God is the only Director – Baba - Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication ...

Man should observe three principles in life – DaivaPreeti, Papa Bheeti and Sangha Neeti (love forGod, fear of sin and morality in society). He shouldrealise that he is Jiva (individual soul) as well asDeva (God) and society is also an aspect of thisdivine principle. Lack of fear of sin in man is theroot cause of absence of morality in society. Onebereft of morality is not a human being at all. So, foreverything morality is very important. God loves all.If man has love in him, there will be certainly unityin society. People indulge in sinful deeds in spite ofknowing that God can give them punishment. Theyhave no fear of sin. If everybody has fear of sin, thenthere will be morality is society.There can be no Morality withoutCharacterWe say, there should be morality in society.But there can be no morality without character.Therefore, you should uphold your respect andhonour in society by developing character.But today the situation is such thatnobody cares about having agood name in society. The onlydifference that you observe insociety is whether one is richor poor. But money comes andgoes. Morality comes and grows.It is not desirable to crave formoney and ephemeral worldlygains. You cannot say when youwill lose your money. You willsay, “I kept the money under mypillow. But I do not know who hasstolen it.” You cannot say whenthe money will come and whenit will go. But there is no comingand going for the Atma. It is theeternal witness. Therefore, youshould have faith in the Atma.One who has faith in the Atmawill not be subjected to injusticeand impropriety.People listen to manydiscourses about devotion andfaith. But what they hear fromone ear goes out from their otherear. You should not be attachedto anything that comes andgoes. You say, “My mind, myBuddhi (intellect), my Indriyas(senses), my Antahkarana(inner instrument).” Then howcan you identify yourself withthem? You are not the mind; youare not Buddhi. It is Buddhi thatdiscriminates. There is a book inyour hand and you say, “This is my book.” Butthe same book may go into somebody else’shand in the very next moment. In the sameway, money comes and goes. But it is moralitythat comes and grows. Money has a formand that is why it comes and goes. ButAugust 2009 229