God is not different from faith. Faith and God are one and the same. Love is God, Devotion is God – they are not different entities. What does devotion mean? Devotion is that which enables the unmanifest Divine Principle to manifest itself in the devotee’s inner vision. Then, for the pure devotee nothing exists other than God. To reach that stage you must discharge your duties keeping God in mind constantly. To cross the vast, deep ocean of worldly existence, you need the small boat of God’s Name. In the beginning of the spiritual journey, Lord’s name is the foundation for progress, but it should evolve gradually into loving service to God at all times. Whatever service you render, do not feel that you are serving others, but you are serving God Himself. Even while serving food to your family or to a needy person, consider that God has come in that form and you are offering it to God Himself.

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For the Lord, this drama of time in three acts – past, present, and future is clear as crystal. In the twinkle of an eye, He grasps all three, for He is omniscient, and it is His plan that is executed, and His drama that is being enacted on the stage of creation. But, actors and spectators are lost in confusion, unable to surmise its development and meaning! For, how can one scene or act reveal its meaning? The entire play must be witnessed for the story to reveal itself – isn’t it? When the mystery is cleared and the play is discovered as ‘mere play’, conviction dawns that you are in Him and He is in you. Therefore, seekers of wisdom, always be conscious of this: The Lord is in every heart, in the subtle and the gross forms. The Divine is in the ant and the elephant, in atom and the atmosphere!

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Just as while eating you reject bad food, you must reject bad thoughts and take in only good and wholesome thoughts into the mind. Do not bear any ill-will towards those who may have done some harm to you. By returning evil for evil, how are you better than the other person? It is only when you do good even to the person that causes harm to you that you can show your better nature. Your face is the index of your mind. When you bear ill-will towards anyone, your enmity is reflected in your face and manners. When you entertain good and loving thoughts, your heart is filled with joy and you experience an upsurge of happiness. If you fill your heart with hatred, envy and pride, your life will become a dreary desert. On the other hand, if you fill your heart with love, your entire life becomes a saga of love. Source…..http://media.radiosai.org/ Natarajan

Without genuine and deep faith in God, it is utterly useless to master all 700 verses in the Gita; it is simply a burden on the memory. Reciting the Vedas, repetitive reading of scriptures, reading or listening to stories about great sages with superficial interest are at best, mental gymnastics, and have little spiritual value! It is only when you recite, study or listen to them with deep faith and earnestness that they begin impacting your thoughts and actions. They will then cease to become mere stories and become sources of inspiration and solace for transforming your own life. Draw the right lessons from the scriptures. Develop self-reliance to face the problems of life with competence and fortitude. Discharge your duty every day with devotion.

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The mind seeks to acquire something with much effort in the hope that its possession will give pleasure. But the pleasure derived from it does not last long. And the sorrow caused by its loss is considerable. There is trouble during the process of acquisition. Possession confers only temporary pleasure. The loss of the object leaves a trail of misery. Very often the pain from loss exceeds the pleasure from gain. It is a futile waste of one’s life to go after such transient pleasures. Realising the meaninglessness of such pursuits the sages practised self-control as the means to enduring happiness. They evolved the technique of turning the senses and the mind inward to seek the source of lasting bliss. Control of the mind is the means to moksha (liberation). Purity of mind is the primary requisite.

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“Spiritual wisdom (jnana) is the panacea for all ills, troubles, and travails.” This is how the Vedas describe it. Who among people are in urgent need of medical treatment? Those who are badly ill, right? So too, those who are groping in ignorance are first entitled to the teaching and the training leading to the acquisition of spiritual wisdom. There are many paths to acquire this wisdom, and the chief among them is the path of devotion (bhakti). As the oil is to the flame in the lamp, so is devotion to the flame of spiritual wisdom. The heavenly tree of joy of wisdom thrives on the refreshing waters of devotion. Understand this well. It is for this reason that Krishna, who is the personification of divine love and who is saturated with the quality of mercy, declared in the Gita, “I am known by means of devotion – Bhakthya-mam abhijanathi”. Why was this declaration made? Because there are no hurdles in the path of devotion. Young and old, high and low, man and woman – all are entitled to tread it.

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A tree that has roots deep in the ground cannot be destroyed when its branches or leaves are cut off. Likewise, when evil qualities like hatred and envy have struck deep roots, they cannot be got rid off by striking at some branches. By suppressing bad thoughts intermittently, these evils cannot be eradicated. The mind has to be completely emptied of all bad thoughts to achieve real peace. Every bad thought must be rooted out the moment it arises in the mind. The war against bad thoughts is like the war against enemy hordes who attempt to get behind a fort through a subterranean tunnel. As one member of the enemy emerges from the tunnel, he should be struck down. Each one of the sense organs – the eye, the tongue or the ear – when it is influenced by a bad thought is led astray and behaves improperly. When they are influenced by good thoughts and impulses, they act in a manner which produces joy and contentment.

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The mother’s lap is the school for every person. It is one’s first temple. The mother is one’s primary wealth. To recognise this truth about one’s mother is the duty of every person. There is no higher God than the mother. Only dedicated mothers can offer to the nation children who will strive for a great future for the country. Truth, sacrifice and peace are predominant qualities in women. Women are concerned about the purity and welfare of the community. Good mothers are more essential than good wives. A good wife is of value only to her husband. A good mother is a national asset. From ancient times, Indian scriptures have glorified the examples of great women like Maithreyi, Sita, and Savitri. Their lives continue to be a source of inspiration to this day. We cannot afford to forget them.

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Lord Buddha gave utmost importance to sense control. To control your mind, you should control your five senses. Only then you can realise God. Develop the spirit of surrender. Perform all deeds with a spirit of devotion to God and as an offering to Him. Then your every action will become divine. Everything in this world can be acquired through love alone. Love is God, live in love. We can understand spirituality only by cultivating love. That is why I often say, “Start the day with love, Fill the day with love, Spend the day with love, End the day with love – This is the way to God”. The world cannot exist without love. Everything is possible by the power of love. Never entertain bad or inappropriate desires, it will bring about your ruin. You can train your mind and senses to be peaceful and sacred by loving God always.

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The scriptures teach that all actions and activities must lead ultimately to non-attachment, for this is the best qualification for the development of the knowledge of Brahman. Of the three: devotion, wisdom, and renunciation (bhakti, jnana, and vairagya), devotion is the queen. The rules and rites are the maids-in-waiting; the queen treats her maids with kind consideration and favour, no doubt, but if the ceremonies, which are only “servants” and “aides”, disregard the queen, they should be mercilessly dismissed. All the formalities and rituals in the temples must therefore subserve the glorification of the queen, which is devotion; this is the sum and substance of the dharma that must direct and govern all temples. Only then can individuals reach the goal.  Source…. http://media.radiosai.org/ Natarajan