The years of life allotted to man as a result of the enormous amount of merit earned and accumulated through many lives in the past, have to be utilised for the purpose of rising higher into Divinity. Riches decline only when spent, but life is, in its own course, being clipped short every moment. Even when we sleep, unconcerned, every minute makes us older, takes us nearer the grave. In order to direct time into useful channels, life has to be regulated and limited, habits have to be sublimated, harmful tendencies have to be corrected and constructive attitudes fostered. A disciplined life is the best offering you can make to the country or to the Divine in you. So each of you must accept the ideal after analysing its implications and being convinced of its validity. Animal instincts and impulses have persisted in human nature as vestiges, and it is only when their upsurge is controlled and gradually eliminated, that the springs of Divinity can manifest themselves.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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