Why and how should we control our attachments in life?
What is the reason for anger and loss of discrimination? It is only attachment!
Yes, you may have an attachment for your wife and children. But keep it within limits.
Not only must you limit your attachment but limit its duration also. Your householder life is only till the age of fifty. By sixty years, you must enter Vanaprastha (the stage after the householder phase).
You should snap ties with wife and children and be free of all responsibilities. The age of seventy years is the time for complete renunciation (Sanyasa).
Instead of cultivating such sacrifice, men today refuse to renounce attachments till death. Only hell can result for such people.
Help your family and others to the extent possible. Discharge your duties towards everyone.
And remember that every person is independent, governed by their individual karma.
Everyone is responsible for themselves. Don’t cultivate attachment, which is the root cause of sorrow.
- Summer Showers, May 25, 1995
Do not attach yourselves too much with the world, for it is ever-changing fast and furiously.
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Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:34 pm
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Sat Oct 11, 2025 10:24 am
How can we live in joy and become near and dear, to the Divine?
Cleanse your instruments of Consciousness, devote yourselves to service, so that you might weaken the forces of ego and strengthen the forces of unity.
Cultivate Japa and Dhyana (Repetition of the Divine’s Name and Meditation), so that you might rise towards Divinehood — these are the steps by which you can earn and establish yourselves in Ananda.
Engage yourselves in your duties as intelligently and as devotedly as you can; but carry out your duties as if they are acts of worship offered to Him, leaving the fruit of those acts to His will, His grace, His compassion.
Do not be affected when the results you anticipate are not produced; do not anticipate at all, simply leave it to Him!
He gave you the time, the space, the cause, the material, the idea, the skill, the chance, the fortune and you did but little of your own.
So, why should you feel as if you are the doer? Do your duty, as sincere Sadhana (spiritual practice)!
- Divine Discourse, Mar 24, 1973
Source: radiosai.org
Cleanse your instruments of Consciousness, devote yourselves to service, so that you might weaken the forces of ego and strengthen the forces of unity.
Cultivate Japa and Dhyana (Repetition of the Divine’s Name and Meditation), so that you might rise towards Divinehood — these are the steps by which you can earn and establish yourselves in Ananda.
Engage yourselves in your duties as intelligently and as devotedly as you can; but carry out your duties as if they are acts of worship offered to Him, leaving the fruit of those acts to His will, His grace, His compassion.
Do not be affected when the results you anticipate are not produced; do not anticipate at all, simply leave it to Him!
He gave you the time, the space, the cause, the material, the idea, the skill, the chance, the fortune and you did but little of your own.
So, why should you feel as if you are the doer? Do your duty, as sincere Sadhana (spiritual practice)!
- Divine Discourse, Mar 24, 1973
Source: radiosai.org
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Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Sun Oct 12, 2025 12:01 pm
Why is morality so important for an individual and society at large?
It is essential that every boy and girl, should learn and practice the basic ethical principles for the blossoming of their true nature.
Their primary obligation is to recognise the divinity that is in each of them.
In the olden days, students used to pray for them to be good, truthful and sweet-looking.
Handsome is that handsome does. Where truth and goodness exist, beauty is present as a natural outcome.
Control of the senses and observance of the accepted code of discipline, are the hallmarks of a cultured man.
In the pilgrimage of life, man has to guide his conduct by certain moral principles known as Niti.
Niti is derived from the word ‘nita’, which means what is proper or right.
Right conduct is the royal road for man to achieve the highest state in life.
When morality declines in a man, or a society, or a nation, that man, society, or nation faces destruction.
The loss of morality may even result in the destruction of an entire civilisation built up through centuries.
Without morality, people perish. Morality is the life breath of humanity.
- Divine Discourse, Aug 21, 1986
Have faith in truth and be fixed in morality. You need not fear anyone, for the Divine will be on your side.
Source: radiosai.org
It is essential that every boy and girl, should learn and practice the basic ethical principles for the blossoming of their true nature.
Their primary obligation is to recognise the divinity that is in each of them.
In the olden days, students used to pray for them to be good, truthful and sweet-looking.
Handsome is that handsome does. Where truth and goodness exist, beauty is present as a natural outcome.
Control of the senses and observance of the accepted code of discipline, are the hallmarks of a cultured man.
In the pilgrimage of life, man has to guide his conduct by certain moral principles known as Niti.
Niti is derived from the word ‘nita’, which means what is proper or right.
Right conduct is the royal road for man to achieve the highest state in life.
When morality declines in a man, or a society, or a nation, that man, society, or nation faces destruction.
The loss of morality may even result in the destruction of an entire civilisation built up through centuries.
Without morality, people perish. Morality is the life breath of humanity.
- Divine Discourse, Aug 21, 1986
Have faith in truth and be fixed in morality. You need not fear anyone, for the Divine will be on your side.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:56 am
What are the realities of life that we must always keep in mind to avoid losing sight of the crucial?
The Scriptures direct that man must earn just enough for his upkeep by honest means and use the rest of his time and skill for the general good.
Earn artha (wealth) through Dharma (right conduct). Then, one will certainly have plenty of Divine Grace.
Most men pursue falsehoods and ignore truth; they amass the trivial and ignore the crucial.
They do not realise that death is stalking silently behind them; they do not notice the quick pace of time; they do not know how precious is the chance that the human body, intellect, society and heritage, that it accumulated for him has given him, here and now!
They are unaware that the same spark of Divinity that illumines every thought, word and deed in them, is activating every other being too, in the Universe!
- Divine Discourse, Mar 24, 1973
The wealth earned by trodding upon morality, is no more valuable than mud! Such wealth cannot endure or grant happiness.
Source: radiosai.org
The Scriptures direct that man must earn just enough for his upkeep by honest means and use the rest of his time and skill for the general good.
Earn artha (wealth) through Dharma (right conduct). Then, one will certainly have plenty of Divine Grace.
Most men pursue falsehoods and ignore truth; they amass the trivial and ignore the crucial.
They do not realise that death is stalking silently behind them; they do not notice the quick pace of time; they do not know how precious is the chance that the human body, intellect, society and heritage, that it accumulated for him has given him, here and now!
They are unaware that the same spark of Divinity that illumines every thought, word and deed in them, is activating every other being too, in the Universe!
- Divine Discourse, Mar 24, 1973
The wealth earned by trodding upon morality, is no more valuable than mud! Such wealth cannot endure or grant happiness.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:42 am
Most of us are performing sadhana (spiritual practice) regularly. Are we really doing the Sadhana that is necessary?
Who is Manava (man)? Manava is the one with Manas (mind).
What is meant by mind? Mind is just a bundle of thoughts and desires.
Man becomes a genuine human being when all thoughts are bound to Truth. Humanness manifests in such a person as good and noble conduct.
Today, truthful thoughts, are conspicuous by their absence.
If we fill our lives with thoughts based on falsehood, the whole world then becomes filled with untruth.
Hence, eliminate all bad qualities within you; develop good qualities and endeavour to experience Divinity – this is true sadhana (spiritual practice).
What is the real meaning of sadhana? Transforming the bad into good is sadhana. What is the point in claiming that you are doing sadhana, if this important principle is not observed?
In the name of doing sadhana, you close your eyes and roll the rosary beads but the mind is wandering all over the place! This is not sadhana!
We have to expel bad thoughts, bad feelings and bad tendencies, and replace all these with good thoughts, noble feelings and sacred habits.
Purging out the bad and replacing it with good, is what sadhana is all about.
- Summer Showers, May 27, 2000
Seva (selfless service) is the best sadhana for eliminating the nefarious pull of the mind toward desires.
Source: radiosai.org
Who is Manava (man)? Manava is the one with Manas (mind).
What is meant by mind? Mind is just a bundle of thoughts and desires.
Man becomes a genuine human being when all thoughts are bound to Truth. Humanness manifests in such a person as good and noble conduct.
Today, truthful thoughts, are conspicuous by their absence.
If we fill our lives with thoughts based on falsehood, the whole world then becomes filled with untruth.
Hence, eliminate all bad qualities within you; develop good qualities and endeavour to experience Divinity – this is true sadhana (spiritual practice).
What is the real meaning of sadhana? Transforming the bad into good is sadhana. What is the point in claiming that you are doing sadhana, if this important principle is not observed?
In the name of doing sadhana, you close your eyes and roll the rosary beads but the mind is wandering all over the place! This is not sadhana!
We have to expel bad thoughts, bad feelings and bad tendencies, and replace all these with good thoughts, noble feelings and sacred habits.
Purging out the bad and replacing it with good, is what sadhana is all about.
- Summer Showers, May 27, 2000
Seva (selfless service) is the best sadhana for eliminating the nefarious pull of the mind toward desires.
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Life 48 (Feb 25 - Dec 26)
by winston » Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:52 am
What is the relation between the various beings and objects, that we see in the world and the Divine Himself?
If you enquire deeply, you will find in this world, that the same thing assumes different names and forms and is put to use in myriad ways.
Seed is one, from which emerge the trunk, branches, sub-branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of the tree.
All these have different names and forms and are put to use in different ways.
The One willed to become many. Though the Divine is one, He assumes many names and forms.
Here, you have to enquire into the two types of causes: one is "instrumental cause" and the other is "primary cause".
For a pot, the potter is the "instrumental cause" and clay is the "primary cause".
Pots may break and lose their form but the clay remains changeless.
The potter makes different types of pots from the same clay. Just because the pots are broken, the clay does not undergo any change.
You may change the ornaments into different names and forms but gold remains the same.
The Divine who is the "primary cause" of the universe, also assumes the role of "instrumental cause", the Creator and creates objects and beings, with different names and forms!
- Divine Discourse, Sep 6, 1996
If you comprehend the Creator, you can easily know all about creation.
Source: radiosai.org
If you enquire deeply, you will find in this world, that the same thing assumes different names and forms and is put to use in myriad ways.
Seed is one, from which emerge the trunk, branches, sub-branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of the tree.
All these have different names and forms and are put to use in different ways.
The One willed to become many. Though the Divine is one, He assumes many names and forms.
Here, you have to enquire into the two types of causes: one is "instrumental cause" and the other is "primary cause".
For a pot, the potter is the "instrumental cause" and clay is the "primary cause".
Pots may break and lose their form but the clay remains changeless.
The potter makes different types of pots from the same clay. Just because the pots are broken, the clay does not undergo any change.
You may change the ornaments into different names and forms but gold remains the same.
The Divine who is the "primary cause" of the universe, also assumes the role of "instrumental cause", the Creator and creates objects and beings, with different names and forms!
- Divine Discourse, Sep 6, 1996
If you comprehend the Creator, you can easily know all about creation.
Source: radiosai.org
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