Thought for the day -What is sorrow? What is pain??

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pain; before you realise it, your hand may become charred. It is the pain that

tells us to immediately let go. It is the same with every kind of pain

experienced. It conveys to us something deeper — that it is time for change.

What is this change that needs to take place? It is the cultivation of the

right attitude towards life. It is becoming more expansive. All experiences

provide lessons for us to learn. Unfortunately we continually fail to do so.

When you try to find your way in the ocean, you must guide yourself with the

light of the polestar, and not by that on the bow of the ship. Similarly, by

focusing on the eternal, you will remain unaffected by the changing experiences

of life. What do I owe and to whom? You are indebted to the world and to all

the beings in it. There is nothing in this world that hasn’t nourished your

growth one way or another, thus bringing you to your present state. The earth

is your mother. So is Nature. So remember your dharma towards your mother.

Why is love so important? A loving word, a compassionate look, a simple good

deed — all these can bring light to the lives of the less fortunate as well as

to your own. It is not what you gain, but what you are able to give that

determines the value of your life. If you have been able to give happiness to a

soul — even for a minute — it makes your life blessed. Love gives everything;

there is no thought of receiving. Love has no complaints; it accepts all. Love

removes all fears; it transforms all ugliness into beauty. Because love is the

real refuge, it is the beauty of life. Love is the spring of life; it makes it

ever new and fresh. Love is the _expression of the Self. It is the thread on

which all beings are strung. When love awakens in a person, the divinity in him

or her also awakens for love is God; it is the manifestation of the divine.

How does love create oneness? In love, there are never two. We feel a river to

have two banks only because of the water in between. If the water of the ego

dries up, only oneness remains. When love awakens, the ego disappears. Then,

human beings realise their oneness

with each other. One realises his or her oneness with the whole of creation.

Divine love is knowledge, liberation and bliss. When we become filled with that

divine love, we are able to see God in everything and that itself is the

ultimate fulfillment. "Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur

Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba

always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and

anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with

peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366