Thought for the Day

People travel into the sky and soar to the very heights of the empty skies. They dive into the depths of the ocean; and in many other ways, people are doing incredible things. With the help of science and technology, they are discovering and inventing things which were not previously accessible to common human beings. They are making every effort to learn and understand several phenomena but are only partially succeeding in this objective. In fact, people are inventing complicated and sophisticated computers and machines, and through these are trying to conquer the universe. After acquiring all these strengths and capacities, if people do not have the wisdom to use them well for their happiness and peaceful living, all these inventions become useless.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Every living being in this world is knowingly or unknowingly on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Every individual’s struggle against their inner foes is different. Each person gets the result according to their Sadhana (spiritual practices), based on the deservedness of their acts in this and their previous births. Life is not a mechanical formula, where 2 plus 2 always makes 4. To some, 2 plus may be 3 or 5, depending on their ‘personal valuation’ of 2. In the spiritual path, each one must move forward from where they already are at their own pace, in the light of the lamp which each one is holding in the hand. Identify defects that would undermine your spiritual career, and fix them to advance in your journey unto Him. People buy clothes with deep colour, so that they may not reveal dust or dirt; they do not prefer white clothes, for they show plainly their soiled condition. But, do not try to hide your dirt in darkness; be ashamed of soiled natures and endeavour to cleanse them fast.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Many are unable to understand the sacredness of the selfless love and devotion of the Gopikas and misinterpret all their actions attributing them wrong meanings. Gopikas had noble thoughts; their love and devotion to Lord Krishna was absolutely selfless. It is for this reason that even after so many centuries they remain fresh in the minds of millions in India. The Bhagavata preaches the sacredness of devotion to Lord Krishna. There is no hatred, jealousy, or anger in divine love; that is why it can give happiness to the entire world. We should accept selfless love as an essential type of devotion and promote it in our country. It must be an ideal so far as our relationship with God is concerned. Discard any unsacred thoughts or selfishness from your hearts, from this very moment, and cultivate selfless divine love and purify your heart.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba