THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
So long as the consequence of Karma persists, you are bound to be born
again and again to finish the consumption thereof. The slate of Karma has to be
wiped clean so that your account of birth and death can be settled and closed
with no balance. The Name of the Lord can light the spark of love within you to
ignite the fire of Spiritual Wisdom, which will guide your mind towards this
goal. Just as two branches of a tree, when grated one against another for some
time generates enough heat to set the tree on fire, so too, continuous and
sincere repetition of the names of the Lord will light the spark of wisdom
within you. The holy Bhagavad Geetha says, Jnanagni dagdha karmanam - 'The
flames of wisdom reduce to ashes the effects of all activities'; they do not
affect one anymore just like a rope that has been reduced to ash can bind no
more.
BABA
