THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
When worship is rendered with a view to fulfill desires and realize
wishes, the precious prize will be lost. Worship must cleanse the heart, so
that God, the Indweller, may shine in all His glory. Know that desires tarnish
the heart, instead of cleansing it. Invite a prince, who is yet a child to sit
on the throne - he will start weeping, for he cannot play on the throne with
his toys and pets. The adults would sneer at the boy's fondness for toys, they
would call it childishness. So too, all those, who keep away from the throne of
'Sovereignty over themselves' and prefer to play with the toys and pets of
material things are equally childish, no matter what their age or status is
BABA
