FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE - 3

From the Satsanghs of Saibanisa
by Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

201. Everybody should do the charities, but at the same time they should not be like King Bali who lost his kingdom due to over enthusiasm in doing charities.

202. Once you are entangled in the vices, it is difficult to come out in the way as when you are suffering with itching which needs your continuous attention.

203. We should not befriend or enter into enmity with bad people as it is like touching the cold charcoal will give you a black spot or the hot charcoal which burn the fingers.

204. If you can not avoid the company of bad people, try to be with them the way the bird cuckoo mixes with crows but does not change its original voice.

205. By mistake, if you are the cause for someone’s physical injury, it can be healed with medicines but if you hurt somebody’s feelings which can not be cured life long with any medicine. So take proper care in dealing with others.

206. The one who obstruct you from performing bad acts, who encourages you to do good acts, seeing good in others and who stands by your side in troubles, is a real friend.

207. A friend in need is a friend in deed is correct. But at the same time you should not reveal some of your secrets to him as he may be tempted to reveal the same secrets to others.

208. You should be more careful with the sweet words of the bad persons as they keep poison in their mind and at their convenient time, they spit out the poison on you.

209. Criticizing a good person is nothing but spitting towards sky which will fall back on your face only.

210. Anger is like a fire which will hurt others the way the fire burns the wood obtained from the trees or the coal excavated from the earth.

211. A person who was unnecessarily abused by others may feel the pain momentarily, but the person who abused him feels the guilt life long

212. The life is equally dearer for one and all.

213. One should not be carried away by other’s words and should always think twice before putting them into action.

214. You should know that your neighbor only will come to your rescue when you are in trouble but not a highly elevated person who is away from you. In the same way thirst can only be quenched by water drawn from a nearby small well but not by huge ocean.

215. You can see, once in fifteen days, the moon will reduce its size and after fifteen days, it will grow to its full size and if you cut the branches of a tree again it will grow. In a similar way, when you are encountering the bad days, you should not lose heart, as good days will definitely follow.

216. The tree full of fruits will always bend towards the ground and the plants without fruits will always shoot up skywards. Similarly, a good person will observe obedience towards all others as a bad person will behave head strong.

217. Normally every one will try to point out mistakes in a good person the way we talk about the black spots in the moon showering the cool and pleasant light in the darkness.

218. No doubt performing charities is great, but still greater is giving an assurance of protection.

219. A bad person with money will behave like an Iron, but when he is in trouble, he is like Iron in a molten condition.

220. For life to be happier, keep away from those doubting your integrity and avoid inquisitiveness to listen secretively to others.

221. Quality of the Gold can be assessed by rubbing against a Goldstone. So are troubles which are sure test for true friends, relatives and servants

222. A crow can be decorated with Gold and diamonds and still it cannot become a swan. In the same way, a fool can be throned, but he cannot rule the kingdom

223. A bad king with good ministers and servants is far better than a good king with bad ministers and servants.

224. You should always be alert with your staff who are not loyal.

225. Gold gets beauty when polished and not from the fact that it is embedded with pearls taken from the ocean. So also training is essential for an intelligent student and not for those few born intellectuals.

226. Trying to reform a bad person is like chasing a mirage

227. Refrain from taking loans, keep away from fire, enemies and keep aloof from contagious diseases that can take toll of the lives.

228 It cost nothing to talk good and sweet that brings in good returns

229. A selfless person is like a candle giving light to others while burning and finally loosing identity.

230. A good person while in trouble will not shed his principles just as the way burning camphor will not loose its aura

231. Diamond irrespective of its being placed on head or dropped into a dustbin retains its value n comparison with an artificial diamond made out of glass.

232. Physical charm of the body is holocaust by the advancing age. One may turn popper by lavish spending, but spending for good deeds are glorified even after death.

233. A wise person will seldom over estimate his strength, but will engage in utilizing the energies for acts for a proper cause.

234. All battles in life are won the moment the inner enemy of laziness is conquered.

235. Wiser is the person who digs a well during summer to know the real depth of water table than the one who attempts to drill a well in the rainy season.

236. A wise person will undertake the adventure properly judging the time and situation, but a fool will do the same opposite.

237. A wise person will foresee the future repercussions of the present calamities whereas an unwise person will think of the repercussions only during calamities

238. You need not hesitate to disobey the elders when they are preaching the wrong words and you should encourage the youngsters when they are telling something good.

239. If you can appreciate and adopt the good qualities from your enemy and turn better, you are the real winner.

240. The erupting volcano firstly destroys the plants and animals on the mountain and the flowing lava causes further destruction. In the similar way a bad person will first spoil those around him and then society at large

241. A secret is shared between two and any third person knowing of it , is no longer a secret

242. A crocodile in water is powerful enough to drag even an elephant into water. The moment is out of water can be attacked even by a stray dog. Therefore a wise man should estimate and assess his strengths and weaknesses before fighting the enemy.

243. A wise man opens the door when fortune knocks on it, rather than expecting it to make entry without opening the door.

244. Society has certain norms. Giving money to a poor man is called charity and offering money to a rich one is called bribe. Wisdom should be prevail while surviving in society.

245. Being good to society should give confidence to live, but should not deprive the alertness to keep guarded from jealous people in and around.

246. Earning money is a difficult job and even more difficult is the task of protecting it. So a wise man will earn enough to fulfill his basic necessities.

247. A minister’s wisdom will come to be known when he attempts to solve a crisis in the state. A doctor’s knowledge will come to the fore when he rescues a patient from critical condition. Under normal conditions, everybody will be pretend to be great people.

248. As long as you are not crippled by attacking diseases or old age, engage in discharging moral and social obligations towards your family and society.

249. A single wheeled cart cannot move by itself. Single wheel of life cannot move by itself unless is supported and aided by God’s grace.

250. Cows of different colors give the same milk which is of white color. Similarly pots of various sizes and shapes are made out of the same basic material clay. So life everywhere is divine, due to God alone.

251. You should know that the human life, the friendship with good people and the blessings of God can be obtained only by those who are on the divine path.

252. You will get Punar janma (Re birth) as per the good deeds of present Janma and not by any mantras that are chanted.

253. A wise man will never aspire for the things which are beyond his reach and remains contented with the things available with him.

254. The scorpion will have poison in its tail and a Honey bee will have poison in its head, the snake will have poison in its fangs but unfortunately a human being with a bad character will have poison in the entire body.

255. As the age advances, you will lose your hair, teeth and functioning of eyes and ears will be diminishing. But even at this stage also the only thing that will not be reduced is the hope for survival.

256. You should know that growth beyond a proportion is only to break, rise will be followed by a fall and all people uniting at one place for a cause are only to disperse, so also death follows life.

257. When you see an elephant toy made out of wood, you will call it as elephant toy and not wood. In the similar way, you should see the divinity in all human beings and creatures, even though you can not see the God in them with your eyes.

258. The dog will try to bite the stick thrown towards it but the lion will try to pounce on the person who throws the stick against it. In the similar way, a fool will try to torch the body to understand the God, but the wise will try to control the desires to understand the God.

259. The God will be pleased with the person who prays for others happiness rather than looking for his own just like a mother remains grateful who helps her children in need.

260. Everybody knows that the life is diminishing like the water kept in a pot leaking, diseases will attacking and old age will be pouncing like a tiger. Even then human beings are seen running after materialistic world. What a pity?

261. Unless the destined time comes nobody will die. Even that time may come while taking food and food may choke in the gullet.

262. Daily we will see so many premature deaths. But still we expect that we should live for a hundred years. What a wonder?

263. The frog in the mouth of a snake will try to a catch a fly. Similarly, at any time we may be about to die, but we will not be thinking of the God but still engross in thinking of the materialistic world.

264. The skill we employ in finding faults with others if is employed in analyzing our own faults, we can be transformed in to a wonderful society.

265. Everybody will try to praise the rich to get the benefit from them. If they do the same towards God will bring in lot of inner peace.

266. Consumption of salt water from the ocean will increase the thirst instead of quenching the thirst. So enjoyments in the materialistic world have no end.

267. We can perform all the acts whether they are good or bad with a smile. But when result comes you will have to enjoy or suffer. So try to engage in such acts which will give everlasting enjoyment.

268. If a person claims that he is spiritual man and if he preaches that do not bother for any hard work and God will provide everything to you, then he is not a spiritual man.

269. You can pre pone tomorrows work to perform today and today’s work to this moment. But you can’t postpone or pre pone the death. So do not bother for death and perform your duties.

270. At times preaching intellectuals are worse than uneducated, when it comes to implementation.

271. The list of desires is never-ending. Most unfortunate lot keeps thinking of unfulfilled desires even on the death bead instead of turning to God.

272. The way, wind is needed for the traveling of the clouds, but the same wind with higher velocities, drive away the clouds. In the similar way, the attachments are created by your mind and you should balance the same mind for practicing detachment also.

273. If you feed more to the body or starve the body, the body will not perform its duties well. Similarly in the name of Spiritualism if you engage in spending disproportionate time in daily life, one cannot achieve anything.

274. The way the river finally merges in the ocean, you have to leave the body and your Atma should merge with Paramatma. So use the body only as a carrier to reach the Paramatma.

275. In the childhood we spend the life in playing, in the youth we spend the life in enjoyments and in the old age we will be thinking about the all unfulfilled desires. When is it proper to think about the God?

276. A person who entertains the Sanyasis with money, students with luxury items and protecting the thieves is worse than sinner.

277. If you start learning the spiritualism by reading the books, definitely you will land in trouble. Bookish knowledge will help for the materialistic life and not for the spiritual life. So search for a Guru who can lead you in spiritual path.

278. We know that for every action there will be a reaction. In a similar way, if you do harm to others, the same harm will pounce on you in some form or other.

279. A bad person will earn money by wrong means. If you are in the company of such a person, enjoying the wealth earned by him then you will also get the same punishment as he is going to get.


Sai Banisa's Mission:
"To help Sri Shirdi Sai devotees in realising that Sai lives in their Heart."