Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam - December 19, 2023
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What is it that we should learn about the nature of the mind and why? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.
The mind is a wonder, its antics are even more surprising. It has no distinct form or shape. It assumes the shape or form of the thing it is involved in. Wandering from wish to wish, flitting from one desire to another, is its nature. That is why it is the cause of loss and grief, of elation and depression. Its effects are both positive and negative. It is worthwhile for man to know the characteristics of the mind and the ways to master it for one's ultimate benefit. The mind is prone to gather experiences and store them in the memory. It does not know the art of giving up. Nothing is cast away by the mind. As a consequence, grief, anxiety and misery continue simmering in it. If only the mind can be taught tyaga (sacrifice), one can become a yogi (spiritually serene person).
- Divine Discourse, Jan 08, 1983.
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Human existence can become meaningful only when man recognises the nature of the mind and bases his actions on that understanding. – BABA
— Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

