THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Poison bearing insects will be at home only in dark, dirty places. Inside a room kept scrupulously clean no snake, no scorpion, no poison-bearing-insect can enter. So too, the sacred wisdom cannot enter hearts which are dark and dirty. Instead, poisonous breeds like anger will find these hearts as congenial resorts. The sublime significance of Vidya or Higher Learning can be grasped by one, when the mind is pure. It can be communicated to one only when the pure mind sheds its revealing light.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Give up the feelings "I" and "you". Only then can you understand the glory of that which is neither “I” nor “mine”. This does not mean you renounce everything. Deal with the world as duty demands, in a spirit of detachment. The acid test by which an activity can be confirmed as holy and sacred is to examine whether it promotes attachment or bondage. The activity is unholy or sinful if it arises from or promotes greed. With the intent of fulfilling your legitimate duties, pray to God to keep you alive for a hundred years. You will not incur blame. This is the lesson from true education.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Sound is the very core of the Vedas. Sound is associated with harmony and melody, and hence the Vedas have to be listened to. It is not to be analyzed, judged and commented upon; but when you listen to it, you will derive ecstasy. Hence the Vedas are called Sruthi (that which is to be heard). Therefore, mere listening to its recital creates the awareness of the Divine and confers bliss on the one who listens. The bliss thus earned manifests in one's words and deeds, and radiates bliss all around.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Vidya is the process of education which teaches one that the cosmos is the manifestation of the Lord's Sport. “Ishaavaasyam Idam Jagath” - the whole world is the residence of the Lord! Therefore, no one should entertain a sense of personal possession or even a trace of egoism. Renounce the feeling of attachment, feel the presence of the Lord everywhere. Welcome the bliss that the Lord confers on you and experience it with thankfulness, without being bound by desires. This is the message of the ancient sages and seers.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
If a tree has to be destroyed, there is no use trying to kill it by plucking its leaves one by one. It takes too long a time and, besides, it may not work. The ancient seers realized that this was true even with respect to eliminating bad qualities within us and hence focused their spiritual practices and energies to transform themselves completely. They also won the grace of the Lord. If intelligence alone is sharpened without the cultivation and practice of virtues and the brain becomes a mere storehouse of information, the world cannot progress; its welfare will be in jeopardy. That education alone is beneficial which gives full scope for the blossoming of all virtues that distinguish a human from an animal.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When someone whose ways you do not appreciate comes near you, there is no need to find fault with him or her. There is no need either to laugh at them or show them your contempt. It is enough if you continue to do your work unaffected by their arrival. Let them follow their path, leave them alone. This is the attitude of ‘Udaseenabhava’, the attitude of unaffectedness. When you practice and attain this state of mind, you will have unchanging love for God. This attitude will bestow on you everlasting peace, self-control and purity of mind.
-BABA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Joy in times of good fortune and sorrow in times of bad, mistaking the pain of the body and the senses as one's own - such dual attitude and feeling must be overcome! Gradually the identification with the body and the senses has to be given up. This is the sign of one acquiring the very foundation of Jnana Yoga (spiritual wisdom). If you attain this stage, then eternal joy and bliss will be yours, forever!
-BABA