from: saibaba.ws
Your body is composed of the five elements, and some day it is going to perish. The indweller of your body is the only permanent entity. When you inquire into truth, you will realize that there is nothing like old age and there is nothing like death for the indwelling Self. If you could understand that this indweller, who is your own reality, is God, then you will know the truth and enjoy infinite peace.
Buddha who heard all these things with total detachment, replied to the person who brought the message, "Please, tell the King, 'Yes, my grandfather was a king. My father is a king, and I too was king. But now, I am a Sanyasin. I have renounced this world. And I believe my real parents are Sanyasins, and that my true ancestors are also Sanyasins. If you want me to come back, you must first answer these questions: Do you have the power to save me from death? Can you keep diseases away from me and guarantee to keep me in sound health? Do you have the capacity to prevent old age and senility from descending on me? Do you have the power to free me from all these evils? If you can give me the correct answers to these questions then I will immediately come back to the palace."
Buddha saw that birth was sorrowful, that life was sorrowful, and that the end was also sorrowful. He replied to his father in the correct way. After having seen all the sorrows of life and after having watched so many people suffering, he could not continue to wallow in ignorance and illusion; that would have been sheer foolishness. Buddha's life serves as a lesson for you. In the limited time given to you, you have to realize your true nature. That is the real objective of human life. Your body is composed of the five elements, and some day it is going to perish. The indweller of your body is the only permanent entity. When you inquire into truth, you will realize that there is nothing like old age and there is nothing like death for the indwelling Self. If you could understand that this indweller, who is your own reality, is God, then you will know the truth and enjoy infinite peace.
BHAGAVAD GITA DISCOURSES
by Baba
Your body is composed of the five elements, and some day it is going to perish. The indweller of your body is the only permanent entity. When you inquire into truth, you will realize that there is nothing like old age and there is nothing like death for the indwelling Self. If you could understand that this indweller, who is your own reality, is God, then you will know the truth and enjoy infinite peace.
Buddha who heard all these things with total detachment, replied to the person who brought the message, "Please, tell the King, 'Yes, my grandfather was a king. My father is a king, and I too was king. But now, I am a Sanyasin. I have renounced this world. And I believe my real parents are Sanyasins, and that my true ancestors are also Sanyasins. If you want me to come back, you must first answer these questions: Do you have the power to save me from death? Can you keep diseases away from me and guarantee to keep me in sound health? Do you have the capacity to prevent old age and senility from descending on me? Do you have the power to free me from all these evils? If you can give me the correct answers to these questions then I will immediately come back to the palace."
Buddha saw that birth was sorrowful, that life was sorrowful, and that the end was also sorrowful. He replied to his father in the correct way. After having seen all the sorrows of life and after having watched so many people suffering, he could not continue to wallow in ignorance and illusion; that would have been sheer foolishness. Buddha's life serves as a lesson for you. In the limited time given to you, you have to realize your true nature. That is the real objective of human life. Your body is composed of the five elements, and some day it is going to perish. The indweller of your body is the only permanent entity. When you inquire into truth, you will realize that there is nothing like old age and there is nothing like death for the indwelling Self. If you could understand that this indweller, who is your own reality, is God, then you will know the truth and enjoy infinite peace.
BHAGAVAD GITA DISCOURSES
by Baba
