CHANT THE NAME OF GOD!

1. To reach the presence of the source of bliss, that is God, you must tread the footsteps of great saints and seekers, like Jayadeva, Mira, Gauranga, Ramakrishna and others. Practice their teachings and follow their example. The path of dedicated activity of surrender to the Highest of incomparable love towards the Embodiment of Love - that is the sweetest path, giving joy at every step.
2. If there is no unity and harmony between the wife and the husband, there is no use of undertaking spritual practices like meditation and chanting. When the wife follows her husband and the husband follows his wife, there is great happiness in the family. Strive to achieve such unity and harmony in your family; then your entire life will become happy and peaceful without any worries whatsoever.
3. First and foremost, the youth should come forward to help each other. The end of education is character. If your character is good, then you can achieve anything in life. You may have won gold medals, acquired high degrees and achieved name and fame; but if you lack character these degrees are merely piece of paper.

BE GOOD!

1. Talk liitle, talk sweetly, talk only when there is a pressing need; talk only to those to whom you must, do not shout or raise your voice in anger or excitement. Such control will improve your health and mental peace. It will lead to better public relations and less involvement in contacts and conflicts with others. You may be laughed at as a killjoy but there are compensations enough for you. It will conserve your time and energy; you can put your inner energy to better use.

2. That which changes is worldly truth and that which remains changeless is spiritual truth. The changeless truth is the foundation; on the foundation of Truth stands the mansion of Duty. The mansion can be given any colour, any name; it can be decorated in any way; but the foundation cannot be changed.

3. Love is far more powerful than we recognise it to be and all humanitarian projects are demonstrations of the power of love. Conflicts will not solve problems; it may shelve a problem, it may sweep it unde the rug, it may supposedly keep it under the rug, it may keep it under control but the problem will erupt again and when it does erupt, it will be much more violent.

PEACE AND HAPPINESS

1. Evil thoughts are rooted out by the effect of good company. Eradication of evil thoughts forms the basis of man's liberation. Man can attain concentration only when annihilates his evil thoughts. He should make all efforts to foster only good thoughts. And good thoughts are possible only by good company. Therefore, good company should be the main aim of man's life.

2. Virtues are the most effective means for purifying the inner consciousness of man at all levels. They prompt him to discover what to do and how to do. ONly those who have earned good destiny can claim their excellence in discrimination. And, adherence to this determination is the raft which can take man across the ocean of flux and fear. Whatever the residual activity a person has perforce to engage himself in, the impact of that activity will not impinge on him, provided he is a man of virtues. The man of virtues has a place in the region of the liberated; he can merge in the embodiment of Supreme Blisss.

God, Meditation and Morality

1. Those who have love for God are endowed with morality. Morality is the very life-breath of man. Without morality, he is lifeless. The whole human race will be doomed without morality.
2. First you have concentration, then contemplation and thereafter meditation. Therefore, you must have practice of concentration before you do meditation. Meditation comes only after contemplation. Do not think that you will go into meditation the moment you sit with closed eyes. People do this type of artificial meditation but this is not meditation in the real sense of the term. Meditation is that in which you completely transcend your senses and body attachment and forget yourself.
3. The principle of love is present in all. When people develop love, then there will not conflicts in the world. Therefore, you should develop love. Never resort to untruth under any circumstances. If you follow untruth, you will never be able to develop love. Therefore, always adhere to truth. Develop love at all times. You can develop love only by following truth and righteousness. These two qualities are enssential for man.
4. Destroy all your evil qualities such as pride, ego and wickedness. When you drive away all these evil qualities, you will become a pure human being. Wherefrom does humanness come? It comes from the heart; which is not physical heart but the spiritual heart which is free from all blemishes. Like fragrant air, your purity should spread everywhere. You should share with others the pure thoughts and pure feelings that emanate from you. Whatever you do, it should be helpful to other.
5. When you fill a thousand pots with water, the reflection of the sun is seen in all of them. Does it mean that there are different suns in all the pots? No. The sun is only one. All bodies are like pots. It is the same God that is reflected in all of them. Everything is reaction, reflection and resound. You hear the echo of your voice. You see your own reflection in a mirror. You should therefore, see your own reflection in all human beings. If you love someone, it means that you are loving yourself. If you have someone, it means you hate yourself.
HELP EVER, HURT NEVER.

GOD IS LOVE

1. When you have hatred, jealousy and anger, it is a clear indication that you do not have love. In fact, love will not come anywhere near you if you harbour these evil qualities. When you really have love, then none of these evil qualities will touch you. Therefore, constantly practise, "LOVE ALL, SERVE ALL". Firmly adhere to this principle in your life.

2. Only those who have filled their mind with worldly thoughts talk too much. Therefore, avoid excessive talking. Maintain silence and be quiet. Talk only as much as it is necessary, If you talk more than what is necessary, it amounts to unwanted talk.

3. Do meditation with love. Without love, there can be no mediation. Unify love with truth and righteousness to attain the state of permanent meditation. Then only your love will become permanent. Otherwise, you will have only temporary love, which you will forget sooner or later. Begin your sadhana with the practice of truth and righteousness. Truth is changeless; it is intimately related with Righteousness. When truth and righteousness come together, peace will emerge from them. Love follows peace. When you have love, you will have no hatred.

4. God is eternal and omnipresent, the moment you call Him, that very moment He will manifest before you. This eternal form of divinity is the only truth. There will be no change in divinity at any point of time. You should install this form in your heart which is true, eternal and everlasting. Meditation on any form of God is good. Do not observe any differences between this form and that form be Rama, Krishna, Jesus or Sai Baba. Whatever form you meditate upon, you should permanently install in your heart. It should remain forever and should not change.

5. Sacrifiice is sweeter than enjoyment. Sacrifice should become the aim of our life. Only through sacrifice can one attain peace. Sorrows do not flee from us as long as the mind is not at peace with itself; agonies dwell forever within us. Without the tranquility of the mind, any amount of wealth can not be of any use. Surrendering the fruits of actions with a dispassionate mind is eligible to be termed sacrifice.

6. There are three main enemies of man, namely, lust, anger and greed. Lust destroys devotion; anger destroys knowledge; and greed destroys the good actions of man. They also affect his work, worship and wisdom. When we are overpowered by anger, we lose our sense of discrimination. Anger creates many types of enemities. One who is in the grip of anger will lose his sense of discrimination as to what to speak, when to speak and where to speak. Hence, do not allow anger to come near you. Do not give room to greed at all. There may be cure even for cancer, but not for these.

GOSPEL OF DIVINITY

"Lord, you have told us that by cultivating devotion, that is Love for God, from childhood, we can reach Him, who is the treasure of all Ananda. You have also told us that how much we think we are, and not more, are we and so help us to learn more and more and then become better and better."
"We also know that Sathya, Dharma, Santhi, Prema and Ahimsa are the chief noble qualities that we have to cultivate from our childhood and continue it throughout our lives. Because, Swami has said, Life is a search, explore it; Life is a challenge, meet it; Life is a game, play it; Life is a dream, realise it; and Life is Love, enjoy it."
"So, for this we have to start early, drive slowly and reach safely. But we have to remember, `less luggage more comfort', and we should always remember Love is God and God is Love and so we have to live in Love. If we do so, we will enjoy our lives."
"In order to enjoy life, we must put a ceiling or limit on our desires. We must put a limit on our expenditure of our money. We must not talk too much thus wasting our time and energy. We must not waste food, because food is God, and when time is wasted, it is equal to life being wasted."
"So, we have to remember that one of the best ways to spend time is, by doing good service to others, because doing seva to humanity is doing seva to divinity, that means serving God and helping God's creation is the same thing. When we please man, we please God."
"We have also to do our duty in life with discipline and devotion. For that, we must start the day with love, spend the day with love, fill the day with love, live the day with love and end the day with love and remember love lives by giving and forgiving and self lives by getting and forgetting."
"And when we talk, we must remember to talk soft, talk sweet and talk the truth. We must watch our words, watch our actions, watch our thoughts, watch our character and watch our heart and we must also avoid backbiting, falsehood and harsh words."
"Also we must remember that one must not only do the work one likes, but like the work one has to do. We cannot always oblige but can always speak obligingly. Swami has said, we are all caskets of divine love and so we must share it, spread it and express that love in thoughts of compassion, words of sympathy and acts of service."
"Not only that, we must practice Ahimsa and Brahmacharya. We must cultivate humility, fearlessness and develop a sense of sacrifice and renunciation. Also we should eradicate ego, lust, anger, breed, envy and jealousy and practice selflessness, generosity and tolerance and thus make ourselves better persons."
"For this, what we have to do is to "See Good, Be Good and Do Good, because that is the way to God." The past is beyond recovery. The future is uncertain. The given moment is now and here. So sanctify it with holy thoughts, words and deeds and thus make life a rose that speaks silently in the language of fragrance. Remove desire, attachment, and cultivate patience, fearlessness, control tossing of mind and temper; Love God, Trust God and Surrender to God."
"So, for making us better persons, we must take a dose of Japam and Dhyanam for breakfast; have Satchintanam, Sat sang and Satparana for lunch; do pooja and archana for Tea; consider an hour of bhajan as Dinner; and do Manana, as a cup of milk at bedtime. This diet is enough to make our being happy and healthy."
"And so we pray to our Lord to accept this little garland of pearls. We also pray to our Lord to help us to "Follow the master, Face the devil, Fight to the end, and Finish the game" and when we become big, to be considered by YOU as Your fit instruments to carry out YOUR Message to Your complete satisfaction. Lord! Bless us all for that."

Human Qualities and Divinity

1. You can be called a human being only when you have human qualities in you. You may read any number of books, but is you lack human qualities, you cannot be called a human being. Those who imbibe and practice good human values are true human beings. One may be a great emperor possessing enormous wealth and power; but wealth and power cannot protect any one. Even if man acquires all worldly possessions, they cannot give him true happiness. True happiness can be derived from inner qualities and not from outer acquisitions.

2. There should be unity of thought, word and deed. We should speak what we think and do what we say. When we observe the unity of thought, word and deed, we will become embodiments of Divinity. This is true humanness. People today have the mistaken notion that amassing a lot of wealth and filling their banks is a great human quality. They think that their education is meant only for this; this is not the goal of education. The five human values of Truth, Duty, Peace, Love and Non-violence are man's real wealth.

3. All human qualities are within us; they are not outside. what is the meaning of educare ? It is to bring out the qualities that are within us. Therefore, we should manifest our innate human qualities. That is true educare. Mere reading of books connotes education but not educare. Through educare, all will become one irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

4. Every human being should have love and compassion for poor people. Only those who develop the quality of sacrifice experience divine bliss. Selfish people who harbour feelings of "I" and 'MINE" can never experience happiness. The feeling of "I" is the cause of ego in man. Similarly, the feeling of "MINE" and "MY PEOPLE" cause attachment. Such feelings make a man proud and egoistic. Do not develop narrow feeling; this will result in sufferings. What is the cause of such feelings in man? The cause of such feelings is their worldly and materialistic education. Materialistic education make a man self-centred; it does not broaden his outlook to think about the welfare of others.

5. People today try to expoit others for their own selfish ends. Nobody is making efforts with sacred feelings to help others. In fact, a true human being is supposed to help others. Only those who are endowed with the five values of Truth, Duty, Peace, Love and Non-violence are human being in the real sense of the term. We should also develop compassion which is not to be seen anywhere now-a-days; what we see today is only "come-fashion". These will lead to divinity in man.