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"One
Little Story"
1. Vinayaka - The
leader of all 2. Guru's grace brings eternal glory 3. Lighting the lamp of wisdom 5. The sacred fruit of action 7. The best gift
to ask from God 10. Selfishness will never work in matters relating to God 11. One steady disciple is better than thousand wavering ones 40. The greater grief scours off the smaller & Compassion
is a sign of the great 68. Every Material Object has a Qualitative
and Quantitative Difference 72. Affection and Attachment Responsible for
All Joys and Sorrows 89. The Lord's Name and the Chain of Destiny
cannot Co-exist
95. Steadiness and Ritualism must go with
Discrimination in Sādhana 100. Consequence of Keeping Company with the
Wild and Foolish 105. A Steady Mind alone can Understand
Matters relating to the ātmā
The "Chinna
Katha", if only we ponder over its relevance, is an effective
instrument in Bhagawan's educational process. When He is discoursing,
these parables and stories, ever on the wing, hover in flocks in the
firmament of His Love; He lets a few fly into our hearts and nestle
there, until we fondle and foster them and make them part of our
thought and behaviour patterns. Here is a charming, fragrant bouquet of
these multicolored Kathas for our delectation, meditation and
inspiration. N. Kasturi The
first collection of "Chinna Katha" was made by members of the
Sri Sathya Sai Study Circle, Delhi, and the Prasanthi Workshop, Madras,
and was published in 1975 by the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi, New Delhi
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"Oka Chinna Katha" -
When Bhagawan intercepts the speeding current of His Discourse with
these three Telugu words, meaning, "One little story" all ears are
alert, all hearts are quivive. For, the story that follows is a flash
that illumines, a shower that cools, a joke that tickles, a "tablet"
that alleviates, a peep into epic grandeur or pompous absurdity, a
poetic parenthesis, an exhilarating prick, a lilt that enlightens, a
sugar-coated pill of profundity, a disarming repartee, a volley of
raillery on religious rigmarole! It may be a tonic tale of the past or
the report of a contemporary comedy; it may be a thrust on theological
disputation or a dear little dig at some egoistic dignitary.
