Thought for the Day

This world is the Lord’s residence: Isavasyam idam jagat. Therefore, no one should entertain a sense of personal possession or even a trace of egotism. Renounce the feeling of attachment and feel the presence of the Lord everywhere. Give up the feelings “I” and “you”; only then you will understand the glory of that which is neither “I” nor “mine”. This does not involve your renouncing everything. The acid test by which an activity can be confirmed as holy or sacred is to examine whether it promotes attachment or avoids bondage. The acid test to decide whether an activity is unholy or sinful is to examine whether it arises from or promotes greed. The real teaching (atma-vidya) directs that the world be dealt with as duty demands, but in a spirit of detachment and avoiding entanglement. Welcome the spiritual bliss that the Lord, the embodiment of spiritual bliss, confers on you and experience it with thankfulness and without being bound by desire.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba