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Anil Kumar's Sunday Satsang at
Prasanthi Nilayam
August 13, 2000
SAI STORIES
All the Stories told by Anil Kumar During Sunday Satsang at
Prasanthi Nilayam - August 13, 2000
Om Sai Ram
Table of Contents
August 13, 2000
The Uniqueness of Bhagavan’s Discourses
Where do you stay?
Our Real Home
I am in you.
SAI STORIES
Selected Stories told by Anil Kumar
During Sunday Satsang at
Prasanthi Nilayam - August 13, 2000
(I) The Uniqueness of Bhagavan’s Discourses
Anil Kumar referred to the discourse given by Bhagavan the
day-before-yesterday, Varalakshmi Vrata Sandesh. There Bhagavan
said:
"Draupadi is the one of perfect chastity and character, the best
example for chastity and character."
And then He, Himself, said:
"With five husbands, how can you call her a lady of perfect
character?"
So Swami, Himself, has put this question, because this question
will come to your mind immediately. Because such are the questions
we have. As God is a pure mirror, He reflects immediately.
Everything is reflected there. The moment the thought comes, He is
reflected there.
That is the reason why, in most of the discourses of Bhagavan, you
find a number of people telling you, "My doubt is cleared."
Did you ask the doubt aloud? Did you write it on any paper? "Bhagavan,
these are all my doubts: one, two, and three?" Did anybody tell
Him, "Please clarify my doubt, Bhagavan. I would be thankful to
You"? No, no! Your doubt is one thing. His doubt is another. Her
doubt is something separate. His doubt is something of a different
feeling altogether.
That is the reason why Bhagavan’s discourse is like a department
store, like Pennies, or Sears, where all the articles are
available, right from toothpaste to Mercedes Benz cars. If you are
a scientist, you will find some poems relating to science in
Bhagavan’s discourse. If you are a politician, you will find some
political principles. If you are a worldly fellow, you will find
worldly knowledge. If you are completely spiritual, you will find
spirituality everywhere in sublime thoughts. If you are a seeker
of Truth, you will find. You will naturally find certain things
you never imagined to have known.
So, Bhagavan’s discourse caters to the requirements of the entire
society. It is not meant for a particular part of the society. It
is not meant for scientists alone, doctors alone, engineers alone,
or intellectuals alone. No, no. It is meant for A to Z, for
everybody.
Is there anybody living in the world who can satisfy people of all
age-groups, people of all languages, people from all over the
world, of different vocations, vacations, allocations, provocation,
professions, all being satisfied at the same time? It is only
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who will satisfy the whole of the
audience at the same time!
Om Sai Ram
(II) Where Do You Stay?
A few years ago, there was a great man, a man of letters, the
first principal of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Prasanthi
Nilayam Campus), a noted writer and orator par excellence, a
pleasing personality, by name of Dr. Amarendra. He was invited by
Bhagavan as a guest speaker for one of the days of the Summer
Course. Bhagavan, at six o’clock, came out and asked him:
"Amarendra, where do you stay? Where is your accommodation?"
Supposing if you and I were to be in his position, we would have
said, "We stay in Holiday Inn in the city, or Hotel Ashoka in the
city." Or we would have said, "We stay in South Prasanthi, or East
Prasanthi". He did not say this.
Instead he said, "Swami, I am staying in Our home only." Swami was
very, very happy. That word ‘Our’ made Swami very, very happy.
Om Sai Ram
(III) Our Real Home
Somebody came and asked Swami, "Swami, I want some flat here in
Puttaparthi."
Do you know what Swami said?
"You want a flat here? Where is your flat?"
"Swami, in Puttaparthi, I want one flat - Round Building at least,
or some West Block."
Swami pointed to His heart and said:
"This is your place. Heart is your home. The Heart is the place
where I stay, not those apartments. You understand?"
Therefore, our real home is the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
Om Sai Ram
(IV) I am in you.
On one occasion, Bhagavan visited Madras. Bhagavan was sitting on
a chair, when a gentleman made an announcement:
"Brothers and Sisters,
Puttaparthi is the place where God is staying. Better you go to
Prasanthi Nilayam and see God there."
He made a public speech. He thought he made a wonderful speech. I
remember Bhagavan got up and said immediately, at the earliest
chance, to correct, to punish or to reward instantaneously: (He
doesn’t take any time. There’s no ‘starting trouble’! Just
immediate action!)
"Just now you heard the speech, asking all of you to go to
Puttaparthi. It is totally wrong! Utterly false! Where do I stay?
He said I stay there in Puttaparthi. He said that all of you
should go to Puttaparthi to see Me. It is wrong. I stay in you. I
am in you. You don’t have to go there. I am in you. You don’t have
to go there to see Me. I am in you. I am in you. Why? You are
Mine. Since you are Mine, I am in you.
Om Sai Ram
Om … Shanti … Shanti … Shanti…
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu!
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