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Cults and culture: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

By KESLS RAM
contemporary America is the Arjuna,, Russia is Bheema; and both have to bow before Bharath, the Dharmaraja, who upholds the cause of Right against Might, military, economic or other

Cults and culture: Divine Discourse Delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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SATHYA and Dharma are the two cardinal principles of Sanathana Dharma (ancient but eternal spiritual code). They are the goals of all faiths, the teaching of all saints, the core of the achievements of all sages, the under-current in all scriptures. They spring out of the Atmathathwa (essential nature of the Self), which is the lesson taught in the Geetha. The Geetha is the essence of the Upanishadhs, the Vedantha (the concluding essence of Vedas). On the day when you are celebrating the anniversary of the Inauguration of Dharma-kshethra, it is necessary to remind yourselves of this. The Vedantha declares, 'Ihsavasyamidhamsarvam' (All this is enveloped by God), and so, how can man hate or deceive another? The rules and disciplines laid down in all religious systems have as their aim the application in daily life of this great Truth, the Immanence of God. Sathya and Dharma (Truth and Righteousness) are the two eyes of every religion that has emanated from the primal Sanathana Dharma: of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. They are further elaborated and exemplified in the epics and Puranas of India. Rama entered the forests and suffered poignant agony for the sake of upholding Sathya. The Pandavas exiled themselves from their Capital and swallowed, unmoved, excruciating insults, in order that the cause of Truth may prevail. Harischandra reached the nadhir of grief and humiliation, but never gave up his hold on Truth! These are the models held before the men and women of this land for millennia, through song, drama, sculpture, painting, poetry and philosophy. They are beacons beckoning the people of all lands to a higher, nobler and more beneficial destiny. Nevertheless, today the children of Bharath are enticed by tiny titillating achievements, in the material sphere, won by western scientists and technicians, such as travelling in outer space or flying to the moon!



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~~~~~~ Cults and culture ~~~~~~

Collection: Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 9 (1969)

Date: 12 May 1969

Place: Mumbai

Link: https://links.sairhythms.org/LLmg

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Best Regards
Seetha Ram

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