Views and Reviews: Insights that Illumine the Light Within

The Abduction Of Sita: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba -------------------------------------------------- What we think to be non-existent actually exists;What we think to be existent does not really exist.It is only Divinity that exists forever.It is the world that does not exist. Students, the Embodiments of Love: Human life is most sublime and sacred. Of all the species that exist on the earth, man is the highest, not only by virtue of his intellectual eminence but also by dint of the sanctity he possesses. He is endowed with many talents and abilities. Unfor-tunately, man wastes his life by misusing his capabilities. There are two avenues open to man: the Sreyo Marga (the path of Welfare) and the Preyo Marga (the path of Enjoyment). The path of Welfare is nothing but the path of inward life, whereas the path of Enjoyment is the path of outward life. During the course of His stay on the Chitrakuta mountain, Rama had many deliberati...

Bhagawan sings a Tamil poem in this discourse. Education Should Foster Virtues In Students: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba -------------------------------------------------- Editor’s note: This discourse does not appear in the Sathya Sai Speaks series. It appeared in Sanathana Sarathi, September 2012. When iron keeps lying in dust, it gets rusted.But when the same iron is put in fire, it gets rid of its rust.Similar is the effect of company in this world.(Telugu Poem)Rain water gets absorbed in sand. But it becomes sweet when it falls on clay.Similarly, devotion shines in a person depending on his deservedness.(Telugu Poem) Embodiments of Love! Man is very sacred by nature, but due to the effect of good or bad company, he becomes good or bad. When a piece of iron is buried in dust, it gathers rust. But the same iron, when it is put in fire, gets rid of its rust and becomes bright and soft. Similarly, dust rises up in the sky with wind, but...