The process of purifying the inner equipment of man in the crucible of single-pointed speech, feeling and activity, directed towards God is called Thapas (penance). The inner consciousness will then be rid of all blemishes and defects. When the inner consciousness has been rendered pure and unsullied, God will reside therein. Finally, he will experience the vision of the Lord Himself, within him.
- BABA
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Thought for the Day - 28th Nov 2010
As a teacher, you must ask yourself, "Have the pupils grasped the lesson alright? Which subject has to be taught in which way, through which method?” These problems should bother you as a teacher. Moreover you should conduct yourself just in the same manner as you advise and expect the students to behave. When they are taught the lessons through love, their reverence for the teacher will also be deepened. Each teacher should strive to encourage the all-round development of the student. You must expand your heart through love, and not waste the years of your life in furthering your own interests.
- BABA
- BABA
Thought for the Day - 27th Nov 2010
Of the instruments used by everyone, the body with its hands ready executes the thought which is expressed in words. The deed, the work, the labour that the hand of man is engaged in, is the source of all the happiness or misery for everyone. Man asserts that he is happy, or that he is anxious and afraid or that he is in trouble. He attributes the cause of these conditions to some person other than himself. This belief rests on a wrong basis. Happiness and misery are due to one’s own actions. Whether one accepts this truth or rejects it, one has to go through all the consequences of one’s actions. This is the law of nature.
- BABA
- BABA
Thought for the Day - 26th Nov 2010
The teacher must come down to the level of the student. This process is called ‘descent.’ It does not mean stepping down from the top to the ground. It only means accepting the level of the person who is to be benefited. The baby on the floor cannot jump in to the arms of the mother, when she calls upon it to come up. “I am a great person. I will not stoop”- if the mother feels like that, she cannot possess the child. Stooping does not make a person small. The teacher too, is not demeaning himself when he comes down to the level of the pupil in order to teach him. It is only a laudable sign of love.
- BABA
- BABA
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