Tuesday, Jun 9 2026  

GURU PURNIMA DISCOURSE ON 13TH JULY 2003 AT SAI KULWANT HALL, PUTTAPARTHI

	The entire universe has been created out of the Will of God. God creates the universe and sustains it. The universe ultimately merges in God, the source of its origin.
	Every object in the creation has five aspects, namely, Sath, Chit, Ananda, Rupa and Nama (existence, consciousness, bliss, form and name). The first three are eternal principles, whereas name and form are ephemeral. Sath, Chit, Ananda are the basis for name and form. All human activities are based on name and form. It is God who decides who has to do what.
	This is what is declared in the Bhagavad Gita: Mamaivamsho Jivaloke Jivabhuta Sanathana (all beings are a part of My eternal Being). Vaasudeva-sarvamidam (the whole world is permeated by God, Vaasudeva). You have to experience this truth and propagate to the world.
	No matter who one is, one has necessarily to enlist the cooperation of others to accomplish stupendous tasks.
	There are many who have deluded themselves that they love God. But they are full of body consciousness and crave for money and material things. Such love cannot be true love at all. It is artificial love.
	True love cannot be fragmented. One cannot have love for God as well as for ephemeral objects and relationships. The love which is fragmented is artificial only. You have only one heart. You cannot break it into pieces and distribute to various people. It is not like a laddoo or sugarcane which can be broken into pieces and distributed. Having resolved what ought to be resolved, hold on to it till you have succeeded. Having desired what ought to be desired, hold on to it till your desire is fulfilled. Having asked what ought to be asked, do not leave the hold till you get it. Having thought what ought to be thought, hold on to it till you have succeeded. With heart mellowed, the Lord must yield to your wishes. With no thought of yourself, you should ask Him with all your heart. Persevere, be tenacious, and never give up, for it is the quality of a devotee never to retreat, abandoning his resolve. Telugu Poem
	God can be experienced only in times of difficulties. Kashte Phali (hard work yields rich rewards). It is also said, Na Sukhat Labhyate Sukham (one cannot derive happiness out of happiness). Consider difficulties as God's gifts and accept them in the right spirit. The body is made up of five elements and is bound to perish sooner or later but the Indweller has neither birth nor death. The Indweller has no attachment whatsoever and is the eternal witness. Truly speaking, the Indweller who is in the form of the Atma, is verily God Himself. Telugu Poem
	You should have strong and unwavering faith without even a trace of doubt. Your thoughts, words and deeds must be in harmony with each other. Many devotees who have such strong and steady faith became recipients of Swami's grace.