|
108 Quotations on Faith in God
From
Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Divine Discourses
–
1 –
The first
quality every member of the Sathya Sai Seva Organisation should
have is firm faith in God. This faith must be based on the
awareness that God is Omnipresent. The Divine pervades everything
in the Universe. This may not be understood by everyone. Some may
not agree that the Divine is Omnipresent. But whether they accept
this fact or not, the truth is, evidence of the presence of God
can be found wherever one turns.
Is it
possible for this boundless creation to be brought into existence
by man, if there had been no Divine Principle behind it? For
instance, fire is latent in the branches of a tree and in the tree
itself. If the branches rub against each other, they may generate
a fire which could burn down the tree, branches and all. Which is
the power that filled the branches with the latent fire and
ensured at the same time that they did not destroy themselves by
releasing that fire? Is man responsible for this? Take, again, the
example of the process by which the food that we take is converted
into blood. Is this the invention of any man?
It is
the immanent, all-pervasive power of the Divine that reveals
Itself in numerous ways. We see flowers of all kinds. Men are able
to make plastic flowers of the same kind. But can any one fill the
plastic flowers with the native fragrance that is got from natural
flowers? This is possible only by the Divine. There is sweet water
inside a tender coconut. Who poured the water inside the coconut?
Was it the work of any man? No. Only the Divine can do such a
thing.
Examples
such as these should serve to confirm your faith in the Divine. No
one can probe the mystery of the power of the Divine or grasp its
infinite magnitude. If members of the Sathya Sai Organisation have
no faith in the Divine, there is no purpose in their remaining in
the organisation. Such persons need not join the organisation or
continue in it. It is with faith that one should take up social
service. Society is our primary concern. The Divine is manifest in
society.
– Sri
Sathya Sai Baba
From: Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume XVII, Chapter 13, Make adoption
meaningful to villagers,
Section: Power of the Divine reveals itself in numerous ways
http://www.sathyasai.org/search/volume17/sss17-13.pdf
First
Previous Next
Last
|
