FEBRUARY 2010 - Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust

death. Where there is birth, there will be death.Since God has no birth, He has no death. Heis present in every living being in the form ofAtmic principle. But the Bharatiyas today areunable to realise this truth.Bharat is a sacred land which is thebirthplace of many noble souls.This land of Bharat has given birth to manynoble women like Savitriwho brought her dead husband back tolife;Chandramati who extinguished wild fi rewith the power of truth;Sita who proved her chastity by coming outof blazing fi re unscathed. (Telugu Poem)Where else except in Bharat can you fi ndsuch chaste women who could bring theirdead husbands back to life? What a greatwoman Sita was! When she was subjected toAgni Pariksha (fi re test), the fire god himselfdeclared, “Oh Rama! Sita is a woman of greatchastity and nobility. She never looked at theface of any male though she was held captivein Lanka for ten months.” Consequently, Ramaaccepted her. Can you fi nd such virtuous menand women in any country other than Bharat?No, no. In ancient times, every man of Bharatwas a Purushottama (noble man) and everywoman was a Pativrata (chaste woman). Thatis why this sacred land has been the birthplaceof Avatars. Other countries might have givenbirth to prophets and noble souls but all Avatarsincarnated only in Bharat. Unfortunately, theBharatiyas today have craze for everythingexcept God. They even leave this country toearn more money. It is only greedy people wholeave the country for money. Those who arefree from such mental aberrations remain inBharat only. The Bharatiyas should not havegreed for money.Sanctify all your senses given to youby God by putting them to proper use.Offer this sacred body only to God. Donot put it to any abuse. Install God inthe altar of your heart. Then, He willgive you all that you require, and youwill find God wherever you see. Thesky is God, the earth is God and all theliving beings are God. He is immanent ineveryone. He is present in your breathin the form of Om. When you enquireinto this divine principle, you will attaintrue knowledge. You cannot acquire trueknowledge by merely reading books.Human Beings should haValuesve HumanPeople attribute various names and formsto God. But God has no name and no form.God is one. He assumes the form in which youworship Him. If you want to have the vision ofJesus and contemplate on his form, God willmanifest before you in that form. SarvatahPanipadam Tat Sarvathokshi Siromukham,Sarvatah Sruthimalloke SarvamavruthyaTishthati (with hands, feet, eyes, head,mouth and ears pervading everything, Hepermeates the entire universe). Every humanbeing is essentially divine. Daivam ManushaRupena (God is in the form of a humanbeing). Therefore, a human being shouldhave human values. There is no use if youmerely have a human form without the humanvalues of Sathya, Dharma, Santhi, Prema andAhimsa. Under any circumstances, never tella lie. When you adhere to Sathya, Dharmawill follow you. Where there are Sathya andFebruary 2010 35