" How are good feelings cultivated? " How are good feelings cultivated? The ears should listen to sacred stories. The tongue should utter sacred words and the hands must be used in the service of society. One must be good, see good, and do good at all times. On should foster pure and divine feelings and must consider everyone as divine. One must be of firm conviction that God is always with you, in you and around you ".
=========================================================================================================== You have come as men in order to reach God You have come as men in order to reach God, remember that. "Why do you go to Madhura-Brindaavan, to Thirupathi, to Puttaparthi?" people stop you on the way and ask. Nobody asks you "Why do you take food?" In fact, one has to seek God just as one seeks food. Both are necessary for happiness. Man seeks happiness, for he is originally and truly free; he is immortal and so he seeks to overcome death. - From Swami's Discourses in Prashanthi Nilayam, March 1963 ============================================================================================================== The path of spirituality starts with faith and ends with Bliss The path of spirituality starts with faith and ends with Bliss. There is no easier path to peace and bliss other than controlling one's own senses. Liberation can only be attained by serving noble souls. ====================================================================================================================== " The Lord cares for the motive, not the object offered. The tiny leaf from the cooking vessel that Dhroupadhi gave Him satisfied His hunger and the hunger of the universe, along with His - for, she saturated it with her Bhakthi. The Thulasi leaf placed by Rukmini in the scale was able to balance the weight of Him who has all the 14 worlds in His belly, for, her intent added so much weight to it. The handful of flattened rice that Kuchela took to Krishna was worth less than a paisa but, it was suffused so heavily with the devotion and faith of his wife that it brought great good fortune. It is possible to fill in an atom of deed, a world of Feeling and the Lord will value and appreciate that. Sai Ram
