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03-03-2014- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY

 
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Date: Monday, March 03, 2014
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Meditation is not merging the form in your mind. It is merging your mind with the Form, so that the mind doesn't exist. There are three stages in this process – The Ooha (imagining the Form), Bhava (experiencing the Divine) and finally Sakshatkara (Realization). In the initial stages, the devotee imagines one's favourite Divine Form, as they have seen before. Over time, the image vanishes in the mind and they begin experiencing the Form. This process takes longer and slowly, the devotee starts experiencing the Lord from the toe to the head. The impressions last longer and grow deeper and gradually, the image of the Lord that is firmly implanted becomes an inner reality. While the imagining stage gives only momentary joy, the experiencing stage results in complete identification of the seeker with the Lord. Thus, over time, awareness of the Divine results in oneness with the Divine (Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavathi). ("My Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 5, Mar 11, 1984.)
 
 
 
Date: Sunday, March 02, 2014
YESTERDAY'S THOUGHT
If you throw a pebble in a pond, a small ripple originates and spreads until the end of the river. You may or may not be able to see, but the ripple starts right at the point where the stone meets the water. Similarly, in the lake of your mind, when you throw a stone of thought, ripples of thought waves start spreading throughout your body. The same ripple reflects in your eyes, brain, ears, heart and also in your hands and legs. Hence you must be very careful with the kind of thoughts that you permit to pervade your personality. When you get pure thoughts, all your senses will be purified by it. However, if you get bad thoughts, your senses will be perverted and this will quickly spread to your eyes, heart, hand and brain. Always have pure thoughts. If you do so, your body, senses and actions will be purified. ("My Dear Students", Vol 2, Apr 10, 2000.)
 
 
 
 
 
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