Become the Beloved of Swami

1976-01-31

From:

Sri Sathya Sai

Dear Children!

Receive My Blessings. Though I have left you and moved away from you physically, to those who have cognised and realised the truth of My being always with you, in you and around you in My Love Form, their experience itself is the proof.

I have placed and pinned all My hopes on you. I am hoping that you will fulfil all My aspirations. I am blessing you thus. I would never like you to pursue insignificant, worthless studies to earn mere praise. My hope and wish is that you would undertake that education, which is Truth itself, so that you may secure and experience everlasting peace, thereby showing that peace to the world.

In this world there are lakhs of colleges which impart education devoid of any significance or value. Why then should I spend an enormous amount of money to establish colleges? One reason to bring you here on the pretext of imparting worldly education is that your parents and your own selves have a particular fascination for such an education. While giving you such education on one hand, on the other it is the Sai Sankalpa to fill your hearts and minds with Adhyatmic education which actually is the basis for worldly studies. Along with the Spiritual education, Aarthika education, Arthaarthi education and Jignaasa education are also virtually necessary.

Jnaana is that which is made up of these three. Jnaana is that very essence of education. Jignaasa is the core (juice, in the case of a fruit). Arthaarthi is the pulp. Aarthi is the skin of the fruit. There cannot be fruit without the skin, the pulp and the juice. Isn’t that so? If so, one who is desirous of tasting the sweetness of the fruit, has to receive the whole fruit - the skin, pulp and juice together. 

If you become such ‘juicy fruits’ made up of these three entities, Sai will accept them. By discarding the outer-skin, He will partake of the sweet juice and exhibit to the world. If in the 160 fruits, at least some one were to become such a fruit, it will be possible to have the entire world in one's grip. You should become fruits which have to be offered to Swami. You should become the offering itself (Naivedya). You should become Swami's instrument. You should become the beloved of Swami. You should take each step in keeping with Swami's step. You should stand by Swami as His companions, like His shadow. I am in need of such persons. They are the very embodiments of My love. "They are I." "I am they." You should become such that you will foster the world in respect of the body, mind and spirit. You should behave in consonance with Swami's ideas and aspirations. It is only then that you will have given comfort and happiness to your parents, to the world and to Sai.

Your Hrudaya Sai.

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