Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 greater than cultivating Shanti (stillness of the mind). It is the ornament that adorns saints and it is what everyone yearns for in his heart. Saint Thyagaraja sang that there is no comfort or happiness without peace - "Shanthamu leka soukhyamu ledhu." Sukham (the state of happiness) is like heaven. The pleasures derived by the senses from worldly objects are transient, while real happiness lies in experiencing the bliss of the Inner Self. People are unhappy because of Thrishna, the insatiable thirst for worldly pleasures. Man is deluded by the trivial pleasures of the world, and is filled with greed and lust. This is the main obstacle on the spiritual path. It is the nature of desires to multiply endlessly. The only way to overcome misery or grief is to put a curb on desires.- Baba Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam today6th April 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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