9 April 2025
Wednesday
What are the two important qualities that we must cultivate for harmony, especially at home? Bhagawan lovingly guides us today. In the Kali Age, man has acquired great fame, riches and comforts, but he lacks peace and a sense of security. The reason for this sorrow is the lack of patience and sympathy amongst the members of the family living in a house. Why does man lack these two qualities? The rise in selfishness and the use of intelligence for one’s own self-interest has brought about this decline. These two values are not seen in any family today. Because of this, they remain steeped in worries from dawn to dusk. There is no unity or coordination amidst the sons of a family. Therefore, each goes his own way and, though born as a human being, leads a life worse than that of animals. In fact, animals are better as they have a reason and a season. Man has become selfish and he no more thinks of contributing to others’ happiness. Patience and sympathy are like life forces for a man. A man without these can be considered lifeless. Having acquired a number of degrees and having amassed wealth, what has man really achieved? What every man in a family should aspire to achieve are the two virtues of patience and sympathy.
From Swami’s discourse of 2 October 2000
What are the two important qualities that we must cultivate for harmony, especially at home? Bhagawan lovingly guides us today. In the Kali Age, man has acquired great fame, riches and comforts, but he lacks peace and a sense of security. The reason for this sorrow is the lack of patience and sympathy amongst the members of the family living in a house. Why does man lack these two qualities? The rise in selfishness and the use of intelligence for one’s own self-interest has brought about this decline. These two values are not seen in any family today. Because of this, they remain steeped in worries from dawn to dusk. There is no unity or coordination amidst the sons of a family. Therefore, each goes his own way and, though born as a human being, leads a life worse than that of animals. In fact, animals are better as they have a reason and a season. Man has become selfish and he no more thinks of contributing to others’ happiness. Patience and sympathy are like life forces for a man. A man without these can be considered lifeless. Having acquired a number of degrees and having amassed wealth, what has man really achieved? What every man in a family should aspire to achieve are the two virtues of patience and sympathy.