Message given by Gurudev during his birthday in 
1952

The Golden Era is at Hand

Power is an intoxicant. Under its sway man will cut 
his own throat, bring about his own ruin. O Man! 
Have you not yet realised this patent truth? Have 
you not had enough of the poisonous fruits of 
power-politics, a mad hunt for power in national, 
international, social and even in domestic fields? 
Have you not yet realised that it will only produce 
disharmony, wars, riots and misery?

Power is an intoxicant. Even superhuman Tapas, even 
the Darshan of Lord Siva (for which aspirants 
engage themselves in life-long Sadhana) proved to 
be the ruin of Ravana who had surrendered himself 
to the lust for power.

Nothing can save you, except Dharma. Nothing is of 
any use, except Dharma. Nothing avails here except 
Dharma. Nothing, nothing can bring about harmony, 
universal peace and prosperity, except Dharma. 
Peace will remain unknown where Dharma remains 
unknown. Happiness will desert that house, village 
or nation in which Dharma has not been enshrined.

With Dharma as the sovereign ruling principle, 
everything acquires meaning. Based on Dharma, Tapas 
acquires Divine Power. Founded on Dharma, politics 
and nation-building activities ensure prosperity. 
Anchored in Dharma, family life will be happy and 
blissful, ennobling and divine.

The universe is maintained by Dharma. The planets 
are held together by Dharma. O Man! Wake up! Wake 
up now at least and walk the glorious path of 
righteousness.

You will attain what you want only if you seek for 
it where it is. If you want happiness, seek for it 
in the Self, in God, the fountain-source of the 
highest bliss, not in the little sensual objects. 
If you aspire for power, get omnipotence in Self-
realisation; you will become One with the Supreme 
power that governs the universe; but not in petty 
positions, in empires and colonies, in wealth and 
machine-guns. If you want prosperity acquire it in 
righteousness, not in artificial living, bungalows 
and motor cars. If you seek happiness, prosperity, 
power and glory in the things of this earth, you 
will suffer the fate of the drowning man who got on 
the crocodile's back mistaking it for a log of wood 
that would take him to the shore. Remember this. Be 
not deluded. Wake up, wake up, this very moment.

Remember: Adharma cannot survive for long. It will 
ruin its adherents and then suffer defeat at the 
hands of Dharma. That Golden Era, that Age of 
Dharma, that Satya Yuga, when Dharma will reign 
supreme is not far off. No power on earth can hold 
it back. If you co-operate with the divine forces 
that work for the ushering in the Golden Era, you 
will enjoy unalloyed bliss, peace and prosperity.

Beloved Children of Immortality! Arise, awake! Lead 
the Divine Life of truth, purity, love and 
goodness. Attain peace, perfection and Eternal 
Bliss. May God bless you all with health, long 
life, peace, prosperity and Atma-Jnana!

http://www.dlshq.org/discourse/sep2013.htm

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya!

Today (September 8th) is the 129th birthday 
anniversary of revered Sri Swami Sivanandaji. In 
honour of this occasion we uploaded an article 
titled "Swami Sivananda: That Wonderful, Noble-
Souled Man" by Sri Swami Chidanandaji. This article 
is at:
http://www.dlshq.org/discourse/sep2016.htm

A discourse by Sri Swami Krishnanandaji during the 
eve of Gurudev's birthday in 1997 titled "What We 
Really Want" has been posted at:
http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_344.html


Yours in the service of Gurudev,

Pannirselvam

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