For Peace of Mind

I tell you one thing – if you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others.

Rather learn to see your own faults.

Learn to make the whole world your own.

No one is a stranger, my child;

 this whole world is your own.

– Sri Sarada Devi

Eknath Easwaran wrote:

"When we get even the slightest glimpse of the unity of life, we realize that in tearing others down we are tearing ourselves down too. When you sit in judgment on other people and countries and races, you’re training your mind to sit in judgment on yourself. As we forgive others, we are teaching the mind to respond with forgiveness everywhere, even to the misdeeds and mistakes of our own past."

Again, I am reminded of that prayer an alcoholic doctor from Alaska told me in an AA meeting at The Meadows in 1995--to pray for your enemies (though I often pray it for friends or family):

Bless ____________________, change me.



The Thought for the Day is today's entry from Eknath Easwaran's Words to Live By. (Copyright 1999 and 2005 by The Blue Mountain Center of Meditation.)