Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

Golden Age
Of the four Ages, the present Iron Age is far more congenial than the
previous three (Golden, Silver- and Copper Age) for the acquisition of
wisdom and the cultivation of discrimination. You now have many simple
paths available for liberating yourselves. The scriptures say: "No,
no, no age is equal to the Iron Age!” Through just recitation of God’s
names and concentration on it, you can reach the Goal. Recitation of
God’s names is the process of keeping the Lord ever in the memory
and contemplation is the process of thinking of his glory all the time.
Many people are scared because they believe that the Iron Age in
which we live will witness the ultimate deluge. Others call it the Age of
conflict, for it is now omnipresent. No, no. This Age is the Golden Age
for the seekers of God, for earning and learning discrimination.
6.11.81, (25-186)
The present Iron Age, is in fact, the age in which one can attain liberation
most easily. This is revealed in every scriptural text. The reason
is that one can be liberated now by the spiritual discipline of singing the
glory of the Lord, and listening to the name being sung. Among the
nine steps of devotion, listening to the name, being sung and singing
the name are mentioned as the best. Singing the names which denote
the glory of the Lord and singing the names continuously, aloud, without
interruption, and without hesitation. It can help the process of liberation.
Singing the glory of the Lord can be by one individual and can promote
one's own spiritual progress but it will also by beneficial to those who
listen and to those beyond the circle of listeners; the whole world can
benefit by the vibrations. 26.1.82, (25-245)
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