October
20th
Salient Thought
for the Day
Every thought you think has its special weight and import.
Lines
to Memorize
The one who is moderate in eating and recreation, moderate in efforts in work, moderate in sleep and wakefulness, his or her spiritual practice becomes the destroyer of all misery.
~Bhagavad Gita
Lesson
When mind is afflicted, bodily health shows it very quickly. A well-ordered mind and body bring health and happiness. There is an order in the system; and when we work in harmony with that order, health and happiness result. We do not need to be disturbed by outside things. It rests with us how we shall be affected by them. If we eat normally, drink normally, think normally, our power is bound to increase. That which we acquire normally, that is abiding. When all our actions and thoughts are balanced and normal, life does not weary us. It is not work or activity which tires. Work never wears us out. It is the state of mind which wears or renews.
Prayer
In this hour of silent prayer, I give myself wholly to You,
Who alone can grant the desires of my heart.
You alone can fill all emptiness.
You are the life-giving breath of all beings.
You are the Divine principle of all existence.
May my mind and heart rest in You.
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