Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - January 22, 2025
Narration
Translated
How can we conquer death and become immortal? Bhagawan lovingly explains by reminding us of a precious tool that He Himself has given to help us in this process!
Rely on the Shiva (God) in you, not on the shava (corpse) that the body is, without Him. With every breath, draw His glory in; with every breath, exhale all that reduces His glory. Saturate your thought, word and deed with Divinity. Then, you can conquer death, and become immortal. Recite the Name of Shiva and save yourself. You are truly the embodiment of truth, goodness and beauty. But you have misplaced the key which helps you to tap the springs. That key is in the realm of your inner consciousness; but, like the old woman who lost a needle in her dark hut, and searched for it under the street lamp (because, as she said, there was a patch of light underneath it), man is searching for it in the region of material objects in the outer world. It is to persuade you to engage yourself in Namasmarana (remembering of Lord's Name) that I am Myself concluding My discourses with a few namavalis (bhajans that are a string of divine names) which I sing!
- Divine Discourse, Mar 29, 1968.
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Without the conquest of one's passions and desires and without realising the divinity that is immanent in every living thing, man cannot achieve peace, bliss within or harmony with the outside world. - BABA
— Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

