Thought for the Day

Praise and blame appear to be contradictory to each other, but they are not! That which takes you to a respectable position will also bring you down! As you are being praised, blame is growing along. When we dig a well, a heap of mud will also grow alongside. The deeper we go into the well, the higher will the accumulated mound be. We think that the hole, which corresponds to the deep well, is blame while the heap corresponds to praise. But when we put the heap of mud into the well, it gets closed. The mud from the well and the mud in the heap are the same. Once we realise that this is so, we will not be afraid of criticism or blame. We will develop an equal-minded attitude for praise and blame. Some people will look at the depth of the well while others look at the height of the mound. The correct attitude will be to look at both with the same mind. Only then will one be able to progress along the sacred path.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba