Thought for the Day

If we invite some great saint or scholar to our home, preparations will be made at home, to make it presentable. We clean our house and its surroundings before the guest arrives. A house that is not clean lacks sacredness and is not appropriate for great people. Similarly, if we invited a minister or governor to our neighbourhood, we would clean the road, decorate the path and keep everything bright and proper to receive the eminent visitor. If we care so much when we invite someone with a temporary position, how much more effort is needed when we invite the very Creator and Protector of the world Himself to enter our lives and hearts? Krishna remarked: "Arjuna, you are asking Me to be the charioteer of your chariot. Take Me as the charioteer of your life. Think how clean and how grand your heart should be to make it a seat for Me. As long as Rajo and Tamo gunas are there, the heart is not pure. Therefore, to begin with, remove them."

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba