Stories of Kindness from Around the World

What we are today is the result of the choices we made in our life. Our choices must be in accordance with the spiritual knowledge we acquired over the years. We also need to work on Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu, which means “Let all the worlds be happy,” (and thereby all the beings in the worlds).--Rajni

What is the progress man must make, and what is the means for it? Bhagawan clearly and lovingly instructs us today.

Good ideas have to be accepted and bad ones eschewed. Each idea has to be judged in the Supreme Court of Viveka (Wisdom). And the 'ruling’ has to be treated as inviolable. It is in this context that we have to remind ourselves of the prayer of Gandhiji, Sabko sanmati de Bhagawan - "O God, bestow right understanding on all”. Again, the individual born in the lake of society must swim and float in the calm waters, and joining the river of progress, merge in the ocean of grace. Man has to move from the stance of "I" to the position of "We”; this day, we see only the wild dance of ego-stricken individuals, who hate society and behave most unsocially. Water flows from a higher level to the lower levels. God's grace too is like that. It flows down to those who are bent with humility. So, give up the ego, overcome jealousy, and cultivate love. How can man be truly at peace with himself and with others, if he does not endeavor to wi
n the grace of God?
- Divine Discourse, Mar 30, 1973.

Discrimination must be observed in every aspect of daily living - in what you see, what you listen to, what you speak and what you consume. - BABA