Anger and hatred are useful sometimes like the hiss of the cobra to keep the intruders away. They can be used to ward off the evil that stalks the Sadhaka (spiritual aspirant). Be angry at things that hinder your spiritual growth; hate the bad habits that torment you. Cultivate Jnana (Supreme Knowledge) and visualize the Lord in all the things and activities. That makes the human birth worthwhile. Do not seek faults in others; for ‘others’ are but manifestations of the Lord you are seeking to realize. It is your own fault that you see reflected in others.

-SSSB

Namaste,

Georgie Ayala

If you allow the wind of doubt or the sun of despair to affect the pot of Ananda (bliss) that you have filled in your heart, it will evaporate quickly. But if you keep the pot in the cool waters of good company and good deeds, it can be preserved undiminished for ever. Ananda also grows when you dwell on it in silence and recapitulate the circumstances which yielded it. That is why Manana (rumination) is held so important a part of spiritual effort.

-SSSB

Namaste,

Georgie Ayala

How to keep in constant contact with the Higher Self within us? The best means is the simple exercise of Naamasmarana, the repetition of any one of the glorious Names of the Lord. People indulge in all types of purposeless gossip and scandal; they find time and interest in these degrading pursuits; but, they have no inclination to awaken the Divine in them by constant dwelling on the splendor of Creation and the Creator. See only such scenes as will foster this discipline; speak only of elevating subjects; listen only to ennobling topics; think and feel only pure thoughts and emotions. That is the way to develop the Divinity inherent in each one.

-SSSB

Georgie Ayala