GEM 570

One should be content with what he has got and should not worry about things he does not have.

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

The Greatness Within

Everyone has talent.  What is rare is the courage to follow talent to the dark place where it leads.

- Erica Jong

Whether I am cleaning the garage or the living room in my home, I turn up the lights.  This way, I will be certain to clean thoroughly into every corner and clear away all the trash.  When I clean again, I won't have to deal with an accumulation of dirt.

The same is true when I consider freeing my mind of any situation from the past that has lingered in my thoughts or might be keeping me from enjoying life now.  I use my freedom of spirit to illumine my mind and heart so that I can seek out those limitations and free myself of them.

The spirit of God within me is far greater than any negative thought.  Through the power of spirit, I examine my life and find that I am capable of fulfilling my hopes and dreams.  I am eager to begin a new day.

I help create a new me by expressing the greatness of God that is within me.

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

Be Blessed - 7

愛LOVE愛 Speaks ~ 4

Witness

God is but a witness to man's actions; He is above hate and anger.  Man gets punished by his own actions and not by God.

(Gems of Wisdom, Why is God not seen?, pg 349)

Courage

Unknown Puzzles

Catch The Trade Winds

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

- Mark Twain

VEDA 6

I do not need any publicity, nor does any other manifestation of the Lord. What are you daring to publicize? ME? What do you know about Me, let Me ask. You speak one thing about Me today and another tomorrow. Your faith has not become unshakable! You praise when things go well and blame when things go wrong. You flit from one refuge to another.




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

Q432

What is the first sign of spiritual life ?

The first sign of spiritual life is vairagyam (detachment). If you have no vairagyam, you are illiterate so far as spiritual scholarship is concerned. Vairagyam is the ABC of sadhana. Vairagyam must become strong enough to make you discard the bondage of the senses.

(SSS Vol 3, pg 135)