GEM 677

Vices like lust, anger, envy and pride are the outcome of bad food and improper association and are products of external factors.

(From : Garland of 1008 Gems, Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings)

Easiest Way

Secular Knowledge

Secular knowledge is no doubt necessary for getting on in life.  The bliss of spirituality cannot be achieved without the minimal necessities of life.  But, secular knowledge is not the be-all and end-all of human existence.  Spiritual knowledge is, as a matter of fact, more important than material knowledge.  All branches of human knowledge are like rivers and spirituality is like the unfathomable and uncharted ocean.  Just as the rivers flow into the sea and merge in it, all secular knowledge fulfills itself in spiritual knowledge.

(Summer Showers 1979, pg 120)

Relax

Perfect trust in God is the secret of perfect relaxation, rest, and renewal.

- Clara Palmer

Sometimes, it seems that the harder I try to accomplish something, the more difficult it becomes.  Then, when I relax and allow God to guide me, whatever I am doing becomes easier.  The project itself did not change, but my attitude about it did when I included God in my plans.

I have a purpose to fulfil in life - a divine purpose.  I may not know the exact details of all that is included in this purpose, but God knows.  And God will be with me to guide my way and strengthen my resolve.

The knowledge of my divine connection in everyday living empowers me to take great strides forward.  I am filled with confidence.  And because I know that God and I are capable of great things, I enjoy the challenges as well as the achievements in life.

I relax and know that God is my guide to all my achievements.

(From : 'Daily Word' magazine by Silent Unity, a world wide prayer ministry) 

Friends Make Life More Fun

I cannot imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.  Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

- Charles Swindoll -

Q474

What should be one's visualization while doing idol worship?



See God in stone; do not change God into stone. That is the vision, which is highly desirable. The stone must be visualized as Divine, suffused with God, which it really is. This vision is the precious gift that God has given to the people of this land.

(Geetha Vahini, pg 207)

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VEDA 27

Man has been warned, since centuries, by the scriptures of all languages, that he should give up greed and lust, give up the habit of catering to the senses, give up the belief that he is just this body and nothing more. But, yet, he does not know the illness, that is torturing him.



(From : Sai Veda, The Word of God,  sayings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

GEM 676

Youth is the stage in life when the slightest turn towards wrong will spell disaster.

(From : Garland of 1008 Gems, Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings)