Thought for the day

Although God dwells in every person, this fact remains latent like oil in the seed of a mustard. To manifest God within you, you must go through certain trials and ordeals. Love for God should grow as a result of experiences of adversity. Just as gold improves in brilliance the more it is heated in the crucible, your devotion has to go through a constant purificatory process. Today all thoughts and actions are polluted in one way or another. Your thoughts, vision and words are contaminated. Young people should aim at becoming an ideal example to the world. For this purpose they should cultivate good company, that is, the company of persons filled with Divine Love. Unlike in previous ages, people today pretend to be what they are not. They have to get rid of their animal instincts and progress from the human to the Divine.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba