GOD'S MOST AMAZING GIFT

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GOD’S MOST AMAZING GIFT

 

Baba said, “Purification of mind is absolutely necessary” in Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. XVI, XVII

 

The mind is one of God’s most amazing gift to man. Scientists tell us that we

use only one-fiftieth of the brain power that is actually available to us. If

only we could train our minds and ourselves to use this fabulous power in the

right way, what can we not achieve!

 

If a computer were to be built to match the brain’s potential, so we are told,

it would occupy space comparable to the size of one of the world’s tallest

buildings – say, the Empire State Building

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electrical power to run! The cost, of course, would work out to an astronomical

figure! Even the most powerful computer cannot match the capabilities of this

fabulous mechanism.

 

MIND AND SOUL:

 

The mind is an instrument of cognition, of knowing things, knowing material

world. The soul is a ray of God, that which you essentially are. The mind is an

instrument with which we know, with which we try to understand things. The mind

is discursive, while soul is synergic. While soul integrates everything, the

mind analyses everything.

 

We need the help of the mind in doing our work on the physical plane. That is

why we have brought with ourselves the instruments of the mind. In your mind

you have a friend who is with you 24-hours a day! You may be alone, helpless or

in distress, but your mind is ever ready to help you and to guide you to

overcome any situation. But it is up to you to use it in right way.

 

I recommend ‘shampooing’ the mind everyday! We need to cleanse our minds; we

need to unclutter our minds, which often become filled with wrong thinking and

wrong ideas. And then, the minds of so many of us are negative. We must cleanse

the mind of all the dirt and negativity that we have accumulated over years. To

do this, we must get right down into our consciousness and shampoo away all the

rotten thoughts that hold us captive – thoughts of impurity, selfishness, greed,

lust and hatred.

 

Thoughts have power. Thoughts are forces. Thoughts are building blocks of life.

With our thoughts, we are building the edifice of our own life, building our

won future. We are building our destiny, everyday, with the thoughts we think.

A thought, if it is constantly held in the mind, will drive us to action. An

action which is repeated creates a habit. The sum total of our habits forms our

character. It is character that determines our destiny. Therefore, if we wish to

change our destiny, we must begin with our thoughts. We must change our pattern

of thinking!

 

How may we enhance the power of our minds? Here are a few practical suggestions:

 

Always entertain positive thoughts.

Do not react emotionally to all that happens to you.

Do not make negative suggestion about yourself.

Never hate or resent people. Let love and forgiveness be the law of your life.

Read books that inspire and uplift you.

 

Socrates prayed again and again, “God, make me beautiful within!” Inward beauty

is beauty of thought, aspirations and prayers. If our thoughts are pure, if our

aspirations are high, we become beautiful within!

 

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

 

(Sri J P Vaswani in East and West Series January 2005)

 

 

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