by winston » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:29 am
Avoid bad company
Sankalpas or Inner Resolutions tend to be attracted towards one another, when they flow in the same direction or are related to similar desires.
Cranes fly together as flock; they do not mix with crows. Crows form their own groups.
Among beasts of the forest, bisons have herds of their own kind; they have no comradeship with elephants, which keep bisons away and mingle only with elephants.
Deer too form groups by themselves.
Similarly, a musician attracts musicians around him. Teachers seek teachers for company.
Decisions which mind makes, either to commit or omit, are amazing, for, the Cosmos and all its contents can be described as their consequence.
The mind decides on the fact or facet of the objective world, which it has to notice.
The Sankalpa bears fruit and the fruit conforms to the seed from which it springs. It has to reveal its impact, sooner or later.
So, man has to avoid evil sankalpas and cultivate good ones!
- Divine Discourse, Jul 10, 1986.
Test all your actions, words, thoughts on this touchstone: “Will this be approved by the Divine?
Will this rebound to His renown?”
Source: radiosai.org
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"