1.As
far as it lies in your power, do good to others. Do not sow fear or
inflict pain on others or promote anxiety or grief. If you take pleasure
in the pain of others, you only scotch the divinity in you and bring
to light the demonic natures in man. The Lord resides in all – "Ishwara sarva bhoothaanam”
- He is in you, as much as in the other, whom you are harming. Know
this and give up all efforts to ruin others. You cannot help another –
you can only help yourself by that act. You do not harm another; you
only harm yourself by any wicked action. The outer attachments and
nature may be different, but the inner reality in you is the same as in
the 'other'.
2.In
the epic Ramayana, Ravana lent his ear to the pleasant eulogies from
his ministers than the beneficial advice from his brother, Vibeeshana.
By exiling his brother and honouring his courtiers, he sealed his own
fate. Now many people are pursuing the pleasant over the beneficial and
that is the reason for all distress and discontent. Indian Culture has
always emphasised the hard and beneficial way; it has always advised
the control of one’s senses. However people today follow cultures that
cater to the senses and go after momentary and external frills and
pleasures. Realize that the car is driven by steering the wheel inside,
when this is turned, the outer wheels automatically move. Similarly
when you turn the inner wheel, you can progress.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
No comments:
Post a Comment