| Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | | THOUGHT FOR THE DAY | Today 90% of our population is involved in sensual desires. These days, education also is mainly concerned with sensory pursuits. Most efforts are related to the attainment of sensual desires and almost all enjoyments are related to the senses. The acquisition of wealth also is for enjoying trivial sensual pleasures. Thus all efforts are directed to acquire pleasure of the body, the mind and the senses (Preyas). There is no doubt that there is a need for some concern about physical comforts. We must discharge our family responsibilities and serve the society, leveraging our human body. However this should not be the ultimate goal of life. Together with these, there must be a deeper yearning for a higher, qualitative spiritual life, Shreyas. When we yearn for Shreyas, even Preyas gets fulfilled. (My Dear Students, Vol 2, Ch 11, Mar 5, 1995) -Sri Sathya Sai Baba | | Date: Monday, May 19, 2014 | | YESTERDAY'S THOUGHT | A young woman today aspires to be a good wife but not an exemplary mother. A student today does not aspire to be an exemplary father, but an attractive husband. Adding to this woe, parents today encourage such education which promotes these aspirations. Youngsters also forget their responsibilities to be discharged as exemplary parents. A typical father in today's society does not want his son, above all, to be a man of virtue. He wants him to be a man of great education. Those parents alone, who aspire for transforming their children to be men and women of virtue, are worthy. Worldly education alone should not be the goal of life. Virtues are the true backbone of life. Education must be for life, not merely for a living. To accomplish this, spiritual thoughts and spiritual path is highly essential. (My Dear Students, Vol 3,Ch 4, June 26, 1989) -Sri Sathya Sai Baba | 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 148,000 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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