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Om Sri Sai Vasantha Saiesaiya Namaha

Prema Vahini E-Newsletter from Mukthi Nilayam

Nectar 4, Drop 10 23rd Oct, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Dear Most Amma!


Virat Purusha

Prema Vahini E-Newsletter from Mukthi Nilayam

Nectar 4, Drop 10 23rd Oct, 2013

I had been crying for Swami…

27 April 2008 Meditation

Swami: Why are you crying like this? Shall I tell you

something? When someone asked you, „How

does it feel to be in the witness state?‟ How did

you reply? You said, „I am always in the same

state… only crying‟. In the same way, although I

am in the witness state, I worry thinking of you. It

is only for the sake of others that we remain in the

witness state. In this state, there is no action, yet

feelings still exist. This is because Prema is our

very nature. How can Prema not be there? You

always think of Me and cry. In the same way,

wherever I am, I am always thinking of you.

We cannot live without showering Prema on each

other.

End of meditation

Swami asked me to remain in the witness state. Someone

asked me, “How does it feel to be in the witness state?” I

replied, “I am always in the same state, crying.”

From my first book till now, Swami has shown many dif-

ferent states of attainment. Earlier, He said that I was

Radha, Mahalakshmi, Saraswathi, Parvathi, Durga and

Brahma. Now He is showing the Brahman state, sankalpa

state and state of Witness.

In the same way, many things happened in my life, but

nothing could change me. From birth to now, I am crying

and yearning only for God. This is my state. There is

only one state, one thirst, ‘I want God’. Nobody could

survive remaining in this state. The life force would leave

their body or they would become mad. Nobody could

bear the endless suffering I experienced over the last

seventy years. It is due to this suffering and anxiety that I

cannot eat properly.

If one is in the Witness state, he would remain at peace.

One who is in this state, can only be a Witness. I am

unable to be like this.

Swami is in the Witness state for others. In my case,

Swami‟s feelings are only expressed inwardly, there is

no action outside.

In the Witness state, Prema feelings do not function or

come into action. They remain as they are, part of our

nature. Prema feelings are the true nature of Swami and

I. We are in the Witness state where others are con-

cerned; there is no outward expression between us.

We cannot do anything for each other.

(Continued on Page 3)


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Virat Purusha … (Cont.) (Continued from Page 2)

However, we cannot stop the feelings of Prema that we

have for each other, which pour from within us.

‘Oh heart! Now I am in the witness state, the God state, do

not think of Swami.

Oh eyes! Now I am in the witness state, do not cry thinking of

Swami…’

I cannot order my heart and eyes in this way! Prema is our

nature. I shower Prema on Swami and Swami shows His

Prema to me. This is our nature. Swami often asks me,

“Why do you only like this form?” I cannot tell why.

7th May, 2008 - Evening Meditation

Swami: Why do you have so much Prema for this form?

Vasantha: What magnet do You have?

Swami: Our relationship is not ordinary. It is not birth

to birth or age to age, it is permanent. We are insepa-

rable. We come from the One, as two. We two are

One.

Vasantha: Swami, what is our connection? It is not

only feelings… it is puzzling. It is something else.

Please tell me…

Swami: We are the Virat Purusha. We are the One

becoming two. Now write about this. We have to

change this age into a new yuga. As we are the Virat

Purusha, you are yearning like this.

End of meditation

God willed creation. Immediately after this sankalpa,

the sound Om emerged. Thereafter came the Virat

Purusha. What is Virat Purusha? It is the male and

female aspects of God in a state of embrace. This

Virat Purusha then separated into individual man and

woman and creation was born.

In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, a groundnut is used

to explain the Virat Purusha form. The two parts of the

peanut symbolize the Virat Purusha.

Earlier in my writing on Virat Purusha, I used the ex-

ample of the fight between Bhima and Jarasandha.

During the battle, Bhima tore Jarasanda‟s body into

two pieces and threw them on the ground. Immedi-

ately the two pieces began rolling towards each other

and rejoined. In this way, Swami and I are two

halves, yearning to unite. However, the connection

is not only through feelings.

I have written in an earlier book that though the forms

of Swami and I are different, our feelings remain the

same. The feelings of Sri Krishna, Sathya Sai, Prema

Sai and the feelings of Radha, Vasantha and Prema are

the same. The forms may differ, but the feelings are

the same. In my case, it is not the oneness of feelings

alone; Swami and I are the Virat Purusha form. We

share the Virat Purusha feeling for creation. Radha

and Prema do not have these feelings, so I am differ-

ent from them. (Continued on Page 4)


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Virat Purusha … (Cont.) (Continued from Page 3)

9 May 2008 Morning meditation

Vasantha: Tell something about the Vi-

rat Purusha.

Swami: It is like two halves of a ground-

nut. Dal has two halves and the seeds

from trees and plants. If the seed sepa-

rates into two, it will not sprout. The life

force is where the two halves meet. This

power causes the seed to germinate. In

the same way, the Virat Purusha has two

parts, the male and female aspect. The

creation emerges from them.

Vasantha: Swami, why did You say, “If I

become an ordinary man, demon or

God…”

Swami: Whichever form I take, you

want to be with Me only. You want to be

all that I am, wherever I am. This is life

force and energy, Shiva Shakthi. It is the

Indweller and Kundalini power. It is

Sathya and Prema. It is God and His

Chitshakthi. It is omnipresence and om-

nipotence. Radha desired this Oneness.

Vasantha: Now I understand. If You are

the eyes, I am the light of the eyes. If

You are the ocean, I am the wave.

Wherever You are, I am.

Swami: You have demonstrated that

God and Creation are the same. There

is no difference. They are the same.

End of meditation

Swami asked, “If I suddenly became an

ordinary man, what would you do? I

want only God. However, if the God I

worship became an ordinary man, I

would want only Him. If He becomes a

demon, I would want to be like Him, a

demoness. This is how much I love

Swami. If He is God, man or demon, I

want only Him. If He is peacock, I am

peahen. If He is lion, I am lioness. What-

ever form He takes, I will take that

form.

There is something in Him that

completely overpowers me. What

can I do? Swami kindles me to reveal

my innermost feelings. Where,

where Swami is; there, there I want

to be. This is the secret of the Vasan-

thamayam creation. He is omnipres-

ent, I am His omnipotence. The life

force and power of action are not

different. This is Being and Becom-

ing. This is the omnipresence of

Sathya and Prema. It is the omni-

presence God and His omnipotent

Shakthi, a state where the Indweller

and Kundalini shakthi are function-

ing everywhere.

The mind is a fertile field for ig-

norance. Do not seek more and

more comfort and convenience,

instead, seek wisdom.

The dust of sense-craving accu-

mulates on the mind producing

rust and threatening to „burst‟ it!

To remove the rust in your mind,

listen to soulful compositions

from great saints like Tyagaraja,

Tukaram, Eknath, etc.

Be always joyful, optimistic and

courageous. When God is within

you, why do you lose hope? That is

why the Lord says, “Why fear,

when I am here?”. Despair is a sin

against God.

Do not continue to add things

that bind you. Bind yourself to

the great liberator, God.

O Goddess, Help us, Help us, Help us. Helo us fvr having Swami’s name in vur lios

And Swami’s fvrm in vur heartx Helps us to be aware that Swami is the goal of our life.

Helos us tv ye like Yvu Amma w Dust under Swami’s Lvtus Feet ! Fofana Gerty


Prema Vahini

Reason for Sadhana

S wami says sadhana means endless longing. In the book

„Sadhana the Inward Path‟ He says, “Radha is the Be-

coming and Krishna is the Being, the desire of the Being to

Become, the longing of the Becoming for the Being is the

Radha Krishna relationship.”

This is the relationship that is sung and glorified by all devo-

tees. Sri Krishna the Being, desires to become Radha. After

attaining the form of Radha, He yearns to return to His origi-

nal state. From this, we understand that Radha and Krishna

are one and the same.

Desire is an ordinary feeling. All that we wish for in the

worldly sphere can be called „desire‟. Desire descends from

a higher level to the lower level. It is because of desire that

Sri Krishna Himself came down as Radha and then again

longs to return to His original state. Desire pulls us down

into the material world. Yearning and longing takes us up.

Deep longing for God helps us to attain Him.

My life is such a life of longing. All the many paths of sadhana

I have taken up are dictated by my yearning to become one

with God. Since I am always immersed in God-

consciousness, my mind seeks out new ways and means to

experience Him. This thirst is the reason for sadhana and

more sadhana!

I pray to Swami, “Swami, You should

never forsake me.”

Swami says, “How many times will you tell me this. You always say the same thing.”

I reply, “Once daily I make sure that you

will not leave me.”

I am very cautious that I don‟t let Bhagavan

slip away. I am very careful in this regard. My whole mind is focused on safeguard-

ing this precious Sai treasure; the treas-

ury of love, the treasury of bliss, the Lord of

Prema. Just as a poor man would safeguard

his newfound treasure, I am always very careful not to lose this invaluable gem of

Sai...my life runs toward God faster than

the flowing Ganges. It will not stop for any-

body‟s sake. Bhagavan is mine, my life, my

only goal.

Bhagavan - My treasure

ॐ Did you get angry or impatient?

ॐ Did you hurt anyone by thought, word or deed?

ॐ Did you think about the past or the future?

ॐ Did you speak (or listen) unnecessarily?

ॐ Did you always have a smiling face?

ॐ Did you learn anything from your work? (or from

anyone)

ॐ Did you have any new desire?

ॐ Did you find fault with anyone today?

ॐ How much of the day did you think about or re-

member God?


Prema Vahini

Get away from Body Consciousness

I t is important to remember – the impermanence of the

body and the permanence or eternal nature of the

Atma. From early life we are made to have only body

awareness. No one tells us anything about the Atma. Conse-

quently, our focus is on bodily wants and needs, beauty,

food, exercise, physical health and sense orientated experi-

ence. Does this last for long? The physical body is here but a

„minute‟.

Know you really are the eternal Atma. What beautifies the

Atma? Good thoughts, good words and good deeds. Today

people want to give their children vitamins and tonics. Such

attention encourages them to think of themselves only as the

physical body. They neglect to make the children aware of

the more important knowledge of one‟s inner beauty and

strength. Make Baba’s name the ‘vitamins’ for the Atma.

Nutrition for the Atma comes from bhajan, meditation, repeti-

tion of the name and constant remembrance of God. Yogis

live on meagre food and are sustained by thoughts of God.

How is this? Only when we leave body consciousness can we

really begin thinking about God. To reduce body conscious-

ness, start by remembering that this body is not permanent.

As Swami often reminds us, you are not just a water bubble.

The body loses its ability to heal itself by becoming overly

dependent on outside medicines and treatment. If you are

sick, pray to Bhagavan for help and let Him be your doctor.

Avoid looking at yourself excessively in the mirror. This

can help to diminish body awareness. The common greeting

nowadays is, “How are you feeling?” Instead begin

focusing on the spiritual and eternal aspects and

ask, “How is your sadhana?”

The body is an instrument we use to know God. If it

is used otherwise, attachment will arise and im-

prison us in mundane worldly life. Use the body

like a necessary tool, as if it were an instrument

in the kitchen. You pick it up, it performs the task

and then you put it back on the counter.

How do we gain the knowledge of the Atma? Most

of our time is spent in getting an education and

then in performing work at our home or office. All

other karmic achievements are nothing in compari-

son to separating the mind from the Atma. In other

words, the most important work in life is learning

who you really are by acquiring knowledge of the

Divine. Even when man goes to the moon what

does he bring back? He gathers some dust and

rocks and returns. What a waste of valuable re-

sources? Man spends so much energy on external

things but does not know a thing about himself,

who he really is or where he is going! Man is now

mounting great efforts to reach Mars but I have

travelled there and many other places with Swami

without leaving home.

Everything is within us. Seek and find!

F rom the male and female, all creation begins. I am al-

ways saying ‘I want Swami, I love You’, this is the seed.

My chastity is the skin of the seed.

From the seed, the life force of Prema sprouts. The mantra,

‘Om Sri Sai Vasantha Saiesaiya Namaha’, forms the stem,

branches and leaves. This means it is an ‘Om Sri Sai Vasantha

Om Sri Sai Vasantha Saiesaiya Namaha Saiesaiya Namaha’ plant, ‘Om Sri Sai Vasantha Saiesaiya Na-

maha’ branch, ‘Om Sri Sai Vasantha Saiesaiya Namaha’ leaf.

The feelings of Swami and I is the life force, which create the

plants, branches and leaves. This mantra is the Virat Purusha

mantra. Therefore everywhere Sathya Sai and Vasantha’s are

born.


Prema Vahini Page 7 Prema Vahini

I n continuation from the last month‟s article, the

prayer songs composed by Sri Adi Shankara-

charya for the mercy of Sri Sri Lakshmi-Narasimha is

given below.

In the broad ocean of material existence I am

broken and smashed again and again by the

powerful waves of my accumulated attachments.

Grasped in the jaws of the fearful crocodile of the

external time factor, I am pierced, ripped apart, and

swallowed. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me

with the touch of Your lotus hands .

O all-powerful, ocean of mercy, cast Your

glance upon me. I am bewildered, helplessly

sinking in the sea of samsara. You descended to re-

move the distress of your devotee Prahlada Maha-

raja. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the

touch of Your lotus hands .

O Murari, I have fallen into the pit of material

existence and I am wandering just like an ani-

mal greatly tormented by fear of horrible

death that awaits him. Distressed and miserable, I

am burnt by envy. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please

bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands .

Binding me with ropes, the servants of Ya-

maraja drag me to his abode, beating me

severely along the path. Bound by material exis-

tence in hundreds of ways, I stand alone, helpless

and trembling, under the influence of the superior

force of daiva maya. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please

bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands

You are the Lord of Lakshmi and the master

of the demigods. O Vishnu, Your navel is just

like a lotus. You are the Lord of sacrifice and the em-

bodiment of sacrificial performance. O Madhusu-

dana, Vishvarupa, You are always favorably dis-

posed to the brahmanas. O Keshava, Janardana,

Vasudeva, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me


In one of Your four hands You hold the Sudarshana

disc and in another a conch. With another You em-

brace Lakshmi, who was born from the milk ocean,

and with another on the left You bestow fearlessness. The

palm of that hand which is raised to give the benediction is

marked with the lotus symbol. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please

bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands

Although I was very wealthy, I am blind and without

discrimination. I have been robbed of my great

treasure (God consciousness) by the thieves known as the

senses. Despite all my attempts to appease them with differ-

ent types of offerings, they have thrown me into the pit of

illusion and darkness. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me


You reside in the hearts of the best devotees such as

Prahlada Maharaja, Narada Muni, Parashara Muni,

Pundarika, Vyasadeva and others. You are very fond of Your

devotees and You are their parijata tree of protection. O

Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your

lotus hands .

This prayer, bestowing auspiciousness in this world, has

been composed by Shankaracharya, who is a honeybee in

the lotus flower of the

feet of Sri-Sri Lakshmi-

Nrisimha.

Those who read this

prayer with devotion to

Lord Krishna attain the

shelter of Sri Sri Lak-

shmi-Nrisimha‟s lotus

feet and also attain

their eternal spiritual

form, which is never

annihilated

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Prema Vah in i E -Ne ws le t te r f r om M uk th i Ni la y am

!

She is the “ONE”

The entire universe will be filled with my calls of Prema.

I will drink the beauty of the Lord through the eyes of the entire world.

I will rejoice looking at Him through all eyes.

I will pray to my Lord with the folded hands of everyone and serve at

His lotus feet.

My Prema shall permeate everywhere.

I will be everywhere.

I will be present in every part of creation.

All the 580 crores of people in the world will be Vasantha, all only

Vasantha.

I first came to know about Amma Sri Vasantha Sai in

July of 2001 through Her book, - Liberation, Here Itself,

Right Now! The book invoked an indelible urge in me to meet

Amma. On September 24th, 2001 I had the Darshan of

Amma for the first time in Her home in the village of Vada-

kammpatti, Tamil Nadu.

Ever since then, I have been blessed to have some degree of as-

sociation with Amma Sri Vasantha Sai and I have realized

that “She is the One”. You can Call Her Adi Shakthi, Or The

Holy Spirit, The Divine Feminine Principle, Cosmic Mother, or

whatsoever suits your wont. She is all this and more. How

much more and what more She is, needless to say is unfa-

thomable. The enormity of these words could astound some.

An astute sadhaka or spiritual aspirant who might come to

visit Amma with the above allegories in mind should only be

wary of what he or she might be taken by when one meets Her.

She is Akilanda Koti Brahmanda Nayaki, The Cos-

mic Mother. However, Her appearance and demeanor

is an exact contrast to what one might envisage

given the above connotations. Amma is an epitome

of humility. The Divine Feminine Principle adorns

the garb of a very simple, modest, down to earth

village woman. This perhaps makes it more difficult

to cognize who she really is. “She is the One”.

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