To get santhosha (happiness) and shaanthi (peace) you must develop a pure
unsullied mind, unsullied by egoism and its progeny- lust, greed, envy, anger,
hatred and the rest.
For this, you must seek sath-sanga (good company), perform sath-karma (good
deeds), entertain only sath-aalochana (good thoughts) and read sath-granthas
(good books).
You may see a thousand good things or listen to a thousand good words or read a
thousand good books- but, unless you put at least one into practice, the
blemishes in the mirror of your heart will not be wiped off. The Lord cannot be
reflected therein.
- taken from Swami's Discourse in Bombay on 17th March 1966...
Sai Ram
