Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Feb 16th, 2006

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The root cause of all difficulties experienced by man is forgetfulness

of his spiritual reality and identification with his body. The body is

only the vesture of the Indwelling Spirit. By immersing himself in body-

consciousness, man develops egoism and possessiveness, which in turn

give rise to many other vices. He forgets his inherent divinity and

fails to use the senses and organs he is endowed with. Your senses are

God-given gifts. They should be used only for sacred purposes and

should not be misused. Entertain only sacred thoughts and engage

yourselves only in sacred deeds. Thereby, you will be sanctifying your

lives. There is only one royal road to realizing God. It is the path of

Divine love. You have come from the Divine and your destiny is to merge

in the Divine.

-SAI BABA