Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Dear All,

The mantra given by Sai in the above pour is as though "ATTACH, TO DETACH" as against DETACH TO ATTACH given in another post where we learnt to develop detachment at mental level for progressing in sadhana.

A child is holding a toy which has some protruding nail which may harm the child. Even if you tell 100 times to the child to leave that toy, the child may not leave and in fact, it may hold on to the toy more vigorously.

However, if you show a more precious, more attractive doll to the child, the child will immediately throw the previous doll and run towards the new toy.

Similarly, it is of no use to preach detachment, dispassion, control of senses etc., to an aspirant sometimes. 

Instead, show him the joy of being in the kingdom of God. Take him through the stories of realized Masters, show him the state of joy of the realized Masters. Narrate the glory of Sri Krishna as described in Srimad Bhagawatham. 

It is quite possible that the aspirant will get so much ATTACHED to the glory of Lord, to the joy of being in God's kingdom that he may be actually DETACHED from the world, without even realizing the same.

So, the secret is "channelize your mind to nobler, higher, sacred pursuits in the world, the less sacred ones will drop off your mind on their own".

Love.