TFTD:11th October 2005

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DasaraThought for the Day As written at PRASANTHI NILAYAM Today

 

11th October 2005

In spite of his precious birth as a human being, man leads a life worse than

that of animals. Man should get rid of Ahamkara (the feeling that he is the

doer). As long as the ego is dominant, the Atmic consciousness will not

develop. The egoist cannot recognise the Atma. It is egoism that is at the root

of all man's troubles. It is a delusion based on the misconceived notion that

the body is real and permanent. The truth is otherwise. From an early age, one

should recognise the evanescence of the body and the senses and control the

desires prompted by the sense organs. Desires are insatiable. The pursuit of

wealth, power and position can only end in misery. Instead, one should take

refuge in God and dedicate all actions to the Divine.

 

- BABA