Some people, who have no experience and don’t put their words into practice, go about declaring that the way to peace is to keep the world at a distance. That’s no peace; it’s just the opposite. If the seed is taken far away from the tree, won’t it grow into a tree again? If you don’t want that, you must boil the seed or fry it over fire! So too, impulses and desires that germinate must be fried over the fire of discrimination (vichara); then, real peace will emerge. Instead, if one escapes from the responsibilities of life in society, peace cannot be enjoyed; it will never come! But, if desires (vasanas) are controlled and eliminated, there’s no need to run away. Being content with what one has, refusing to be worried by absence of things that one hasn’t, trying as far as possible to reduce and eliminate desires, passion and hatreds, strive to cultivate and systematically practice truth, dharma, love, and patience (sahana).
BAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
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