Penance does not mean retiring to the forest and living on fruits and tubers. In fact such a life can be called a life of tamas (dullness) not penance (tapas). True penance lies in controlling one’s emotions, thoughts, words and deeds arising out of satwic, rajasic and tamasic qualities. One should contemplate on God at all times and achieve harmony in thoughts, words and deeds. He alone is a noble one, whose thoughts, words and deeds are in complete harmony. Do not be carried away by pain or pleasure. Bhagavad gita teaches: Sukha Dukhe Same Kruthwaa Labhaa Labhou Jaya Jayou - One should be even minded in happiness or sorrow, gain or loss, victory or defeat. One should discharge one’s duty and serve society without any expectation of reward. Such even mindedness and desireless state is true penance.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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