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What Is
‘Bad Company’? (27.10.2002)
There’s another question put to me.
“What about the company we keep? What is ‘good company’? What is
‘bad company’? What if I am fooling myself?” Good, we often do
that!
They want a definition. What is
‘good company’ and what is ‘bad company’? It is a very clear
question. To Sai devotees, let us be sure of the answer. What is
good company? Good company is the kind that will keep us holding
onto His Lotus Feet. Good company is that which will strengthen
our faith. Good company is that which will encourage us to do
service. Good company is that which will draw us closer to His
mission. Good company is that which will help us to withstand the
bumps and jumps in life. Good company is that which will help us
not to have too much attachment to money and family. That is good
company.
The company which will help you to
run away from here, the company which will cause you to lose your
faith, the company which will make you go to anybody, anywhere,
anytime for any reason, the company which will make you depressed
and frustrated, the company which will turn you into being an
atheist, a non-believer, is horrible, terrible, bad company.
Being in good company, we find
satsang. ‘Satsang’ means good company. Bhagavan gave a
few examples. The sand in the company of air will go up. The sand
in the company of water will go down. Similarly, in the company of
noble people, we come up in life -- our paths are noble. In bad
company, our thoughts are negative. That is bad company. Beware of
bad company. Baba said, “Run away from bad company.”
© Anil Kumar Kamaraju 2004 - Here
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