O Beloved Lord! Bless the Mankind with your Eternal Grace ...

Solving Problems of Life with Ease

Once Wealth and Poverty approached a merchant and introduced themselves as Goddesses. The merchant offered his salutations to both of them and said: "May I know what brings you to my humble tenement?" The Goddess of Wealth said: "We want you to judge and tell us as to who is more beautiful between the two of us?"

The merchant was in a fix. He knew he was between the devil and the deep sea. If he were to declare wealth as more beautiful than poverty, poverty would curse him. If he were to declare poverty as more beautiful than wealth, then wealth would forsake him. But, very soon he regained his composure and said: "I have great respect for you both. Would you please act according to my instructions? Only then I can judge you two properly."

The Goddesses agreed. He then said: "Mother Wealth, would you please go to the entrance (gates) and walk into the house? Mother, Poverty! Would you please walk from here towards the gates? I can then have a good look at you both, from near and far."

The two Goddesses walked as the merchant had wished them to. After seeing them walk, the merchant happily declared: "Mother Wealth! You appear very beautiful when you enter the house. Mother Poverty! You look very beautiful when you leave the house!"

The merchant had very beautifully circumvented the predicament that had befallen him and in doing so had also not hurt the goddesses’ sentiments. The Goddesses immensely appreciated the wit and wisdom of the merchant. So, while the Goddess of Wealth happily stayed in his house, the Goddess of Poverty cheerfully walked away.

When a serious problem confronts us, if we look within and think calmly, a ray of hope and light will beam forth and show us the way.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba

(taken from www.radiosai.org)

Prayer For Courage

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
But to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain,
But for the heart to conquer it.

God says, "I am for you"

(Extracted from an email)

A little girl went
 to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet.

 She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three
 times, even The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.

 Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she
 slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with
 the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.

 She waited patiently for
 the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment.
 Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat
 with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good Finally she took a
 quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!

 'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of
 voice. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages,' he
 said without waiting for a reply to his question.

 'Well, I want to talk
 to you about my brother,' Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. 'He's
 really, really sick...and I want to buy a miracle.'

 'I beg your pardon?'
 said the pharmacist.

 'His name is Andrew and he has something bad
 growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now So how
 much does a miracle cost?'

 'We don't sell miracles here, little girl.
 I'm sorry but I can't help you,' the pharmacist said, softening a little.

 'Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get
 the rest. Just tell me ho w much it costs.'

 The pharmacist's brother was
 a well dressed man He stooped down and asked the little girl, 'What kind of a
 miracle does your brother need?'

 ' I don't know,' Tess replied with her
 eyes welling up. I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an
 operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money.'

 'How much do you have?' asked the man from Chicago

 'One dollar
 and eleven cents,' Tess answered barely audibly.

 'And it's all the money
 I have, but I can get some more if I need to.'

 'Well, what a
 coincidence,' smiled the man. 'A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a
 miracle for little brothers. '

 He took her money in one hand and with
 the other hand he grasped her mitten and said 'Take me to where you live. I want
 to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you
 need.'

 That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon,
 specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of charge and it
 wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.

 Mom and Dad were
 happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

 'That surgery,' her Mom whispered. 'was a real miracle. I wonder how
 much it would have cost?'

 Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a
 miracle cost..one dollar and eleven cents....plus the faith of a little child.


 In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.

 A
 miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.
 I know you'll keep the ball moving!

 Here it goes. Throw it back to
 someone who means something to you!

 A ball is a circle, no beginning, no
 end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside
 for you to see is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.

 Today
 I pass the friendship ball to you.

 Pass it on to someone who is a friend
 to you.

 MY OATH TO YOU...

 When you are sad.....I will dry your
 tears.

 When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.

 When
 you are worried.....I will give you hope.

 When you are confused......I
 will help you cope.

 And when you are lost...And can't see the light, I
 shall be your beacon....Shining ever so bright.

 This is my oath.....I
 pledge till the end.

 Why you may ask?....Because you're my friend.

 Signed: GOD
 

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

Good Quality Pleases God - A message by Sri Sathya Sai Baba

“It does not matter if you are not highly educated. What is most important is that you should have virtues. What is the use of ten acres of land which is barren? Even ten metres of land is enough if it is fertile. Similarly, it is enough if you have one good quality. What is that good quality? The quality that pleases God is good quality. If God is pleased, the entire world will be pleased with you. People will extol you as the embodiment of God and repository of godly qualities. If you obey the command of God, chant His name incessantly, help everyone with noble feelings, people will consider you equal to God. Therefore, take to the path of sacrifice. Sacrifice is verily God.”

~ BABA

What Spirituality is?

We have always a confusion about spirituality that what Spirituality really mean?

If we ask others about our confusion then the meaning would be given as going to temples, participate in prayer meetings, participation in devotional singings,  or participating in some type of social service with charitable organizations. But no one can say exactly what the Spirituality is?

A few years back, when I attended a talk on Indian Culture and Spirituality by a brother from Sri Sathya Sai Organization, I gained something with which I think I can I describe a part of Spirituality.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba describes the Spirituality in very simple words:

Short Story - The Unique Guru Bhakti Of Ekalavya

One day, the Kaurava and Pandava boys were playing, near a well. Dronacharya happened to pass that way along with his wife and son, Aswatthama. Observing that the young boys were going round and round the well making a big noise, Dronacharya went near them.

He enquired, “My dear boys, what are you searching for?”

The boys said that they were actually playing with a ball and it had fallen into the well. Then, Dronacharya took out an arrow from his quiver and shot it into the well. It went straight and stuck to the ball.

No One Can Hurt Us

No one can hurt you without your consent

On the first day, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood up. He was a rich aristocrat. He said, "Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family." And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln.

Power of Love (Poem)

By what power of love the earth rotates without an axle,
By what power of love the stars remain in the sky without falling on the ground,
By what power of love the oceans confine to their limits

Messages by Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Strive for the happiness of the community and of the human race. Pray that all men everywhere may have peace and plenty. Be eager to do good and be good…Moderation in food, moderation in talk, and in desires and pursuits; contentment with what little can be got by honest labour, eagerness to serve others and to impart joy to all these are the most powerful of all the tonics and health-preserves known to the science of health, the Sanathana Ayur Veda, the Veda of the full life.