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Guru Poornima, 2nd July 2004
GURU
PURNIMA REPORT
Sairam. First of all,
let us collectively offer our most respectful Pranaams at
Bhagawan’s Lotus Feet on this most auspicious occasion of
Gurupoornima.
Yesterday
evening, an announcement was made that Gurupoornima celebrations
will commence at
7.00 a.m. This morning, Swami came out for Darshan at
exactly
6.55 a.m. The golf cart glided down into the Kulwant
Hall and Swami went for a full round, both on the ladies and gents
side, much to the glee and joy of all. Panchavadyam
was being played by the students. Swami completed a full circle
and then went towards the Primary School children’s side too.
Finally, the golf cart came alongside the interview room and took
a turn into the dais where the sofa was kept. Bhagawan got down
the cart and walked very briskly to the Sofa. He stood there for
quite some time giving His lovely Darshan to all. The Kulwant Hall
was full and devotees were standing even outside the Hall trying
to catch a glimpse of the Divine Form!
As He sat down
on the sofa, there was a loud applause!! Swami called the main
singers who were seated in the front and enquired about the
programme. As they explained, He nodded his head giving a green
signal. All of us sang a number of stotrams
and songs. Songs were more compared to the
stotrams. Every song was preceded by a short commentary
about the significance of Gurupoornima and the presence of the
Sadguru.
The music
programme came to a close at around 7.45 a.m. Mr.
Chakravarthi (Secretary of the Central
Trust) made an announcement that Bhagawan would now express His
Love for the physically handicapped people from villages in
Anantapur District, by offering them tricycles for easy mobility
and bless them so that they carry on a happy life. 22 people
selected from different Mandals of the
district were carried by two Sevadals
each, who placed them in the tricycle that was brought in front of
Bhagawan. Swami blessed each one of them with
Abhaya Hasta, from the sofa
itself. Subsequently, He gave all of them beautiful soft cream
coloured shawls!!
Next, Mr.
Chakravarthi came onto the dais and
with Bhagawan’s permission, made a few remarks about how Swami’s
glory has been spreading the world over, but how at the same time
some miscreants have been using His name for their own personal
purposes and for commercial purposes. He emphatically noted that
the Government of India has included the name of Bhagawan, “Sri
Sathya Sai”, the name of the Trust, “Sri Sathya Sai Central
Trust”, and all their ‘emblems’ under a special act of 1950 and is
therefore protected under this Indian Act..(he
mentioned some number of the act which I do not remember). As per
this act, anybody who uses these names or emblems for commercial
purposes will be subject to punishment as per the law.
Subsequently, Bhagawan blessed two speakers to share their views
with all of us. The first was Sri Indulal
Shah and the second was Dr. Goldstein – Chairman of
Prashanti Council. Each one spoke
briefly for around 10 minutes and at
8.20 a.m. Swami arose to deliver His Divine Discourse.
The
highlights of the Gurupoornima Message are given below:
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Man has no
idea of what Sahanam
(Forbearance/Tolerance) is. Sahanam
is the beauty of this sacred land. Sahanam
is a sacred Mantra for the Bharatiyas. Devotees are very much in
need of this quality.
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Adherence to
Truth is the highest penance. Forgetting this, man is lost in
mere rituals.
-
Is there a
grater feeling than that towards the Mother? This nectarine
feeling cannot be purchased for money or procured from
somewhere. Today Bharatiyas are disobeying these principles and
following alien principles.
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Wordly Love or physical love can be
obtained easily, but not Divine Love. Love does not mean merely
loving each other physically. Love is heart to heart. Wherever
you see there is Divine Love! It is this Divine Love that is
sustaining and protecting one and all. All other forms of Love
are false. Bhagawan wants us to share and experience this whole
hearted Love. True Love should originate from the human heart.
Maintain and protect this Love.
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Who
is God? You are God. This is the answer we must discover. Though
God is everywhere, He is also in you. Never doubt that He is
here and not there. Prahalada declared that God is everywhere.
Today man is forgetting God in himself and is posing faith in
external objects and things.
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Man, never
give up Love! This is the greatest wealth/prosperity! The one
who forgets this is not man at all. Love towards mother, father,
sister are all physical love, related to the worldly drama. You
don’t need to search for True Love. It is in you, above you,
below you and around you!!
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This
is a flower (Swami took the red rose from the table and held it
in His hand). God is the real flower. This is the symbol of the
heart of the Lord. The petals of the rose are the one’s that
make up the flower. The Rekalu
(petals) are God’s Lekhalu
(letters). If you remove the petals, then where is the flower?
(As He said this, Swami removed all the petals from the flower,
one by one, and showed the bare stalk).
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The
Primordial Self – Atma is Love.
Mother, Father, Sister, Brother are all petals of the flower
called the family. But it is not enough to just have family
relationships. The whole world is a family and we must become
members of this family.
-
There is
nothing beyond God in this Universe. Whatever you see, wherever
you see, there is God ONLY. Where then are we searching for Him?
There is NOTHING OTHER THAN HIM! Give up the materialistic view
and know the power of God. Strengthen it!
-
You
drink water. (Swami drank some water from the glass). What
happens? Your thirst is quenched. Both thirst and water
are Divine. The five elements, the
five senses, the five sheaths are all Divine.
Today, we are misusing the senses. Senses by themselves are
pure.
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What are
Human Values? They are nothing but the Divine Qualities. The
very name – GOD – is a Divine quality. Other than this, God has
no other qualities or attributes. He transcends all these.
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Whatever
words Swami speaks is Love!! Is
Love!! I know no other word. God is beyond description. There is
only one possible description and that is Love!
-
When the
physically handicapped people were being given the tricycles, I
was so pained to find many people looking at them with pity and
sympathy. No, they are not low in any way. They are also
embodiments of Divine! Nothing less! They are not low!
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When people
talk to Me with Love, I feel so
happy. When you talk to Me with
artificial descriptions and feelings, I feel disgusted. Just say
‘SAI’ with pure Love, I will immediately respond with ‘OUI’.
All your wealth and position stand
nowhere in front of Love. You may go anywhere, be anywhere –
forest, village, mountain top…Love is unparalleled.
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The
gift of Bhakti has been given to
mankind to foster this Love. Devotion without Love is ‘Deep
Ocean’, that too salty water ocean! Devotion
with Love is full of sweet water!! Safeguard this Love.
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On this
auspicious occasion of Gurupoornima, the most precious and
valuable gift I am now giving you all is LOVE!! Without Love
everything else is useless. Foster this Love.
Bhagawan
brought His Discourse to a close with the
bhajan, “Prema Mudita
Mana Se Kaho…”.
Prasadam
Distribution began. Meanwhile Swami again called Mr.
Chakravarthi and asked him to say
something. We all were wondering what it could be. He stood in
front of the mike and said the following:
“It is
Bhagawan’s wish that henceforth we all must not ask Swami for
anything other than Divine Love. It is Bhagawan’s assurance to us
that once we get this Love, all our other desires will be subsumed
in this. Therefore, let us pray to Him now onwards only for Divine
Love and nothing else”.
There was a
loud applause from the crowds. Aarti
followed. Swami went inside the interview room and by
10.00 a.m. the golf cart glided towards the
Poornachandra Hall. Swami kept standing even inside the golf cart
so that all could have a good Darshan!
Thus the
curtain closed on the morning session of this most sacred day!!
Source:
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