Niraakaara descends as Naraakaara

Yada yada hi dharmasya glaanir bhavati,

Bhaarata, Abhyuthtaanam adharmasya tad
aatmaanam srjaamyaham.
Parithraanaaya sadhoonaam, vinaasaayacha
dushkrtaam, Dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya
sambhavaami yuge yuge
Whenever dharma declines, I restore it
and put down the forces which cause the
decline, by assuming a form and, I am
born again and again in every crisis in order
to protect the good, punish the wicked and
restore dharma. (S.S.S. Vol. IV - p. 119)
When decline descends on the Dharma
which has been laid down, I Incarnate as
Naraakaara from the state of Niraakaara, in
order to revive it and protect the good from
fear. (G. V. p. 56)
Incarnation
Incarnation means God appears on earth
filled with affection and love for the mankind,
everywhere- Divine Consciousness in human
form. (S.S.S. Vol. p.272)
The Universal Absolute Birthless
Formless, Unmanifest and Infinite, takes on
the limitations of name and form on its own
initiative and concretises itself on many
occasions as incarnations, Avatars,
manifesting countless instances of Divine
intercession and grace (N.G.M. p. 22)
I incarnate from age to age, time to
time, to save dharma from anti-dharma.
Whenever strife, discord and disharmony
overwhelm the world, God incarnates in
human form to show to mankind the way to
love, harmony and peace.(S & M. p.216)
Avatars never come to re-establish
Dharma - Dharma was never destroyed-but
the practice of Dharma went on decline The
basis for Dharma is Truth, and Truth is
something which is permanent, and so
Dharma also is something which is
unchangeable. (M. L. p.256)
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The incarnation comes to warn, to guide,
to awaken, to lay down the path, shed the
light of love on it. But man has to listen, and
obey with hope and faith.
(S.S.S. Vol. VIII p.143)
To elevate man to the level of His
Consciousness He (God) has to incarnate as
a man. He has to speak to them in their own
styles and languages. He has to teach them
the methods they can adopt and practice.
Birds and beasts need no Divine incarnation
to guide them, for they have no inclination to
stray away from their Dharma. Man alone
forgets or ignores the goal of life .
(M. L. p.253)
Avatars appear in India
Only in India Avatars born mostly, because
only in India are Sastras (scriptures)
understood. And only in India do Sages
constantly experiment and practise. It is like
a gold mine. When gold is found, there
gather geologists, engineers and experienced
miners. The gold is mined there and then it
is taken all over the world. (N.N.S.G.(5)p.5/6)
Avatar is not born
It was declared that Rama was born of
payasam which was brought by the Deity
from out the sacrificial fire. No Avatar is born
flesh and blood, including this Avatar ( Sri
Sathya Sai Baba). The body of the Avatar is
chit substance; it is not jada like other
materials. The embryo of ordinary mortals is
jalodakasayi enveloped in watery stuff; the
embryo of the Avatar is encased in
Kshirodakasayi, the pure white milk of
holiness. That is why in the make-up of the
Avatar, there is no blemish, there is no trace
of Guna. (S.S.S. Vol IV p.15)
An avatar is born through Pravesa (by
entry or immaculate conception) unlike man
who is born through Prasava (the process
of reproduction). Further, an Avatar chooses
his parents, while mans parents are chosen
by destiny. (U. p. 10)
Every one is an Avatar
(Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has
declared on His Birthday Festival in 1971)
Everyone of you is an Avatar.You are Divine
encased like Me in human flesh and
bone.Only you are unaware of it. You have
come into this prison of incarnation through
the errors of many lives. You are bound to
the body with rope of three Gunas. I am free,
untouched by them, for the gunas are but My
playthings. I am not bound by them, I use
them to bind you. You are moved this way
and that by desire. I have no desire except
the one to make desireless.
(S.S.Sm. Part III p. 309)
Descent
The word Avatar means descent. It is
not coming down from the peak of a mountain
or the top storey of a building. It is a descent
from the state of Atma to the state of the
body.
The descent of the Avatar means the
Divine coming down to the level of the human.
No blemish attaches to the Divine as a
result of the descent. There is no diminution
in His puissance. Here is an example of a
child playing on the ground. If the mother
feels it is beneath of her dignity to bend and
call upon the child to leap into her arms, the
child cannot do so. But out of love for her
child, the mother stoops and picks up the
baby. By bending down to take the child,
does the mother bow to the child? Likewise,
the Avatar descends to the level of the
human to bless and rescue those who cannot
rise to the level of the Divine. The ignorant
assumes that because the Divine has
descended with human form, God has lowered
Himself to the human level. This is a case of
bending and not kneeling down. It is an act
of benediction and not submission.
(M.L. p.253)
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Avatar in human form
Why God should assume form? Because
that is the only way to incarnate the God
within man. The Avatar takes human form
and behaves in a human way so that humanity
can feel kinship with Divinity. At the same
time he rises to godly heights so that mankind
also can aspire to reach god. The realisation
of indwelling God as the motivator of life for
which avatars come in human form. (S & M.
p. 236)
People cannot stand the Lord in
superhuman form. It is only when the Lord
comes in human body that people are able
to approach Him and learn to love Him even
a little bit. But one should not make the
mistake of thinking that the Lord forgoes His
powers on assuming human form. For
instance, the aeroplane flying high in the sky
descends to the airport. But one should not
think that the plane is the ground machine
because one sees it on the ground. Once it
has taken on its load of passengers, it again
zooms up high into the sky. In like fashion,
although the Lord has made a landing here
on the earth, so to speak, He is not limited
by His human form. (AV-P61)
The Lord is love itself. He comes in
human form so that you can talk to Him,
move with Him, serve Him, adore Him, and
achieve Him, so that you can recognise your
kinship with Him. S.S. S. Vol. IV P. 148)
The formless Lord takes the form a
human being and comes in the midst of
human beings so that he mixes with them
and sets examples and ideals of human
beings and conveys to them all aspects
which they should learn. Many people ask
very innocently and ignorantly why an Avatar
who possesses all powers should subject
itself to all troubles and why it should tolerate
hunger and suffering all around. An Avatar
who has all powers should remove all such
sufferings in one moment. If there is any
meaning in such a question, why should an
Avatar come in human form at all? The
Avatar can remain as a formless divinity and
do all these things from that position itself.
In the end certain conditions and
environments, wherever has to be done must
be done and such acts at a human level
have to be performed. Certain things are
essential for remedial action and without
doing those things, to expect an Avatar to
simply remove all suffering is a foolish thing.
First of all, you should make an attempt to
make good use of the mental and physical
strengths that have been given to you. God
comes in human form to demonstrate how
the material and physical strengths and other
organs may be used. The essential quality of
an Avatar is to teach you how to make a
proper and good use of your thought, word
and deed. Depending upon the conditions in
the country, the avatar comes to teach you
and show you the right use of your organs
The avatar behaves in a human way so that
mankind can feel kinship, but, rises to super-
human heights so that mankind can aspire
to those heights. (S.R.B.M. p. 51/52)
(Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba says) If
I had come only as a man, like any other
man, who would listen to Me? So I had come
in this human form but with more than the
human power and wisdom
(S.S.Sm. Part III p. 392)
This is a human form of Sai in which
every Divine Entity, every Divine Principle,
that is to say, all Names and Forms ascribed
by man to God are manifest. Do not allow
doubt to distract you. If only you install in the
altar of your heart, steady faith in My Divinity
(as SARVA DAIVATHA SWAROOPAM -the
form denoting all Gods), you can soon have
a vision of My Reality. (S. S. 60. p. 123)
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Instead if you swing back and forth, like
the pendulum of a clock you an never succeed
in comprehending the truth and winning that
Bliss.
Let Me draw your attention to another
fact. On previous occasions, when God
incarnated on Earth, the Bliss of recognising
Him as incarnation was vouchsafed only
after the Physical Embodiment had left the
World, in spite of evidences of His Grace.
The loyalty and devotion they commanded for
men arose from fear and awe at their super-
human powers and skills, or at their imperial
and penal authority. But, ponder a moment
on this Sathya Sai Manifestation! In this
age of rampant materialism, aggressive
disbelief and irreverence, what is it that
brings to it the adoration of millions from all
over the world? The reason is, it is Supra-
world Divinity in Human Form.
(F.G. p.81/82)
Because the Lord takes human form, we
find that He exhibits human consciousness.
Ordinary people cannot grasp the Divine
aspects of an Avatar. God appears to be an
ordinary human being to the limited
intelligence of lay people because of the co-
existence of the Divine and human aspects
of consciousness exhibited by Him. Mans
perception is limited to the level of human
consciousness. Therefore, human
comprehension is restricted by the limits of
human consciousness. But the sages who
were Divine human beings were able to
comprehend Divinity. (M.L. p.254)
The Lord has announced that He would
come down for the restoration of Dharma
and that He would assume human form so
that all might gather round Him and feel the
thrill of His companionship and conversation
and the Lord has come as announced.
People cannot stand the Lord in
superhuman form. It is only when the Lord
comes in human body that people are to
able approach Him and learn to love Him
even a little bit. One should not make the
mistake of thinking that the Lord foregoes
His Powers on assuming because one sees
on the ground. Once it has taken on the load
of the passengers, it again zooms up into
the sky. In like fashion, although the lord has
made a landing here on the earth so to
speak. He is not limited by His human form
. For instance, the aeroplane flying in the
sky descends to the airport. But one should
not mistake the plane for the ground.
(A. V. p.161)
By mere human form one cannot be
called human being. It is only when the
human form got the Divine qualities that
derive from the fact that they created by the
god that he will be entitled to called a human
being. (E. p.88)
If God is present in one human form, He
is called Divinity or an Avatar and if He is
present in the totality, He is referred to as
Creation. The individual is born because of
Gods wanting to be so born.
The nameless and the formless aspect
of God is referred as Purushottama. If the
formless aspect of Purushottama takes a
human form, we call him Purusha. Having
taken the form of a human being, the
Purushottama sets an example to other living
things and establishes the oneness of all
creation. We should recognise the truth that
the aspect of the atma can be realised only
if you have a clean mind.
(S.S.B. 1979 p. 110/111)
We should not be deluded by the human
form and deceive ourselves thereby. God has
to take the human form and change the lives
of human by His own example. The
emancipation of humanity is possible only by
taking human form. It is only the man who
descended to the depths of degradation by
utter disregard of his Dharma and Divinity. It
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is man alone who has disregarded his human
Dharma, whereas birds and beasts firmly
adhere to their own respective Dharma. There
is no need for the avatar to arise amongst
birds and beasts since Dharma has not
declined in them . (S.S.B. 96 p.18)
When Narayana takes the form of man
and wants to help humanity,he acts like a
man.
The reason why Krishna came in human
form, created a bodily relationship with Arjuna
and others and pretended as if He was the
brother- in-law of Arjuna and vice versa.
Krishna wanted a deal with Arjuna in a
manner in which a human being will deal with
another human being.
If we regard Krishna as God, we will never
be able to understand the inner significance
of the Mahabharata. It is only when we pay
attention to human aspect of Krishna, and
look at the whole story from the angle of
Krishna in the human form, that we will be
able to understand His greatness .
(M.L. p. 258/259)
Are all who live in the body and move
about with body attached to it and to the
senses etc., that go along with it. For, god
too, comes with a body, as Avatar, and when
He moves out, He seems to be only human
as far as one can see. But, there is a
fundamental inner difference. The incarnate
God, the avatar, is unconcerned. He has
Upekesha. The ordinary man has Apesksha,
yearning for the result. Mamathwa (Ego
Principle) is Divine. Brahmathwa (Brahma
Principle) is Divine. You cannot discern the
distinction when you look or even listen to.
You can understand only by experience. The
avatar has no wants; He has no egoism. It is
ever alone in the Brahmathwam.
The Avatar appears as any other human
being, equipped with the body, senses, mind
etc., But consider between vast difference in
thoughts, feelings and emotions etc., The
avatar is the total, and All-Comprehensive,
the Poorna. The human is naught, narrow,
negative. But, in human, the Divine exists as
the Core and can manifest as Bliss.
(S.S.S. Vol. XI, p.267)
Man is bound by Karma
I have often declared that God does not
come down as avatar to relieve individuals of
their troubles and sorrows and to confer joy
and happiness on them. Difficulties, troubles
and worries come in the natural course as a
consequence of past actions. The Gita says:
Karmaanubandhini manushya loke (Human
beings are bound by Karma in the world). As
human birth is the result of karma, there can
be no escape from the consequences of
karma. As is your action, so is the reaction
to it. When you stand before a mirror and
offer salutation before the mirror, the
salutation is reflected by the image. If you
address harsh words to the mirror, the
harshness is reflected by the image in the
same manner. It will be evident from this
example that the fruits of our actions are
determined by the nature of those actions.
(S.S. Oct.1988 p.254)
I am always aware of the future, the past,
as well as the present of every one of you.
So I am not so moved by mercy. Since I
know the past, the background - the reaction
is different. It is your consequence of evil
deliberately done in the previous birth and
so I allow your suffering to continue, often
modified by some little compensation. I do
not cause either joy or grief. You are the
designer of both these chains that bind you.
I am Ananda swarupa, come take Ananda
from me, dwell on that Ananda and be full of
Shanthi. (SBA -p. 19)
Reason for the advent of Avatar
The Avatara Purushas have no merit or
demerit accumulated in former births which
like ordinary mortals they have to pay off in
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this birth. Theirs is a Leela, a birth taken
on. The goodness of the good and the
wickedness of the bad provide the reasons
for the Avatara of the Lord. For example take
the Avatara of Narasimha. The merit of
Prahlada and the wickedness of Hiranyakasipu
combined to cause it. As a result of the
coming of the Lord, the good will be happy
and the bad will suffer. The Avatara, however,
has no joy or grief even if it is enveloped in
the body it has assumed. The Avatara is not
constituted of five elements; it is Chinmaya
not Mrinmaya, spiritual not material; it never
be distrubed by egoism or the sense of
mine and thine; it is untouched by the
delusion born of ignorance. Though man may
mistake an Avatar as just human, that does
not affect the nature of the embodiment; it
has come for a task and it is bound to
accomplish it. (G.V. p. 59)
The Objectives
The reason why God assumes the Avatar
form and decides to award mankind the
power is to discriminate between right and
wrong, between truth and falsehood. The
Avatar does this through precept and
example. (S.S.S. Vol. p. 267/268)
God is not a separate entity. Man is the
image of God. Daivam manusha rupena
declare scriptures. It means that God appears
in human form. It is to show to the
humanity how human life can be divinised
that avatars come from time to time.
When the Divine comes down as Avatar
- whether it be as Rama or Krishna, Mastya
(Fish), Varaaha (Boar) or Vamana - it is only
for one purpose. You recognise only the
momentary results of the advent. But you
should note that the Divine comes as Avatar
only to teach mankind the truth about love.
Oh man, it is because you lack love and are
filled with selfishness that the world is
plunged in so much conflict and chaos. It is
only when you develop love and the spirit of
sacrifice that you will realise the divinity that
is in the human. The man who has no spirit
of sacrifice (thyaga) will be prey to all ills. A
man without love is a living corpse. It is love
and sacrifice, which make man Divine.
(S.S. October 1998- p 254)
Avatars make their advent only to confer
Divine bliss on mankind.
(S.S. Sept. 1990. p.230)
Kinds of Avatars
Avatars are of two kinds: 1.Amsaavatar.
2.Purnavatar.
All human beings are Amsaavatar(partial
incarnation of the Divine). Mamaivanso
jeevaloke jivabhutah sanaatanah (A part of
My eternal Self has become the Jiva- individual
soul- in the world of living beings says
Krishna in the Gita). These partial
incarnations, caught up in Maya, develop
egoism and possessiveness and lead wordly
lives. The Purnaavatar may behave,
according to the circumstances, as if He
were subject to Maya, but in fact He is free
from Maya at all times.
In the Rama Avatar, for instance, Rama
conducted himself as if he was subject to
Maya, but upheld Dharma for promoting the
welfare of the world. The Krishna Avatar was
different. Keeping Maya under control, He
manifested His leelas (miraculous deeds).
This was why Vyasa in his Bhagavatha has
described in detail the Leelas of Krishna and
proclaimed His glory to the world.
In the Krishna Avatar, Krishna not only
performed many marvellous deeds, but also
taught the Supreme Wisdom to world. He
was one who had transcended the gunas,
but, for the sake of regeneration of the
world, behaved as if He was influenced by
the gunas, and delighted the world by His
deeds. Krishna did everything, whatever He
spoke or whatever action He did, for the
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good and well-being of the world. But some
people, not understanding this truth owing to
their own limitations, attributed wrong motives
for some of Krishnas. In this they reflected
their own feelings.
(S.S.Sept 1990 -p. 225/226)
Buddha, Christ, Mohammed and others
were not Avatars. They had some Divine
power. Only in India are Avatars are born,
because only in India are the Sastras
understood. And only in India do the sages
constantly experiment and practice. It is like
a gold mine. Where gold is found, there
gather geologists, engineers and experienced
miners. The gold is mined there,and then it
is taken all over the world. (C.W.B.S.S.B.
p.153)
You should know that Swami is Sriman
Narayana come down to earth in human
form. He is Purna-Avatar, as in the cases of
Sri Rama and Sri Krishna. The other great
spiritual Masters, who walked on the earth
from time to time, were manifestations of
the Divine Power - not Divinity in its entirety.
The Rishis, in ancient times, had to work
hard over unconscionably long periods and
then be satisfied with a brief glimpse of the
Lord (Dharshan). In the Thretha Yuga, the
Vanara Sena enjoyed the privilege of
conversation with Lord Sri Rama
(Sambhashan). In the Dwapara Yuga, the
Gopikas received Grace by a touch of Lord
Sri Krishna (Sparshan). Currently, Sri Sathya
Sai grants to all His devotees, at all times,
all the three forms of bliss - Vision, dialogue
and touch. (U - p. X)
Sai is not conditioned by time, place or
circumstance. What I will must take place;
and what I plan must succeed. I am Truth;
and Truth has no need to hesitate, fear or
bend. (U - p. XI)
Avatars -Their Powers - Natural Expressions
Every Avatar has six types of powers: all
encompassing Prosperity, Righteousness,
Fame, Wealth, and Wisdom and Renunciation
(or non-attachment). God is the possessor of
those six attributes. Sri Rama had all six
attributes. Every Avatar of God in every age
and every place has these six attributes.
(S.S. May 1989 p.122)
An Avatar might manifest only such part
of the Divine Glory as is essential for the
task which brought the form, or might exceed
the limited purpose it came for,and shine in
full grandeur. (U. p.xxvi)
God is above and beyond the limits of
Time and Space. He is beyond all
characteristics and qualities; no list of such
can describe him fully. For Him, all beings
are equal.
God appears in different forms on
different occasions. Sometimes He comes
with a part of His Glory, sometimes with a
fuller equipment of splendour; sometimes
for a particular task, sometimes to transform
an entire era of time,an entire continent of
space. (B.V. p. 2)
God is described as Aprameya. It means
that God cannot be measured like limited
phenomenon. Only the Vedas can give a
satisfying glimpse of His Glory.
(S.S.S. Vol. p. 299)
Even if all mankind endeavour for
thousands of years to unravel My Mystery,
they cannot succeed. (L.G. p. 359)
If you dare seek My truth, come, surrender
unto Me.(S.S.S. Vol. P. 82)
God is all-powerful; God is everywhere;
God is all knowing and a formidable limitless
Principle. (S.S.S. Vol. VIII. P. 439)
I am beyond the reach of the most
intense inquiry and most meticulous
measurement. (M.B.I. p.131)
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Only those who have recognised My Love
and experienced that Love can assert that
they have glimpsed My Reality, for the path
of love is the royal road that leads mankind
to Me. (S.S. Sm. Part IV p. 149)
Cultivate a nearness with Me in the
heart and it will be rewarded. Then you too
will acquire a fraction of that Supreme Love.
Be confident that you will be liberated.
(V. p. 15)
Sathya is what I teach; Dharma is the
way I live; Santhi is mark of my personality;
Prema is my very nature. You can understand
me only if you understand yourself, your own
basic truth. You must see, hear, study,
observe, experience, reflect; then you can
understand Me. You will learn that I am
Prema itself; that I give only one thing,
Ananda, through that Prema.
(S.S.S. Vol. II p.152)
Love is My distinctive mark, not the
creation of material objects or of health and
happiness, by sheer exercise of Will. You
might consider what you call miracles as the
most direct sign of divinity, but the love that
welcomes you all, that blesses all, that
makes Me run to the presence of the seekers,
the suffering and the distressed in distant
lands or wherever they are, that is the real
sign. It is that which declares that I am SAI
BABA. (B.S.S. Part II p.148)
Love alone is the fruit of love. Love is its
own witness. There is no trace of self-
interest in it. Because love exists for its own
sake. It has no fear. It is to teach humanity
the way of love that Avatars come in the
world. The world displays the diversity that
has emanated from the One (Ekatvam). The
Divine demonstrates the unity that subsumes
the diversity. Recognition of this Unity in
Diversity can be learnt only from the Divine.
(S.S. October 1988 -p. 254)
Love needs no reason for its flow; it
comes from selfish urge. (R.K.R.V. p. 361)
When the Prema or love is tainted by
selfishness, it cannot illumine at all. Self is
love-less- ness, Love is self-less-ness. Self
gets and forgets; love gives and forgives.
Love can never entertain the idea of revenge.
For it sees all others as oneself. When the
tongue is hurt by the teeth do you seek
vengeance against the wrong doer? No, for
they both belong to you and are integral
parts of your being. So. Too, when some
other person insults you or inflicts pain,
allow wisdom to have mastery over you.
Discover the truth and do not rush to
conclusions, always keeping love as your
guide. (S.S.S. Vol. IX p. 113)
Love knows no fear, no untruth, no
anxiety, no grief. I am Love I shower love; I
share love; I am pleased with love. Love is
God. Live in Love. Love alone can alleviate
anxiety and all fear.(S.S.S. Vol. IX p. 113)
Love unfolds first on the lap of the
mother. The eyes of love fasten themselves
on the caressing face of the mother.
(S.S.S. Vol. VII p. 309)
Love should not be rationed on the basis
of caste or creed or economic status or
intellectual attainment of the recipient. It
should flow full and free, regardless of
consequence, for, it is ones nature to love,
seek out dry dreary wastes which love can
water make fertile. Love saturates all activities
with joy and peace. Love ennobles the least
and the lowest. Love yourself for the god that
it embodies; Love others, for the
God that is enshrined in them, that speaks
and acts through them.
(S.S.S. Vol. VII p. 437)
The love of God and the love for the god
are both eternally sweet and pure, whatever
the method of your accepting or attaining
them. Such love is holy and inspiring. Sugar
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is sweet when eaten during day or during
night. For it is night or day for the person
who eats, not for the sugar. Sugar behaves
uniformly always. (B.V. p. 7)
Love is joy, love is power, love is light,
love is God. S.S.Sm. Part III p. 214)
Love, respect, tolerance, mutual-co-
operation, forbearance- these must flow from
the hearts of all towards all, you are all
limbs of one body- the Sai body.
(S.S. Sm. Part III p. 25)
Love is the keynote of harmony; work,
worship and wisdom are the three stages on
the godward path.(S.S. Sm. Part III p.284)
Love your religion, so that you may practise
it with greater faith; and when each one
practises his religion with faith, there can be
no hatred in the world, for all religions are
built on universal love. Love your country, so
that it may become strong, happy and
prosperous, an arena for exercise of the
higher faculties of man.(S.S.S. Vol. V p. 78)
Love helps you to see God in everyone,
everyone as Divine, Rama said to Hanuman
I shower my love most on those who serve
me and who deem that service as the highest
means of liberation.(R.K.R.V. p. 349)
Selfless love is the source of happiness,
truth, peace, sacrifice, endurance, and all
other higher values of life. There is no security
and safety without Prema the absolute,
unalloyed form of love. O brave sons of
Bharat, remember that love is more
fundamental than all other moral
values.(S.S.B. 1979 p.53)
The Grace of God cannot be won, through
the gymnastics or reason, the contortions of
yoga or the denials of asceticism. Love alone
can win it. Love that needs no requital, love
that knows no bargaining, love that is paid
gladly, as a tribute to all loving, love that is
unwavering, love alone can overcome
obstacles, however many and mighty. There
is no strength more effective than purity, no
bliss more satisfying than love, no joy more
restoring than bhakthi, no triumph more praise
worthy than surrender.
(S.S.S. Vol. VII p. 437)
Brahman is form of Love. Love is all
compassing Love. Love knows no differences.
Love and ego cannot co exit even for a
moment. Love is the royal path which will
take one the noblest heights. Love must be
experienced, enjoyed, and shared with his
fellow men by every individual in the
world.(L.A. p.52)
Love is an amalgam of sweetness,
effulgence and wisdom. Compassion is the
reflection of love. (S.S.S. Vol. XXVI p.407)
To give love and receive love, this is my
business. (M.B.I. p.131)
Love will awaken the compassion of man
towards all gods children, human and animal;
it will fill him with wonder and amazement at
the handiwork of God, and he will see the
Divinity everywhere and in everything.(E. p.93)
Spontaneous expression of the Avatar
Miracles are the spontaneous and natural
expressions of Avatarhood. Rama means
He who confers joy, Krishna means He
who attracts. Every act of mine, for conferring
joy or attracting the heart, becomes a
miracle in your phraseology. The avatar has
come to reform and re-construct and so the
miracle has invariably the result. The
chamathkara has its aim, the samaskara of
mankind. How is achieved in this Avatar?
Everyone so drawn is persuaded through
Love, to love all since all are the same
atman encased in distinct bodies, and to
transform that love into service (paropakara).
As a result, their minds sanctified, their
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intellects get clarified and their hearts get
purified. So they attain the realisation that
their core is the Atman, which but a wave in
the ocean, the Universal, Eternal absolute,
the Paramatman, this is goal of human life
(Sakshatkara). (S.S.Sm. Part IV. P. 84)
The divine is now denoted by various
words that are common currency in limited
human vocabularies. These words describe
and propose a meaning to the divine -
miracle, magic, wonders etc. Of course,
men cannot contain in their minds more than
they can hold. They cannot express in words
the inexpressible. Only those who dived deep
and contacted the underlying principle of love
can picture divinity with some clarity. The
Divinity that is ME has not been acquired or
earned, nor has it been added after lapse of
some years, in the middle of this career.
The divine has to reveal itself through the
manifestations, largely shaped and modified
by the nature of times, the region, the cultural
environment. The signs and the wonders that
I manifest are given names that do not
connote the purpose of effect. They can be
classified as chamatkar, leading to samskar,
which urges one on to paropakar resulting in
sakshathkar. Chamathkar is only act which,
attracts on account of its inexplicability. This
aspect of attraction is inherent in the Avatar.
The very name Rama means he who pleases
or causes delight. Krishna means he who
attracts or draws towards himself
(Karshathithi- Krishna). The attribute of
attraction is a characteristic of divinity.
Why does divinity attract? Is to deceive or
mislead? No. It is to transform, reconstruct,
reform- a process called samskar. What is
purpose of reconstruction? It is to make a
person useful and serviceable to the society,
to efface his ego, and to affirm in him the
unity all beings in God. The one who has
undergone samskar becomes a humble
humane servant of those who needs help.
This is the stage of paropakar. Service of
this kind done with reverence and
selflessness, prepares man to realise the
One that pervades many.
The last stage is sakshatkar. The Vedas
proclaim that immortality, (the stage when
one is merged in the birthless deathless,
universal entity) is feasible through
renunciation and detachment only, and not
through rituals, progeny or wealth. When one
renounces selfish desire, his love expands
into farthest regions of the universe, until he
becomes aware of the cosmic love that
feeds all the four processes mentioned above.
It is important that you know this underlying
urge in all I do.
Let us consider the chamatkar acts that
attract and cause wonder. You see a flower.
You long to hold it in your hands only when
its colour or fragrance is attractive. You enter
the market and see heaps of fruits. If the
fruits are not attractive, you have no urge to
possess them and benefit by them. Attraction
is the very nature of the divine.
When the person is drawn near, the
process of samskar starts. Without this,
man remains hallow and feeble. He has no
dignity or personality. Two annas work of
stainless steel is transformed by skilful
manipulation and reconstruction into nuts,
screws and springs, into a watch that is
worth two or three hundred rupees. This is
the result of samskar, which turned into a
useful tool for indicating time. So too, man
can be transformed into a noble, efficient,
happy and disciplined member of the society
by implanting of good thoughts, good feelings,
goods deeds and good emotions. Man can
be transformed into Mahatma (great soul).
Such transformed persons will spontaneously
engage themselves in the task of promoting
human welfare. They will be the promoters of
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the ideals of the brotherhood of man and
fatherhood of God. (S & M. p.232/234)
I manifest My mahimas to express the
Love I bear to mankind and to demonstrate
My grace and to make you realise who I am.
(S.S. March 99 p.80)
Like all Avatars Krishna announced His
advent to the world, bit by bit, step by step,
testing every time how far the Reality will be
accepted by the masses. The signs and
miracles were indeed, then as now, to
proclaim the Avatar. (M. L. p. 254)
Every Avatar is an amazing phenomenon,
but it is also amazing not to recognise Him.
(A.C.P. p. 2)
An avatar is capable of all things at all
times; yet, the Avatar will not undertake to
demonstrate His powers at all times, An
Avatar will undertake to demonstrate such
powers when exceptional circumstances
demand it and will shed the Grace on a
deserving person only. (M.L. p. 254)
Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasipu, impelled
by their hatred, embarked on many enquiries
in search of Narayana.They felt after their
probe that Narayana was not in any of the
five elements. But the tide of time and
circumstances led to situations in which they
faced the Lord in His most dreadful form and
met with their end .
When the Lord (Narayana) incarnates in
human He cannot avoid abiding by the
regulations set by him. You should not forget
that even if the Lord is the Director of the
cosmic drama, in his human form he is
playing a specific role. If he does not act
according to the role assumed by Him either
overdoes or underplays the role, departing
from what is appropriate, He will be failing in
His purpose. When the Divine assumes
human form, He has to serve as an example
by ideal actions. (U. p. 42)
In the Rama Avatar, for instance, Rama
conducted himself as if he was subject to
Maya, but upheld Dharma for promoting the
welfare of the world. The Krishna Avatar was
different. Keeping Maya under control, He
manifested His Leelas (miraculous deeds).
This is why Vyasa in his Bhagavatha has
described in detail the Leelas of Krishna and
proclaimed his glory to the world.
In the Krishna Avatar, Krishna not only
performed marvellous deeds, but also taught
the Supreme Wisdom to the world. He was
one who had transcended the gunas, but ,
for the sake of regeneration of the world ,
behaved as if He was influenced by the
gunas, and delighted the world by His deeds.
Krishna did everything, whatever He spoke or
whatever actions He did , for the good and
well-being of the world. But some people, not
understanding the truth owing to their own
limitations, attributed wrong motives for some
of Krishnas actions. In this way they reflected
their own feelings. (S.S. Sept. 1990. p. 225/226)
Let Me tell you that emphatic declarations
of Truth by Avatars were made so clearly and
so unmistakably only by Krishna. Inspite of
the declarations, you will notice in the career
of the same Krishna that He underwent
defeat in His efforts and endeavours, on a
few occasions; you must also note that
these defeats too were part of the drama
which He had planned and which He Himself
has directed. For example, when kings
pleaded with Him to avert the war with
Kauravas, He confessed that His Mission to
the Kaurava court for ensuring peace had
failed! But, He had not willed that it should
succeed! He had decided the war would be
waged! His mission was intended to punish
the greed and iniquity of the Kauravas and to
condemn them before the whole world. Now,
I must tell you, that during Sai Avatar, there
is no place for even such drama with
scenes of failures and defeats! What I will
must take place, what I plan must succeed.
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I am Truth; and truth has no need to hesitate,
fear or bend . (U. p. 4/5)
An Avatar is always aware of His Divinity,
being consciously Divine and unconsciously
human, so to say. In contrast, man is
consciously human and unconsciously Divine.
An Avatar is aware not only of His previous
and future lives, but also about the past,
present and future of all the creatures. But
man does not know even his own past or
future lives, not even his future in the present
life itself . (U. p. 10)
Attributes
The Lord has the following attributes or
characteristics: Aiswarya (Divine sovereignty),
Dharma (the source of all righteousness),
Yasas (fame), Sampada (wealth), Jnana
(wisdom), and Vairagya (non-attachment). He
has another name called Vishatkaraa (One
who has six forms of wealth). He is also
known as Vibhuh (One with matchless
splendour). He is the master the past, present
and the future. For this reason He is called
Bhaavah. He is the one who abides the
three aspects of Time. Another meaning for
the word Bhaavah is that of the creator of
the universe and hence is called BHAAVAH.
He the prime cause of the process of creation,
growth and dissolution. (D3 p. 50)
The Avatar is Gunateetha. All the five
human senses, sabda, sparsa, rupa, rasa,
and gandha are the material attributes and
the Avatar is above these and unaffected by
any of them.
The Avatar is omnipotent, omnipresent,
omniscient, omniself, omnifelicity and omniall.
Kalas
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has said
that an Avatar can be distinguished from
human beings by sixteen Kalas. They are-
1. Human beings and animals have five
qualities in common, namely 1) sight
2) hearing 3) smell 4) taste and 5) touch
2. The next 4 kalas, which the Avatar
shares with human beings are- 6) mind
7) heart 8) intelligence 9) intuition
3. The remaining seven phases exclusively
belong to the Avatar only. They are:
10) Grace or reward for effort 11) Anugraha
or special grace (whether the recepient merits
or not) 12) Power to create a new order of
life in society 13) New states of
consciousness in individuals or new objects
14) The power to support and sustain that
which is inherently good (but may be
defenceless) 15) The power to destroy evil
and 16) To have a form and a name which,
whenever remembered rightly result in the
immediate spiritual presence (sometimes
even physical) of the Avatar or a solution for
problems.
Two distinguishable forms
Yaathe Rudrasivaath-anoraghora
Paapakaasinee, it is said that is to say, god
is described as having two distinguishable
forms- serene and the terrible.
The Narasimha form of God that emerged
from the pillar was mild and serene, beautiful
and beneficent for Prahlada, the staunch
devotee, and at the same time, the form was
terrible for Hiranyakasipu, the father, who
hated God to the utmost. Well, even Nature,
the concretisation of the will power of God
has these two aspects the gentle and the
fearsome, water is an essential ingredient
for sustaining life in beings. It is vital and
health-giving as well as fatal and death
dealing. (L.K.V. p.26)
Divinity and Avatar
The difference between Divinity (as
universal consciousness) and the Avatar (the
Divine in human form) should be understood.
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The Omniself is not subject to change. The
Avatar has name and form and is liable to
change by its own will. The omniself has no
name and form. The difference between the
two can be illustrated by the example of the
sun and the suns rays. They are one.
Whatever the situation in which the Avatar
appears, there is no limitation on the Avatars
omnipotence. Name and form do not
circumscribe the total fullness of the divinity
the Avatar manifests. Name and form are
self-chosen attributes of the infinite, eternal,
ever pure, universal consciousness. Water
taken from ocean, in however small a vessel,
has the same quality as the ocean. Likewise,
the Avatar, regardless of Its name and form,
has the plentitude of the Divine. In every
respect, except that of the name and form,
It is identical with Divinity. (V. p. 65/66)
Grasp
The Avatar comes as Man in order to
demonstrate that man is Divine, in order to
be within reach of Man. The human mind
cannot grasp the Absolute, Attributeless
Principle; it is Abstract and beyond the reach
of speech, Mind and Intellect. Love is His
Instrument; non-violence is His Message. He
achieves the correction on the evil-minded
through education and example.
(S.S.S. Vol. P.107)
Among the Avatars, the incarnations of
Rama and Krishna, are meaningful to
mankind, since man can grasp their example,
follow their solutions to problems, and derive
Ananda the contemplation of their excellences
and teachings . (B.V. p.176)
Love is the Instrument
I have come to light the lamp of Love in
your hearts, to see that it shines day by day
with added lustre. (S.S.S. Vol. VI p.185)
I have come to tell you of the Universal,
Unitary faith, this path of Love, this duty of
Love, this obligation of Love. (S.S.60 Back
cover page)
I came to awaken the heart of man and
help him to reach the Divinity within. It is
there with you now, if only you could know it.
Love in that Divine State now and give up
forever all attachments to earthly desires.
That will truly make Me happy .
Love is my Form
Truth is my breath
Peace is my food
My life is my message
Expansion is my Life .
(S.S. Jan 90 p. 4)
I am Love; I shower Love;
I share love; I am pleased with love;
I bless that you have more and more love
To more and more beings
(V. p. 117)
I have come to light the lamp of love in
your hearts, to see that it shines day by day
with added lustre. I have not come to speak
on a particular dharma, like the Hindu
Dharma, I have not come on any mission of
publicity for any sect or creed or cause .
(S.S.S. Vol. p. 185)
Love is joy, love is power, love is light,
love is God. If at all you want to label Me,
then call Me Premaswarupa.
(S.S. Sm. Part III p.214)
Love, respect, tolerance, mutual co-
operation, forbearance - these must flow
from the hearts of all towards all, you are all
limbs of the same body - the Sai body.
(S.S. Sm. Part III p.25)
I have come to restore Love among
mankind, to cleanse it of meanness and
restrictive attitudes.
(S.S. Sm. Part IV p. 20)
Love the keynote of harmony, work,
worship and wisdom are the three stages on
the Godward path. Love helps you to see
God in everyone, everyone as Divine.
(S.S. Sm. Part II p.284)
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I have no methodology of machinery or
strategy in the accepted organisational sense.
My methodology is a simple one, based on
conversion by Love and the machinery is one
of co-operation by love and brotherhood.
Love is My instrument and My merchandise.
(S.S. Sm. Part IV p.84)
Declares thus:
I am not Sathya Sai Baba. That is only a
name by which you designate Me now. All
names are Mine. I am the ONE GOD who
answers the prayers that rise in human
hearts, in all languages, from all lands,
addressed to all forms of the Deity.
(B.S.S. Part II p.91)
When the Dharma of the yuga is laid aside;
To establish it anew through loving means,
When the world is polluted by conflict and
confusion
To restore the path of virtue and Peace.
When sacred texts are not grasped aright,
To proclaim the message they teach
mankind
To relieve the earth of the burden of vice;
To fulfil the promise made in Treta Yuga,
Achyutha has incarnated on this earth.
Vasudeva, Sri Hari, has come into the world.
(S S G - p - VI)
He alone is a real man
Whose thoughts, words and deeds
Are in perfect harmony.
How can he be a genuine man
When his mind is divorced from speech
and deed
And all three are not in harmony?
If birth, old age and death dont happen,
If desires dont fail and gain isnt lost,
If the world isnt the fleeting flow it is,
How could man have affection,
compassion, love?
The attributes and qualities, which were
assumed
When, to save Prahlada, the Supreme
Person came,
The attributes and qualities, which were
assumed
When, to save the elephant, the Lotus-eyed
came,
The attributes and qualities, which were
assumed
When, to save the poor Cochlea, the Lord of
Veda came,
The attributes and qualities, which were
assumed
When, to save the boy, Dhruva,
He came from Heaven,
Now, with all the attributes, all the qualities
has come,
He whom the gods adore, the Refuge of the
rejected.
The Lord of all the worlds, the Lord of Infinite
Glory,
As all Existence, as all Knowledge and
All Bliss in one Form embodied
As Puttaparthi Sathya Sai, the Over-lord of
all that Is.
(S.S.S Vol XVIII - p. 154/155)
With the crescent moon dancing, the
matted locks waving, the cool waters of the
Ganga flowing between, with the eye in the
middle of the forehead shining, the purple
neck gleaming like the sheen of a black
berry, wearing serpent bracelets, and a snake
skin belt, the entire body smeared with
Vibhuti, with the forehead adorned with
kumkum dot, lips ruddied by the juice of the
betel, Gold embellished diamond ear rings
dangling, with whole swarthy body glowing,
the Lord of Kailasa (Shaila Rajeswara)
appeared in person.
(D D 13-03-2002 p2)
The Lord of Puttaparthi will always protect
you. He is the ocean of compassion. Holding
your hand, He will take care of you. He will
never forsake you. Recognise this truth.
(S.S. March 2000 p.74)
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I declare that I am in every one, in every
being .So do not hate any one, or cavil at any
one. Spread Prema always, everywhere. That
is the best way of revering Me. Do not seek
to measure Me or evaluate Me. I am beyond
your understanding. Pray or worship for your
own satisfaction and contentment. But, to
say think I will respond only if I am called or
that I will save only if I am thought of is
wrong. Have you not heard the declaration.
Sarvathah panni paadam? You can hear
My Foot-steps, for; I walk with you, behind
you, beside you. When you cry out in agony,
Dont you hear my hearts plaint? Have you
become so stony-hearted?
My ear will be there to listen. Ask that I
should protect you like the apple of the eye;
My eye will be there to watch over you and
guard you. Have Dhoopam and scent-sticks
for the Puja, and I smell them. I answer to
whatever Name you use; I respond to
whatever request you make, with a pure
heart and a sanctified motive.
(S S S Vol - III - p - 55)
Oh you devotees, secure lasting happiness
by worshipping Sai Baba, He grants wisdom
by dispelling the darkness of illusion. He
reveals the truth to us, It is Saiesa manifested
as Sathyanarayana in our house, He has
descended in this form for our sake.
(B-P49)
There is one point that I cannot but bring
to your special notice today. At the time
when Jesus was merging in the supreme
principle of divinity, he communicated some
news to his followers which has been
interpreted in a variety of ways by
commentators and those who relish the piling
of writings on writings and meanings upon
meanings, until it all swells up into a huge
mess. The statement itself has been
manipulated and tangled in a conundrum.
The statement is simple: He who sent me
among you will come again and he pointed
to a lamb. The lamb is merely a symbol, a
sign. It stands for the voice Ba-Ba; the
announcement was of the advent of Baba.
His name will be Truth, Christ declared.
Sathya means Truth. He wears a robe of
red, a blood-red robe. (Here Baba pointed to
the robe He was wearing). He will be short,
with a crown (of hair). The lamb is the sign
and symbol of love. Christ did not declare
that he would come again; he said, He who
sent me will come again. That Ba-Ba is this
Baba. (pointing to Himself).
(U - p. 24/25)
On 6th July 1963 (Guru Purnima Day),
Baba declared: I have been keeping back
from you all these years one secret about
Me; the time has come when I can reveal it
to you. It is a sacred day. I am Siva-Shakti,
born in the gotra of Bharadwaja, according
to a boon won by that sage from Siva. And
Siva himself was born in the gotra of that
great sage as Sai Baba of Shirdi; Siva and
Shakti have incarnated as My-self in his
gotra now; Shakti alone will incarnate as
third Sai in the same gotra in Mysore State
(now Karnataka State).
(U - p. 25/26)
If I had come amongst you as Narayana
with four arms holding the Conch, the Wheel,
the Mace and Lotus, you would have kept
me in a museum and charged a fee for
those who seek Darshan. If I had come as
a mere man you would not have respected
my teaching and followed it for your own
good. So I have to be in the human form
with Super-human wisdom and powers.
(S.S. Sm Part II p.12)
The totality of the Divine energy has
come as Sathya Sai- to go to each and
everyone, to wake up the slumbering Divinity
of every human being. Even if in your
sleepness or in your wackiness from sleep,
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you growl, grumble or groan, kick, criticise,
quarrel or cry. I will not forsake you, I will not
allow your divinity to go to sleep. A mother
never forsakes the child she carries or lets
the child work out its resentment anger on
her. I have come to help, to accompany and
to carry you. I can never forsake you. I will
never fail in my duty to my children - and I
shall be grateful to each child of mine who
helps in my task.
(S & M p.312/313)
Come with empty hands, throw away all
things that you hold in the grasp of your
hands. Cast away the toys with which you
have been playing the game of gaining and
losing, so that I can fill your empty hands
with lasting sweetness; empty hearts with
lasting joy; empty lives with salutory
substance, the empty reeds with melodious
breath. (S.S. Sm. Part III p.242)
I will hold by the hand those who stray
away from straight path and serve them.
(L.G. p.356)
I shall not give you up, even if you forsake
Me; for it is not Me to forsake those who
deny Me. I have come for all. Those who
stray away will come again to Me, do not
doubt this. I shall beckon them back to Me.
I bless you that you may earn the vision in
this life itself, with this body itself.
(S.S.S. Vol. II p.129)
However you are, you are Mine, I will not
give you up. Whatever you are, Your are near
Me, you cannot go beyond My reach.
(S.S.S. Vol. II p. 198)
Wake up, my children, wake up to the
dawn of knowledge, wake up to you divine
duties, wake up to your divine rights and
wake up to your divine reality.
(S & M. p.312)
I have come to give you the key to the
treasure of bliss, to tell you how to tap that
spring, for you have forgotten the way of the
blessedness. Very few of you desire to get
from Me - the things, I have come to give
you, namely Liberation itself. I am the
embodiment of bliss. Come take this from
Me dwell in that bliss and be peaceful.
(M. B. I. P.153)
I am Sathyasya Sathyam, the truth of
truths. Why has truth come on earth in
human form? To plant in the heart of man
the yearning for truth, to place man on the
road to truth, to help man to reach truth, by
loving instruction and by the final gift of
illumination. (F.D.D -p. I - 5)
I am the truth of truth, I guide towards
truth, I manifest truth and when men realise
truth, they realise Me. (F.D.D -p. I - 6)
My hand stretches out for receiving, only
when a pure heart full of Prema is offered;
on all occasions, it gives and never takes.
Sat-Chit-Ananda
On 23 November 1983, Bhagavan said
that if your yearnings to Brahmananda, the
Sath-Chit-Ananda, is sincere and pure from
this day keep in memory what I am about to
tell you:
1. I am God, I am not different from God .
Be conscious of this always. Keep it ever
in mind. I am God, I am not different
from God. Be reminding yourself of this.
Pray that you may not fail in this spiritual
exercise.
2. I am the Indivisible Supreme Absolute.
This is the second truth to be established
in the consciousness by unremitting
repetition and prayer.
3. I am Sat-Chit-Ananda (i.e. Being,
Awareness and Bliss)
4. Grief and anxiety can never affect me .
develop this faith and convince yourselves
of this truth by repeated assurance and
prayer.
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5. I am ever content, fear can never enter
me .Develop this faith and conviction
grows stronger and stronger.
As the physical is maintained healthy and
strong by the five vital airs (pranas), these
five prayers will endow you with Awareness
of Brahmam which is the same as the
Status of Brahmam itself. (M. B. I. P. 176)
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram
Sarva roopa dharam, Santham
Sarva naama dharam, Sivam
Sat-chit-Amanda roopam, Adwitham
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram.
I am all forms ascribed to the Almighty;
I am the Embodiment of perfect Peace. I am
known by all the names through which the
Almighty is addressed and adored by man. I
am the embodiment of Goodness; I am
Being- Awareness Bliss, Atma, the one without
a second, truth, Goodness, Beauty .
(Golden Age p. 137)
Willing is superfluous for Me, for My
grace is ever available to devotees who have
steady love and faith. Since I move among
them talking and singing, even intellectuals
are unable to grasp My Truth, My Power, My
Glory or My real task as AVATAR. I can solve
any problem, however knotty.
(Golden Age p.135)
MANIFESTATION AND PURPOSE
Avatars manifested in the Kritha Yuga
for the preservation of Vedic tradition, in the
Thretha Yuga for the protection of Dharma
and in the Dwapara Yuga for the protection
of Dharma for the promulgation of right of
property. In the Kritha Yuga, the Avatar saved
the Vedas from neglect; in the Thretha Yuga,
He saved women from dishonour, and in the
Dwapara Yuga, He saved property from
injustice. Now in this fourth Age, the Kali
Yuga all these three are in dire peril. The
Vedas are ridiculed. Women are tempted into
unwomanly lives, and property itself is
condemned as theft. So, the present Avatar
has a three-fold task. Man has no purity in
the heart, no sanctity in his emotions, no
love in his deeds, no God in his prayers.
(U - p. 4/5)
My energy goes from Me as I pass you.
If you talk to others immediately, the
precious energy is dissipated and returns to
Me unused. Whatever my eyes see becomes
vitalised and transmuted. You are being
charged day by day. Never underestimate
what is being accomplished by the act of
Darsan. My walking among you is a gift
yearned for by the gods in heaven and here
you are receiving this daily Grace. Be grateful.
The blessings so that you receive will express
themselves in their perfect time. But also
remember that to whom much is given, much
will be demanded. (Y. p - 26)
You must see; hear, study, observe,
experience and reflect; only then, can you
understand me. You will learn then that I am
Love (Prema); that I give only one thing, Bliss
(Aanandha) through Love. My task is to grant
solace, courage, and Peace (Shaanthi). That
is to say, my characteristics are the ancient,
authentic ones; only the manifested form is
new. (S.S.S. Vol XXV -P87)
His Task
I have a task: To foster all mankind
and ensure for all of them lives full of
Ananda. I have a vow: To lead all who stray
away from the straight path, again into
goodness and save them. I am attached to
a work that I love: To remove the sufferings
of the poor and grant them what they lack. I
have a reason to be proud, for, I rescue all
who worship and adore Me, aright. I have My
definition of devotion I expect: Those
devoted to Me have to treat joy and grief,
gain and loss, with equal fortitude. This
means that I will never give up those attach
themselves to Me.
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My task is to open the eyes to the glory
of the Vedas and to convince you that vedic
injunctions, when put in practice will yield the
promised results. My prema towards the
Vedas is matched only by My Prema towards
humanity. My mission is just four:
Vedaposhana, Vidwath-poshana,
Bhaktharakshana and Dharmarakshana.
(S. S. Sm. Part II p.43)
My task (Deeksha) is to give all persons
to guide in the right path and guard them
from evil. My vow (Vratham) is to save all
who stray away from straight path leading
them to the path of virtue (Sanmarga) My
love (Prema) is to end the misery of the poor
and give them all they need. My Crown is to
help, nourish and protect all who worship
Me. Devotion to Me is nothing but this is to
have a steady mind, unaffected by ups and
downs, joy or grief. (S.S.S.B p.6/7)
This Sai has come in order to achieve
the Supreme task of uniting the entire
mankind as one family - through the bond of
brotherhood of affirming and limiting the
inner reality of each being in order to reveal
the divine which, is the basis on which the
entire cosmos rests, and of instructing all to
recognise the common Divine Heritage that
binds man, so that man can rid himself of
the animal and rise the Divine which is his
goal! (P.E. p.82)
My task is not merely cure, to console or
to remove the misery and pain of the
individuals. That is incidental. My main task
is the establishment of Vedanta and vedantic
way of life in India and the world, (S.G.M.
p.203)
No Avatar has ever done the things Sai
is doing, taking interest in everything
concerning your families , celebrating family
functions and giving individual counsel .
(D. G. p. 149)
It is not what anyone alive can imagine. It
is not something that one can try to aspire
to. It is beyond all comprehension. I can say
that its beauty is magnificent beyond all
dreams. And as each of you perform your
silent work I embrace you to MY heart and
henceforth your souls shall be lifted up and
eyes will reveal MY presence within. This 1
say to all MY devotees from the Lords
Mountain Top where all the universe becomes
one. Be about MY work, MY beloved
BHAKTHAS (devotees). Your breath will carry
the scent of the Blossoms of Heaven. Your
example will be that of Angels. Your Joy will
be MY Joy,
1. No matter wherever you go, always do
your duty as you see fit and know that I
will be there inside you, guiding you every
step of the way. In the years to come, you
will experience me in many different
manifestations of my form.
2. You are my own, dearer than dear to me.
3. I will protect you as the eyelids protect the
eyes.
4. You already have me, and I have you.
5. I will never leave you and you will never
leave me. From this point on, do not
hanker after anything.
6. Do your duty with unwavering love, seeing
all as God. Be patient.
7. In time everything will be given to you. Be
happy.
8. There is no need to worry about anything.
9. Whatever is experienced, whatever
happens, know that this Avatar willed it
so.
10. There is no force on earth, which can
delay for an instant the mission for which
this Avatar has come.
11. You are all sacred souls, and have parts
to play in the unfolding drama of the new
Golden Age, which is coming.
(S.S.S. Vol.XXIII p.264/265)
My Mission
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My mission is to raise the
consciousness of man to a level at which he
neither rejoices nor mourns over anything. In
that supreme state one is going through
rebirth and redeath each moment, for these
acts are one and the same, emerging from
formless into form, merging from form into
formless. Then there is no success or
adversity, no joy or pain. When the devotee
attains this oneness, his journey towards Me
ceases for he will be ever with Me endlessly.
(S.S. 60 p. 24)
Avatars manifested in the Kritha Yuga for
the preservation of Vedic tradition, in the
Threta Yuga for the protection of Dharma and
in Dwapara Yuga for the protection of Dharma
for the promulgation of the right of property.
In the Kritha Yuga, the Avatar saved the
Vedas from the neglect; in the Threta Yuga,
He saved women from dishonour, and in the
Dwapara Yuga He saved property from
injustice. Now in the fourth Age, the Kali
Yuga all these four are in dire peril. The
Vedas are ridiculed. Women are tempted into
unwomanly lives, and property itself is
condemned as theft. So, the Present Avatar
has a three- fold task. Man has no purity in
heart. No sanctity in his emotions, no love in
his deeds, no God in his prayers . (U. p. 45)
Previous Avatars like Rama and Krishna
had to destroy a few individuals who could
be identified as enemies of the godly way of
life and thus restore the dharmic life. Today,
however, wickedness has tainted so many
that humanity itself stands under threat of
destruction. Therefore in my present Avatar,
I have come armed with full power of formless
God to correct mankind, raise human
consciousness and put people back on the
right path of truth, righteousness, peace and
love to divinity.
The evil must be removed before such a
catastrophe (destructive war) takes place.
There will be minor war and skirmishes, of
course; these cannot be helped in the existing
state of affairs. The Mahabharata is different
issue altogether. Lord Krishna decreed it
and. In fact led Arjuna to the battlefield in
order to rid the world of evil men and ungodly
forces.
Today as I told, the evil is so widespread
that humanity itself would be destroyed in a
nuclear holocaust in the event of a world war.
It is to prevent such a catastrophe that this
Avatar has come to raise human
consciousness above the existing syndrome
of anger, hate, violence and war and save
the world from disaster. This can be achieved
only by the reestablishment of the brotherhood
of mankind through the Vedas, Shastras and
all religions with their evangel of dharma to
liberate the human race from the chains of
karma (the cycle of birth and death) .
(S & M. p.239)
This is precisely what I am doing by
incarnating the indwelling God in man to
overcome such calamities like earth quakes,
floods, droughts, famine, and epidemics.
There are two ways in which an Avatar can
help people: An instant solution, as against
a long term one.
Any instant solution would go against the
fundamental quality of nature itself as well
as the Karmic law of cause and effect. Most
people live in the material world of their
desires and egos which is governed by this
law. They reap the fruits of their actions. This
brings about their evolution or devolution, If
the Avatar intervenes to instantly solve their
problems, it would stop all action,
development, and even evolution. This
solution can be ruled out because it totally
negates the natural laws.
The other and more effective alternative
presents a long term solution whereby the
Avatar leads people themselves to a higher
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level of consciousness to enable them to
understand the truth of spiritual laws so that
they turn towards righteousness and
steadfastly work for better conditions. This
will relate back to Nature and Karmic law of
causation. They would then transcend the
cycle of cause and effect, in which to-day
they are involved as victims, and thereby
command and control the natural forces to
be able to avert the calamities.
They would become shareholders of my
Sankalpa Shakthi (divine power, universal
energy). I have to work through them, rouse
the indwelling God in them, and evolve them
into a higher reality in order to enable them
to master the natural laws and forces.
If I cure everything instantly leaving people
at their present level of consciousness, they
would soon mess up things and be at one
anothers throats again, with the result that
the same chaotic situation would develop in
the world.
Suffering and misery are inescapable acts
of Cosmic drama. God does not decree
these calamities, but man invites by way of
retribution for his own evil ends. This is
corrective punishment which induces mankind
to give up wrong path and return to the right
path so that he may experience Godlike
condition of Sat- Chit-Ananda- that is, an
existence of wisdom and Bliss. All this is
part of the grand synthesis in which the
negatives serve to glorify the positives. Thus
death glorifies the immortality, ignorance
glorifies wisdom, misery glorifies bliss and
night glorifies dawn.
So, finally if the Avatar brings the
calamities to an immediate end, which I can
do, when there is a great need, the whole
drama of creation with its Karmic (universal
inescapable duty) law will collapse. Remember
these calamities occur not because of what
God has made of man but really because of
what man has made of man. Therefore, man
has to be UNMADE and REMADE with his
ego destroyed and replaced by a transcendent
consciousness, so that he may rise above
the Karmic to command. (M. B. I. P. 95/96)
TRINITY
I have come not to disturb any or destroy
any Faith, but to confirm in his own Faith, so
that the Christian becomes a better Christian,
the Muslim a better Muslim, and a Hindu a
better Hindu. I have come reconstruct the
ancient highway to God; to instruct all in the
essence of Vedas, to shower all this precious
gift; to protect Sanathana Dharma, the ancient
wisdom and to preserve it. My Mission is to
serve happiness and so I am always happy
to come among you, not once but twice,
thrice as often as you want me. To set right
those who have taken a wrong path and to
protect the good people, Sai will be born
again and again. (S.B.A. p. 17)
It only meant that He (SHIRDI SAI) who
came as Sai Baba again as Sathya Sai Baba!
Moreover, the Sais come in a series. After
this there will be another, PREMA SAI, who
will take birth in Mysore region.
(Now Karnataka State).
In My previous Avatar, SHIRDI BABA,
laid the base for a secular integration and
gave mankind the message of Duty is God.
The mission of the present Avatar is to
make everybody realise that the same God
or Divinity resides in everyone. People should
respect, love, and help each other irrespective
of colour or creed. Thus all work can become
a way of worship. Finally, Prema Sai, the
third Avatar, will promote the evangelic
newness that not only does God reside in
everybody, but also everybody is god. This
will be final wisdom, which enables every
man and woman to reach God. Thus the
three Avatars carry the triple message of
work, worship and wisdom. (U. p. 26)
Now, the Rakshasa nature is universal
and hence this Avathar has to bring a
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revolution in human character, attitude and
behaviour and people have to be taught
certain disciplines. (S.G.M -p. 375)
Birds, beasts and trees have not deviated
from their Nature; they are still holding it
valid. Man alone has disfigured it, in his
crude attempt to improve upon it. So, the
Avathar has to come as man among men,
and move as friend, well wisher, Kinsman,
guide, teacher, healer and participant among
men. He has come to restore Righteousness
and, so when man follows Righteousness,
He is pleased and content. Act, so that your
career as a man is not degraded, desecrated.
With hands on chest, assert, I am man; I
am human; I am saturated with shining
humanity, humanness: God does not draw
you near or keep you far; You near Him or
keep away from Him. God has no likes or
dislikes. You live according to the highest
demands of your nature and you are near
Him. (S -p. 28)
In this Avatar, the wicked will not be
destroyed, they will be corrected and reformed
and educated and led back to the path from
which they have strayed.
The white ant infected tree will not be cut,
it will be saved. Again this avatar will not
select some other place for the centre of
Leelas Mahimas and Upadesa. This tree will
not be transplanted - it will grow where it
rose from the earth. Another speciality is
this: the Avatar has no affinity or attachment
in its career with members of the family
wherein it appeared. Unlike the appearances
as Rama, Krishna etc., when the Life was
played out mostly among and for the family
members, this Avatar is for the Bhakthas,
the aspirants, the Sadhus and Sadhakas
only. It has no japa, dhyana or yoga; it knows
no worship; it will not pray to anything, for it
is the Highest. It only teaches you to worship
and pray. (S.S.S. Vol. I p.22)
The life of Sai, the message of Sai, the
ideals Sai holds forth, the lesson that Sai
teaches the world, are enshrined in one
word- LOVE.
I want people come, see, hear, study,
observe, experience and realise Baba. Then
only will they understand Me and appreciate
the Avatar .
I have come to inscribe a golden chapter
in the history of humanity, wherein falsehood
will fail, truth will triumph, and virtue will
reign. Character will confer power then, not
knowledge, or inventive skill, or wealth.
Wisdom will be enshrined in the Councils of
Nations. (P. E. p. 76)
Make use of Me; that is all ask of you.
I invite all to come and derive benefit from
Me. Dive and know the depth; watch and
discriminate; eat and know the taste. I long
for people who do that. (U. p. xxv)
Come I am the repairer of broken hearts,
of damaged Anthah-karanas. I am like the
smith who welds, mends and sets right.
(S.S.S. Vol. II. P.285)
See in Me, Yourself, for I see Myself in
you all. You are My life, My breath, My soul.
You are My Forms all, when I love you, I love
Myself; when you love yourselves, you love
Me! I have separated Myself from Myself, so
that I may love Myself. My Beloved ones, you
are MY OWN SELF. (S.S. Sm. Part II p.143)
I give you what you want, until you want
what I have come to give. (V. p.3)
Never advises directly
Avatars seldom give advice directly.
Whatever they wish to communicate, they
convey more often by way of indirect method
of instruction. The reason for this is there is
divinity inherent in every being, which he can
manifest spontaneously if favourable
conditions are provided, just as a viable
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seed will germinate and grow into a tree
because of its inherent nature, if only suitable
facilities are provided for the manifestation
of its potentiality. Man should be enabled to
correct himself by his own efforts, by merely
giving timely suggestions, rather than by
stultifying his freedom and dignity through
directives imposed from without. In short,
the best maxim for helping people either in
wordily matter or in spiritual field is: Help
them to help themselves or Self-help is the
best help. (I.C.S. p. 95/96)
HIS Clarion Call
Awake, my children, and see the Light.
Seize the opportunity that you now have and
break away from the groove of the past.
Follow the Master and experience the bliss
that comes from Union with god - a life span
in harmony with the infinite. I am the Truth,
Open your hearts. Let your life be filled with
Love. You will then experience the unity of all
mankind.
My children, surrender to the Lord. Offer
everything that you have to Him. He will take
of you, Experience the Bliss that comes from
unconditional surrender and leave behind,
forever, the miseries and disappointments of
the past. The choice is yours; and the timing
is yours. I will be there waiting for you.
(U. p. xxv)
I am the bonded slave of My devotee. I
will be waiting outside the pug room to carry
out what My devotee wishes for.
(S.S.S.B. p.44)
I am infinite; I am immeasurable; I am
UNIQUE, I am incomparable; Equal to Myself
alone, I am My own Measure, Witness,
Authority. I am worried that people are not
benefiting from Me as much as I would like
to confer. I dont want your devotion; I
want your transformation. (U - p. 323)
Darshansam Paapanaasanam, Sight of
the Lord destroys all sins. Sambhaashanam
Sankatanasanam, Conversing with the Lord
destroys all grief, Sparsanam
Karmavimochanam, The touch of the Divine
liberates from all kinds of bonds.
(U. p.302)
Play your role, remain centred on Me.
Impart purity in your hearts to all fellow
beings. Dont reach for the fruits of your
work. You are My instruments from whom My
Love will radiate. The moment you let your
ego descend on you, My work with you will
cease. When you overcome this negative
attitude you will again be My source. As each
one of you performs the work silently, I will
embrace you to My heart. You will feel Me
and I am Thee. Beloved devotees, be about
My work. Your breath will then carry the
scent of the Blossoms of Heaven. Your form
will be that of the Angels. Your Joy will then
be My Joy. (u. p. xxv)
Your mission has begun. These are My
words to you, My devotees. Each of you has
a unique and valuable part to play in this
lifetime. Only those whom I called can serve
Me.
The multiplication of My Love will be felt
throughout the world. I have prepared you for
this work over many incarnations. I have
drawn you to Me. I have made great steps in
My mission over these past incarnations. My
work is ceaseless and so your work too, is
without end. Know that I am within you and
without you. There is no difference. Rid
yourself of petty matters forever more. YOU
are Me and I am Thee. There is no difference.
My Darshan will pour forth Me to and
through you. You may be unaware of this
constant action. Be ever pure of heart and
soul and mankind, in your lifetime, will benefit
from you unique quality. Others too, will join
Me in this mission when I draw them to Me.
The time is approaching when all humanity
will live in harmony. That time will be here
sooner than expects. Before it arises, be
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prepared for whatever is needed to reveal to
every living thing, anyone can imagine. It is
something that one can try to aspire for. It is
beyond all comprehension. I can say that its
beauty is magnificent beyond all dreams. As
each one of you performs your silent work, I
will embrace you to My heart and henceforth
your souls shall be lifted up and your eyes
will reveal My presence within. This I say to
all My devotees from the mountaintop where
all the universe becomes one. Be about My
work, My beloved devotees! (M. p.27)
Sais Assurance
Bring me the depths of your minds, no
matter how grotesque, no matter how ravaged
by doubts or disappointments. I will not
reject you. I am your Mother. (LIC P59)
Be patient. In time every thing will be
given to you. Be happy. There is no need to
worry about anything. Whatever is
experienced, whatever happens, know that
this Avatar willed it so. There is no force on
earth, which can delay for an instant the
mission for which this Avatar has come.
(LIC P 64)
Do Not Lose Sai
When God assumes a human form, He
does not become limited or lower in any
sense. Do not be deluded by such doubts.
Think about the golden opportunity at hand
and make all possible efforts to earn His
grace and Blessings. This chance will never
come again.
Chikkina Sai Ni Vakkaleyaka Chakka
Chesukondi,
Poyina Chikkadu ee Partheesuni Paada
Seva Yandi,
Bhaktini Icchi Sakti Lo Munchi Mukti
Jerchunandi,
Eka Manasu To Nammi Sai Ni Enchi
Koluvabondi,
Itarula Maatalanimpuga Nammi Kompa
Teeyakandi.
You have found Sai. Now bring Him near,
do no neglect Him.
Once lost, the chance to serve the Feet
of the Lord of Parthi will never come again.
He bestows devotion, immerses you in
strength and takes you to liberation. With a
one pointed mind, have faith in Sai and
worship Him. Do not ruin your destiny by
giving ear to others words.
You obtained this rare opportunity Now
use it well. Follow the path prescribed by
God, engage in actions that are dear to God.
God seeks unwavering, pure and unselfish
Love alone. In return, He will grant anything
and go to any extent to please you.
(S.S.B. p.127)
Have Faith, Have No fear
I shall be ever be with you guiding you,
guarding and protecting as the eyelids protect
the eyes. Have no fear. March on
(S.S.S. Vol. IX p.221)
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***
Thy name is Truth
Thou art Truth, Existence and Bliss
Thou art love incarnate
Thou art my mother , father, friend
philosopher and guide
Thou art my solace, sustenance and solace
Guide me my father, guard me my mother
and lead me my Lord
Thou art my refuge, everything and all
Thy name is Truth.
***
Oh the nameless and formless ONE
You answer any name
All names are yours
Jesus, Allah, Jehovah, Zoroastra
To mention a few
You are everywhere and in everything
In the Universe
You shower grace equally on all as
Sun is ever ready to flood his shine on everyone
I am Yours
Grant me Oh Lord the strength to
Hold fast Your Lotus Feet
Merge me in Thee, Oh My Lord
I am Yours.
(Tumuluru Krishna Murty)
Rescuing is My Dharma
Rescuing a true Bhaktha is My Dharma. My
very Nature. Someone asked Me whether it was
right on My part to plunge thousands into grief,
in order to resue one. Such numerical calculations
cannot apply to acts of Grace. I act My
Dharma,regardless of how it affects you or him.
Rama obeyed his fathers desire. He did not
desist though all Ayodhya was bathed in tears.
The father who has acceded to his mothers
wicked desire to exile Him and the very brother
who was to benefit by the exile urged Him to
stay on . But, He did not turn back. The illness
that I took on had to execute its Dharma
according to its nature. I allowed it behave so; it
is only then that you can observe and imbibe the
Glory of the Victory. Krishna could have waved
off the rains that Indra threatened to pour on the
region of Brindavan, but, He permitted the God of
Rains to carry on His Dharma. And, He utilised
the occasion, to let the Gopis and Gopas have a
glimpse of HIS GLORY. He lifted the Govardhan
Mount on His little finger to save them from the
devastating downpour. He observed His Dharma
of Bhaktharakshana (Granting succour of
Devotees). Now too, as in that Age, the Purpose
is Proclamation of Divinity. (S.S.Sm. Part II-
p.90/91)
Shri Sathya Sai has Come
Like good food that comes
to one who has been fasting
for the past ten days, like a
heavy downpour of rain that
comes to fill the dried and
empty tanks, like a child
coming into a family which has
for long been yearning for
children, like a shower of wealth
on a very poor man, has come
Shri Sathya Sai in Puttaparthi,
when there is a total decline of
Dharma among the people
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RAMA and KRISHNA
Vilmiki has given the meaning of Rama by splitting the name
into three parts. Ra, Aa and Ma. Ra is the basic letter for Agni
or fire, Aa is for Sun and Ma for Moon. These three letters
respectively signify Agni, Sun and Moon. The fire burns away
all the sins, the sun sheds light and removes the ignorance and
the moon cools the agitation in one's mind. Thus the utterance
of the mane of Rama removes your sins, your ignorance and
your agitations, and eliminates the possibility of your being
reborn. In this context, he has also been identifying the sound
AUM with the name Rama, and both bring the same result. As
AUM is the very basis of all the Vedas, so also is Rama the
basis of all creation. The three important aspects of Agni,
Moon and Sun contained in the name Rame are synonymous
with Ida, Saraswathi and Bharathi and are the basis for the
whole world. (S.S.B. 1974 - p. 243)
Krishna has three separate meanings - the word, that is:
(i) Karsh is one root from which the name is derived. It means,
that which attracts; Krishna attracts hearts to Himself, by His
sportive past-times, miraculous victories over the forces of evil,
His charming conversation, His wisdom, His personal beauty.
(ii) The word is also related to the root, Krish, to cultivate as a
field, for growing crops. The word means, He who removes the
weeds from the heart of man, and sows seeds of faith, courage
and joy. (iii) It is related to the root, Krish, meaning something
above and beyond the three attributes and the three eras, and
na, means Sath-chith-ananda. (S.S.S. Vol. 8 - p. 51)
SAI
Having installed Sai in your village, you must grow in Prema,
for Sai is Premaswarupam. Sa means, Sarvasakthi: Sarvasakshi
is the Witness in All; Aayi means, Mother; Baba means, Father.
The Prema of Sai is the Prema characteristic of the Father and
the Mother; not the earthly father and mother but the Father and
Mother who are the Witness of every Thought, Word and Deed
in every being. (S.S.S. Vol. II - p. 133)
Sai baba means "the Divine Mother and Father"
(S.S.Sm. Part IV - p. 77)
The word 'Sayi', i.e. Sahi, means Prabhu, the Master. The word
'Baba' means Father. (Sanathana Sarathi (Kannada) Sept. 1972 - p. 24)
What exactly is the meaning of Sai Baba? Sa means
Sahasrapadma, Saakshaatkaara, etc... Aayi means Mother and
Baba means Father; it means, He who is both Father and
Mother, and the Goal of all Yogic endeavour... the ever-merciful
Mother, the All-wise Father and the Goal of Sadhana.
(S.S.S. Vol. II - p. 22)
The words Sai Baba and Sambasiva mean the same thing. Sa
Amba Siva means Divine Father and Mother, and so does the
word Sai Baba. Because there is the aspect of mother and
father, and because both are present, this form is rightly to be
described as Siva Sakthi atma swaroopa. Like a mother, I will
be tender and soft and give you happiness, and like father, I
punish you, criticise you when needed, and through these
methods, I take you to a high level. (S.S.B. 1974 - p. 288)
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