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    Vidya Vahini

    By Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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    Baba has clarified that the word Vidya used for this Vahini (Stream of Thought), means (Ya) that which (Vid) “illumines.” It is this sense that is highlighted in expressions like Atma Vidya, Brahma Vidya, etc., or even the name Vidyagiri given to the campus of Prasanthi Nilayam, which comprises the Institute of Higher Learning. Baba makes us aware of the comparatively less beneficial lower learning, which deals with theories, inferences, concepts, conjectures, and constructions. The Higher Learning hastens and expands the universal urge to know and become Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. Baba has come as Man among men on a self-imposed mission, to correct the wrongs inflicted on mankind through the fanatically blind pursuit of lower learning. The human race has to voyage on an even keel; it is leaning too alarmingly towards the briny grave; the lower learning is lowering it into the bottomless pit. Vidya alone is the remedy.

    From His childhood days, Baba has stood forth as an educator, a Guru as the villagers loved to address Him. He warned, without hesitation, elders at Puttaparthi, teachers in the schools, and headmen of castes against cruelty to animals and exploitation of labour, usury and gambling, pedantry and illiteracy, hypocrisy and pomp. Through gulps and jests, parody and satire, songs and plays, the young, teenager Teacher ridiculed and reformed the society, which honoured or tolerated such evils. Through Bhajans sung in chorus by groups of men and women, He reminded them of the universal, human values of Truth, Morality, Peace, Love, and Non-violence as early as 1943, when he was barely seventeen. These were the basic acquisitions that Vidya, the Higher Learning, can confer on votaries.

    As Lord Krishna, He said to Arjuna, “Adhyatma Vidya, Vidyanaam.” “Among all the Vidyas, I am Atma Vidya,” the search for Atmic Truth. The world can be saved from suicide only through this Vidya. The search for Truth and Totality, for Unity and Purity is the means; the Awareness of the One is the consummation of the process. This Message is the sum and substance of every Discourse of His, during the last five decades.

    This precious book provides us the chance to peruse nineteen essays He wrote, in answer to appeals for the elucidation of the principles, which must guide us while rehabilitating education as an effective instrument for establishing peace and freedom, in us and on Earth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust, Publications Division
    Release dateJul 8, 2014
    ISBN9789350690871
    Vidya Vahini
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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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      Vidya Vahini - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

      Vidya Vahini

      (Stream of Thought, Which Illumines)

      By

      Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

      Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust, Publications Division

      Prasanthi Nilayam - 515 134

      Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

      STD: 08555 ISD: 91-8555 Phone: 287375 Fax: 287236

      E-mail: orders@sssbpt.org

      Website: www.srisathyasaipublications.org, www.sanathanasarathi.org, www.saireflections.org

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      This e-book is commercially licensed for you only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      First Edition: 9th July, 2014 (09/07/2014)

      ISBN: 978-93-5069-087-1

      Paperback ISBN: 81-7208-298-3

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      Prasanthi Nilayam, India, Pin Code – 515134

      STD : 08555 ISD: 91-8555 Phone: 287375 Fax: 287236

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      This Book

      Baba has clarified that the word Vidya used for this Vahini (Stream of Thought), means (Ya) that which (Vid) illumines. It is this sense that is highlighted in expressions like Atma Vidya, Brahma Vidya, etc., or even the name Vidyagiri given to the campus of Prasanthi Nilayam, which comprises the Institute of Higher Learning. Baba makes us aware of the comparatively less beneficial lower learning, which deals with theories, inferences, concepts, conjectures, and constructions. The Higher Learning hastens and expands the universal urge to know and become Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. Baba has come as Man among men on a self-imposed mission, to correct the wrongs inflicted on mankind through the fanatically blind pursuit of lower learning. The human race has to voyage on an even keel; it is leaning too alarmingly towards the briny grave; the lower learning is lowering it into the bottomless pit. Vidya alone is the remedy.

      From His childhood days, Baba has stood forth as an educator, a Guru as the villagers loved to address Him. He warned, without hesitation, elders at Puttaparthi, teachers in the schools, and headmen of castes against cruelty to animals and exploitation of labour, usury and gambling, pedantry and illiteracy, hypocrisy and pomp. Through gulps and jests, parody and satire, songs and plays, the young, teenager Teacher ridiculed and reformed the society, which honoured or tolerated such evils. Through Bhajans sung in chorus by groups of men and women, He reminded them of the universal, human values of Truth, Morality, Peace, Love, and Non-violence as early as 1943, when he was barely seventeen. These were the basic acquisitions that Vidya, the Higher Learning, can confer on votaries.

      As Lord Krishna, He said to Arjuna, Adhyatma Vidya, Vidyanaam. Among all the Vidyas, I am Atma Vidya, the search for Atmic Truth. The world can be saved from suicide only through this Vidya. The search for Truth and Totality, for Unity and Purity is the means; the Awareness of the One is the consummation of the process. This Message is the sum and substance of every Discourse of His, during the last five decades.

      This precious Book provides us the chance to peruse nineteen essays He wrote, in answer to appeals for the elucidation of the principles, which must guide us while rehabilitating Education as an effective instrument for establishing peace and freedom, in us and on Earth.

      N. KASTURI

      Editor, Sanathana Sarathi

      Prasanthi Nilayam, 14th Jan, 1984

      Contents

      01. The Perennial Quest

      02. True Vidya

      03. The Present Educational System And Its Defects

      04. True Education Promotes Self-Control

      05. The Genuine Nature Of Man

      06. The Concept Of Spiritual Education

      07. The Goal Of True Education

      08. Selfless Service – The Purpose of Vidya

      09. Samskaras– The Seeds Of Education

      10. Holiness – The Root Cause Of Success

      11. True Education Directs The Mind Towards Happiness

      12. The Meaning Of 'Vidya'

      13. From Falsehood To Truth

      14. Education Arouses Faith And Awareness

      15. Selfless Service – A Sign Of Nobility

      16. The Qualities Of Ideal Students

      17. Jealousy, Hatred – The Enemies

      18. Remedies For Inner Sadhana

      19. An Ideal Teacher

      Chapter 1

      The Perennial Quest

      That, which has no origin, knows no beginning. It was before everything or anything was. There was nothing prior to It. For that very reason, It has no end. It expands as far as It wills, progresses as diverse as It feels, and through Its Fullness, It fills the Universe, too. Knowledge of this supreme Principle is known as Vidya, Knowledge, Wisdom, Awareness.

      Many seers with manifold experience of this unique awareness have visualised in their illumined hearts, the sovereign secret underlying the captivating beauty of the cosmos. Compassion towards humanity has prompted them to communicate the vision through human language, to arouse the innate thirst in the soul for immersion in that Bliss. Vidya causes this urge in the hearts of the seers.

      Sound is the very core of the Veda. Sound is associated with harmony and melody and hence, the Veda has to be heard and ecstasy derived therefrom. It is not to be analysed, commented upon, and judged. This is the reason why the Veda is called Shruti (That, which is heard). Through listening alone to its recital, the awareness of the Atma and of the Bliss it confers can be earned. The Bliss, thus acquired, manifests in words and deeds that confer bliss on all around.

      The term Vedanta is generally used by many to indicate a school of philosophical thought. But Vedanta is only a special section of Vedic literature. All the Upanishadic texts form part of Vedanta. Vedanta is the consummation of Vedic thought. The Vedas themselves are invaluable guides towards the Highest. The riks or hymns of Rig Veda are ecstatic effusions from the spirit of man, extolling the delight derived while contemplating the orderliness and beauty of nature outside them. The Sama Veda is the precious, verbal treasure, which enables man to praise in song the Creator and His creation. The mystery of this world and of the worlds beyond is elaborated in the texts, which are comprehensively called Atharvana Veda. The formulae for rites and ceremonials either beneficial, or merit-yielding, or sacrificial have been collated as the Yajur Veda.

      The Vedic literature grouped into these four collections - each under a different name - has four more branches - the Mantras, the Brahmanas, the

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