Thus Spake The Lord

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Time is invaluable; do not waste even half a minute. The hours that have passed cannot return; the wheel of time will not halt for any person. So, examine your thoughts, words and deeds and find out whether spending precious time on them is worthwhile or not. Death is always waving its sharp sword over the head, but unmindful of this imminent and inescapable fate, many are lost in plans to build rich, prosperous and luxurious lives for themselves. They live in hope and dreams of better days. The Fire of Wisdom alone is capable of reducing these plans and hopes into ash.

Time knows no mercy; when the time is over, you have to leave. Consider that the allotted span of life is being spent away every moment. In fact, life is an oblation poured in the Fire of Time. The sun when it rises and sets is stealing fractions of your life day by day, relentlessly; steadily, uninterruptedly. So, make the best use of the time you have. Time is as omnipresent and omnipotent as God. The Lord is Kaalaswaruupa (embodiment of Time), remember. If even the minutest fraction of time is wasted or misused, it is treason to God. Make every moment holy, do pious deeds, think good thoughts, and keep the Lord's Name and Form ever in your mind.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XV, P. 2.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. V, P. 125.

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The dying person has the rope already spun and twisted round his neck. Yama has only to come and pull! Man spins the rope by every act of his during all the years of his life, now or in the past.

All acts done with egoism, self-interest, an eye on the beneficial consequences, the fruits, give a little more length, a stronger twist, to that rope. Good deeds done in a dedicatory spirit do not add to the length or strength of the rope. They give peace and happiness in plenty.

The Law of Karma holds out hope for you; as the karma, so the consequence. Do not bind yourself further by seeking the fruit of karma. Offer the karma at the Feet of God; let it glorify Him, let it further His splendor. Be unconcerned with the success or failure of the endeavor. Then, death can have no noose to bind you. Death will come as a liberator, not jailor.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. V, P. 125.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. VI, P. 55

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Hi Brag, I greet you in the Lord Jesus Christ name . God love you very much. The God of Heaven and Earth requirement is that all human being must accept Jesus Christ , His only begotten Son.

Ask the Lord Jesus Christ to show His self to you . He will show His self. Brag, all human being must be save from the warth of God . All you have say to be save is easy. You say Father please forgive me of all my sins and I accept your Son, Jesus Christ into my heart and wash me in the blood of Jesus Christ . God is your real father.

The frist man Adam that our Heavenly Father had created disobey His command in the Garden Of Eden , as a result Our Heavenly Father put Him out of Garden Of Eden.

But God send Jesus Christ , His Son to save all human being. Brag ask God, Holy Spirit to teach you about truth in the Holy Bible. Brag, you must read God Holy Bible. Most Holy and Righteous Father, in name of Jesus Christ I am ask you choose save Brag and his family.Amen

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Father,in the name of Jesus Christ please save the world make the church wake up right now. Father, I thank Thee.

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"I and the Father are one" is among the core teachings of Jesus. As he said, I am a servant of God (distance). I am the son of God (closeness). I and my Father are One (merger). That is true non duality or advaitha philosophy which the writers of the Bible took straight out of Hindu philosophy.

Now I invite you to practice one of the core teachings of Jesus, non duality, since I am doing so. I won't ask you to do something that I do not do, and neither would you. So that should tell you how far apart we are in our beliefs and perhaps practices.

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Grief sends you to God. When a child dies, ask yourself the question, 'Is it for my sake that he was born?' He had his own destiny to fulfill, his own history to work out. Gauthama Buddha's father was so overcome with grief when he saw his son with a begging bowl in the street that he told him thus: 'Everyone of my ancestors was a King; what misfortune is this that a beggar was born in this line?' Buddha replied, 'Every one of my ancestors had a beggar's bowl; I know of no king in my line.' The father and son walked different paths, travelled along divergent routes.

You know from the experience of the Cauvery river floods that nothing can save a man from drowning in the floods, neither status, nor caste, nor wealth, nor even health, unless he knows the simple art of swimming. Need I say that crossing the ocean of worldly life and reaching the other shore of the sea of Birth Death, is similarly possible only for those who know the art of spiritual discipline?

Birth and Death are two high cliffs between which the river of life flows.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. II, P. 288.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. IV, P. 17.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. IV, P. 145.

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You must live in the constant thought of God, as well as another fact, Death. The body is the car in which you are riding to death. You may meet death any moment while riding; some tree or lorry or ditch or slush will bring it. Remember Death. Remember that time is running out every moment...

Man is equipped with a return ticket when he takes birth. Holding it in his grasp, he earns and spends, laughs and weeps, rises and falls, forgetting the end of the journey. Although he forgets, the wagon of life moves towards the cemetery, which is the terminus. It brings no glory to man if he is tied helplessly to the wheel of birth and death. His glory and greatness consists in disentangling himself from the revolving wheel.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. III, P. 192.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. VIII, P. 334.

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Before death nips life and thrust him onto another birth, man must, by means of spiritual discipline, learn the mystery of the indwelling Divinity. When death comes, one must be glad to meet it, knowing that one has come for the last time.

One weeps when he is born; one should not weep when one dies. One must die triumphantly over death. Otherwise, he lives only to consume food and is a burden upon the earth. One seeks to escape pain and grief, but these are inescapable.

All have to die, sooner or later. No one will be anxious to have the same dress on for years. Death is but the casting off of old clothes. When even Avatars leave the body after the Task is fulfilled, how can man be saved from inevitable dissolution?

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. VIII, P. 134.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. VIII, P. 335.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. IX, P. 113.

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One common definition of Dharma is that it is the adherence to the rule: "Do unto others what you wish them to do unto you; do not do unto others what you do not wish them to do unto you." Do not have a double standard. Treat all as your own self. That is to say, you must have faith in yourself; then only can you have faith in others. You must respect yourself and respect others. Egoism is the measure of altruism. Mankind is one community; if you harm yourself, you harm all. If you make a man stand erect, that act makes you stand erect. The treatment you wish others to render to you is itself the measure of your duty to them.

The Vedas and the Upanishads which form the Jnaana and Upasaana sections of Sanathana Dharma (Eternal Religion), are the best guides to the path of Dharma for mankind, for all classes, for the family, for society, for the professional group, and for the individual. Just as Delhi is the capital of India, India is the spiritual capital for all mankind. It is the responsibility of Indians to demonstrate in their lives that Dharma confers on them peace and happiness, so that the rest of mankind may get the inspiration to follow the same path.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. ll, P. 250-252.

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Delusion has to die; then only does the cycle of change end. Then only is man liberated from the bonds of birth, life and death. Call it reaching the goal, or merging in the Absolute or Universal, or Becoming One with the Infinite --- the names may differ, but the finish is the same. Every mortal must attain immortality, for he is a child of Immortality.

"Awake, arise and stop not till the goal is reached," it is said. But one need not march towards the goal. It is not some place where you have to go. It is just the opening of the eye, the removal of the veil, the waking from the dream, the lighting of the light of spiritual wisdom.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. V, P. 124.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. II, P. 81-82.

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You must have heard of people seeking moksha (liberation) and realizing it. Many may be under the impression that it is some rare honor that only a few can secure or that it is some area like Paradise or a Colony of the Elect or a Height that some heroic souls alone can climb to. No. Moksha is something which all must achieve, whether they are heroic or not. Even those who deny it have to end by realizing it. For every one is even now seeking it when he seeks joy and peace. And who does not seek joy and peace? Moksha is when you have lasting joy and lasting peace. Tired with temporary joys and transient peace, man will at last endeavor to know the secret of permanent joy and peace, of Moksha, the Liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. V, P. 81-82.

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For every kind of fame, there is a specific form of death. Death, however, is born together with birth. And death must come in the way it is bound to come. The Lord is a witness to all happenings. In some instances, He gives prior indications and warnings. When these are heeded, the person concerned gets sanctified. When one disregards them, he forfeits his sanctity.

When does man die? Every moment he dies; every moment he is born. When the next tick does not happen, it is death. When it beats again, one is born anew. Faith is life; absence of faith is death. Only the body dies; the Divine Self is beyond birth and death.

Death comes to all, somewhere, somehow; but the wise man achieves the Vision ere the end.

Reference: Sanathana Sarathi, August 1993, P. 201.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XVI, P. 13.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. VI, P. 94.

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If one has no birth, there is no death. If there is death, then one must have been born. Birth and death are action and reaction.

Shiva is known as 'He who vanquishes death.' He is also the 'Destroyer of Desire.' These two names show that he who destroys desire can conquer Death, for desire breeds activity, activity breeds consequence, consequence breeds bondage, bondage results in birth, and birth involves death.

You have been born for one purpose: to die. That is to say, to kill the "I." If bhrama (delusion) dies, you become Brahman (the Supreme Spirit), or rather, you know that you are Brahman.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XIV, P. 377.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XII, P. 15.
Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. II, P. 242.

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The first task is to develop awareness of the Divinity within. The next stage is the realization of the truth that the Divinity that is within oneself is equally present in all others. One must recognize that the veil or barrier that appears to separate him from others is born of delusion and every effort should be made to remove it. Only then will it be possible to experience the oneness of all living things. "I am indeed all this," says the Sruti. The realization dawns: "All this is contained in me." And then there is the consciousness, "I am Divine. The Divine is me. I am Brahman (the Universal Absolute). Brahman is myself. There is no distinction between Brahman and me."

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XXI, P. 42-51.

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You must have heard of people seeking moksha (liberation) and realizing it. Many may be under the impression that it is some rare honor that only a few can secure or that it is some area like Paradise or a Colony of the Elect or a Height that some heroic souls alone can climb to. No. Moksha is something which all must achieve, whether they are heroic or not. Even those who deny it have to end by realizing it. For every one is even now seeking it when he seeks joy and peace. And who does not seek joy and peace? Moksha is when you have lasting joy and lasting peace. Tired with temporary joys and transient peace, man will at last endeavor to know the secret of permanent joy and peace, of Moksha, the Liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. V, P. 81-82.

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You should constantly remind yourself: "I am the embodiment of the Divine Consciousness. Sat-Chit-Ananda constitutes my form." Man today has forgotten his true nature and looks upon the world entirely through the senses, the mind and the intellect. Behind all these organs there is the Sat-Chit-Ananda, which is fundamental. Because of this Atmic Bliss principle in him, man is ever seeking bliss. The whole cosmos has emanated from the Supreme Omni-Will (the Parabrahman). It appears as a material object. But from the material, we should proceed to the spiritual---the Universal Consciousness.

There is the "Higher Mind" in man. It is present to enable man to transcend the physical and the mental and to reach the Divine. Ordinary life consists of Matter + Mind. But Matter + Being is beyond the mind. It leads to the Super-Mind.

The mind attracts many objects that it sees. It promotes a variety of qualities, attitudes and attachments. Above all, it encourages the inflation of ego. Puffed up by his ego, man loses all his powers of discrimination and forgets what is evanescent and what is permanent. It is only when the ego is deflated and eliminated that man can gradually realize his spiritual essence. Spirituality cannot be understood as long as the ego is dominant. And of what use are spiritual studies and discourses to one who has no understanding?

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XXI, P. 42-51.

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Traditionally, on the Vijaya Dasami day during the Dussehera celebrations, weapons of war are worshipped. It is called Ayudha Pooja (ayudha means weapons).

Baba says "the six evil tendencies which envelop man's nature and act as hindrances to his spiritual progress, viz.. kama (desire), krodha (anger), lobha (avarice, miserliness), moha (infatuation), madha (pride and arrogance), and mathsarya (jealousy), should also be likewise worshipped." But here there is a subtle difference. Their worship consists of turning them towards God, so that instead of obstructing the aspirant's progress, they would actually help it. Thus the very tendencies which are ordinarily considered to be evil are metamorphised into good. How can it be possible? Let us hear what Baba says:

"Kama is intense, compulsive desire. Direct it towards God. It then turns into a craving to have Darshan (epiphany) of the Lord to win his favor and obtain his Grace. Kama takes the shape of eagerness to reach God."

(Reference: Tapovanam, page 140.)

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Krodha means anger. Turn it towards God and ask angrily:

"Why has He not come to me? How long should I keep waiting? What fault have I committed? Why does He not bestow His Grace on me? Hold it all against Him, and persist with your impatience. Your anger is transformed into determination, a positive beneficial trait in your life."

(Reference: Tapovanan, page 141)

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Lobha means avarice or miserliness. When you turn it towards God, you begin to feel intense possessiveness.

"You feel He belongs to to me and to me only. He is my Lord, and I belong to no one else, your mind cries out. It intensely desires to to get hold of God, to possess him totally and exclusively. Lobha transmutes itself into intense craving for God, and helps one to hold on to him with single-minded possessiveness."

(Reference: Tapovanam, page 141.)

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"Moha means infatuation, loss of one's sense discrimination. When it is directed towards God, one feels that one cannot live without God; life in this world holds no charm, has no meaning any longer without the company of God. Then the mind refuses to hear to reason, cares for no one; it turns crazy in its longing for God. Moha transforms into blind and compulsive devotion to God."

(Reference: Tapovanam, page 141).

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"Madha means pride coupled with arrogance. When you turn it towards God, you feel, "I have the support and grace of God; I have great clout; none can dare to cross my path; I fear nothing; how can God desert me?" Such thinking changes madha into faith and trust in God."

(Reference: Tapovanam. page 141.)

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"Mathsarya means jealousy. When it is directed to God, you will feel, "My God my own Lord is being enticed away by somebody; he is distancing me." Such thoughts make you agitated, and you find that your mathsarya is soon transformed into overpowering desire for closeness with God.

Lions in a circus dutifully obey the ring master. Similarly, if man's six evil tendencies are subordinated to their Master, they will lose their natural wildness and become subdued. This is the true meaning and significance of Ayudha Pooja."

Some of the devotees brought pearls, corals and gold to be offered as oblations in the Yajnagundam (ceremonial fire in which the offerings are made to Agni during the yajna). Swami exhorted them, "Make offerings of your gunas in the Yajnagundam. Those are the precious pearls and jewels you will do well to give up". When performing yajna, one should aim at achieving a higher goal of elevating one's soul. That really is the glorious fruition of the ardous process of yajna.

(Reference:Tapovanan pages, 140-142)

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"Karma (activity) is primarily movement, motion. Movement results in energy and matter is but condensed energy. Ether, air, fire, land, water---all are the cause as well as the consequence of this incessant movement. To live is to change, to move. You may not move the entire body or any of its parts, but still, movement is taking place in you. Food is being digested, blood is being circulated, air is being drawn in, analyzed, absorbed and exhaled, impressions are welcomed or resisted and conveyed or rejected. Life is karma; the body is a karmakshethra (abode of activity). All living things are engaged in karma, offering themselves in sacrificial rite of ceaseless activity. The fruit of that sacrifice is Self-Realization."

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XII, P. 153.

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Do karma which breeds no consequence, no after-effects which have to be lived through---and you need not be born again. Engage in activity, as duty; or engage in activity, as "offering of worship to God"---then, such activity will breed no after-effects. This problem of escaping death, achieving immortality, is the very core of inquiry.

When acts are done as offering to God, one will not be elated at success or disheartened by failure, for He prompts, He helps, He grants joy or grief as He wills, as He cares. The doer will have no attachment to the fruit of the deed, he will not be bound to its consequence; it will leave no trace on his personality which will shape him beyond death.

One's duty is to act---act well, act in fear of God, act within the bounds of morality, act in love. Continue acting; the consequences will naturally follow as the fruit follows the flower. One need not worry or exult. Act enthusiastically, with faith---success is yours. Arjuna acted so.

Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. X, P. 96.
Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. VIII, P. 59.