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What should be the motivating factors for us to work hard?
What are the key wins everyone should attain in life? Swami explains very clearly to
us today. Cultivate not riches, or comfort, or luxuries, but Divine virtues. Speak sweetly, shed comfort with every glance of yours. Do not be slaves to your sensual desires. You should conquer lust and vanquish anger. Exile from your mind greed, hate and jealousy. Dedicate your hand to the service of the fellow human beings. To resurrect infinite love and compassion, you must kill jealousy and selfishness, and purify your hearts. Earn the true mercy of the Divine. Follow the path shown by the Lord and reach the position He holds for you. - Sai Baba (Divine Discourse, December 25, 1979) |
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What is the lesson the flowers and trees teach us? What
should be our outlook towards wealth and possessions? Swami teaches to us in crystal
clear terms to us today. Flowers scatter fragrance, trees offer fruits in plenty. No one brings wealth when he is born or takes it with him when he dies. Whatever riches one has accumulated have to be freely shared with others. Instead of learning the lessons they teach, man pursues his own sense-cravings and his urge for fame and authority over others. Contentment is the most precious wealth. Greed brings misery in return. Contentment alone can lead man towards the goal of Divinity. - BABA (Divine Discourse, ,December 25, 1979) |
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What are the good and helpful things an enemy can do to
you? How do you reconcile in situations where you find criticism and enmity? Swami
lovingly teaches us the right path IDo not develop much attachment with others and get entangled through the silken bonds of friendship or iron chain of hatred. It is good and helpful to have an enemy, for they are ever eager to criticize you for your faults than a friend who will cast a blind eye on them. The enemy takes delight in abusing you, and as a consequence, he goes on diminishing and wiping off from your account the demerits you have to live out in misery. The person displaying enmity absorbs your sins and effects. Moreover, this person makes you alert not to give him any reason to point a finger of scorn at you. He is your censor, corrector and conscience. Be thankful to him who talks ill of you, for he is doing you very great service by examining your every act on the touchstone of morality, truth and righteousness. - BABA (Divine Discourse, May 11, 1975) |
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