Name of the Lord

How can we keep our homes and hearts pure and sacred? 

"To lead a good life, constant prompting from God within is a great help. That inspiration can be obtained only by constantly reciting the Lord's Name and calling on the inner springs of Divinity. The Name is so valuable an instrument to win His Grace, to realise His presence, to picture His form, and to remember His glory, that even if it is repeated from the heart once in the morning, and once in the evening, that will make the griham a griham (a home), instead of a guha (cave)! The lamp of the Name when it is lit will illumine the household and make it a home, instead of a cave. If a lamp is kept burning in a room, it may go out when winds blow in from the windows. The senses (indriyas) are the windows and when they are open, the lamp of the Name will not burn steadily. So keep the external-facing windows (senses) closed to the influences that attract, and concentrate on the Name of the Lord and its beauty and sweetness!"

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(SSS Vol 6, Ch 27)

All evil thoughts and wicked plans and plots will disappear like fog before the Sun when the Name of God is remembered sincerely. - BABA