Pre-World Conference

Part I – Welcome Remarks by Dr. Goldstein

 

The Agenda of our Conference offered with humility and love at the Divine Lotus Feet of our Lord, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, is to study what He has communicated to us regarding the spiritual nature and purpose of these human lives that we have been given.

The Lord has said that we are not these bodies, not these minds, rather we are Divinity encased in human form. We seek to comprehend His Teachings and transform ourselves into vehicles of His Divine Love, which is our real essence and the purpose of these human lives.

Heretofore, we have conducted Conferences on Sai Ideal Education, Sai Ideal Healthcare, and Sai Ideal Youth which have been uplifting and helpful. All of these aspects and institutions of human society are important and should be understood with a spiritual perspective. However, more important than all social institutions and society itself is understanding the Divine nature of human life. We are, in fact, embodiments of Divinity.

We must understand what this means and how we should conduct these human lives. Then all else will fall into place, all else will be as it should be. All else will be a function of His Divine Will and not a result of our worldly aspirations and desires.

Ideal is perfection. Perfection is Divinity. In order to realize perfection we require knowledge of who we are and why we are. We have to understand the spiritual basis of human life and act accordingly.

Hence, the theme of our Conference: “God Is!” “I Am I!” Love All, Serve All!”

This is the Sai Ideal.