January, Thursday 14th., 2021
Today's Thought for the Day
14 Jan 2021
What is that critical choice we must make in life to ensure peace and success? On this holy Sankranthi day, Bhagawan lovingly blesses us with His message.
Today is the Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu. It is the day of Uttarayana
when the Sun turns daily more and more towards the north for a
six-month period which is considered holier than the other six months. Pongal
means boiling over, spilling over of milk, that is to say, the heart
must spill over with delight at the great lessons that the Uttarayana
teaches us. The Sun is the presiding deity of the eye as well as the
intellect, and when the Sun turns north we must also decide to turn
towards the holy path of God- realisation. When Arjuna and Duryodhana
were together with Sri Krishna to seek his help during the Kurukshetra
war, Arjuna chose the path of God while Duryodhana preferred the path of
material power. The more riches you accumulate, the more bound you
become, and the more worry, anxiety and fear you get into. If one has
God on one side, what can one not achieve!