SPIRITUAL MUSINGS
"One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going."
-- Goethe
"What I aspired to be and was not comforts me."
-- Robert Browning
"What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from."
-- T. S. Eliot
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
-- Aristotle
Criticism of Others
Baba
Baba says that we all should have firm faith in service to humanity, which is the greatest spiritual exercise. You should not come forward to criticize and comment about the bad things in others. Criticism of others is a very great sin. It is like a great disease. It is an incurable disease. No medicine is available for this disease. This criticizing can be compared to cancer. Therefore do not criticize, comment, or make remarks about others at any time. We get into various difficulties by criticizing others. Be at distance from criticism of others. Criticism and violence should not be cultivated by you. Develop contemplation and thinking of God. Fill yourself with love and look at others with eyes of love. Free yourself from criticizing, harming and hurting others. You can never escape the fruits of the criticism of others.
When we blame others, we accumulate the fruits of their sins. This is the law of the universe; because the other individual whom you are blaming is not someone else, but God Himself. Therefore, do not blame or hurt anyone. Doing so only reflects on your own character. When you point out one mistake in a person, others will be ready to point out ten mistakes in you. When we realize this truth, then we will not blame others. It is very typical of a mean person to boast about himself and to put down others. A man can be called "human" only when he gives up such bad qualities and wicked feelings. Instead of criticizing one should develop seeing God in every form.
Attitude
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?" So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?" So she did and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.
"Well," she said, "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly...
Leave the rest to God
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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