Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thus Spake The Lord For liberation from bondage to desire, the mind is the only instrument available to man. Turn it towards the objective world, you are bound; turn it towards God, you are on the road to liberation. The mind refuses to be calm even for a fraction of a second. When a continuous shower of stones is falling on the waters of a lake, how can the surface be calm and unruffled? So, too, man is throwing stone after stone of desire on the calm lake of the mind. Bhakthas---indeed, all Vyakthis (those who seek to manifest their inner Reality)---should therefore prevent the stones (desires) from disturbing the equanimity of the mind. The fly rests one moment on the sacred food-offerings on the altar of God and the next moment on filth. The mind seeks refuge in holy thoughts and things; the next moment, it revels in some fearsome, foul ideas. The mind is like the elephant. The mahout gives it a nice bath; he scrubs it clean and chains it to a shady tree. But it gathers dust with its trunk and scatters it all over itself! Man, too, urged by the senses, pours in his mind dust and dirt. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XV, P. 251-253. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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