Sri Sathya Sai -Reawakening Mankind

God, Man and Mammon

Mankind is happiest when man is in harmony with himself, his fellowmen and Mother Nature. This can happen only when Man installs God in his heart, discovering his divine origin and divine destiny and develops true selfless love. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba says, God is Love, Love is God, Live in Love.Modern man has installed the Mammon in his heart thereby losing harmony both inside and outside. He is at loggerheads with himself, his fellowmen and Mother Nature. This is at the root of all the conflicts and sufferings of mankind today. The rapid progress of science and technology in the last two centuries has made Man totally materialistic and made him lose his spiritual moorings. This is the crisis of modern man, which has resulted in a great tragedy for mankind .

The predicament of the contemporary world

The world has now come to the brink, as a result of dire pollution in the mind of man, a pollution far more insidious and poisonous, than the pollution of the air he breathes, the vegetation on which he lives and the seas and rivers which foster him. He has lost hope and therefore is engaged in weeping. God is Dead. He has lost courage and desperately runs helter-skelter in panic, frightened at the shadow that is pursuing him. He finds a rival or enemy in every man and arms himself against his own kith and kin. He has no peace; so he swallows drugs to pacify the storm in sleep or stupor. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has made His advent in the world today to reawaken mankind from the slumber of materialism that is threatening to stifle it to death. Invention of fatal nuclear weapons by man, who has no love in his heart, has posed a grave challenge to mankind. Colossal environmental pollution and imbalances caused by man's greed to exploit nature through his newfound methods of science and technology have led mankind to the brink of disaster. Advancement of the human brain unmatched by the development of a humane heart has led to strife and conflict everywhere. Amidst all the comforts and luxuries, the families are breaking up and nations are at war with one another. One-third of mankind is bedeviled by the evils of affluence even as the remaining two-thirds are grappling with the problems of poverty. Half the mankind lacks basic material needs like drinking water, food, clothing and shelter. Good education and medical care remain a luxury in the developing nations while the richer ones spend a big chunk of their finances on defence and war. Stronger and richer part of mankind wants to control and rule the rest in the guise of helping it. Animal instincts rule the heart of man and human society is moving towards the law of the jungle.

Where does the solution lie? The solution lies in the heart of man. At no time did mankind need a saviour who could touch the man's heart as today. The world needs today a saviour who can transform human hearts on a global level irrespective of their nationality or religion. The saviour has come in the form of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The basis of His Mission has been transformation of the heart. By this transformation, the focus of man is changed from world to God, from materialism to spirituality. This is the key to awakening of man and mankind. In the words of Bhagawan Baba, for a transformed man, God comes first; others next and oneself last!. However, in the world today, the first priority of man is himself, then comes others and God takes the last place. Selfishness and self-interest rule the roost. Man's desire to build a heaven on earth with science and technology remains a distant dream as long he is ruled by demonic selfishness. The earth becomes a heaven only when Man becomes an angel. Man becomes an angel by developing divine qualities of Love and kindness. In fact, man's true nature is divinity. "You are the Embodiment of Love; You are the Embodiment of Peace; And You are the Embodiment of God" tells Bhagawan Baba, to all men and women. Luckily for mankind, the Dawn is here; the Day is bright. The Lord has assumed human form in order that man can be cleansed, comforted and led into the path of Love. Fill the day with Love, Baba commands. When that is done exploitation, violence and falsehood disappear like mist before the Sun. He exhorts us through His discourses, His writings and, above all, His own daily life, to cultivate selfless Love and to share it, so that it can grow from more to more. When you love a person with the supreme spiritual love, you cannot tolerate his misery or stunt his talents by neglect. You cannot be vindictive or indifferent. You have to encourage him to blossom into his highest potential. This is what each human being craves for.   The Modus Operandi of Transformation "I can transform the earth into sky and the sky into earth. But that is not my power; My true power is Love" declares Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Only true Love can touch and transform the human heart. Bhagawan Baba has touched millions of hearts all over the world, with His Love and transformed them. That is the most glorious miracle being performed by Him in the mission that began on the 20th October 1940. This miracle forms the foundation of the edifice of His Mission of saving mankind by divinising it. Pure and Selfless Love is the undercurrent of His mission. Bhagawan Baba is the very embodiment and infinite reservoir of such love that has been flowing incessantly towards all mankind for the last sixty years. When true love adorns the heart of man, mankind will be redeemed. All conflict and strife will cease. There will be peace and harmony everywhere. The divine love of Bhagawan Baba also expresses in the form of awesome power and sublime wisdom. The divine power manifests itself as superhuman miracles that astound and attract the multitudes. The divine wisdom, which reveals itself as impeccable conduct is His daily life and in His interaction with individuals, groups and masses, conquers one and all. This wisdom quenches the thirst of the seekers of Truth who flock to Him from all over the world. Bhagawan Baba is veritably the walking treasure house of ancient Wisdom enshrined in the scriptures of all religions. His teachings, replete with parables and examples in the context of contemporary modern life bring home the Highest Truth in the simplest form. In fact, this is one of the hallmarks of any Prophet or Messiah. The Role of Divine Miracles: Speaking about Miracles, Bhagawan Baba says that they are his visiting cards. These endless varieties of miracles are a sign of His Love and Compassion for mankind. They instill faith in the heart of man. Faith ennobles man and leads him to his divine destination of oneness with God. Bhagawan Baba says, in His inimitable style,Chamathkar (Miracles) leads to Samskara (Refinement).Samskara prompts a person to do Paropakar (helping others). And Paropakar leads to Sakshatkar (God-realisation). Without the spiritual foundation for human life, Man will not have peace and society will not have harmony. The great educational and medical institutions and the spiritual and service movements started by Bhagawan Baba in over 100 countries are strengthening the spiritual foundation of mankind. Rejoice that the resounding Sai Message is booming beyond all horizons, and drawing all people into the circle of the True, the Righteous, the Peaceful and the Loving. "Bliss is it in this Dawn to be alive And to be young… O it is very Heaven !"   May a new awakened world rise on this foundation! Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu !