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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 20 How does one control anger? There are supplementary questions too and I shall deal with them as I go along. To start with, at the beginning, anger is an emotion that basically arises out of disappointment when something that we expect does not happen, a dissatisfaction caused by someone else. |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 19 “How does meditation remove mental and physical suffering?” This is a good question. There are three key phrases in this question, namely, (i) physical suffering, (ii) mental suffering, and (iii) meditation; and the question is related to how these three aspects are connected. The best way of understanding the answer to this question is to first try and grasp a few fundamentals. Take physical suffering; all of us know that pain is connected largely with the body. More>> |
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Experiencing Sai - Here and Now |
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Neela Megha Shyamala and
Shiva Shiva Shankara O Lord! You are the Infinite, Most Mysterious and Most Beautiful One adorable in Your cloud-like dark-blue complexion. |
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The Wisdom in Hot Chocolate |
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A Family Tree Rooted in Sai
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Mother Easwaramma - Eternal Beacon of Inspiration |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 18 Firstly, people repeat stotras, because that is what tradition calls for. Secondly, they believe, as in olden days, that God would be pleased by such a chant. Let me mention at this point that even it is repetitive, God does feel happy when we try do something good by way of loving Him. Thirdly, as years pass and we become mature, the stotras that once seemed repetitive, suddenly start acquiring deep meaning. |
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Mrs. Elzbieta has sent us many impressive illustrations – all of them so beautifully amplify His powerful sayings. We have selected nine of them for this issue. We hope they will interest and inspire you! |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 17 QUESTION: What is the best form of meditation for improving our concentration? This is the way the question appears in our question bag. Frankly, I am a little bit confused by the question, and my problem is the following. |
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The Plan of the Lord There was a sincere and devoted sweeper in a well-known temple. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to see the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan; He must be feeling very tired. |
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Cure from Venom Through Love and Care This is the tale of a poor farm worker who almost lost his life while working in the fields. Fifty-year old Narasimhulu hails from Munimadaku village (Penukonda Mandal), about 20 km from Puttaparthi. As a daily wage labourer he earns Rs. 100 per day and on lucky days that could go up to Rs. 200 or Rs. 300. |
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One of the things that seem to elude half the planet is God. God, just where are you? Where are You hiding all the time? Where do we find You when we need You most? |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 16 QUESTION: The need for discipline in our life is clear. But I feel that discipline also sometimes acts as an obstacle to creativity and spontaneity. To tap the creativity in an individual, we need to provide him some “free space”. |
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Musings on the Gita - part 3 “How to get rid of Spiritual ignorance?” Krishna tells Arjuna, for that to happen, a prerequisite is equanimity. How does one achieve equanimity? Well, for that one has to practice sense and Mind control. |
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Clay Balls in the Seashore A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of them, he found a canvas bag containing a bunch of hardened clay balls. It seemed as though somebody had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to dry out. They didn't look anything great. Still, for some reason, he wanted to take them. And he did. As he walked on the shore, he kept throwing one ball after another into the sea, as far as his throw would reach. |
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Special Discourse Quiz on Lingodbhavam Swami then says: “Just as Om is the sound symbol of God, the linga is the ___________ symbol of God.” |
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What Should We Do This Shivarathri? 108 silver Bilva leaves (Aegle marmelos is the botanical name of the sacred plant Bilva or Stone Apple) and 108 golden flowers fell from His hand in a clinking shower. The fortunate devotees standing nearby were stunned. They then reverentially touched these mysterious manifestations. And after this Baba poured these leaves of silver and flowers of gold on the 3 feet high lingam. Thus revitalising this holiest of shrines. |
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"He is God! Just Knew it!" Throughout those years of study, the thought that I had seen God kept playing on my mind. And, I would ask myself, “If He is God, what should I do to get closer to Him?” |
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The beauty of this planet today lies in the goodness that is found in every little corner even if you aren’t really looking for it. Beautiful tales remind us gently of beautiful people doing beautiful deeds in their little places on this beautiful earth. |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 15 How does one really know if one’s actions are right or wrong? To you the action may seem to be right but it may not be the case for others. Is one’s Conscience limited only to the knowledge one has? |
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In a small village there once lived a man to whom God had bestowed a special talent — even when he had still been a child he could heal anyone who came to him for help. In his boyhood itself he was interested in medicine and medical herbs, and he studied much literature especially those belonging to ancient times to enhance his knowledge about the treatment of physical as well as spiritual ailments. He asked God to help him in this endeavour as well as in his service. God loved him dearly and completely supported his noble work.More>> |
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One day a young man, a stranger, who shone with the vigour of youth, came to the town square, gathered all the people around and proclaimed, “Listen folks! Look at my heart! Isn’t it is the most beautiful heart in this whole valley!” |
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SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PART 14 QUESTION 1: How do we develop Discrimination? QUESTION 2: How can we maintain Discipline, Dedication, Determination and Discrimination? |
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HOW A LOVELY FAMILY WAS REUNITED… THROUGH LOVE For Sunita, the dingy room in her single-room accommodation in a Mumbai suburb had become her world. The room was hardly 7x10 ft, with flaking blue paint on the walls and a dilapidated wooden door, through the cracks of which she would figure out what time of the day it was. Lying incapacitated on the bed she would constantly think about her new born boy.How lovely he was, when she had seen him last - white chubby cheeks with a hint of red in them, cute little hands and even tinier fingers with puny nails. |
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SERVING ON THE SHORES OF INFINITY Everything is simply an expression of His will and grace”, she explains nonchalantly, adding, “Nothing else is involved in the experience. How and when He will chose an instrument is entirely up to Him. But once He does so, He works through the person. I give 200% credit to Bhagavan for anything ever done by any instrument of His, including myself.” |
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It all started during the last week of December 2009, when WorldSpace India sent out via its customer service, a rather disturbing e-mail to all its subscribers. Here I should point out that WorldSpace is a company registered in the U.S. with operations all over the globe, for which purpose it has what might be called regional units which operate as subsidiary companies; WorldSpace India is one of those.More>> |
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THE NEW YEAR BENEDICTION FROM SAI 1. Sankata Harana Sri Sai Ramana Man does not realize the purpose for which he was created by God. In creation, several truths, mysteries, and ideals were endowed by God. Man is missing those ideals. He is totally unable to appreciate the significance of his endowments. Of all the powers in the world, the power of humanity is the greatest. More>> |
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Satyopanishad - Part 23 Without devotion, you can't acquire wisdom - Bhakti leads to gyanam. Without wisdom you can never develop detachment or renunciation. Wisdom takes you to renunciation. A flower, after a while, turns into an unripe bitter fruit, which ultimately becomes a sweet ripened one, doesn't it? It is a question of time that brings about the change. Devotion transforms itself into the wisdom that leads to detachment. This detachment helps you in visualising the divinity within yourself. The fruit then drops down from the tree of life. Gyana (wisdom) contributes to sharanagati, surrender. More>> |
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There lived in Mallur, in the state of Karnataka, a pious Brahmin who was a great scholar. He had an equally devout wife. Always intent on worship, recitation and meditation, this noble man was known far and wide for his virtuous character. More>> |
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