Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Dec 15th, 2005

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There are valuable lessons to be learnt from the Sun, Moon, the

clouds, the sea - all are teachers of the importance of discharging

one's duty. Trees distribute their fruits and grant their shade to

every one, even to those who lay their axe on them with intention to

destroy them! Mountains suffer heat, rain and storm without demur, and

are plunged in meditation for ages. Birds do not hoard for years

together, the wherewithal for food or shelter; they do not use more

than is absolutely necessary for their survival. Nature (Prakrithi) is

your school, your laboratory, the gateway to liberation and the

reflection of God's manifold majesty. Seek to know the lessons it is

ready to teach; all things in Nature are Brahman just as you are. So,

any act is Divine; all work is worship; build the mansion of your life

on the strong foundation of the faith that all creation is Divine.

-SAI BABA