In His discourse, Swami talked about the Pandavas and the lessons to be learnt from their lives. Bhagavan related how Arjuna shot a fish with his arrow and so fulfilled the test put forward by the King to win the hand of Draupadi. Then He said,

“They (the Pandavas) were staying at the house of a poor Brahmin. They saw Kunti inside with the door bolted and said, “Mother we have brought a valuable fruit with us”. She replied “Such a valuable fruit should be shared by all of you.”

Children should follow strictly the command of the Mother. They went inside, prostrated at her feet and promised to follow her wish. Thus since that time Draupadi was known as Panchali – the wife of five people.

But how can worldly minds accept this? It is the duty of children to follow their mother irrespective of others’ opinions. Thus people understood the significance and reconciled themselves to this course".

Swami also talked about anger, a disease that all of us suffer from. He said that

"Anger is necessary for man but you should not express anger on an unnecessary matter but only when it is needed. For anger can be very destructive causing one to lose wealth, the affection of one’s near and dear ones and it can even ruin one’s entire life. One should always love children and never be angry with them."

Along the same lines, the Lord also lovingly gave guidelines for a Dharmic life. He said,

"Whom should we hate? Should we hate the one we dislike, the one who harms us, or our enemy – No! We should hate those who interfere with us on the path of Sathya, Dharma, Shanti and Prema. We should like those who encourage us on this path.

 

Has God given good and bad? No, He has not given these. Each one conducts himself in his life and God is the Witness. He does not give grief and pleasure - these are the results of our actions. If we speak sweetly we will have a sweet reply. If we speak harshly so will be the reply. As is the action so is the reaction. Reaction, reflection and resound are the result of our own actions, like a mirror. Whatever we speak comes back to us. Reflection means that our inner thoughts will express themselves outwardly. Therefore it is necessary to find out the good and bad in all actions. If one finds an action is bad it should be given up immediately. If we are determined to follow this we will be successful in life. Good and bad are based on inner feelings and they are mixed. It is not possible to separate them. The moment good comes the bad disappears. Therefore you do not have to remove the bad separately.

 

Students you have completed one academic year and are now going on vacation. Tomorrow you will be going through the newspapers reading the numbers to find your name there.

You will never find your number if you want to find it. Instead you should enquire within: ‘Have I written well? If so, I am bound to pass.’ If you have not written well, then the number is not important. The number does not matter – you should be ‘number one man in this world’!

You should always remain peaceful. Let people accuse you but remain at peace. You should think, 'Only the tongue is scolding me; I am separate you are separate.' If you go on taking insults you will lose your balance."

 

Source: Radio Sai - graphics SBOI