The very first Sadhana (spiritual exercise) one must adopt is the cultivation of inner silence, to put an end to the continuous dialogue with the mind.
Let the mind rest for a while. Do not project on the mind irrelevant details or pollute it with fumes of envy and greed. Every idea we entertain, either good or bad, gets imprinted on the mind.
An element of weakness and unsteadiness is thus introduced in the mind. Keep the mind calm and clear. Do not agitate it every moment by your non-stop dialogue.
The greater the number of desires, the lesser the happiness you will experience. Be contented. A discontented man loses everything; only a contented man can experience real joy. The happiness in one's life will be in inverse proportion to one's desires.
In the journey of life, as in a railway journey, the lesser the luggage (desires) one carries, the greater the comfort.Many of you have problems of health or mental worry of some sort or the other.
They are mere baits by which you have been brought to My Presence, so that you may obtain My Grace and
strengthen your FAITH in the Divine.
Problems and worries are really to be welcomed as they teach you the lessons of humility and reverence.
SRISATHYASAI
