THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
People claim that spiritual life is difficult and that Samsara binds them. Is this true? Bhagawan clarifies and motivates us today.
Some people say they are too weak to scale spiritual heights. But you have the strength to commit sins and do wrong actions. The strength required for good or bad actions is the same. In fact, it is more difficult to commit a sin than to be good and meritorious. To utter an untruth is difficult. To speak the truth is easy. Speaking the truth calls for no effort. But to declare what is not true as true calls for considerable ingenuity. Uttering an untruth is therefore more difficult. Equally, cheating is more arduous than being honest. Many devotees tell Swami that they are caught up in the coils of samsara (family and worldly life) and are unable to break away from it. But what is the truth? Is it you who are clinging to samsara, or is it samsara holding you in its grip? Does samsara have any hands to hold you? You have hands, and you are holding on to worldly life. It is a paradox for you to say that samsara is holding you in its grip when the truth is otherwise. Excessive attachment is the cause of man’s troubles. Do everything as an act of offering to the Divine.
- Divine Discourse, Apr 09, 1995
