tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87186230018718601062024-03-05T16:58:59.285+05:30 CREATING HORIZONS with SAIExpanding the Inner Space with SAI :
SEE ALWAYS INSIDEThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-90093950078842253392020-12-13T14:58:00.002+05:302020-12-13T14:58:35.454+05:30 DRAUPADI: some musings, a story and a GENDER debate in the Divine Presence- Part One
DRAUPADI, who is she ?Is she the daughter of King Drupad, the princess of Panchal (hence Panchali)? Is she Yagnaseni, since born out of the sacrificial fire, and born to avenge her father's humiliation at the hands of the Kurus, (whose queen she later became by marrying the Pandava brothers)? Or is she Krsna, the dark-complexioned beauty, intensely devoted to that stealer of hearts, the Divine The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-51443462851129895832014-11-09T16:30:00.000+05:302014-11-09T17:11:34.027+05:30FAITH and CONFIDENCE : Definition and Difference
Sometime back, I wondered aloud to some friends on the difference between Faith in God and Confidence in God. Are they the same, and if not, what is the difference? The quote below started this train of thought in my mind.
Where there is FAITH, there is love; Where there is love, there is truth; Where there is truth, there is peace; Where there is peace, there is bliss; Where there The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-11718427865222787322014-11-07T12:27:00.000+05:302014-11-07T14:08:25.092+05:30HOME is where the HEART is !
What does the word 'HOME' evoke in you ? To me HOME is:
That place where you are ACCEPTED
Flaws, warts and all
That place, when you might fumble or fall
Help is always at hand, to help you move on.
Where when you succeed, at things big or small,
You are greeted with pride and toasted with awe!
Where when at the end of a long, hard day,
There's someone waiting at the The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-40649644325467848412013-12-31T17:03:00.002+05:302014-01-09T19:56:45.528+05:307. A DECEMBER incident: the MYSTERY of the ' PARROT'-MAN' !
Devotees of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba have often received His blessings through His previous incarnation as the Sai Baba of Shirdi, in dreams or strange encounters! Many others have been led to the Parthi form from the Shirdi one. It has been the experience of devotees who have never heard of Sri Sathya Sai or felt drawn to Him, to read the Shirdi Sai SATCHARITRA and get blessings or answersThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-52832947629045226052013-12-05T17:02:00.000+05:302013-12-10T13:25:02.020+05:30 'Okka Chinna Katha' 1 : 'One small story' from the Divine lips about PERSEVERANCE on the spiritual path
The month was DECEMBER, the year 1995. The celebrations of Bhagawan's 70th birthday had concluded, with the announcement of a multi-crore Water-Project for the State of Andhra Pradesh, (the first of many) bringing safe drinking water to 1.2 million people in 750 villages in the drought-prone district of Anantapur. The colleges closed for a break after the Birthday and Bhagawan suddenly called usThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-22158661144675162792013-10-20T00:09:00.000+05:302013-10-25T10:29:38.905+05:306. When 'death' came knocking and GOD took the CALL !
Around two decades ago, my aunt was suddenly struck by an emergency illness and all of us feared for her life. At that time I had a wonderful book with me called, 'Facets of the Divine Diamond', (out of print now) full of pithy quotations from Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, arranged alphabetically. As is my habit, I prayed for a message during that anxious period, and received through that book The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-41693693038256855752013-10-18T22:33:00.000+05:302013-10-19T11:38:20.549+05:30The 'PECULIAR' Life
I once read a saying that went like this:
A DEVOTEE is different, because he/she is one of God's 'PECULIAR PEOPLE'
Truly, in the pragmatic world, a 'devotee' stands out as a misfit. They seem to function in incomprehensible ways, with motives that seem suspicious, if not 'peculiar', yes there is that word again ! How do they at all live, wonders the pragmatist. Well, here is a clue to The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-3444440468341323302013-09-16T00:00:00.000+05:302013-09-18T22:25:32.934+05:306. ONAM at Prasanthi Nilayam: NOTES from the ANANTAPUR experience
1990 was a remarkable year for many Divine reasons. There were many blissful experiences with Bhagawan that I hope to cover eventually :) However one incident that comes to mind is the very significant ONAM festival of that year, when Bhagawan chose to grant a special blessing to the Anantapur students which continues till date.
Traditionally celebrated as the visit of Emperor The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-59271172330692091352013-07-27T00:06:00.001+05:302020-09-14T20:33:40.842+05:305. What does the Divine seek from us?
Bhagawan often brings home the most powerful and profound lessons in the simplest manner possible, jolting the mind out of its complacency and correcting its waywardness. Our Divine Sadguru often did this with one or two words and stunned everyone by His effortless Divine accents, while we mere mortals tried to impress Him with our elaborate 'stunts' (as He often called the manoeuvres we made)! The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-78032883590901344292013-07-14T09:00:00.000+05:302013-07-14T22:44:56.750+05:30 6. LOVE's Wait, The Two Selves and the Game of Life
Many a time during Darshan, we have heard Swami's sweet voice, saying "WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ! " To devotees anxious for answers to urgent questions, those awaiting permission to begin or to go ahead with different endeavours, those waiting to travel, lucky ones expecting the coveted 'interview', and in response to various 'human' emergencies and other such 'life-death' situations, Bhagawan The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com1Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India14.1675 77.811388914.1059155 77.7307079 14.2290845 77.8920699tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-219194049640458322013-04-17T13:35:00.000+05:302013-04-29T19:00:48.468+05:304. When the OMNIPRESENT kept a tryst !
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Resurrection is revival after death. Though the most famous 'resurrection' is that of Christ after He was crucified on the cross, resurrection does not always mean that which follows a physical death. It can also refer to a spiritual revival, an awakening to true spiritual life after a worldly way of living. Our spirit gets resurrected and we are saved from a spiritual 'death' when we meetThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-71646318672367938542013-03-30T21:00:00.000+05:302014-10-16T22:29:47.297+05:304, When HE left . . . .
As has been famously said -- coming events cast their shadows -- and when the event is something earth-shaking, whether personal or otherwise or both, the Universe (GOD) sends many messages to forewarn us. But often we fail to heed these whispers from Divinity, caught up in the rigmarole of the mind. So too with the event of Bhagawan leaving the physical form. Some thoughts on this, some dreams The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-41906315964380099802013-03-16T14:58:00.002+05:302013-03-16T14:58:56.772+05:30MESSAGE Two: SAI SIVA on the power of GRACE
We all celebrated Mahasivaratri last week, observing it as the night of SIVA, the third aspect of the Hindu Trinity of Godhead. Traditionally, Brahma (as different from BRAHMAN that is the
Absolute Non-dual, Undifferentiated Consciousness) is the Creator,
Vishnu/Narayana is the Sustainer and Siva/Easwara is the Destroyer, in the functioning of the Universe/Creation.
But this
functional The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-86527679419978824962013-03-11T03:11:00.000+05:302013-10-22T15:44:29.908+05:303. Offering Food to God
Why do we offer food and other things to God? Is God in need of these things that we offer and then becoming pleased grant us boons? So even here, does being prosperous give you an advantage? Does even God favour the rich? Actually, the answer is NO. In fact, Bhagawan Baba has always stressed on offering a pure heart to God. He has always said:
Come to Me with empty hands and I shall fillThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-62328334775728623852013-03-08T00:27:00.002+05:302013-03-14T15:26:21.823+05:303. The CREATIVE PERSONA
Who or what are we ? We assume many roles in life, go through many stages, from childhood to old age, identify ourselves with either the body or the mind, activities, hobbies, emotions, ideas, careers, occupations . . . So what or who are we really? If you add nationality, religion, caste, creed, then the list expands further! Are we all split personalities, then ?
We are selves within The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-9690144124662147652013-03-03T22:54:00.000+05:302013-03-14T15:29:25.422+05:303. The Dynamics of ASKING GOD
Many books can be written on this topic: What must one ask of God ? There are many aspects to asking. We ask God for many things, often thoughtlessly, sometimes desperately, and at rare moments, intently and deliberately. But if God were to come in front of us and ask sweetly, "What do you want ?", do we have the answer ready; do we know what to answer ? If not, we better start preparing The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-50009138360979623412013-03-03T18:00:00.000+05:302013-03-14T15:29:02.151+05:304.Towards an Experience of OMNIPRESENCE
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It was the early part of the year 2003. We did not know it then, but those few months were the last ones of Bhagawan walking during Darshan. Bhagawan had already stopped going to the men's section in the afternoons. He would turn where the ladies' block ended and walk towards the verandah. So, to get that prime spot where He turned, there was intense competition, in spite of tokens being given The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-48927519049052990782013-02-23T00:53:00.000+05:302013-09-08T16:42:05.315+05:303. DARSHAN: The INFINITE in time
Darshan in the late 80s: Swami with seva dal volunteers and
a few Anantapur college students
On a summer day,
When the breeze blows at your hair,
And the strains of sitar, blend
With Your flowing robe;
Your limpid eyes lit up with a smile,
Your Graceful steps pausing, while You bend,
and Your gentle fingers linger to reach out
To seeking The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-41460247144274064822013-02-23T00:07:00.002+05:302013-03-14T15:25:38.370+05:302. How Does One Read POETRY?
When something deeply touches the heart, poetry and indeed all true art springs forth.
Didn't Bhagawan say, 'ART comes from the HEART'?
And then again, 'Don't be artificial, be hearti-ficial !!"
Here is yet another gem:
"Be COMPOSERS, not computers" (To paraphrase it: Be CREATIVE, not mechanical)
Bhagawan standing on the steps of the Anantapur College foyer
CREATIVITY is a The Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-2517009708038248482013-02-20T16:18:00.002+05:302013-10-22T16:26:05.779+05:302. Will HE 'COME BACK' ? A Perspective
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(A Message from Bhagawan Baba written to students in 1995, meant for all His devotees) :
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To the Ocean deep and blue
Come many a thirsting soul,
They come with diverse motives
But none are turned aside !
Some gather salt from the waters,
Some scour its bosom for pearls,
Some go in for deep-sea fishing,
Some stick safely to the shore.
There are poets to eulogise
Intellectuals to theorise
Philosophers with assumptions and
Scientists who analyse.
But the OceanThe Lyrical Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059852303548581794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718623001871860106.post-82340158135074335432013-02-14T17:42:00.000+05:302013-03-30T17:35:58.794+05:301. The Lord of Parthi (July 21, 2011 10.53 pm)
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