THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
If only the agony and toil now being experienced by you to accumulate the
symbols of wealth and power for keeping yourself and your family in comfort,
are directed towards God, you can be infinitely happier. The veil of maya
(illusion), however, hides from you the face of God which is shining from every
being and thing around you. Maya creates the universe and attracts the mind
with the vast paraphernalia of the objective world. It is a narthaki, an
enchantress who entices the intelligence and traps the senses. This na-rtha-ki
can be subdued by ki-rtha-na (note the re-ordering of the syllables). Kirthana
is the concentrated contemplation of the glory of God.
BABA
