Why should we be very careful about thoughts that are evil in nature, especially thoughts of harming others? Bhagawan gives a stern reminder today.

Thoughts are the very vital breath of man. It is by harbouring the evil thoughts of hatred, envy, anger and ego that man brings his own downfall. Man harbours evil thoughts to harm his fellow men. But the harm that these thoughts cause to his fellow man boomerangs on himself with ten times its strength. By abusing, criticising, hunting and scandalising his fellow men, man in fact is abusing, criticising, hunting and scandalising the Lord Himself. Utterly ignorant of the presence of Divinity in others, man indulges in such heinous conduct. The man who takes the sword shall perish by it; the man who wounds another will be wounded in turn; the man who abuses another will be abused in return. As is the thought, so is the consequence. As is the feeling, so is the result. Utterly ignorant of the power of the mind and its might, we underestimate the supreme importance of the mind. Our whole life rests on the mind. We should make earnest efforts to understand the power of the mind.