Peace

                          


Shaanti (Peace) is not just an external polish, which can be put on or brushed off.


It is not the same as fortitude, like that which young Yudhishtira had when he bore without a tear or a gasp the hundred blows with a cane administered to test his stamina.


It is not the resignation which come of frustrated ambition or satisfied desire.


It is an ennobling, elevating experience which comes when one attains the merger with the very source of one's being. It is the stilling of the waves; the calming of mental activities and agitations.


Sathya Sai Speaks Vol 2 ( 40. Unfurl it on your consciousness.)




How do we attain this Peace?


Everyone seeks and strives to be at peace with themselves and with their communities around.


People have tried to get this peace by accumulating wealth, which give power over others and ability to command conveniences and comforts.


Some have sought positions of authority and influence, so they can shape events suited to one's aims and fancies.


Unfortunately, these paths are beset with fear, and the peace that is secured thereby is liable to quick and sometimes violent extinction.


Real peace can be achieved only through Love!


It is the fruit of the tree of life. 


This fruit with the sweet essence is encased in a bitter skin. The bitter skin is symbolic of the six evil passions that encase the loving heart of man: lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hate.


Those who remove the exterior through hard and consistent discipline attains the sweetness inside - the much desired peace; this peace is everlasting, unchanging and overwhelming.


Sri Sathya Sai Baba (Jan 1, 1971).