Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Reduce Your Wants Constantly discriminate between the Preya-Marga and the Sreya-Marga, the Pleasant Path and the Good Path. You will have to do this again and again every time the mind tempts you to follow the ways of the world, to imitate others. This desire to imitate others is exceedingly powerful and overpowers even a wise man. Worry not about finding money to buy a scooter (when you have no need for a scooter) just because all your friends come on scooters. Do not bother about how to send your son to the States only because your neighbors have sent theirs to California and Cambridge. Keep away from temptations of all sorts. Do not walk into places of temptation and then struggle to resist temptation. It will tax your will unnecessarily. Even if you succeed in resisting the temptation, it may leave a craving in the mind. Craving induces restlessness. Do not multiply your wants and then feel like a beggar. Reduce your wants and feel like a king. Why should you enter a cloth shop and see many varieties presented before your eyes when you have enough clothing at home? Either you will buy unnecessary things. Or feel sad, "Oh, I don't have this. Ah, how I wish I could buy that!" Peace of mind and material greed are incompatibles. They do not go together. Make your choice. Reduce your wants to the barest minimum consistent with your general external activities. The fewer the wants and possessions the greater the peace of mind. Possession gives pain. The point is so obvious that it needs no explanation. Hire a taxi rather than own a car. Live in a rented flat rather than possess your own house. Most of us suffer, not for want of right knowledge or wisdom, but for want of exercise of that wisdom in our daily life. If you want peace of mind, at once stop doing all those things which you know you should not do. And, equally important, start doing all those things which you know you should do. This will set you on the right track, and when you are on the right track, God's Grace will flow into your life and make it more and more sublime. You will gain peace of mind and radiate peace all around you. Faith has to be exercised. Love has to be exercised. Selflessness has to be exercised. Charity has to be practiced. Dispassion has to be practiced. Devotion has to be cultivated. These qualities, these virtues do not arise, in you over night. They have to be assiduously cultivated before they can become a natural, a habitual, an integral part of your being. Baba Said.... "Baba liked very much those persons, who took real interests in spiritual matters and He removed all their difficulties and made them happy. Jai Sai Ram Swamy Mahadevan Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all Baba Bless you ever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 om sai ram 'Even if you succeed in resisting the temptation, it may leave a craving in the mind. Craving induces restlessness.' -very true!!somtimes what happens we just crush our desires so badly that they left some mark in our heart and results in loss of peace.So better to evaluate the vitality of desires and bring happiness in life. sai ram --- Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy > wrote: > > Reduce Your Wants > > > Constantly discriminate between the Preya-Marga and > the Sreya-Marga, > the Pleasant Path and the Good Path. You will have > to do this again > and again every time the mind tempts you to follow > the ways of the > world, to imitate others. This desire to imitate > others is > exceedingly powerful and overpowers even a wise man. > Worry not about > finding money to buy a scooter (when you have no > need for a scooter) > just because all your friends come on scooters. Do > not bother about > how to send your son to the States only because your > neighbors have > sent theirs to California and Cambridge. Keep away > from temptations > of all sorts. Do not walk into places of temptation > and then struggle > to resist temptation. It will tax your will > unnecessarily. Even if > you succeed in resisting the temptation, it may > leave a craving in > the mind. Craving induces restlessness. > > Do not multiply your wants and then feel like a > beggar. Reduce your > wants and feel like a king. Why should you enter a > cloth shop and see > many varieties presented before your eyes when you > have enough > clothing at home? Either you will buy unnecessary > things. Or feel > sad, "Oh, I don't have this. Ah, how I wish I could > buy that!" Peace > of mind and material greed are incompatibles. They > do not go > together. Make your choice. > > Reduce your wants to the barest minimum consistent > with your general > external activities. The fewer the wants and > possessions the greater > the peace of mind. Possession gives pain. The point > is so obvious > that it needs no explanation. Hire a taxi rather > than own a car. Live > in a rented flat rather than possess your own house. > > Most of us suffer, not for want of right knowledge > or wisdom, but for > want of exercise of that wisdom in our daily life. > If you want peace > of mind, at once stop doing all those things which > you know you > should not do. And, equally important, start doing > all those things > which you know you should do. This will set you on > the right track, > and when you are on the right track, God's Grace > will flow into your > life and make it more and more sublime. You will > gain peace of mind > and radiate peace all around you. Faith has to be > exercised. Love has > to be exercised. Selflessness has to be exercised. > Charity has to be > practiced. Dispassion has to be practiced. Devotion > has to be > cultivated. These qualities, these virtues do not > arise, in you over > night. They have to be assiduously cultivated before > they can become > a natural, a habitual, an integral part of your > being. > > Baba Said.... > > "Baba liked very much those persons, who took real > interests in > spiritual matters and He removed all their > difficulties and made them > happy. > > Jai Sai Ram > Swamy Mahadevan > Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all > Baba Bless you ever!!! > > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 SAIRAM SAI BROTHER THANK U FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE ONLY TODAY I WAS READING AN ARTICLE CALLED TAKE TIME TO THANK GOD -IT IS A SPIRITUAL EVOLVEMENT . IT SAYS WE PRAY ENDLESSLY TO GOD TO FULFIL ONE WISH AFTER ANOTHER BUT NEVER STOP TO THANK HIM FOR ANY ONE OF THEM SO WE SHOULD THANK SWAMI FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS HE SHOWRS ON US FOR ALL THOS E THINGS THAT WE HAVE AND TAKE FOR GRANTED LIKE NORMAL BODY HEALTH GOOD FAMILY EDUCATION GOOD JOB OTHER LUXURIES WHERE BILLIONS IN THE WORLD DONT HAVE EVEN EVEN BASIC THINGS ITS TRUE I CANT FIND IN MYSELF TO BE SO SELFLESS BUT MY CONSCIENCE DOES PINCH WHEN I ACT SELFISH AND GREEDY I PRAY TO BHAGWAN TO HELP ME REMEMBER TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE LOTS I HAVE AND SPEND MY TIME GETTING CLOSER TO HIM THAN RUNNING AFTER MATERIAL THINGS WHICH IF I NEED BHAGWAN WILL GIVE ME ANYWAY THANK YOU SAI BROTHER FOR POSTING JUST WHAT I NEEDED SAIRAM Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy > wrote: Reduce Your Wants Constantly discriminate between the Preya-Marga and the Sreya-Marga, the Pleasant Path and the Good Path. You will have to do this again and again every time the mind tempts you to follow the ways of the world, to imitate others. This desire to imitate others is exceedingly powerful and overpowers even a wise man. Worry not about finding money to buy a scooter (when you have no need for a scooter) just because all your friends come on scooters. Do not bother about how to send your son to the States only because your neighbors have sent theirs to California and Cambridge. Keep away from temptations of all sorts. Do not walk into places of temptation and then struggle to resist temptation. It will tax your will unnecessarily. Even if you succeed in resisting the temptation, it may leave a craving in the mind. Craving induces restlessness. Do not multiply your wants and then feel like a beggar. Reduce your wants and feel like a king. Why should you enter a cloth shop and see many varieties presented before your eyes when you have enough clothing at home? Either you will buy unnecessary things. Or feel sad, "Oh, I don't have this. Ah, how I wish I could buy that!" Peace of mind and material greed are incompatibles. They do not go together. Make your choice. Reduce your wants to the barest minimum consistent with your general external activities. The fewer the wants and possessions the greater the peace of mind. Possession gives pain. The point is so obvious that it needs no explanation. Hire a taxi rather than own a car. Live in a rented flat rather than possess your own house. Most of us suffer, not for want of right knowledge or wisdom, but for want of exercise of that wisdom in our daily life. If you want peace of mind, at once stop doing all those things which you know you should not do. And, equally important, start doing all those things which you know you should do. This will set you on the right track, and when you are on the right track, God's Grace will flow into your life and make it more and more sublime. You will gain peace of mind and radiate peace all around you. Faith has to be exercised. Love has to be exercised. Selflessness has to be exercised. Charity has to be practiced. Dispassion has to be practiced. Devotion has to be cultivated. These qualities, these virtues do not arise, in you over night. They have to be assiduously cultivated before they can become a natural, a habitual, an integral part of your being. Baba Said.... "Baba liked very much those persons, who took real interests in spiritual matters and He removed all their difficulties and made them happy. Jai Sai Ram Swamy Mahadevan Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all Baba Bless you ever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 every sentence is so true....it is like a upanishad..from the first word to the last word... above all we need to pray to swami for everything..even for us to reduce our wants...did not jesus tell... "Lord..lead us not into temptation".... for temptation is the cause for all troubles to follow... sairam. Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy > wrote: Reduce Your Wants Constantly discriminate between the Preya-Marga and the Sreya-Marga, the Pleasant Path and the Good Path. You will have to do this again and again every time the mind tempts you to follow the ways of the world, to imitate others. This desire to imitate others is exceedingly powerful and overpowers even a wise man. Worry not about finding money to buy a scooter (when you have no need for a scooter) just because all your friends come on scooters. Do not bother about how to send your son to the States only because your neighbors have sent theirs to California and Cambridge. Keep away from temptations of all sorts. Do not walk into places of temptation and then struggle to resist temptation. It will tax your will unnecessarily. Even if you succeed in resisting the temptation, it may leave a craving in the mind. Craving induces restlessness. Do not multiply your wants and then feel like a beggar. Reduce your wants and feel like a king. Why should you enter a cloth shop and see many varieties presented before your eyes when you have enough clothing at home? Either you will buy unnecessary things. Or feel sad, "Oh, I don't have this. Ah, how I wish I could buy that!" Peace of mind and material greed are incompatibles. They do not go together. Make your choice. Reduce your wants to the barest minimum consistent with your general external activities. The fewer the wants and possessions the greater the peace of mind. Possession gives pain. The point is so obvious that it needs no explanation. Hire a taxi rather than own a car. Live in a rented flat rather than possess your own house. Most of us suffer, not for want of right knowledge or wisdom, but for want of exercise of that wisdom in our daily life. If you want peace of mind, at once stop doing all those things which you know you should not do. And, equally important, start doing all those things which you know you should do. This will set you on the right track, and when you are on the right track, God's Grace will flow into your life and make it more and more sublime. You will gain peace of mind and radiate peace all around you. Faith has to be exercised. Love has to be exercised. Selflessness has to be exercised. Charity has to be practiced. Dispassion has to be practiced. Devotion has to be cultivated. These qualities, these virtues do not arise, in you over night. They have to be assiduously cultivated before they can become a natural, a habitual, an integral part of your being. Baba Said.... "Baba liked very much those persons, who took real interests in spiritual matters and He removed all their difficulties and made them happy. Jai Sai Ram Swamy Mahadevan Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all Baba Bless you ever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 SAI RAM, It will not be out of place in this connection to remember our SAIMA for having taught us about putting ceiling on desires. Those of us who can afford to spend and those who indulge in consumerism waste the resources placed at our disposal by God. Not all the expenses we incur fall under the category of Unavoidable expense. Mostly we buy articles of consumption out of our desires or cravings without proper application of mind. Do we ever raise this question in our mind,"Do I really need to buy this item? Can I not manage without this item? Am I buying the right stuff and in right quntities? etc., etc. "Can I not utilise the resorces at my disposal for alleviating the needs and sufferings of less well placed people?" Material wants are increasing day by day in keeping with all innovations and inventions. That does not mean man should not learn to say no to desires. Cravings should be curbed roothlessly. May Saima give us the Sadbuddhi to discriminate and stop craving! With Loving Sai Rams, G.Balasubramanian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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