Sunday, January 22, 2023
Worship Service
11:00 a.m.
“The Balance of Contentment”
Service conducted by
Srimati Karuna, Minister
Sunday Bulletin
What is the prerequisite to grow in strength, peace, joy, balance and goodness throughout life on earth? What in life manifests cheerfulness, optimism and noble thoughts? What helps us to face the obstacles of life’s constant challenges?
“Learn to be contented with whatever thou dost possess by virtue of thy non-attached Karma.
“In a home, like the temple of God, or in a simple cottage under a bough, free from attachment and greed; who shall be denied happiness in such a life of purity and renunciation?
“Children pass their days in childhood play, the youth is attached to his youthful comrades, the old but brood over their loss and gain; none, none, my friend, is absorbed in the contemplation of the supreme Brahman.
“Take no pride in thy wealth, admirers, youth and beauty; in a moment Time may steal them all away. Short-lived are all these. Be awakened to this truth, and give thyself to the realization of the Supreme Self.
“Let not thy life be guided by the consciousness of enmity or friendship, nor by that of hatred or amiability. If thou desirest peace and emancipation, learn to be equally loving and kind to all.”
—Swami Sankarachariya, “Moha-Mudgar”