- by Aravind
I used to often wonder as to why Swami makes use of the casual statement when a straightforward statement would pass on the message in a more clear manner. I received my answer from Swami through Prof.H.J.Bhagya, a teacher in the MBA department of the Sri Sathya Sai University. He told me what Swami had told him once,
“The sin man accrues by disobedience to God’s direct words is very huge. And so, He tells directly only to those who will accept what He says completely without a doubt and do whatever is necessary. For the others, He tells the same in a casual manner, as a joke or a passing statement. Then, if the person catches the hint and has faith in the words he is benefited. If he does not, then Swami will not allow any sin to accrue to him because He takes the blame upon Himself for not communicating properly! Isn’t His love so amazing? The minute He has faith of our faith in Him, He will simply communicate directly. For that matter, when we say that every word of Swami is a Vedavakya, why should we consider some as ‘serious’ and some as ‘casual’? Tell me? “
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