Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Forbearance, the Primary Spiritual Quality

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today

November 12, 2003

 

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Forbearance, the Primary Spiritual Quality

 

Whatever thoughts you have, they will bring you the corresponding

results. Whatever you are feeling will be reflected in your way of

talking and acting. In the very first place, you must endeavor to

purify your feelings. You have to make your love pure. To do so you

have to develop forbearance, which is a serene patience and self-

restraint under all circumstances, giving good to all, even to those

who may want to harm you. There is nothing greater than having this

quality of forbearance. Forbearance is equivalent to truth itself,

forbearance is the heart of righteousness, forbearance is the very

essence of the ancient wisdom, forbearance is nonviolence in

practice, forbearance is contentment, it is compassion. Truly,

forbearance is everything in all the worlds. Only when you have

developed patience and forbearance will you be able to obtain the

Lord.

 

Now, over minor insignificant things you lose your temper and become

ridden with tension. Anger and temper are dangerous. They can ruin

your life. If you suffer from anger you will not be able to achieve

anything worthwhile. You will be looked upon with disgust and

derision. You will lose your wealth. All the honors you have enjoyed

will turn to ashes. Your anger will even separate you from those who

are closest to you. Because of anger people lose everything, and

their life becomes a waste. Therefore, in the Gita, Krishna taught

the principle of love and the need to cultivate love to counter

hatred, jealousy, anger and all the other bad traits that cause so

much harm to you.

 

Love knows no hatred.

Love is free from all selfishness.

Love is far removed from anger.

Love never takes; it knows only giving.

Love is God.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Source:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita044.html

 

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