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“Let them stick to this one simple remedy.” – Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. III.

 

They asked a woman-saint, “How did you arrive at the lofty heights you have

reached? What was the tapasya you performed to attain such a state? We always

find you smiling and cheerful. Pray, tell us what is the secret of this happy

state!”

 

The saint replied, “My secret is a very simple one. When I eat, I eat. When I

work, I work. When I sleep, I sleep.”

 

The people were puzzled. They said to her, but that is what we do, too! We eat

when we eat; we work when we work; and we sleep when we sleep.”

 

“No,” she said. “When you eat, your mind travels far. You think of so many

things that you are not even aware of the food you are eating. You don’t enjoy

the food. You should taste every morsel, chew it, swallow it. Alas, you don’t

do this! And when you work, you are thinking of a thousand things. You must

live in the present!”

 

Let us learn to do one thing at a time. Doing more than one thing divides your

attention and multiples your stress. When you are talking to someone, give him

or her, your full attention, it may be just a little matter but it saves you

from considerable stress. Give your best to what you are doing at any given

moment. Let all your energy and attention be focused on the task at hand. When

the mind is one-pointed, it becomes capable of concentration and is free from

tension.

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