FEBRUARY 2010 - Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust

own sweet will. Why are you bothered about it?Who are you to question me? I feel like eatingonly when Nana is with me.” God is the oceanof compassion. He is 100% compassion and100% love. There is none other who is moreloving and compassionate than Him. Youshould properly understand this divine principleof love. This love is present in all. Therefore,you should love all and hate none. If you hateothers, others will also hate you. Everything isreaction, refl ection and resound. Nobody cansay what was his previous birth like nor can hetell what lies ahead for him in the present birth.For people like Nana, whatever work theyundertake will be automatically accomplished.Even if they have no yearning for God, GodHimself will draw them towards Him. What isthe reason? The deservedness of their pastbirths is the main reason. The seed of theirprevious births becomes a tree and yields fruitin their present birth. It is not possible for thetree to grow without a seed.Suppose, you go to a beach one day in theevening. You will fi nd only sand everywhere.If there is a rainfall on the next day, you willsee many sprouts coming out of sand onthe following day. Yesterday, there were nosprouts but today you fi nd greenery. Whatis the reason? Yesterday, they were lying inthe sand in the form of seeds and today theseeds have germinated and become plants. Ifthere were no seeds yesterday, there wouldbe no plants today. The seeds cannot beseen whereas the plants become visible to us.Similarly, one’s past actions are not seen. Butthe results of all these actions will be visibleand one will have to experience them in thepresent birth. However, you should not worryabout your past life. Wait for the divine grace.When the time comes, it will be bestowed onyou. Don’t waste time. Time waste is life waste.Every individual has a unique relationship withdivinity, about which nobody can say anything.Only God knows about it.Many modern youth talk about free will.What is the meaning of free will and who hasfree will? None except God. You say, youhave free will to perform a particular task. Butthe very next moment you will have doubtswhether you can accomplish it or not. Then,how can you say you have free will? Neverentertain the feeling that you have free will. Itis only the Divine that has free will and noneelse. Even the President of a country is boundby certain rules and regulations. But God hasno such restrictions; He can do anything. Thatis free will. The word ‘free will’ should not beused with reference to human beings. OnlyGod has free will. This is the real power. Manshould lead his life like a true human beingand conduct himself like a human being whiledealing with his fellowmen. When you are livingin the society of human beings, you should notbehave like an animal. When you greet otherswith Namaskar, they will also reply to you inthe same manner. With whatever feelings youtalk to others, they will also talk to you with thesame feelings. Therefore, talk sweetly, behavecourteously, act righteously and earn a goodname. You should become ideal to others.Make efforts to develop humanness. Thenonly will you earn the praise of others.(Bhagavan brought His Discourse to a closewith the Bhajan “Govinda Krishna Jai…”)– From Bhagavan’s Divine Discourse inSai Kulwant Hall, Prasanthi Nilayam on 23rdJune 1996.50 February 2010