1.Life is either pleasant or unpleasant depending upon your basic attitude towards it; just as how the same object could give you pleasure on one occasion and not on another. What is welcomed with great fondness at one time becomes distasteful at another time without even the desire to see it. The condition of the mind at those times is the cause of this state. Therefore, it is necessary to train the mind to be always serene.
2.To help you give up fear and doubt, keep the Name of the Lord always on your tongue and in your mind. Dwell on the endless forms of the Lord and His limitless glory while you repeat the Name. Attach yourself to Him; then your attachment for these temporary objects will decrease, or at least you will start seeing their proper value as having only relative reality. When the tiny little ego assumes enormous importance, it causes many problems! That is the root of all your travails and miseries.
3.Everyone believes that there is undoubtedly One Transcendent Eternal Power, and that all this has originated from It, and that all this has to merge in It again. This belief is the hallmark of a true devotee. The question regarding the nature and characteristics of God that we believe in is irrelevant; it is not so important. Let us not dispute about the various points of view that divide people. It is enough for us if God is accepted and emphasised. This is the reason why God confers His grace on all those who preach any Name and any Form that can attract and inspire man, as sacred and true. May this faith grow more, for it brings greater spiritual progress if it is acted upon increasingly. All our aspiration must be related to God.
4.There are two types of people: one set on accusing themselves as sinners and the other flattering themselves as great. Both types are afflicted by their own mental aberrations! What they both need is mental satisfaction, and this can be obtained by meditation. Wisdom grows once we improve our understanding and this happens through meditation. Therefore, you should develop an interest in meditation — that is to say, you must acquire a yearning for this practice that is one-pointed and does not tolerate any obstacle. Yearning must have the strength to inspire endeavour. In fact, yearning is but dormant endeavour; endeavour is yearning in action. When yearning is weak, endeavour declines; when one is strong, one’s attempt is also potent.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
2.To help you give up fear and doubt, keep the Name of the Lord always on your tongue and in your mind. Dwell on the endless forms of the Lord and His limitless glory while you repeat the Name. Attach yourself to Him; then your attachment for these temporary objects will decrease, or at least you will start seeing their proper value as having only relative reality. When the tiny little ego assumes enormous importance, it causes many problems! That is the root of all your travails and miseries.
3.Everyone believes that there is undoubtedly One Transcendent Eternal Power, and that all this has originated from It, and that all this has to merge in It again. This belief is the hallmark of a true devotee. The question regarding the nature and characteristics of God that we believe in is irrelevant; it is not so important. Let us not dispute about the various points of view that divide people. It is enough for us if God is accepted and emphasised. This is the reason why God confers His grace on all those who preach any Name and any Form that can attract and inspire man, as sacred and true. May this faith grow more, for it brings greater spiritual progress if it is acted upon increasingly. All our aspiration must be related to God.
4.There are two types of people: one set on accusing themselves as sinners and the other flattering themselves as great. Both types are afflicted by their own mental aberrations! What they both need is mental satisfaction, and this can be obtained by meditation. Wisdom grows once we improve our understanding and this happens through meditation. Therefore, you should develop an interest in meditation — that is to say, you must acquire a yearning for this practice that is one-pointed and does not tolerate any obstacle. Yearning must have the strength to inspire endeavour. In fact, yearning is but dormant endeavour; endeavour is yearning in action. When yearning is weak, endeavour declines; when one is strong, one’s attempt is also potent.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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