Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - Self-Confidence

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for TodayDecember 6, 2003- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Self-Confidence

Consider a tiny bird which has come and landed on a branch where it continues to

sit for some time afterwards. Now, suppose a wind comes up and the branch starts

to move, swaying back and forth. The little bird will not get frightened by this

movement of the branch. Why? Because it does not depend entirely on the branch

for its support. It depends on its wings and so it has strong self-confidence

that no amount of movement of the branch would disturb it. Even if the branch

were to break, this would not threaten it or cause it to fall. But today's man

gets easily frightened by the smallest difficulties in day-to-day life. He does

not have the self-confidence which even a little bird has. What is the reason

for this? The reason is too much food. He takes in food which is full of dross

and which, in turn, generates feelings that are saturated with the quality of

rajas, excessive nervous energy and activity, which promotes apprehension and

anger. As a result, he has no chance

to experience his true nature which is even-minded and pure.

The youth of today have many doubts. They see animals and birds relating to one

another in all kinds of ways, enjoying a great deal of freedom. The youth

wonder why they should not have the same freedom and independence that the

animals enjoy. The proper answer to this question is, "Yes, you are also

entitled to freedom, but it is the freedom appropriate to a human being, not

that of an animal." Animals enjoy the freedom which is natural to animals. You

should enjoy human freedom, the freedom that is natural to human beings.

Live as a true human being; develop the qualities appropriate to a human being.

Calling yourself human but trying to enjoy the freedom of an animal will not

get you far. The human characteristics are sacrifice, love, compassion,

generosity, sympathy, nonviolence and other such noble qualities. Do not

develop the qualities associated with an animal. And even worse than that, do

not succumb to qualities much lower than an animal, namely, the qualities of a

demon such as selfishness, anger, hatred, lust, jealousy and the like. These

demonic qualities have no place in a human being.

Source:http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita068.html- - - - - - - - - - -

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GitaCompiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma

Presshttp://www.atmapress.com - ISBN: 0963844903Online Edition:

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