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Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Every sense runs after external objects one after the other, one supporting
the other, restlessly and miserably. One must bring under control the mind,
the reasoning faculty and the senses which roam aimlessly behind objective
pleasures. One must train them to take on the task of concentrating all
attention on the glory and majesty of God to follow one systematic course of
one-pointed discipline. Bring them all and lead them towards the Higher
Path. Their unlicensed behaviour has to be curbed. They must be educated by
means of Japa (chanting God’s name), Dhyana (meditation) or noble deeds, or
some other dedicatory and elevating activity that purifies and ennobles.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Monday, November 29, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The process of purifying the inner equipment of man in the crucible of
single-pointed speech, feeling and activity, directed towards God is called
Thapas (penance). The inner consciousness will then be rid of all blemishes
and defects. When the inner consciousness has been rendered pure and
unsullied, God will reside therein. Finally, he will experience the vision
of the Lord Himself, within him.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
As a teacher, you must ask yourself, "Have the pupils grasped the lesson
alright? Which subject has to be taught in which way, through which method?”
These problems should bother you as a teacher. Moreover you should conduct
yourself just in the same manner as you advise and expect the students to
behave. When they are taught the lessons through love, their reverence for
the teacher will also be deepened. Each teacher should strive to encourage
the all-round development of the student. You must expand your heart through
love, and not waste the years of your life in furthering your own interests.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Of the instruments used by everyone, the body with its hands ready
executes the thought which is expressed in words. The deed, the work,
the labour that the hand of man is engaged in, is the source of all the
happiness or misery for everyone. Man asserts that he is happy, or that
he is anxious and afraid or that he is in trouble. He attributes the
cause of these conditions to some person other than himself. This belief
rests on a wrong basis. Happiness and misery are due to one’s own
actions. Whether one accepts this truth or rejects it, one has to go
through all the consequences of one’s actions. This is the law of
nature.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Friday, November 26, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The teacher must come down to the level of the student. This process is
called ‘descent.’ It does not mean stepping down from the top to the ground.
It only means accepting the level of the person who is to be benefited. The
baby on the floor cannot jump in to the arms of the mother, when she calls
upon it to come up. “I am a great person. I will not stoop”- if the mother
feels like that, she cannot possess the child. Stooping does not make a
person small. The teacher too, is not demeaning himself when he comes down
to the level of the pupil in order to teach him. It is only a laudable sign
of love.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Thursday, November 25, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A person bound by objective desires will try in various ways to fulfil them.
He becomes a slave to his senses and their pursuits. But if he withdraws the
senses from the world and gets control over their master, the mind, and
engages that mind in Thapas (penance), then he can establish Swa-rajya or
Self-mastery or independence over himself. To allow the senses to attach
themselves to objects - that is the cause for bondage. When the mind that
flows through the senses towards the outer world is turned inwards and is
made to contemplate on the Atma, it attains liberation or Moksha.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Hands are not the only limbs or agents that are involved in Karma or human
activity. Whatever is done, whatever is seen, whatever is heard, one should
be vigilant about its purity. Thought, word and deed must be free from
pride, greed and hatred. The words that one utters must be free from these
faults. Things that one yearns to hear must be free from these superficially
attractive qualities; the pleasures that one seeks must not be polluted by
evil. You must first assimilate these mental lessons and demonstrate their
effect in your speech. You must translate this lesson taught by words into
action.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
]
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
It is a matter of great bliss to be loved by many. To win
over the hearts of so many is a sign of Divinity. I love everyone and
everyone loves Me. Do not hurt anyone by your harsh words and do not enter
into any evil paths. Recognise the truth that God pervades everything from
microcosm to macrocosm. With Shraddha and Vishwasa (sincerity of purpose and
faith) and self-confidence, you can achieve anything in the world. Love God
from the depths of your heart. Follow Swami’s commands and you will attain
everything and be victorious in all your endeavours! BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
]
Date: Monday, November 22, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Education should be used for promoting the welfare of the nation. Knowledge
gained through education should be used selflessly for promoting the welfare
of humanity. What we need today are Uttama-purushulu (noble and high-minded
men and women). The nation will prosper only when there are such persons
with noble minds and hearts. Such persons will emerge in society only when
there is purity of mind and morality in society. Only a society with a moral
foundation can foster such noble persons. Spirituality is the only means for
redemption.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The common man is drawn by external pomp and apparent motives. So he judges
the Leelas (Divine sport) as common and even low. The inner meaning and
purpose are not easily patent to all. But the Lord can never engage Himself
in purposeless and paltry activities. His advent is for the uplift of the
world from the morass of wickedness and unrighteousness, for fulfilling the
needs of those devoted to Him, for the reestablishment of righteousness and
morality, and for the revival of the Vedas. He has to take into account the
merit acquired by each in previous lives and shower His grace accordingly.
His Leelas or Divine activities are so shaped that they suit the time, the
person, the aspiration and the compassion which cause each shower of grace!
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
For the protection of the world, for upholding Dharma (righteousness), for
fulfilling the yearnings of devotees, He wills and assumes a special Form
and moves in the world. He confers joy on the devotees by His Divine acts,
which convince them of His Advent. They are thus confirmed in their faith
and prompted to dedicate their activities to God and thus save themselves,
and liberate themselves. On certain occasions, for resolving certain urgent
crisis, God has incarnated with Forms embodying only a part of His Divinity,
with some Divine powers and potentialities.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
From time immemorial, women of Bharat, by their adherence to ideals have
bestowed joy on this land and hence occupy an exalted position, which is
higher than that of men. Women of such exalted character have set great
ideals of womanhood in Bharat. Only if the women come up in society, the
whole world will turn sacred. There is nothing in this world that women
cannot achieve. Recognising the nature of such women, we must encourage them
and give them equal opportunities in society. However, in today's polluted
society, there is no encouragement for women to cultivate high ideals. In
modern times, the ways of life have become so perverted that only evil
thoughts, evil feelings and evil behaviour rule the roost.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Every concrete manifestation of God is significant. There can be no higher
or lower. The story of each one of them is elevating. Each is a complete
manifestation. Listening to their stories may make you feel that one
manifestation is grander and more sublime than another. It would appear as
if you get more inspiration from one Avatar (Divine incarnation) than
another. But all are equally Divine and enigmatic. Every manifestation is
suited to the time, the task, the circumstance and the need. Its form is in
accordance with the purpose.
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
‘Bhagavatha’ connotes three sections of knowledge: (1) The glory and majesty
of the incarnations of God, (2) The names of those who are fully devoted to
God and (3) The intimate relationship between God and the godly. Wherever
and whenever these three are found together, there we have the Bhagavatha.
All that is visible is not beyond or outside God. To put it succinctly,
everything is Bhagavatha!
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A person driving a car concentrates on the road, for he is anxious to save
himself and others from accident. Fear is what induces single-mindedness in
this case. Love is a greater force for achieving concentration. If you have
steady and resolute love, the concentration becomes intense and unshakeable.
Faith develops into love and love results in concentration. Prayer begins to
yield fruit, under such conditions. Pray using the Name as a symbol of the
Lord; pray keeping all the waves of the mind stilled. Pray as the
performance of a duty for your very existence, as the only justification for
your coming into the world. Hold fast to the Lord. The Bhaktha (devotee)
should never retract. Never give way to doubt or despair.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Monday, November 15, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The essence of good qualities, good thoughts, and love should be offered to
God as fruits grown by your own Sadhana (spiritual exercise). The world
itself will be benefited by an individual who has good conduct. If fire
starts on one tree in a forest, that fire will not stop after burning that
particular tree. It will spread and burn out the entire forest. In the same
manner, if there is one individual who has bad qualities, he will spoil the
entire community in addition to ruining himself. On the other hand, if there
is a tree which is full of fragrant flowers, it will fill the entire area
with good fragrance. In the same manner, if there is an individual with a
noble code of conduct, he will not only improve himself but will also
improve the entire society around him through his good conduct.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The power of Divine Name is unparalleled. People often take it lightly. That
is a mistake. One should not mistake a diamond for a shining piece of glass.
The real diamond is altogether different. What is that diamond? ‘Die mind’.
God’s name is the real diamond. Keep it safe and secure. Do not ever be
bothered by pain and suffering, losses and difficulties. They just come and
go. That is not your real nature. Your innate Self is strong, eternal and
real (Sath). You should not follow the fleeting and unreal, forsaking your
own true and eternal nature. Once you seek refuge in the lotus feet of God,
you should never give up. Wherever you go, the Divine Feet will protect you.
If you install the Divine Name firmly in your heart, your life will become
sanctified. It is only for making people realise this truth that the Sadhana
(spiritual exercise) of Akhanda Bhajan has been prescribed for devotees at
least once in a year.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Unfortunately, no transformation is taking place in the human beings in
spite of repeating the Divine Name several times. You should chant the
Divine Name wholeheartedly with full faith. Faith develops love towards God
and that love towards God confers Grace. No doubt, people today are
repeating the holy name, but not with love and steady faith. They are more
concerned with how others are singing and whether their Shruthi (pitch) and
Raaga (melody) are in order, etc. They are doing the Naamasankirtana with a
wavering mind. There can be no transformation in them by such fickle minded
Naamasankirtan in spite of doing it for hours together. Naamasankirtan has
to be done with absolute concentration and steady faith like a yogi. It is
said “Sathatham Yoginah”. One can achieve great transformation if the mind
is steadily fixed on the Divine Name.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Friday, November 12, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Bhajan is very necessary to melt the heart of God. When you do Nagar
Sankirtan early in the morning, everybody will get up and listen to the
Divine Name. Hearing the name of God as soon as they wake up will fill them
with great bliss and enthusiasm. Constantly remember the name of God; never
forget it. This is the noblest path. This is true spiritual practice. When
you do this, you will be immensely blessed.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Surrender does not mean offering your body to God. Real surrender is the
chanting of the Divine Name and making it the basis of your life. It is for
the same reason that Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, started
community singing. He told his followers that they should seek fulfilment in
life by chanting the Divine Name. Consider the chanting of the Name of God
as the most important spiritual practice. You may spend any amount of money
in charity and in doing acts of service, but these practices will give you
only temporary mental satisfaction at the most if they are not complemented
by the chanting of the Divine Name.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
]
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Today the country is facing a lot of problems because people are not doing
enough Naamasmarana (remembering the divine name). Let each and every street
reverberate with the singing of divine glory. Let each and every cell of
your body be filled with divine name. Nothing else can give you the bliss,
courage and strength that you derive from Naamasmarana. Even if some people
make fun of you, do not bother about it. Do Naamasmarana with total
concentration and dedication. Do not be afraid of anyone. Sing the glory of
God wholeheartedly without any inhibition. Only then can you experience
divine bliss.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Tuesday, November 09, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
There are many snakes of wicked qualities in the anthill of your heart. When
you do Naamasmarana (remembering the divine name) all the ‘snakes’ of bad
qualities will come out. Naamasmarana is like the musical wind instrument (Nadaswaram)
which attracts snakes and brings them out of anthills. This Nadaswaram is
your Jeevanaswaram and Pranaswaram (breath of life). One has to repeat God’s
name in order to get rid of evil qualities. Today there are many who do not
attach any importance to Naamasmarana. It is a great mistake. In this Age of
Kali only chanting of the divine name can redeem your lives. There is no
other refuge. Singing the glory of the Lord is highly sacred!
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
]
Date: Monday, November 08, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Fill the reservoir when it rains, so that in times of drought, you can feed
the fields. Do intense Sadhana (spiritual exercises) now, when you are young
and strong so that you can be in peace and joy for the rest of your life.
Make the most profitable use of this present period of your lives. Do not
waste the hours in irrelevance and irreverence. Do not indulge in the
condemnation of others or in self-condemnation. Let your hearts rejoice,
clothed in fresh ideals and feelings and resolutions. Mould your lives into
sweet songs of Love.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Sunday, November 07, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The farmer, intent on cultivation, ignores even food and sleep, for he is
too busy ploughing, levelling, scattering seeds, watering, weeding, guarding
and fostering the crop. He knows that his family will have to subsist on the
harvest that he brings home and that if he fritters away the precious season
in idle pursuits, his family will be confronted with hunger and ill-health.
So, he sets aside or postpones other pursuits and focuses all his attention
on farming alone. He puts up with difficulties and deprivations, toils day
and night, watches over the growing crops and garners the grain. As a
consequence, he is able to spend the months ahead, in peace and joy, with
his happy family. Students and spiritual seekers have to learn important
lessons from the farmer. The stage of youth is the season for mental and
intellectual culture. These years should be intensively and intelligently
cultivated; irrespective of difficulties and obstacles. The clamour of the
senses has to be silenced; hunger and thirst have to be controlled; the urge
to sleep and relax has to be curbed.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
]
Date: Saturday, November 06, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Do not get elated at the riches, status, authority, intelligence, etc.,
which you may possess. Consider that they have been given to you on trust,
so that you may use it to benefit others. They are all signs of His Grace,
opportunities for service, symbols of responsibility. Never seek to exult
over others' faults; deal sympathetically with the errors and mistakes of
others. Seek the good in others; hear only good tidings about them; do not
give ear to scandal. On this Deepavali Day, resolve to light the lamp of
Naamasmarana and place it at your doorstep, the lips. Feed it with the oil
of devotion; have steadiness as the wick. Let the lamp illumine every minute
of your life. The splendour of the Name will drive away darkness from
outside you as well as from inside you. You will spread joy and peace among
all who come near you.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Deepavali has to be observed as a day for getting rid of all the bad
qualities in us, symbolised by the demon Narakasura. The inner meaning
underlying the festival should be rightly understood. A whole array of lamps
is lit by the light from one lamp. That one lamp symbolises the Supreme
Effulgent Lord. The others symbolise the light in individual selves. The
truth of the Vedic saying, "The One willed to become the many" is
exemplified by the lighting of many lamps by the flame of one. Deepavali
festival thus bears out the profoundest spiritual truth. The lamp points to
another significant fact. Wherever it may be placed, the flame rises upwards
only and never moves down. Likewise, the flame of Jnana (Spiritual Wisdom)
leads one to a sublime level through the path of Righteousness.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Thursday, November 04, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The One Divine Principle works through many forms in order to manipulate and
complete the process Srishti (creation). All forms are fundamentally of the
same essence. There is no higher or lower. All are equally divine. When God
comes down assuming special form on special occasions for a specific
purpose, He is known as Avatar. Each Avatar is born as a consequence of
Divine Will and with the purpose of restoring Dharma and moral life.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Wednesday, November 03, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Speech is a beautiful instrument that is gifted to man for uplifting
himself. Speech is charged with tremendous power. Through the choice of our
words, we can communicate to a person something which upsets their balance
or shocks them into grief; the words then completely drain off their
physical strength and mental courage. They fall on the ground, unable to
stand. On the other hand, when through speech, we communicate something
happy, or cheer them, they get the strength of an elephant. Words do not
cost anything, but they are priceless. So they have to be used with care.
They must be employed not for gossip, which is barren, but for pure and
productive purposes only. The ancients recommended the vow of silence in
order to purify speech of its evils. A mind turned inwards towards an inner
vision of God and speech turned towards outer vision, both will promote
spiritual strength and success.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Tuesday, November 02, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I am immanent in every being. People forget Me, who am within and without
them. I am the inner core of every being, but they are not aware of this.
So, they are tempted to believe the objective world to be real and true, and
they pursue objective pleasures, and fall into grief and pain. On the other
hand, if they concentrate all attention on Me alone, believing that the Lord
has willed everything and everyone, I bless them and reveal to them the
truth that they are I and I am they. Thousands have been blessed thus.
BABA
[
Mensaje de la
Pizarra de Prashanti Nilayam - En Español
] Date: Monday, November 01, 2010
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The rain falling on the mountain range slides down the sides into many
valleys and flows as turbid streams. The same rain falling on fresh water
lakes or limpid rivers remains pure and clear. The sages who are cognizant
of their Atmic reality are transformed into the purity, equanimity, and
charity that it represents. They are ever in the full awareness of the Atma,
their inner core. In the purified consciousness of these persons, there is
the experience of identification. Likes and dislikes, sense of “I” and
“mine”, anxiety and calmness, elation when praised and depression when
blamed - these cannot contaminate or agitate a person who has attained that
state. These opposites become balanced and are accepted with equanimity as
waves on the Atmic consciousness. This is the authentic Atmic attitude, the
Brahman inner-look, the unitary vision.
BABA
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