Of what use are pots full of nectar that remain untouched? Hence, one should strive in however small a measure to experience the omnipresence of God. Even if a few drops of nectar are swallowed, a modicum of purity may be achieved. But one gets the right to speak about it only when he has experienced it at least to a small extent. Every student similarly speaks breezily about Swami’s omnipresence and omniscience. It is not clear whether they are using this word with any understanding of its meaning or experience of its truth or out of ignorance. But no one conducts himself as having realized the truth of this omnipresence. I put you this poser only to get your reply.”Įvery individual today declares that God is omnipresent. But please tell me any place where You are not present, and I shall go there.” The Lord had a hearty laugh and said, “There is no place where I am not present. Get away from me.” In all humility, maya bowed to the Lord and said, “Oh Lord! I shall certainly carry out Your command. I am getting into disrepute because you are always following me. Every man blames God as mayopadhi (wearing the disguise of maya). Once Bhagavan summoned maya and told her: “ Maya! I am acquiring a great deal of bad name on account of you. There is a story to illustrate the hold of maya. The body consciousness is the product of maya (illusion) or ignorance. It is because they are completely wrapped up in the body-consciousness, they cannot grasp the nature of divinity. This is because they have not really understood spirituality though they profess to know all about it. However, many years they may have studied here, there is no change in their thoughts and behavior. In spite of being near to the Divine, they are forgetting the Divine and taking to wrong paths. Ignoring the goal, students are leading aimless lives without achieving peace or joy.
Today, students should realize the importance of the goal they have to aim at. Three things are essential for everyone: recognition of the goal, understanding the truth (about human life), and realizing the eternal.
Without mental steadiness man gets dehumanized. The aim of sense-control is to achieve one-pointed concentration. This kind of licentious living can only result in degradation and ruin.
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The secret of human existence is to know how to make the best use of time to realize one’s divine destiny.
This is the natural destiny of all beings. Man has to discover, as enjoined in the Bhagavatam, how he can get back to the source from which he came. No attempt is made to understand the purpose of life, despite the preciousness and sacredness of human birth. Little time is devoted to thinking about how he can improve himself or serve others. Much of the remainder is wasted in useless talk and pranks or in back-biting and slanderous gossip. Only when time is properly utilized in sacred acts will the body and the deeds get sanctified.Īt present, half a lifetime of man is spent in eating and sleeping. Among the gifts of God, time is the most important. It is essential for students in the precious period of their youth to cultivate pure thoughts and good habits. But one’s youth and the flowing water in a river will not come back. The spring that has gone will come again. The secret of human existence is to make the best use of time to realize one’s divine destiny. In His discourse to the students, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said that among the gifts of God, time is the most important gift.
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