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Sai Ram
Divine Letter by Swami...
Original, Handwritten letter by Swami which was released on Bhagawan's 86th Birthday by His Students.
In this letter, Bhagawan expresses His wish as to How he wants His Devotees to conduct themselves. It is a letter for each and every one of us to read, think and ponder and to put into Practise what Bhagawan wants all of us to do.
Attached is the Original Letter and the English Translation is given below :
Sai Devotees and Members attending the meeting,
Accept My Blessings.
On this 17th anniversary occasion, I am witnessing the happiness being felt by the Sai Devotees, though not present physically with you. Direct physical experience and indirect experience are the same. Attributes could be many, but they are imaginary. Paddy and rice are different for name's sake, but the difference is only in the husk. If you remove the husk, it is rice only. As long as the rice is covered with husk, it has to germinate. When there is moisture paddy has to germinate and sprout into a plant. If you remove the husk, it can only be used as food and so loses the potential for rebirth.
Worship of the All-Pervasive Sai Rama is to experience the physical body outside and the astral body inside. Bodily illusion belongs to man (Nara) and atmic illusion belongs to God (Narayana). So if you continue to be enveloped by bodily illusions and earthly attachments of this world, when do you experience atmic illusion and see the cosmic form of God? Search for truth should become a daily ritual for Sai Devotees.
Love is the quality that endears you to Parthivasa. Inferior qualities should be discarded as superior human qualities confer divinity. So, first devotees should develop a clean and clear conscience and shed external pomp and show. You should remain unattached to everything, because this is the truth. Devote all your time and actions to God. Realize time as the vehicle of Sai and do not count the amount of time you spent in prayers as the quality of devotion is more important.
Instead of expressing your devotion towards Sai in words and songs, express them through your deeds. That is the truth. If you say something and do something else or sing one thing while meaning something else, this show becomes a no-show and harms Sai's fame. So, Sai Devotees should exercise restraint in their behaviour. Your heart should melt like butter, looks should shower cool moonlight and the words should be sweet like honey – that pleases Sai.
Selfless devoted love and passion-free balanced love are the two eyes of Sai. Sai likes practice and not publicity. Sai can be captured with love but not treasures. Only when Sai devotees treat these principles of truth as a command will the whole world become Saimayam (permeated by Sai) and Brahmamayam (permeated by Brahman). When our vision is turned towards divine knowledge, the world becomes an abode of God (Brahma). If you want to see the world in a particular colour, you have to wear glasses of that colour first. So, all of you start experiencing Sai in your own way and reform yourselves with acceptable behaviour.
That is my wish.Baba
Sai Ram
Photograph Insert :
Bhagwan
Original Letter Telegu
English translation by students