Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - 23rd May 2005 Buddha Purnima

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Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - 23rd May 2005 Buddha

Purnima 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 Source: radiosai.org