Thought for the day as written at Prasanthi Nilayam - Apr 12th, 2006

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Do not be deluded by the belief that life has been given to you for

eating, drinking, and enjoying other physical pleasures. This rare

blessing of birth as a human is not meant to be squandered this way.

What is the difference between human beings and animals? It is

qualities like kindness, compassion, forbearance and sympathy which

differentiate human beings from animals. But man tends to forget these

inherent qualities out being absorbed in pandering to his selfish,

mundane desires. Those wearing the spectacles of selfishness can only

see selfishness all around them. A defective vision produces an

apparent defect in creation. There is nothing wrong with Srishti

(creation). All faults are due to the defective Dhrishti (vision).

-SAI BABA