Thought for the Day - 23rd May 2005, Buddha Purnima

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Source: Radio Sai web site

 

Buddha's emphasis was entirely on purity in every aspect of daily life. Purity

in vision, purity in thought, purity in speech and purity in action. He

considered the spirit of sacrifice as the true yajna (sacred offering).

Sacrifice is the means for attaining Nirvana, freedom from the bondage of

mundane existence. Buddha was totally opposed to anyone being forced to lead a

worldly life against his will. The Buddhist prayer must be properly understood.

When the Buddhists say: "Buddham sharanam gachchaami, Dharmam sharanam

gachchaami, Sangham sharanam gachchaami," the real meaning of the prayer is:

You must divert your Buddhi (mind) towards Dharma (right conduct). And right

conduct should be aimed at serving society. When this is done, society gets

purified.- Baba

Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam today23rd May 2005, Buddha Purnima

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