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    Only Love
    Only Love
    Only Love
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    Only Love

    By Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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    The Bhagawan Uvacha series brings to devotees the world over, a compilation of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's teachings in the form of quotations, skilfully compiled and woven together by Shri. N. S. Venkatesh, the compiler.

    In this book in the series, Only Love, Shri. Venkatesh says, "Love is a very special word. Much spoken of and sadly much misunderstood. Bhagawan speaks of love through images... a sandalwood tree that gives fragrance to the axe that chops it down, a mother whose life holds no value before the life of her little one. Love is all about selfless living, holding nothing back, and giving oneself away completely. How are we to comprehend this divine trait that proverbially ‘makes the world go round’? If love could speak, what would it say? Listen to Bhagawan, love personified, as He speaks in the next few pages..."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust, Publications Division
    Release dateOct 5, 2013
    ISBN9789350691977
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    Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

    Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born as Sathyanarayana Raju on November 23rd, 1926 in the village of Puttaparthi, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. Even as a child, His spiritual inclination and contemplative nature set Him apart from other children of His age, and He was known as 'Guru' and "Brahmajnani' among His peers and others in the village. On October 20th, 1940, He made the historic declaration of His Avatarhood and the world at large learnt of this divine phenomenon. Today, millions of devotees worship Him as an 'Avatar' and an incarnation of the Sai Baba of Shirdi.Revealing the purpose of His Advent, Sai Baba has said that He has come to re-establish the rhythm of righteousness in the world and repair the ancient highway to God, which over the years has systematically deteriorated.Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is an integral manifestation who combines two very significant roles. Firstly, He is a great spiritual Master, famed for His simple and sweet exposition of the greatest and most intricate of spiritual truths which form the fundamental teachings of all the religions of the world. His formula for man to lead a meaningful life is the five-fold path of Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi, Prema, and Ahimsa. Love for God, fear of sin and morality in society - these are His prescriptions for our ailing world.Secondly, He is an inexhaustible reservoir of pure love. His numerous service projects, be it free hospitals, free schools and colleges, free drinking water supply or free housing projects, all stand testimony to His selfless love and compassion for the needy and less privileged. True to His declaration - "My Life is My Message", He has inspired and continues to inspire millions of His devotees worldwide by His personal example to live the ideal that service to man is service to God.Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is a beacon of hope in the world. A devotee said, "Bhagawan Baba is nothing but Love walking on two feet."

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      Only Love - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

      Foreword

      Love is a very special word. Much spoken of and sadly much misunderstood. Bhagawan speaks of love through images... a sandalwood tree that gives fragrance to the axe that chops it down, a mother whose life holds no value before the life of her little one. Love is all about selfless living, holding nothing back, and giving oneself away completely. How are we to comprehend this divine trait that proverbially ‘makes the world go round’? If love could speak, what would it say? Listen to Bhagawan, love personified, as He speaks in the next few pages...

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      Prema Swarupulara...

      (Embodiments of Love)

      Love of the Divine is of four kinds:

      Swartha Prema

      (Love based on self interest)

      It is like a lamp kept in the room.

      The lamp illumines only the room.

      This kind of selfish love is confined to a limited group and does not extend to others.

      Samanjasa Prema

      (May be compared to the light of the moon)

      This moonlight is visible outside and inside.

      It is, however, not very effulgent.

      The light is dim.

      This kind of love extends to a wider group, but it is not very intense.

      Parartha Prema

      (It is like sunlight)

      It illumines both outside and inside with brilliance.

      Yet, it is not continuous in the sense that the sun is not visible at night.

      This is not a permanent absence, because the sun rises again.

      Actually, the sun is always there.

      Likewise, the selfless love appears to be absent sometimes, but it will appear again.

      Yathartha Prema

      (Atma Prema)

      This love is present always inside and outside, in all places, at all times, and under all circumstances. This is Divine love, which is imperishable, eternal, and is immanent in every one. When this love is manifested by a person, he achieves peace.

      (SSS. Vol.XXIX p.216/217)

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      When you love Me, you love all; for you begin to feel, know, and experience that I am in all. By means of meditation, you can realise that I am the

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