Typically, Centers have weekly devotion meetings that include devotional singing, prayer, and meditation (or silent sitting). Devotion is the easiest and most effective path, for it is a spiritual discipline of the heart. It is the easiest way to win His Grace and to realize that He. 40, 205 (old edition)ĭevotion has been defined as supreme single-pointed intense attachment to the Lord. "Develop devotion and you are free, for God takes on the burden for you." These aims are achieved by learning to love and serve all beings, including those of every race, caste, creed, and religion all forms of God. The Sathya Sai Baba Organization provides many activities to enable all to realize our own true nature and achieve the goal of life, which is merger with God. Devotion is the most effective means for awakening the spiritual urge." It is the panacea for all worldly ailments and for the disease of birth and death. "To realize the Supreme, the path of devotion is the only Royal road. "Devotion alone confers the Supreme gift devotion alone destroys the disease of mundane existence devotion alone stirs the yearning for the Divine devotion alone is the means of Liberation."
It can be accessed here:Īn audio file of Jyoti Meditation can be accessed here:ĭevotion focuses on group devotional singing, study circle, prayers, meditation, retreats, and other activities designed to strengthen one's faith, and understanding and practice of spiritual principles. The international website on Sri Sathya Sai Baba has a wonderful page on meditation. Divine light is the principle, the phenomenon of illumination in all its aspects. All these activities are prompted and promoted by Brahman, which is divine light itself. It comprises existence (sat), illumination-knowledge (chit), and joy-bliss (ananda). Note also that the same divine light (Jyothi) shines everywhere, at all times, and in all beings. It shines in that supremest among supreme regions. That which makes known by its splendor the era preceding the origin of living beings and the regions beyond even the farthest and the highest, "That" is indicated by the word Jyothi. The divine light (Jyothi) illumines Heaven and beyond and reveals even Brahman. Moreover, a flame can kindle a million others without getting extinguished and is therefore inexhaustible. Jyothi or light does not perish or change. "For one who desires to practice dhyana or meditation, it is advisable that Jyothi (divine light) is taken as the dhyeya or object of meditation. Dhyana Vahini, Chapter 1, The Power of Meditation Therefore, begin meditation, each one of you, today – even from this moment." When the taste of meditation is once discovered, one will discard all doubt and discussion thereon and engage oneself fully in it. "If people desire to transform their lives, internal as well as external, into one of splendor, meditation is the best spiritual discipline (sadhana) they can adopt. One's life also assumes a new splendor when one visualizes and realizes bliss in the awareness of the Supreme Reality (satchidananda) through a mind and intellect (manas and buddhi) that is purified and transformed by means of meditation (dhyana). Meditation Resources Jyothi (Light) Meditation
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