Passage 10

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In plain words

That is full, this is full; from the full the full comes forth; taking the full from the full, the full alone remains!

My body, mind and Ātma have become complete. Now I am merging in You,” he said, and gave up his life. Do you see! He was able to know beforehand when his death would come. He would ceaselessly call to mind, ‘Sāī Mātā! Sāī Mātā!’ There are so many in the world who have Bhakti like this. “Were there no men of merit on earth, how could the world shine bright as day!” It is only because there are such supreme devotees that the whole world shines so brilliantly.

Students! Wherever you go, follow Satya. This is the gratitude you owe to our Institute. Wherever you go, it is enough if you earn the name, “The boy who studied at such-and-such Institute is a good boy.” A small example: for this ‘Sports Meet’ we sent some of the children to Bangalore to be trained in horse riding and go-kart driving. There Lieutenant General Mehta helped the children a great deal. He had horses brought from Poona. He arranged people to give the training. Seeing the strength and skill of our children, those trainers expressed great surprise and joy. “We do not know where these children got so much strength from. Feats that cannot be done even after months of training, these children have learnt in just ten days and are able to perform,” they said, greatly amazed. “The children of the Sathya Sai Institute are very virtuous, very knowledgeable and radiant,” they said of them. In the world, some people put on a white dress outwardly, but look at their minds and they are black. But our Institute's children must earn the name that, to match the white dress they wear, their minds too are white. That is My joy.

Students! I am always in your home, at your side and by you. Become people of virtue, all of you, and proclaim Vijñāna and Prajñāna to the world. You know what state the country is in today. Wherever you go, unrest; wherever you look, sorrow! Drive away this unrest and this sorrow.