Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Dec 29th, 2005

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An able monarch will have his ministers under control; he will direct

them along proper lines and maintain the peace and security of the

kingdom. On the other hand, a monarch who allows himself to be

controlled by his ministers does not deserve the throne; he is spurned

and disgraced. His kingdom has no peace and security. The mind is the

monarch in man and the senses are the ministers. But, if the mind is

enslaved by the senses, the individual knows no peace. Every Sadhaka

(spiritual aspirant) who aspires to attain the Divine in him has,

therefore, to earn mastery over the senses. That is the first step.

The next one is the conquest of the mind, its elimination. The third

is uprooting the Vasanas (innate tendencies), and the fourth,

attainment of Jnana (spiritual wisdom). Only then can the awareness of

the Atmic reality be gained.

-SAI BABA