Do not go on adding to the things which bind you to them. Bind yourself to the great liberator, God.

You sit before the idol and offer praise, and the incense of worship, but you do not now try to grasp the significance of God that you see in the idol. Inquire into the Will of God, discover the commands of God, guess what will please Him most, and regulate your life accordingly. Do not get caught in the sticky tangles of outer nature. Do not harden your heart through greed and hate. So long as a trace of 'I-am-the-body' consciousness persists in you, you yourself have to search for God; you have to approach the mirror, the mirror will not proceed towards you to show you as you really are! Soften your heart with love. Cleanse it through pure habits of living and thinking. Use it as a shrine, wherein you install your God. Be happy that you have within you the source of power, wisdom and joy. Announce that you are unconquerable and free, that you cannot be tempted or frightened into wrong!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

When there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

When one person exudes the pride that he alone can sing Bhajans well among the group, naturally others develop anger, jealousy, hate, malice and such other deleterious traits. Love alone can root out the weed of pride from the heart. Love all considering all as so many forms of God, appearing in these various roles. A heart without Love is as dreary as a town without a temple. Spiritual pride is the most poisonous of all varieties of pride; it blinds and leads the person suffering from it into ruin. Beware of pride; be always aware that you are but instruments in My Divine Mission of Dharma sthapana - Revival of Righteousness. Try to be more and more efficient as such instruments. The Hand that wields the Instrument knows how and when it has to be applied. If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Fill the reservoir with water; then, when you turn the taps, the buckets will be full. Cultivate love and devotion, then your activities will be saturated with compassion and charity; they will yield the golden harvest of joy and peace. The water must be pure; Love must be unselfish and universal. You can yourself judge whether your Love is narrow or broad, whether your Devotion is shallow or deep. Are you content with your achievement? Examine it yourself - pronounce the verdict on yourself, by your own discrimination. Purity of motive is the best guarantee that you will have peace. An uneasy conscience is a tormenting companion. Righteous action will leave no bad effects to disturb your sleep or health. So be righteous, and avoid all prejudices against others on the basis of caste, creed, colour, mode of worship, status or degree of affluence. Do not look down on any one; look upon all as Divine as you really are.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba