To the Residents of Prasanthi Nilayam

Child,

Blessings to all at the mandir! Tell them to fulfil the duties assigned and carry out the responsibilities fixed. The daily schedule of puja, dhyana, bhajan, sankirtan and study should be followed punctually and with faithful devotion. People should move among others with love and reverence. Of what benefit is sadhana if it is done without controlling jealousy, envy, pride, anger and malice? However long you may live in the ashram, these vices will yet undermine whatever merit you acquire. The proof of the rain is the wetness of the ground. The proof of sadhana is the subjugation of the senses. Give up irrelevant and impertinent talks and activity; cultivate self examination, self-discovery; develop the inner eye, the inner discipline. Make the best of this chance acquired as a result of the good done in many previous lives. Of course, Swami’s grace and love are ever with you, but to earn them more and more, sadhana has to be done every day, with greater and greater enthusiasm. The residents of Puttaparthi and of Prasanthi Nilayam have to lead the way for mankind. So, they have to lead pious, humble and disciplined lives. 

Baba.