Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Love All

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

October 26, 2003

 

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Love All

 

For a true devotee there should be no evil traits such as hatred,

jealousy, anger or greed. These are the main obstacles to devotion

which enter your being. You must develop a sense of unity with

everyone. If you develop hatred towards anyone, you will be hating

the very Lord whom you worship. It is because of your inflated ego

that you take action against another, in the course of which,

hatred, jealousy and anger arise. Therefore, the primary warning

given in the Gita says, "Show no hatred towards any being".

 

Without uprooting the weeds from the field and preparing it for

cultivation, the seeds will not yield a good crop. In the same way,

without removing the weed of ego from within your heart, all

attempts at spiritual practice will be useless. The most important

thing to be learned from the path of devotion is that you should not

only love God but you should also love all beings, treating everyone

as God. Worshipping God while harming others cannot be called

devotion. It only reveals the depths of one's ignorance. Such people

will never progress on the spiritual path.

 

In the days to come you will learn the ways that you can develop

your faith, and through your good actions sanctify your life. It is

by developing these desirable qualities and practicing them in your

daily life that you will call forth the love and grace of the Lord.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita027.html

 

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Sai Baba Gita

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