Ruin

Focus On Now

The whole being, when the law of forgiveness is satisfied, draws new life and strength and power from the one divine source and throws off the old.

- Cora Dedrick Fillmore

How can I forgive a hurt so deep that even the passing of years has not dimmed its effect upon me?  I begin by turning the entire situation over to God.  God knows my pain, and God knows how to help me release the past so that the pain will also go away.

God is my strength, and with God, I have the courage to release the past.  I am now fully in this moment, this time of new opportunity and achievement.  And I begin to understand that every experience has led me to where I am right now.

So I am able to forgive.  And I feel such relief that I wonder why I carried any unforgiveness around with me.  I feel lighthearted and ready to move on.

I release the past and forgive.

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

Search Within

So many are engaged in formal spiritual practices of various kinds; but of what use are they to win the grace of the Divine?  Are you searching for the path that will help you to earn God's love?  When you earnestly search within, you will get the answer.

(Sanathana Sarathi, October 1996, pg 264)

Q518

When does one get established in genuine Mounam (silence)?



When the mind withdraws from the external world, the tongue too becomes silent; all senses follow suit, that is the genuine Mounam.

(Prashanti Vahini, pg 67)

GEM 789

To remove the evil of egoism, service is the most efficient instrument.

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

Don't You Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit-

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup;

And he learned too late when the night came down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It might be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit

~ Anonymous ~

Joyful In Love

When you love the Lord and recognize His great love for you, it's easy to be joyful! Think of His marvelous deeds. Relish His overwhelming love for His children. Recognize His daily blessings. Oh, may we never forget that the Lord our God longs for us to see the depth of His love for us... and to love Him fully in return.

- Janice Hanna

VEDA 49

What you do depends on what you are; what you are depends on what you do. So act that you get joy and others too get joy.



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

Empty Heart

Discipline

Discipline is vital to every living being.  For man, it is even more important like the spinal column.  Without discipline, mankind will be ruined.

Discipline means the observance of certain well-designed rules.  Without such regulation, it is not possible to maintain humanness.  Such regulation contributes to the glory of human existence.

Discipline cannot be acquired from books.  Nor can it be learned from teachers.  It has to be a natural component of one's daily life in the discharge of one's duties.  Discipline is essential from the moment of waking to the time of going to sleep.

Discipline is essential for every group, for every society and for every political institution.  Without discipline, there can be no society or Government.  No nation can exist without discipline.  It is discipline that unites man to man, and one society to another.  Hence, discipline is one of the basic insignia of social life.

(Sanathana Sarathi, July 1996, pg 174)