Once there was a cowherd who used to take cows for grazing to a place surrounded
by three mountains. One day when the cows were grazing, he sat down under a tree and
started singing a song in praise of God. As he sang the song, he heard its echo. He thought
that someone was imitating his song to tease him.
Therefore, he shouted in anger at the
invisible intruder and heard its resound in the same angry tone. In this state of anger, he
went home and did not even take his food. His mother asked him why he was so upset. He
narrated what had happened.
Next day, his mother accompanied him and came to know that
it was his own echo which was the cause of his trouble.
In the same manner if you criticize or abuse anybody, all that will come back to you. The world is nothing but reaction, reflection
and resound. Whatever you do will come back to you, and nothing else. This is the divine
law. Those who are full of love will see love everywhere. Those who are full of hatred will
see enemies all around. Therefore, love and hatred do not come from outside. They have
their origin within you. The good and bad you experience arise out of your own feelings.
God is not responsible for any of these. God is nirguna, niranjana, sanathana (attributeless,
pure, eternal). It is only your feelings that change. God is changeless.
(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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