Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam

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Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23rd August 2008 Why is man so pathetically afflicted today with fear and anxiety? Are we to search for the reasons outside us or do they lie within us? The reason lies in the false emphasis we have laid on things of the material world, ignoring matters of the spirit. The body that man bears is essentially a receptacle of God. It is a temple where God is installed, where God is the Master. Hence, it does not behove you to pander to its every whim. Instead, realise it to be a very valuable instrument in your journey to God. - BABA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preceding TFTD

 

 

 

22nd August 2008 Man has springs of joy and peace in his heart, even as a child. Cultivate them, give them fullest freedom to gush forth and fertilize all fields of activity, that is the real purpose of education. Man is born to be perpetually happy, but he is always in misery. This is tragic; it is like the man who died of thirst though he was standing knee-deep in the running stream. The source of happiness is in you. Real education has to teach man how to tap this spring of joy. - BABA

 

21st August 2008 God is the great Unseen, the vast Unknowable. Though you do not see the roots or know how deep inside the earth they are, you pour water round the trunk, so that it may reach them. You expect that the roots will absorb the water and the tree will grow and yield fruit. Recognise that similarly there is God as the very basis of Creation; pray to Him, and He will shower fruit. - BABA

 

 

20th August 2008 Education has to cultivate humility and discipline; but today it is yielding a harvest of pride and envy. ¡Vidya¢ means: ¡Vid¢ (Light) and ¡Ya¢ (that which gives). So education has to shed light and illumine the darkness in the mind and the intellect. It does not indicate mere bookish knowledge. It has to clarify the kinship of man with man and his intimate relationship with nature. It must harmonize one's earlier experiences with one's present ones, and guide one to beneficial experiences in the future. It must validate the knowledge gained from the books by the experiences and in the process make man grow, until he becomes Divine. - BABA

 

 

 

19th August 2008 The very first Sadhana (spiritual exercise) one must adopt is the cultivation of inner silence, to put an end to the continuous dialogue with the mind. Let the mind rest for a while. Do not project on the mind irrelevant details or pollute it with fumes of envy and greed. Every idea we entertain, either good or bad, gets imprinted on the mind. An element of weakness and unsteadiness is thus introduced in the mind. Keep the mind calm and clear. Do not agitate it every moment by your non-stop dialogue. - BABA

 

 

18th August 2008 Many of you have problems of health or mental worry of some sort or the other. They are mere baits by which you have been brought to My presence, so that you may obtain My grace and strengthen your faith in the Divine. Problems and worries are really to be welcomed as they teach you the lessons of humility and reverence. - BABA

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional (previous) TFTD click on the required date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, August 17, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, August 16, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 15, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, August 07, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

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