Why should we keep a watch over our thoughts? Bhagawan clearly explains and guides us today.

All experiences of pleasure and pain have their origin in the thoughts of man. Thought is like the seed of a tree, which in due course puts forth branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits. All that you see in a tree has come from a small seed. Likewise, although man’s thought is subtle, it contains potentially the entire universe. The atom is the microcosm of the Universe. You are aware of the huge size of the banyan tree. Its seed, however, is very small. The seed and the tree are essentially one. Man has to keep a watch over his thoughts because they form the basis for his actions. When his wishes are fulfilled, he is content. When they are not realised, he feels disappointed. Man does not enquire into the causes of these divergent results. His failures are the result of his own shortcomings. When his heart is pure, his actions yield beneficial results. His thoughts are the cause of the success or failure of his efforts. Hence, man must utilise his thoughts in the proper manner. His vision of the world depends on how he looks at it. “As he feels, so he becomes.” When one’s thoughts are sublime, the results are also sublime.