Those
who plan to raise the standard of living today are watering
the branches, the leaves and the blossoms of the tree of
life. Instead, to nurture the tree, you must foster and
water the root. So too, to lead a good life, you must
foster and water the virtues, which are the roots, so that
the flowers of actions, words and thoughts may bloom in
fragrance and yield the fruit of service (seva),
and the sweet juice of joy (ananda). Planning for
food, clothing and shelter is only promoting the well-being
of the cart. Also plan for the horse, which is the mind. The
mind has to use the food, the clothing, the shelter and
other objects in the Universe for the high purpose of
escaping from the bonds of the ego to the Universal.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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