| Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013 | | THOUGHT FOR THE DAY | The last day of a Saptaha (seven-day discourse) is called Samaapthi. That word means, according to most people, the final function; but it has a more profound meaning too. Samaapthi means the attainment (Aapthi) of the Samam (Divine or Brahman). That is the final fruit of Shravana, Manana and Nidhidhyasana (Listening, Recapitulation and Assimilation) of key spiritual truths and lessons from discourses. In the worldly sense, it means the conclusion of a period of time. In the spiritual sense, it means transcending time! The lesson that all spiritual discourses wish to convey is that you must give up your pursuit of sensory objects, if you seek lasting peace and joy. Material wealth brings along with it, not only joy but grief as well. Accumulation of riches, multiplication of wants will lead only to alternation between joy and grief. Attachment is the root of both joy and grief. Detachment is the saviour. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba |  | | "SBOI" | | Date: Friday, July 12, 2013 | | | This Asthipanjaram (skeletal cage or body) is the Hasthinapuram, where we have the blind king, Dhritharaashtra, the symbol of ignorance as well as Yudhishthira, the symbol of wisdom. Let the forces of Yudhishthira win, with the help of Shri Krishna, the Lord. Let the tongue that is accustomed to the bitterness of the neem fruit of worldly triumphs and disasters taste the honey of Namasmarana (Remembering the Lord's Name). Experiment with this for some time sincerely and steadfastly and you will be surprised at the result! You can feel a significant improvement in peace and stability in you and around you. Learn this easy lesson, get yourself immersed in joy and let others also share that joy with you. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba | | | | "SBOI" | Join Us on Facebook Just a reminder, if you are on Facebook then you should join our Sai Ram Facebook-page. We are nearing the 46,000 mark and unlike a lot of pages that are created and you join and then nothing beneficial ever happens, we actually send out daily Sai Baba updates and give exclusive content/images on most of our postings. |
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