THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Given man’s limited nature to seek external objects or experiences, how can he develop a spiritual outlook? Bhagawan gives us a profound message today.
Embodiments of the Divine Atma! Wetness is the natural trait of water. Hardness is the attribute of stone. Sweetness is natural to sugar. Heat is the quality of fire. These are the Dharma (natural behaviour) of substances. For the individual, vancha (desire) is natural. Because man is sustained by desire, it is considered a dharma (natural trait) of man. Dharayati iti Dharmah (Dharma is that which sustains). Man is sustained by desire. Man’s primary duty is to offer all his desires to God. This means that the practice of dharma calls for the offering of all worldly desires to God and developing inward vision. Sarvadharman parityajya mamekam sharanam vraja— Renouncing all dharmas, take refuge in Me alone, says Krishna in the Gita. This implies that man must make it his primary aim to offer to God all external sensory, physical desires and cultivate spiritual thoughts centred on the eternal. To develop such a spiritual outlook and to inspire it in others, one must possess chitta suddhi (purity of heart).
- Divine Discourse, Oct 7, 1993
