Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Apr 10th, 2006

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The mind is but a pattern of desires, a composite of the warp and woof

of plans and resolutions. It has immense potentiality to create

manifold images. Imagination hides the truth, it fogs the intellect,

perverts the vision and deviates the aspirant from the spiritual path.

Desire creates a mirage, it imposes beauty and clothes things with

desirability. To escape from the clutches of desire, which gives birth

to the brood of anger, hatred, malice, greed, envy, faction, falsehood,

etc., one has to cleanse his consciousness by prayer and Sathkarma

(noble activity). Seva (selfless service) is the best Sadhana

(spiritual endeavour) for eliminating the nefarious pull of the mind

towards desires.

-SAI BABA