Thought for the Day

All efforts, all talk, all pleasures end with the graveyard. Every step takes man nearer to that, not farther. Then, why revel while living, believing this to be real and lasting? You must have heard this: Practice two, give up two! What are they? The two things to be given up are: all remembrance of (1) the evil that others do to you, and (2) the good that you do to others. The two things to be practiced incessantly are: (1) belief that death is certain and inevitable and (2) that God exists and yields to prayer and purity. Usually people do the opposite. They do not forget the evil that others do or the good that is done by them; they forget the fact of death and the fact of God’s existence. If you seek for profit in every act, of what use is it? Bank deposits, buildings, degrees, titles and riches must all be left behind. As soon as the last breath is drawn, our body becomes a thing of foul smell and bad omen; it is removed from the very house you built and loved!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba