TFTD 1st-3rd March 2007

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1st March 2007

 

 

The Lord created everything in the universe, but kept nothing for

Himself. Every creature has been given complete freedom to enjoy

anything it desires. But there is one limitation. For every action

there is a corresponding reaction. You are free to act as you please,

subject to this rule. If you misuse the freedom given to you and

indulge in wrongful deeds, the consequences too are bound to be bad.

These results are not caused by God. The Lord does not inflict harm

on anyone. Everything that happens is the consequence of one's own

thoughts and actions.

 

- BABA

 

2nd March 2007

 

 

Birds, beasts and other creatures concern themselves with the

enjoyment of external objects. Man alone is gifted with the capacity

to discriminate between the transient and the permanent, and seek

what is everlasting. It is the consciousness in the physical body

that enables man to enjoy the pleasures experienced through the

senses. Once this truth is realised, the divine nature of

consciousness will become clear. Then, every action can be regarded

as an offering to the Divine. Work will then be transformed into

worship.

 

- BABA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd March 2007

 

 

Man is in truth the Atma, which is beyond the bounds of his mind. The

Atma has neither beginning nor end. The mind, the senses, and the

body undergo growth or decline every moment and finally disintegrate

and die. Man places faith in the instruments of exploration and

experience, his senses, that are superficial and thus deprives

himself of the supreme Ananda (bliss) inherent in the Atma. Like the

sun hidden by clouds, embers covered by ash, the sheet of water

veiled by moss, the consciousness of man is coated thick with his

likes and dislikes preventing the splendour of Atma from shining

through.

 

- BABA