People would eventually get fed up if sweet water
were to come out of their taps, even if it was only for a day.
If you ask them why, they will tell you they prefer plain
water. True value of something is not realized until it is no
longer available. People go around looking for Coca-Cola
and Fanta. Why do you not figure out what your necessities
are? Would this body of yours complain if it got fresh air to
breath, pure water to drink and some simple food to eat at
night? It would not. Therefore decide on the basic necessities
for the body. People instead look for a specific flavor of ice
cream. Kabir Shahib said:
“No one is your enemy; your enemy is your
unnecessary materialism…
“Rid yourself of all your needs for unnecessary
things, and then you are free to roam about.”
were to come out of their taps, even if it was only for a day.
If you ask them why, they will tell you they prefer plain
water. True value of something is not realized until it is no
longer available. People go around looking for Coca-Cola
and Fanta. Why do you not figure out what your necessities
are? Would this body of yours complain if it got fresh air to
breath, pure water to drink and some simple food to eat at
night? It would not. Therefore decide on the basic necessities
for the body. People instead look for a specific flavor of ice
cream. Kabir Shahib said:
“No one is your enemy; your enemy is your
unnecessary materialism…
“Rid yourself of all your needs for unnecessary
things, and then you are free to roam about.”
— Dadashri : )
Simplicity
You think you must have this or that and then you can be happy. But no matter how many of your desires are satisfied, you never will find happiness through them. The more you have, the more you want. Learn to live simply. Lord Krishna said: “His mind is full with contentment whose desires ever flow inward. That man is like a changeless ocean which is kept brimful with constantly entering waters. He is not a muni who bores holes of desires in his reservoir of peace and lets the waters escape.”
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
You think you must have this or that and then you can be happy. But no matter how many of your desires are satisfied, you never will find happiness through them. The more you have, the more you want. Learn to live simply. Lord Krishna said: “His mind is full with contentment whose desires ever flow inward. That man is like a changeless ocean which is kept brimful with constantly entering waters. He is not a muni who bores holes of desires in his reservoir of peace and lets the waters escape.”
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
From: Vishal – a pure soul like You.
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