THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
What is the objective of 'studying'? You must study to become steady.
When you have a steady mind, you can prosper. Your mind should not move like
the pendulum of a clock. See to it that the Divine Love in your heart is
steady. The goal of education should not be to just acquire theoretical
knowledge but to practically apply it in your life. Your education should be
for life and not for a mere living. Birds and animals lead life without
'studying', but your education must result in you developing a strong and good
character. In this life, the only high aspiration you must have is for God.
Many people collect a lot of information from newspapers and other sources,
trying to find out what happened in Germany, USA, etc. These are good to know,
but not very important. The aim of education should be to concentrate your mind
onto a higher ideal and not merely to become like a library which is a
conglomeration of all kinds of facts. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students",
Vol 1, Ch 7, Apr 10, 2000.)
BABA
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