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This land of Bharat has given birth
to many noble women like Savitri who brought her
dead husband back to life; Chandramati who extinguished
wild fire with the power of truth; Sita who proved
her chastity by coming out of the blazing fire unscathed
and Damayanti who reduced an evil-minded hunter
to ashes with the power of her chastity. This land
of piety and nobility attained plenty and prosperity
and became the teacher of all nations of the world
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Human life is meant to demonstrate
an ideal to the world. Man is endowed with infinite
powers. But, he leads a life of ignorance, being
unaware of his innate powers. Though everyone is
endowed with divine powers, only a few are able
to manifest them. In others, these powers remain
hidden. Everyone should make efforts to realize
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When Lakshmana fainted in the battlefield,
Rama lamented thus, "'If I were to search in
the world, I may get another wife like Sita, a mother
like Kausalya, but not a brother like Lakshmana."
In this manner, Rama was deeply touched by the fraternal
love of Lakshmana and extolled his qualities. There
are many such families in the world where the parents,
brothers and sisters have demonstrated great ideals.
You don't need to doubt whether such ideal brothers
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One day as the brothers were playing
a game, Bharata came running, sat on the lap of
Mother Kausalya and complained, ""Mother,
whenever I am about to lose the game, Rama manages
to lose and makes me the winner."' Lakshmana,
Bharata and Satrughna would tell their mothers that
it was their great good fortune that they had Rama
as their elder brother. They would praise Rama saying,
He was full of love and nowhere they could find
a brother like Him. They always wanted to be in
the company of Rama and serve Him. There was such
unity and love among them. They enjoyed intimate
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What is the hallmark of a true student?
Manasyekam Vachasyekam Karmanyekam Mahatmanam (those
whose thoughts, words and deeds are in perfect harmony
are noble ones.) |
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What is true humanness? You should
treat your fellowmen as your own brothers. You deserve
to be called a human being only when you cultivate
the spirit of unity. Where there is no unity, there
you find enmity and hatred. Consequently, the principle
of love is lost altogether. Man's foremost duty
is to share his love with others. Only then can
he realize the dictum: Brotherhood of man and fatherhood
of God. |
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There is no point in talking sweetly
if there is no sweetness in your heart. Sweetness
in speech and bitterness in heart is not the quality
of a human being. There should be sweetness in your
thought, word and deed. |
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First and foremost, you should develop
the spirit of brotherhood. Even when you come across
your bitter rival, address him as brother and talk
to him with love. When you address him as brother,
his heart will melt and hatred will disappear at
once. You can conquer the whole world with the weapon
of love. There is nothing that you cannot achieve
with the power of love. Love is the supreme power.
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The power of love is unmatched. When
you fill your heart with love, all people will become
your brothers and sisters. You will not have enemies
at all! |
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In all the sacred epics like the
Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata, you
find love as the undercurrent Once you cultivate
love, you do not need to acquire any other property.
You can attain God only through love. He cannot
be attained by any other means. Love is the magnetic
power that can transform even your bitter enemy
into a dearest friend. |
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Develop love. This is more important
than your worldly education. Love is life. Not merely
that. Love is light. It illumines your path and
helps you reach the goal. Your journey of life will
be safe and secure when you carry the light of love
with you. You will never find darkness. Fill your
heart with love. Love is God. Live in love. This
is what you have to learn today. Today, people merely
utter the words "'love is God", but they
do not actually live in love. This should not be
the case. Your life should be suffused with love. |
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Once you hear the bells of love,
you cannot waste even a moment. You will dedicate
your whole life to the cause of love and ultimately
merge in love. |
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Sathyam Vada, Dharmam Chara (speak
truth, practice righteousness). Truth and righteousness
are the two pillars on which the mansion of human
life rests. It is love that gives rise to these
two principles. There is no knowledge greater than
the knowledge of love. |
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Adore love. Live in love. There is
no greater education than this. Traverse the path
of love. Partake of the food of love. It is not
enough if you merely partake of love, you should
also assimilate and digest it. Only then the essence
of love will spread to every cell of your body giving
you immense strength and wisdom. |
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You are the embodiments of love.
You are filled with love. You may not know this,
but I can see love in you from top to toe. In future,
the principles of Ramayana will be manifested in
a glorious manner. The Ramayana will fill your lives
with love and make you forget yourselves. Let your
love be directed towards Rama. Rama + Ayana is Ramayana. |
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You cannot find the love that Swami
showers on you, anywhere else. Day after day, I
will fill your hearts with more and more love. I
have no other work. My only job is to fill your
hearts with love. |
