Many of the students, so long they study in Institute & stay in hostel they are pure. They say their mind changes when they leave this place blaming the company around them. This is not the right reply. Truly speaking if your heart is filled with unsullied, pure & selfless Love – wherever you go no company can change you. A small example here. There is a piece of paper, on the paper there is a drawing of a creeper with flowers. Many flowers are attached to the creeper. If the wind from outside blows, the paper oscillates or flutters. However, the picture of the creeper on the paper remains constant & doesn’t move. Likewise, the mind may waiver due to bad company, but the heart remains stable. Once your heart is filled with Love, it will remain steady & cannot change. It’s not the mind but the heart that we need to focus on. The mind is only a combination of thoughts which come & go. Therefore, you have to keep sacred thoughts & pure love safe & secure in your heart.

Excerpts from Divine Discourse