Character is the Crest Jewel of Education - Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

If you leave ego, you become dear to all; If you conquer anger; you become free from worries; You become prosperous when you control your desires; You attain happiness only when you conquer greed.

(Sanskrit Verse)

Embodiments of Love!

Today we find that not only the field of education but all other fields of human activity are beset with unrest, unrighteousness and injustice. Wherever we see in the world today, we find only misery, sorrow and unrest. In fact, unrest is on the rise in all walks of life, be it politics, finance or even spirituality.

Develop Courage and Fortitude to Overcome Fear

Wherever man goes, he is haunted by fear. In the present-day world, it is difficult to find a person who is without fear. What is the cause of this? Every moment of man’s life is full of fear which emerges from within. He is haunted by fear whether he is in home, street, office, college of bazaar. Is there any place where there is no fear? The only place which is free from fear is a temple which is suffused with the love of God. The fundamental cause of this widely prevalent fear is man’s own defects and shortcomings. "Man has conquered everything but he has not conquered himself," said the British Prime Minister Churchill. The same thing was said by Prahlada to his father. The little boy Prahlada was full of courage; he could state spiritual truths even before his father without any trace of fear. Man today needs to understand how he can develop courage like Prahlada. Though they are quite capable of developing courage, yet the youth and even adults are full of fear today. IT is necessary for man to develop courage and fortitude to overcome fear. He can get courage only from God. For this, he has to develop faith in and devotion to God.

© "Sanathana Sarathi" (July, 2003) published by Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam 515 134. Website:srisathyasai.org.in. Reprinted with permission.

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