Perform All Actions With Divine Feelings

22 April 1993, Kodaikanal

Published English.

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When a child emerges from the womb of their mother, one does not find any garland around the neck. There are no jewels made of pearls, nor are there glittering gold ornaments. There are no necklaces studded with precious stones like emeralds and diamonds. But there is one garland around the neck. strings together the consequences of past deeds into a heavy garland and puts it around the neck at the time of birth. (Telugu poem)

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Embodiments of divine !

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One wants to know the future and waits for it. But there is no need to wait for it because one’s future lies in one’s present. One’s present determines one’s future. Therefore, make the present sacred, sublime, and purposeful. A student writes an examination in the examination hall but waits for a month or two for the result. But it is not necessary to wait for two months to know the result. That result lies in the way the examination was written. Similarly, one who does good actions will never have bad results. On the other hand, if one does all wrong deeds, one cannot aspire to have good results. Sowing the seed of a tree, can you have a mango fruit? As is the seed, so is the fruit. Everyone should be prepared to undertake sacred actions so as to receive good results and thereby lead a sacred life.

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Indweller gives value to the body But this body contains the sacred gem of Divinity, just like precious jewels are treasured in a cheap iron safe. People should know that God is present in the body as . An iron safe is not valuable, but jewelry kept in it is highly valuable. The body is like a valueless iron safe in which God has put valuable jewels of good qualities.

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You buy the iron safe to keep valuable jewelry in it. If you don’t have valuable jewelry, you don’t need the iron safe. Similarly, we have to take care of this valueless body because of the valuable qualities in it. This valueless body contains valuable . We have to protect the body for sake of the present in it. The body is a temple of God. That is why the scriptures say: the body is a temple and the indweller is God ( ).

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Similarly, the body is not important. What is important is the , which indwells it. Without the , no one will keep the body in the house even for a moment. It is a dead body. How long is the body a temple? As long as God in the form of is present in it. It is called (auspicious) when is present in it. When leaves it, it becomes (dead body).

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As long as there is life in the body, it is ; when life is gone, it is . No decay affects it as long as there is life breath in it; it can be sustained even up to 80, 90 years. When life breath goes out of the body, it starts decaying within one hour and starts emitting foul smell. No one will keep the dead body in the house, not even those who have given birth to it.

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The wife who spent all 24 hours enjoying the company of her husband will be frightened to look at his dead body. Why is she afraid of that? She is afraid because there is no auspiciousness ( ) in it. As as long as auspiciousness is there, she protects it and feels very happy to see it. When the life is gone, she does not even want to look at it. What is this relationship? What is true love? Who are the true relations? Take time to recognise this.

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God is closer to you than your relations A twenty years old son loves his mother very much. She is so much dear to him. After some time, the mother dies. He sits close to her dead body and wails, “Mother, I relied on you for such a long time. Only you protected me and fostered me. Who is there to take care of me now? Mother, why have you left me?” Who is the one that has left? Truly, if the body is the mother, the body is there. Who says it is gone? What really has left? It is only the individual soul ( ). The son loves his mother because the individual soul is present in her. The moment the individual self is lost, the same son cremates the body of the mother without any compassion.

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Who is the true mother? Well, who has left? The individual soul. Then who is the mother? The individual soul is the mother. When there is no individual soul, nobody will respect the body. Hence, who is the true mother? That is God! God is the mother. God is the father. More than your mother, God is nearer to you. More than your father, God is closer to you. It is a great sin to forget God. The word of is the word of truth. (Telugu poem) You may have close proximity with your mother; she may be close to the body, but God is within your body. So, God is much closer to you than your mother. Never forget God, who is closer to you than the closest. God is responsible for the whole creation. God is the ideal for your life. God is your very breath. Always remember, worship and follow Him at all times. The body is just an instrument, which should be put to proper use. When the instrument is in good condition, you can perform all tasks with it. If you want to dig a pit, the crowbar you carry should be sharp and pointed. If the crowbar is not sharp, you can never dig the pit in spite of all the strength of your hands. When your own power joins the power of the instrument, the expected pit can be dug well. When human effort is combined with God’s grace, it is possible to perform any task.

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Do all actions to please God People in the world are bound by action ( ). People are bound by action, sustained by action. They can achieve anything through action. Their accomplishment lies in their skill in doing actions. All actions can be accomplished with divine power.

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That is why it is said, do all actions to please God ( ). When you offer all your actions to God, your heart will become sacred. With a sacred heart you can lead a peaceful life.

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Embodiments of Divine !

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(Telugu poem) Never make haste. If you are hasty, even nectar ( ) becomes poison. Start all actions with peaceful feelings. Enquire whether it is good or bad, right or wrong. Exercise your discrimination.

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