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Om Sai Ram ❤️
11/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 11, 2026

What are the three forms of attachment that bind man and obstruct his path to liberation? Bhagawan answers this key question for us today so that we may introspect.

There is one common quality present in all living beings: Moha (attachment). This quality is present equally in human beings too. But humans alone have the competence to overcome this moha and attain moksha (liberation). The maya (illusion) which envelops man drives him to take to wrong courses. Maya has three qualities: Satwa, Rajas, and Tamas (purity, passion, and inertia). Through these qualities, man tends to forget his divinity and humanness and behaves like an animal. The three qualities of maya and the three forms of moha combine to make man a demon. The three forms of moha are the desire for wealth, attachment to the wife, and attachment to children. These three make man a slave to moha. The man who conquers these three desires can transcend moha. When moha declines, moksha becomes attainable. Liberation is the elimination of moha (attachment). Everyone should strive to bring these three desires under control.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15, 1995

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
09/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 10, 2026

Why do some devotees feel distant from God, and what should they do? Bhagawan clarifies for us today, so that we may introspect and strive to move closer to Him.

On various occasions, the Lord subjects the devotees to different kinds of tests and trials with a view to raising them spiritually to a higher level. The Lord, who is the source of all wisdom, will confer illumination only on those who approach Him. Those who feel that Bhagawan has not seen them or spoken to them should ask themselves how close they are mentally to Bhagawan and how near they are to the Lord in their practices. Each one should engage themselves in the process of self-enquiry. The Lord has neither agraha (anger) nor anugraha (benevolence). Even when He appears to be harsh, there is grace in that harshness. When He appears to chastise, there is compassion in it. When He seems to be angry, there is love behind it. Only those who understand the nature of the Divinity can appreciate the ways of the Divine. The Divine resorts to certain kinds of punishments to make the devotee pursue the right path and enable him to lead an ideal life. Such punishments are for the devotee's good and well-being.

- Divine Discourse Mar 06, 1989

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
09/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 09, 2026

What should we give the Lord to receive a bounty in return? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today, inspiring us with a beautiful example.

Kuchela went to Krishna to ask for many material gifts. But on seeing the Divine face of Krishna, he forgot all his desires. On his return to his native village, he found that big mansions had sprung up at the spot of his old dwelling. Kuchela’s wife came out, finely dressed and wearing many ornaments, and greeted her husband with the remark: “Lord, see what wonderful things Shri Krishna has given to you.” Kuchela looked at everything and said: “I did not ask Bhagawan for anything. I did not speak to him about our domestic situation. Is it necessary for me to say anything to the omnipresent, all-knowing Lord?” Kuchela then described in detail to his wife how Krishna had received him in His palace and how He hugged Kuchela to His bosom and showered His love on him. “How can I describe His loving kindness? Is there anyone like him who can confer all prosperity on one after receiving a fistful of parched rice? He is Love incarnate, and Love is He.” Today, the devotee behaves differently towards God. He goes with a mountain of desires to the temple and offers a small coconut. This is not what you should offer to God. What you should offer is a pure, unsullied heart.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15, 1995

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
08/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 08, 2026

What should our perspective be towards trials and unpleasant experiences in life? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today through multiple examples.

Some people want to have uninterrupted happiness. When you eat at 10 a.m., you do not go on eating every hour thereafter without a break. You have to give a break for the food to be digested. So also when you experience pleasure, it has to be digested before you meet with another bout of such experience. Just as you have to do some exercise to help the food to digest, you have to go through the exercise of confrontation of pain after experiencing pleasure. Therefore, you must take whatever is given by God as good for you. The mother gets the pleasure of seeing her baby after going through severe pain. If you sit in an air-conditioned room throughout the 24 hours of a day, you cannot feel the pleasure of it. Only when you come in after being away in the hot sun will you enjoy the coolness of the air-conditioned room. After the Mahabharata war was over, Krishna asked Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, what she wanted. She requested that she should be blessed with troubles always, as only then she would be constantly remembering God, as they did when they were in the forest. She said she was not thinking of God when she was enjoying the palace life as a queen earlier. You enjoy the sweetness of chanting the Lord’s name only when you are in distress.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 01, 1994

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
06/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 07, 2026

How should human faculties like eyes, ears, and so on be used to lead a purposeful and spiritual life? Bhagawan explains today, taking the example of a great devotee of the Lord.

The mere presence of the light is not enough. We should seek to go forward with the help of that illumination. If, having this light, we do not follow the path revealed by it, we are as unseeing as the blind. Once, Lord Krishna appeared before Surdas, the blind saint, and told him, “Surdas, if you are keen to see the world, I shall restore your sight to you at this very moment.” The great devotee that he was, Surdas replied: “Those who are endowed with eyes are really blind when they do not gaze upon Your auspicious, beautiful form. Having ears, they are nevertheless deaf when they do not choose to listen to the music of Your melodious song. Having in their hands the power to attain the Divine, they drown themselves in the ocean of Samsara (worldly life). Although you dwell in their hearts, they are deluded by the false, meretricious, and transient attraction of the world. Though they have large eyes, they are not able to see You. Hence, I have no need for such hearts, such eyes, or such ears. Give me, O Lord, ears that will listen to Your song, eyes that will see Your beautiful form, and a heart in which You are installed,” pleaded Surdas.

- Divine Discourse Jul 14, 1984

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
05/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 06, 2026

What can a devotee win the Lord with? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today in Narada’s words, so that we may introspect and remain humble.

Narada wanted to teach Satyabhama the supreme greatness of some human qualities of which she was not aware. He brought about a situation in which Krishna was to be weighed in a balance and acquired by Satyabhama, by placing offerings in the other balance. All her jewels and wealth could not tilt the balance in her favour. Ultimately, she prayed to Rukmini to come to her rescue. Rukmini came, prayed to Krishna, saying, “If it is true that God submits Himself to a devotee who offers with love a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or some water, let my tulasi leaf turn the scales against Krishna.” The esoteric meaning of this prayer is that the body should be considered a leaf, the heart a flower, virtue as fruit, and the tears of joy flowing from the devotee’s eyes as the water offered to the Divine in a spirit of complete surrender. Tears should be shed only for God and not for anyone else. Whatever one’s grief, one should not shed tears. Tears may flow out of joy or enthusiasm or ecstasy, but not from a feeling of sorrow. Narada enacted the entire scene to demonstrate to Satyabhama what glorious qualities Rukmini possessed and the greatness of her devotion. He told Satyabhama: “The Lord will not succumb to wealth. He will yield only to goodness.”

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15, 1995

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
04/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 05, 2026

Why are character and virtues more important than education and money? Bhagawan lovingly explains and reminds us today.

A person whose heart is filled with good thoughts and noble intentions will put education and money to good use. On the other hand, a person whose heart is filled with evil thoughts, bad qualities, and wicked feelings will put both education and money to evil use. It is only the mind of man which is the primary cause of good or bad use of education and wealth. Here is an example to illustrate this. If you put water in a red-coloured bottle, the colour of the water will appear to be red. If you put it in a blue-coloured bottle, it will appear to be blue. In the same way, whatever is the quality of the human heart, education and money will assume that quality only. If a man is filled with rajoguna (quality of passion), the education and wealth he acquires will assume rajoguna. If a man is filled with sattvaguna (quality of serenity), the education and money acquired by him will also have a similar quality. The qualities of man are responsible for making education and money either good or bad. A man may have many types of powers, but if he lacks the power of virtues, his education and money will be absolutely useless.

- Divine Discourse, Jun 28, 1996

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
04/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 04, 2026

Why is our heart not broadening in the present times, and why should it? Bhagawan lovingly answers these important questions for us today so that we may introspect.

Man has two essential organs: the head and the heart. Pravritti (interest in the external) arises from the head (the mind), while Nivritti (interest in the internal) arises from the heart. What we are witnessing is an excessive growth of thoughts arising in the head. This means that involvement with the external world is growing from minute to minute. But internal feelings are not developing with steadiness and purity. Aeons change. The world is changing. But man’s heart is not getting transformed. Man is growing, but his heart is not expanding. It is only when the heart widens that humanness will find fulfilment. Why is the heart of man not broadening at the present time? The reason is the secular education that is prevalent today. This educational system is diverting man’s attention towards the external world. The student concentrates his attention on worldly and technical knowledge. He devotes no attention to the knowledge of spiritual and ethical importance.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15, 1995

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
03/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - JUNE 03, 2026

What is the nature of true love, and what is the prerequisite to developing such love? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today.

In this worldly life, love manifests in several forms, such as the love between mother and son, husband and wife, and between relatives. This love based on physical relationships arises out of selfish motives and self-interest. But the love for the Divine is devoid of any trace of self-interest. This is called bhakti. One characteristic of this love is to give and not to receive. Secondly, love knows no fear. Thirdly, it is only for love’s sake and not for a selfish motive. All these three angles of love jointly connote prapatti (Surrender). When one revels in this attitude of prapatti, one experiences the bliss of the Divine. For this, the prime requisite is kshama (forbearance). Only a person who has this attitude of kshama can be considered to be endowed with sacred love. This cannot be learned from textbooks. Nor can it be acquired from preceptors nor from anyone else. It is to be cultivated by oneself in times of difficulties, trials and tribulations that one is forced to meet. When you are confronted with problems and difficulties, you should not get upset and become victims of depression, which is a sign of weakness. In such a situation, you should bring tolerance and an attitude of forgiveness into play and should not get agitated, giving rise to anger, hatred and a revengeful attitude. You are embodiments of strength and not weakness.

- Divine Discourse Jan 01, 1994

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Om Sai Ram ❤️
02/06/2026

Om Sai Ram ❤️

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM - Jun 2, 2026

How important is duty in the path of devotion? Bhagawan lovingly, yet firmly, reminds us today!

I want to draw your attention to something very important. This is the root cause for our country, Bharat, coming to such a sorry state today. People do not perform their duty properly. What is the use of such people listening about bhakti (devotion)? Be it a doctor or a lawyer, it is most important that they perform their duty with dedication. If the patients are suffering and the doctors run to the Mandir to participate in the Arati of Swami, can this be devotion? It is no devotion at all. It is sheer madness and foolishness. Look after the patients under your charge with sincerity and earnestness so that they do not undergo any suffering at all. This is your Seva, this is your duty. People who neglect their duty this way can never develop devotion, however much they listen about devotion. What is the use of pouring payasam (sweet pudding) into a vessel that has ten holes? The vessel will always remain empty, however much is the payasam you pour into it. Likewise, if your heart has the holes of selfishness and self-interest, what is the use of stuffing it with devotion? Therefore, what is important is that you should perform your duty properly and sincerely.

- Divine Discourse, Jun 28, 1996

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