The
first step in Self-Enquiry (Athma Vichara) is the
practice of the truth that whatever gives you pain, gives
pain to others and whatever gives you joy, gives joy to
others. So do unto others as you would like them do unto
you; desist from any act in relation to others, which, if
done by them will cause you pain. Thus, a kind of
reciprocal relationship will grow between you and others and
gradually you reach the stage when your heart thrills with
joy when others are joyful and shudders in pain when others
are sad. This is not the kind of affection towards those
who are dear to you or those who are your kith and kin.
This sharing of joy and grief is automatic, immediate, and
universal. It is a sign of great spiritual advance, the
wave knows that it is part of the ocean; all the waves are
but temporary manifestations of the sea and with the same
taste of the ocean itself.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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