18 August 2026
Tuesday
Gain, gain; that seems to be the refrain of life in every activity of man. When a heap of grain is measured, the counting begins not with 'one', but instead by uttering the word, labha (gain)! The wise hold that there is another gain which is far more desirable—attaining the Presence of God, merging in the Supreme Bliss that God is, liberating oneself from the little pleasures which divert us from the pursuit of the highest pleasure, Divine Bliss. Become akin to God, His kith and kin. Do not aspire to be a wage-earner in God's household. Do not demand wages calculated and bargained for. The work done for wages will not be as sincere and joyful as that done through love and reverence. The brothers and the sons do not demand wages at so much per day as their right. They are looked after nicely and well by the Master of the household; everything is theirs, whether they demand or not.
From Swami’s discourse of December 1966
Gain, gain; that seems to be the refrain of life in every activity of man. When a heap of grain is measured, the counting begins not with 'one', but instead by uttering the word, labha (gain)! The wise hold that there is another gain which is far more desirable—attaining the Presence of God, merging in the Supreme Bliss that God is, liberating oneself from the little pleasures which divert us from the pursuit of the highest pleasure, Divine Bliss. Become akin to God, His kith and kin. Do not aspire to be a wage-earner in God's household. Do not demand wages calculated and bargained for. The work done for wages will not be as sincere and joyful as that done through love and reverence. The brothers and the sons do not demand wages at so much per day as their right. They are looked after nicely and well by the Master of the household; everything is theirs, whether they demand or not.