CEILING ON DESIRES
Look at a piece of cloth. Truly it is a bundle of threads; and if you examine it more carefully, you will say that it is just cotton. The first stage is cotton, second stage is thread, and the final stage is the cloth. What would you do if you do not like that cloth? You remove the threads one by one and the cloth disappears! In the same manner, your mind does not have any specific form. It is simply a bundle of desires. These desires themselves come from the thoughts of your mind which can be compared to the cotton. Thus in this analogy the three stages are the cotton or the thoughts, the thread or the desires, and finally the desires constitute the mind which is the cloth. So you must try to diminish these desires as far as possible. Desires are like heavy luggage in the journey of your life. Less luggage, more comfort for you! Sathya Sai Baba - Summer Roses on Blue Mountains, 1976, Ch 13.
EXCESSIVE DESIRES CAUSE IMBALANCE IN NATURE
CEILING ON DESIRE FOOD TIME MONEY ENERGY
DO NOT WASTE FOOD “Don’t waste food. Food is God.” Your body is made of food, and you are the result of the food • Don’t over indulge eaten by your parents. Food is God. Eat as much as it is necessary • Cut down on to eat. But do not throw away portion size food by taking too much on your • Eat food from home plate. By wasting food you will be wasting the energy divine. • We are what we eat
DO NOT WASTE MONEY “Don’t waste money. God is wealth.” Since God is wealth, misuse of money is evil. Practice charity by gifting away money, food, “When you see a thing with a view to clothes, houses, etc., instead of buy it, ask yourself, ‘Do I need it?’ if the misusing money in extravagance. answer is ‘yes’ ask again, ‘Can i afford it?’ Misuse of money is not only evil If the answer is ‘yes’, ask again. ‘Can i live but a sin as well. without it?’ If they answer is ‘yes’, do not buy it.” Baba
DO NOT WASTE TIME “Don’t waste time. Time waste is life waste.” God is exalted as time. He is • Spend time chanting the beyond time, transcends time name of god and is the embodiment of time. • Watch less TV Spend the time by using sanctifying words. Do not • Use social media less waste time. Wasting time is wasting God. • Go to sleep and get up early
DO NOT WASTE ENERGY “Don’t waste energy.” People waste their energy by indulging in bad thoughts, seeing bad things, hearing bad things, and • Talk only what is good taking bad actions. • See only what is good • Think only what is good • Speak only what is good • Do only what is good
Master the Mind, and Be a Mastermind Man can control the mind and attain peace by constant and sustained practice. It is only in a peaceful mind that noble thoughts arise. The mind should be under the control of man. Master the mind, and be a mastermind. Unfortunately, instead of controlling the mind, man has become the slave of his senses. This is the main cause of his unsteadiness. Moreover, he has body attachment. This is the reason he gets easily disturbed if people find fault with him. Why should he worry about the body when the body is like a water bubble? You should get rid of body attachment. Summer Showers in Brindavan 2002; Chapter 11: Sense Control Is the Highest Sadhana
LENT Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ - his suffering, his sacrifice and his life. This is an ideal time for us to also practice Swami’s teachings about Ceiling on Desires. Lent is for 40 days from Wednesday 1 st March 2017 until the day before Easter Sunday which is on Saturday 15 th April.
TRUSSELL TRUST • 13,000,000 in UK below poverty line • 2015/16 - 1,109,309 three day emergency food supplies to people • 400 Food banks • Offer advice with money/ how to break out of the poverty cycle Josh
ITEMS Trussell Trust Leic Hospitals RSPCA • Easter Eggs for • Cereal • Newspaper the elderly • Milk (UHT/Powder) • Cardboard • Soup (Can/Packet) • Pet Food • Toys, DVDs and • Pasta books for children • Noodles (3-12 Years) • Rice • Pasta sauce • This will be • Beans collected • Tinned vegetables for Leicester • Tea/coffee Hospitals • Tinned fruit • Biscuits • Long life juice • Chocolate • Jam • Rice Pudding • Custard All items will be collected every Sunday until Easter Sunday
CEILING ON DESIRES
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