THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
To tame anger and other negative emotions is a hard and slow process,
which requires patience, persistence and time. There was once a huge wrestler
who was strutting along a street, proud of his physical strength and victory
over many rivals. As he passed by, an innocent middle aged woman laughed at his
stature. The wrestler observed this, gnashed his teeth in anger and was about
to pounce on her. The woman retorted, "How can you consider yourself strong
when you cannot even take a woman's laughter calmly?" The wrestler, in a split
second, realized his folly and hung his head in shame. Forbearance (Sahana) is
the best spiritual practice (Sadhana). Practice forbearance and fortitude -
this is the foremost and greatest lesson from the scriptures.
BABA
