Guest guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Thus Spake The Lord The Name of God is the most effective tonic; it will keep off all illness. Do not indulge in Naamasmarana as a pastime or a fashion or a passing phase, or as the unpleasant part of an imposed time-table, or as a bitter quota to be fulfilled each day. Think of it as a saadhana, to be seriously taken up for the purpose of reducing your attachments to fleeting objects, purifying and strengthening you, and liberating you from the cycle of birth and death. Hold fast to it as the means of rescuing yourself in every way, from the bonds of time and change. It looks a frail cure for such a fearful malady; but, it is a panacea, nevertheless. The common excuse for escaping from this urgent duty to oneself is that one has no time for Naamasmarana in the hectic schedule of activity that has become the lot of man at the present time! If the burden of a hundred odd jobs can be borne because they are unavoidable, can the extra job of Naamasmarana be such an undesirable addition? He who carries a hundred, can surely carry one more. Moreover, this is a continuing basic activity, not part of a schedule of events. It has to become as much a must as breathing; as welcome to the tongue as sugar; as essential for happy living as sleep or food or water. This one ever-present job will alleviate the burden of all the hundred jobs, make them all lighter and more worth-while. Rise every day with the thought of God; spend every day with the Name of God; go back to bed with the thought of His Glory as enshrined in His Name. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. VIII, Chapter 34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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