If a person is always in an air-conditioned room, he can never know what coolness means. He must go, at least once, into the hot sun to realise the value of air-conditioning. No lamp can glow brightly in daylight. Night alone can reveal its value. Many people come to Me wailing, "Swami! We are in great grief; we are suffering from deep anxiety." When I hear these words I know what is happening to them. I never had the experience of grief or anxiety. I know that these are but dream experiences. They are not real. Some people may praise you, others may blame you; both are unreal. When a well is sunk, soil that is dug out becomes a mound by its side. Some pay attention to the pit, others to the mound. I consider both with indifference. The soil that was the well has now become soil that’s the mound. This is the eternal see-saw. The sun sets in the West and the Moon rises in the East. These dualities are part of Nature. So long as you are here, try to practise equanimity!
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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