
Thiruvalluvar from Tamil Nadu, India & Author of Thirukkural, says that
“it’s only true knowledge which enables you to see the Reality in the final outward forms of things;
Which means the truth which remains, after the analysis of the entire Triad, namely Self, World and the God, that is Brahman.
Knowing and reaching Brahman is the required spiritual progress.“
What to proceed?
- Realizing how precious the human life is, and knowing that Death is certain and may snatch us at any time,
- we should be ever alert to achieve the object of our life,
- we should not make the least delay but make every possible haste to gain our object,
- just as a widower is most anxious to get himself married to a new bride, or just as a king leaves no stone unturned to seek his lost son.
- So with all earnestness and speed,
- we should strive to attain our end, i.e., self-realization.
- Casting aside sloth and laziness, warding off drowsiness,
- we should day and night meditate on the Self.
How to Proceed?
- The most effective and speedy way to gain our object is to approach a worthy Saint or Sage – Sadguru, who has himself attained God-vision.
- What cannot be achieved by hearing religious lectures and study of religious works;
- is easily obtained in the company of such worthy souls. Just as the sun alone gives light, which all the stars put together cannot do, so the Sad-Guru alone imparts spiritual wisdom which all the sacred books and sermons cannot infuse.
- His movements and simple talks give us ‘silent’ advice.
- The virtues of forgiveness, calmness, disinterestedness, charity, benevolence, control of mind and body, egolessness etc. are observed by the disciples as they are being practiced in such pure and holy company.
- This enlightens their minds and lifts them up spiritually.
- Sai Baba was such a Sage or Sad-Guru. See the followings from Shirdi Sai Baba’s Life and Practice them








