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You spend ...a lot of time on useless, momentary, temporary and worldly
activities. Are you spending even a second of it for God? It is sufficient even
if you concentrate for one second truly on the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna. If
someone is given a Shiva Lingam, they have difficulty in worshipping it with
Abhishekam (holy prayerful bath). But they have time to clean their shoes or
other objects with utmost care and interest. They struggle to find time to
perform Abhishekam with a spoon of water. It is not that they don’t have time
and the process is tedious. They lack interest. People are more interested in
worldly activities. You lack interest in something that is pure. Only because
of lack of purity, you are losing the power of discrimination. ‘Shraddhavan
Labhate Jnanam’ – only out of deep interest can one acquire wisdom. Hence we
must develop interest in spiritual subjects.
-My Dear Students, Vol 3,Ch 4, June 26, 1989.
Consider all your acts as worship. Duty is God, Work is Worship. Whatever
happens accept it gladly as His handiwork, a sign of His compassion. – BABA.
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One should realise the infinite powers latent in oneself. It is these powers
which have enabled mankind to invent the most wonderful kinds of machinery.
Humans are, therefore, more valuable than the most precious things in the
world. It is human beings who imparts value to things by the ch...anges they
make in them, as in the case of diamonds or a work of art. In the spiritual
field, humans are enjoined at the very outset to know oneself. One should not
be a slave of the senses. Nor should one follow others like sheep. ‘Be a ship
and not sheep.’ A ship serves to carry others and cross the Ocean. The one who
pursues the spiritual path not only benefits himself but promotes the
well-being of others. Consider the body as a vessel, wisdom as a rope 'and use
the vessel to draw the nectar of Divinity from the well of spirituality. Not
otherwise can immortality be attained.
- My Dear Students, Vol 2, Ch 11, Mar 5, 1995.
The human body, so fitted with skills, so capable of great adventures, is a
gift from God to each one of you. - Baba
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Dharmaraja always had Bheema... to his left and Arjuna to his right. What is
the significance? Bheema is remembered as a person of physical strength. Arjuna
is known for his purity and valour. Do not take it that Dharmaraja was merely
surrounded by people with physical strength and valour. Dharmaraja was always
upright in practicing right conduct and moral principles. Hence, Bhima too
always obeyed him and never misused his physical strength anywhere. Arjuna
personified purity and possessed various powers and capabilities. He also won
the friendship of Lord Krishna and various honours from Indra and others.
Unlike the present day honours awarded by various Governments, Arjuna wore
purity and valour as his decorations. Because purity and valour were on either
sides, righteousness prevailed during the rule of Dharmaraja or Yudishtra.
-My Dear Students, Vol 3,Ch 5, June 26, 1989.
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In the world today, knowledge falls... into three categories. (1) In terms of
daily life, there is factual knowledge based on perception. To treat facts as
truth and fiction as untruth is practical knowledge. (2) In the second category
are those who regard the phenomenal world as real and treat all that cannot be
seen or heard as unreal or non-existent. They regard Nature as real and God as
non-existent. (3) The third category consists of those who make no distinction
between one thing and another and hold the view that the whole universe is a
projection of the Divine and is permeated by the Divine. This is spiritual
knowledge. Doubtless, knowledge of the phenomenal world is necessary. But one
should go beyond it to know the Eternal and Unchanging Reality. Education is
not the be-all and end-all of life; tt is only a part of it. Virtues are the
backbone of life and spiritual path is the only means of cultivating it.
- Divine Discourse, June 26, 1989.
Real freedom exists in submitting to the Will of the Divine and not acting
according to one’s caprices and fancies. - BABA
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