss, there is
God. Peace, truth and bliss are not elsewhere. They are in you. You are the
embodiment of peace, truth and bliss. It is foolish to search for peace and
bliss in the external world. Nothing exists separate from you. Everything is
the reflection of the inner being. Try to visualize your reflection in
everybody just as you see your reflection in a mirror.
Lord Krishna was the embodiment of love. His name consists of
five letters—K, R, S, N, A, which represent pancha bhutas (five
elements), pancha pranas (five life forces), pancha koshas (five
life sheaths). Krishna is interpreted as Karshati Iti Krishna (because
he attracts, he is Krishna), Krishiti Iti Krishna (Krishna is the
plougher). That is, Krishna is one who ploughs the field of your heart and sows
the seed of love in it. Krushyati Iti Krishna (because he imparts bliss,
he is called Krishna), Thus divinity of Krishna can be perceived in every place
and activity.
You are bound to face the consequences of your actions. So, do
good and you will certainly reap good results. Do not get disheartened if there
is no immediate reward. Wait for a while, you will certainly be rewarded. Your
suffering is nothing but the consequence of bad deeds in the past. Prayer alone
can alleviate your suffering to some extent. Prayer is a way of expressing your
gratitude to God. The sun is extolled as Kritaghnaghnaya Namah,
(salutations to the destroyer of the ungrateful). It means that it will
withdraw itself from the eyes of those who have no sense of gratitude.
Give up ignorance, light the lamp of wisdom within you and
ultimately merge with the divine.
Points to Ponder:
How do we realize that we are indeed embodiments
of love?
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