Views and Reviews: Insights that Illumine the Light Within

The Sun shines brilliantly, but only those who open their eyes can feel its brilliant rays and see all the things in Nature that the Sun illumines.The Grace of the Divine is like the Sunlight. The individual either by ignorance, or laziness, or ego is unable to receive this Grace. Read full article.

All living beings are bestowed with the five senses —smell, taste, sight, touch, and hearing. Animals use one or many of these senses, while human beings are capable of using all these. We may have noticed that a dog will prefer to “smell” the visitor to check whether the person is a guest or not. Cats and monkeys choose to lick and bite any new object to confirm whether it can be eaten or not. Did you know that many animals do not see color pictures of the world as we see—they see in black and white? Many animals do not feel pain the way human beings do. Finally, animals do not hear or respond to sound and noises in the same way as humans do. Read full article.

Every time I heard Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba graciously addressing the audience as “Embodiments of Divine B eing”, I wondered, “Am I really Divine? How and when will I experience my divinity?”Bhagawan constantly reminded us that we have forgotten that we are embodiments of divine. His prescription to experience divinity appears to be very simple - the 9-point code of conduct —with the maxim of purity, unity and divinity. Read full article.

Free education is not a charity for the poor and those who cannot afford; it is but a form of selfless service, for the future society. Administrators of schools and educators wonder how education could be free-of- charge? They ask relevant questions: Who will pay for salaries of the teachers, Buildings, and other costs? Read full article.

This article comprises three parts.  The first part, ‘Commerce and Ethics’ attempts to highlight the importance of Ethics (exemplified by the five human values) in Commerce. To illustrate this, the author presents a model of the five layers of Commerce corresponding to the five human values, the five elements, and the five basic resources. The second part deals with ‘becoming embodiments of Love’. The last part is an attempt to write the ‘equation of creation’. Read full article.

   The word SEVA is an acronym where S stands for S acrifice through Ceiling on desires; E stands for E ffectiveness— such as  through contribution of time as in all Sathya Sai Service projects; and V means V alues based approach. Read full article.

This pandemic is reminding us to be shining examples of ‘Being’ Human. Essential workers are vital to a ‘living’ society. We need to acknowledge their services. Without them, we will not be able to sustain ourselves; we will not have the privilege of staying indoors. Insights from covid-19