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Subject: Celebrate Ugadi by purifying your heart: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Celebrate Ugadi by purifying your heart: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Embodiments of Love!



People have been celebrating Ugadi (dawn of the New Year) for the past many ages and generations. The Bharatiyas (Indians) have been conferring peace and security on all the nations with their strength of spirituality. Since time immemorial to this day, the motto of Bharatiyas has been Loka samastha sukhino bhavantu (May all the people of the world be happy)! But the present day condition is just the opposite. Man has progressed in the worldly sense, but morally he has regressed. He is not able to give up his narrow-mindedness and criticism of others. If one enquires into the reason for this, one will realise that one's selfishness and self-interest are the cause for this. Man does not love objects or individuals for their sake, he does so for his self-interest. He does not love his country and work for its welfare. All his thoughts, words, and deeds are motivated by selfishness. He would have celebrated Ugadi in its true spirit only when he gives up such narrow-mindedness.

On this day, people get up early, have a sacred bath, put on new clothes, and partake of sweets and various delicious items. They are interested only in external cleanliness and are not concerned about purifying their hearts, which are tainted with evil thoughts and feelings. It is rather easy to have external cleanliness and to wear new clothes, but that is not the purpose of celebrating festivals. True celebration of Ugadi lies in giving up evil qualities and purifying one's own heart. The human heart in its pristine state is highly sacred and human birth is difficult to attain. Janthunam narajanma durlabham (out of all the living beings, the human birth is the rarest). Having attained such a precious life, man is not...

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~~~~~~ Celebrate Ugadi by purifying your heart ~~~~~~

Collection: Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 35 (2002)

Date: 13 April 2002

Occasion: Ugadi

Place: Brindavan

Link: https://links.sairhythms.org/UgG8

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Best Regards
Seetha Ram