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| Date: Thursday, December 08, 2011 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Dwell always on lofty thoughts. When air fills a football, it takes the form of a ball. When it fills a balloon, it takes the form of the balloon, oval or spherical. So too, the mind takes the form of the objects with which it is attached. If it gets fixed on small things, it becomes small. If it is fixed on noble and grand things, it becomes noble and grand. The camera takes a picture of whatever it is pointed at, so is the case with the mind. Discriminate before you develop attachment. If your attachment is towards spouse and children, lands and buildings, bank accounts and balances, you will experience grief when they decline. Develop sincere and steady attachment towards the Divine and you will grow in love and splendour. Devotion is not a matter of beads and beards, nor is worship signified by flowers, camphor or bell-ringing. You are judged by your spiritual discipline, thoughts and sense-control. -BABA Yesterday's Thought Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A true hero is the steady person who is not agitated in the least, by ups and downs caused by roaring waves on the sea of life. Such a person never loses poise; it becomes part of one's nature! The one who keeps to his schedule of spiritual discipline whatever be the attractions or distractions, is a wise person, also referred to as Dheera. Dhee means Buddhi (intellect), and this the true quality of man. It is not the attire or the moustache that marks out the 'hero'. True humanness blossoms with the rejection of the duality of joy and sorrow, and all your exploit should be to conquer the two. Your victory should be over internal foes, rather than external ones. Then the gain you acquire is immortality! Things of the world cannot confer that state of bliss. When you truly and steadily rise above joy and grief, the bliss you attain is absolute, independent and full. -BABA  | ||
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08-12-2011- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY
2011-12-07
07-12-2011- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY
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| Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A true hero is the steady person who is not agitated in the least, by ups and downs caused by roaring waves on the sea of life. Such a person never loses poise; it becomes part of one's nature! The one who keeps to his schedule of spiritual discipline whatever be the attractions or distractions, is a wise person, also referred to as Dheera. Dhee means Buddhi (intellect), and this the true quality of man. It is not the attire or the moustache that marks out the 'hero'. True humanness blossoms with the rejection of the duality of joy and sorrow, and all your exploit should be to conquer the two. Your victory should be over internal foes, rather than external ones. Then the gain you acquire is immortality! Things of the world cannot confer that state of bliss. When you truly and steadily rise above joy and grief, the bliss you attain is absolute, independent and full. -BABA Yesterday's Thought Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 Happiness makes one forget one's obligations to oneself as a human being. It drags one into egoism leading to committing of sins. Happiness draws a veil over experiences that make one tough. It also spends out one's stock of merit and arouses baser passions. On the other hand, grief renders man alert and watchful. Misery makes one think and leads to self-improvement. It also endows one with new and valuable experiences, and highlights the value of happiness. Realize that happiness and misery are inseparable and you cannot choose only one. Treat troubles and travails as your friends; at least, do not see them as your enemies! It is best to regard both happiness and misery as gifts of God. That is the easiest path for one's own liberation. -BABA | ||
2011-12-06
06-12-2011-THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY
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| Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Happiness makes one forget one's obligations to oneself as a human being. It drags one into egoism leading to committing of sins. Happiness draws a veil over experiences that make one tough. It also spends out one's stock of merit and arouses baser passions. On the other hand, grief renders man alert and watchful. Misery makes one think and leads to self-improvement. It also endows one with new and valuable experiences, and highlights the value of happiness. Realize that happiness and misery are inseparable and you cannot choose only one. Treat troubles and travails as your friends; at least, do not see them as your enemies! It is best to regard both happiness and misery as gifts of God. That is the easiest path for one's own liberation. -BABA Yesterday's Thought Date: Monday, December 05, 2011 Detach yourself from the senses. Only then the Spirit (Atma) will shine. The mind must be withdrawn from its present friends, the senses, and made loyal to its master, the intellect. Simply put, the grain must be separated from the chaff, through the exercise of viveka (discrimination). When you light a lamp and keep it in a room with all its five windows open, the wind will blow the flame out. To keep the lamp burning straight the windows must be closed. The senses are the windows; the flame is the mind concentrating on the single purpose of God-realisation. What do the outward-bound senses know of that sweetness? The frogs that hop around the lotus flower are unaware of the nectar contained in the flower. Only the intellect can reveal that bliss to you. Fix your desire on things that last and nourish, rather than on things that are flashy yet corroding. -BABA | ||
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