Thought for the Day

The senses say, “Why struggle? Eat, drink and be merry while you can,” but the guru says, “Death lands on you without notice; overcome its fear now, before the call comes. ‘Now’ is the true friend, ‘yesterday’ has deceived you and gone, and ‘tomorrow’ is a doubtful visitor.” Once when his eldest brother, Dharmaraja, promised a mendicant yogi some help for a ritual sacrifice and asked him to call the next day, Bhima ordered all drums to beat and all flags to fly, for, “My brother is certain to live until tomorrow! At least, that is what he believes will happen.” Death stalks your footsteps like a tiger in the bush. So without further waste of time, try to give up sloth and anger; be tranquil amidst the storms and mix in tranquil company. Let the flagrant aroma of divine thoughts, full of love to all, rise around you. The flame of experiential knowledge of Supreme Reality can reduce to cinders the impulses inherited through many births and many experiences. In the heat of that crucible, dross is burnt and precious metal is isolated.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba