Education Should Foster Virtues In Students: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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 with water, it goes down into a pit. Good company leads to sacredness and Divinity The dust has no wings to fly up in the sky, nor does it have feet to step down into a pit. It is only due to the effect of its company that it rises in the sky or falls into the pit. Whatever bad or good occurs to you is due only to the influence of good or bad company. That is why Adi Sankara said, Satsangatwe Nissangatwam, Nissangatwe Nirmohatwam, Nirmohatwe Nischalatattwam, Nischalatattwe Jivanmukti. (Sanskrit Sloka) Good compan... -------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~ Education Should Foster Virtues In Students ~~~~~~ Collection: Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 29 (1996) Date: 23 July 1996 Place: Prasanthi Nilayam Link: https://links.sairhythms.org/6UZs --------------------------------------------------