As Gopikas were praying to their beloved Krishna on responding to their innocent prayers.  Krishna came back from Mathura to Brindavan only to fulfill their wish.  In the same way, our beloved Bhagawan responded to all the prayers of the students of Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthinikethanam Girls PU College, Chikkaballapur  and visited their campus on the very auspicious day of Sri Krishna Janmashtami.  Two students spoke straight from the heart in English and Kananda. A Quawali was presented, followed by a dance drama - "Radha’s eternal love for Krishna". All the students poured out their love for their Sai Krishna by participating in different activities and programmes at the Divine Lotus Feet. Swami also reciprocated with this matchless love with a very sweet discourse ,which was the most awaiting session of the day.

The students of the girls PU college say, "The lesson we learnt is that Swami might take up any task just for the sake of his children.  We felt the divine love in each and every word of His.  All were sanctified in the divine love, bliss and poured out tears of gratitude at his Lotus Feet." Indeed, it was a very mesmerising and unforgettable day for the students!

The word ‘Krishna’ has three inner meanings. One, what attracts us, that is the Krishna principle; second, that which ploughs or tills is Krishna; third, that which delights us is Krishna.

That principle which attracts everyone is the Krishna principle. The whole universe operates on the basis of this law of gravitation or power of attraction. The power of attraction is not to be seen only in the materials but in living beings also. Only when we develop this principle of love in us, we can attract other people with that love. It is actually the principle of love, which makes the whole universe go around. The sun demonstrates this by giving its light selflessly and nourishing all life in the universe. Rivers flow in order to help others; they do not drink their own water. Cows don’t drink their own milk. Only when we recognise the truth that God has given us this human birth in order to help others, we can understand the principle of love. So many people come to Swami because they want to experience the divine love of Swami. Where there is divine love, there is the magnetic power of attraction. The day when such love is born in our hearts is Krishna’s birthday.

The second meaning is that which cultivates or ploughs or tills is Krishna. We are using the bullocks of three qualities of Satva, Rajas and Tamas and we are tilling this land of heart. We have to have the whip of discrimination and then plough the land of this heart. Only when we develop our sense of discrimination, we can follow the path of Sathya and Dharma, truth and righteousness. You can....

A person does not have just one mother, the physical mother or the Dehamata. There are other mothers too who ,foster each one of us. Gomata, which represents the entire creation of animals, represented by one of the most sacred ones, a cow, which gives everything selflessly like a mother in order to help you grow. Then there is Deshamata, the land, the country in which you are born, which gives you all that you need in order to grow and develop. You also have the Vedamata, the mother that provides you with the wisdom of this world and that of the other.  The educational institutions that provide you both the worldly education as well as the spiritual education are the real mothers. Above all is Daivamata, the Mother Divine, who resides in all as love and sacrifice and stands for the principle of Atma in each and every being.

Having received such selfless love, it is our duty to serve all the five mothers who have given birth to one’s entire personality and reciprocate it with our love too. But for selfish pursuits, abandoning these five mothers and seeking only worldly things is a disrespect to the love that has been showered upon us by these mothers.

The mother who gives birth does not want to tell her troubles to you; only wants to make you happy. Mother Nature gives only for our sake, does not take one thing in return. We are all the citizens of some country or the other. No man can survive alone. Vyashti, the individual must join the Samashti or the society in order to reach....