Who is your friend?

"Who is a true friend?

The one who will always be in your company,
who will never betray you, who will never cheat you,
who will never give you up in times of difficulties,
in times of sickness, in times of danger --
 He's only your true fried.

Do you have any friend on earth
like that, who will never leave you,
who will be with you always, supporting you in times of difficulties and sickness?

 He's God. So treat God as your true friend. He'll be always with you."

However high a bird may soar, it has sooner or later to perch on a tree top, to enjoy quietness...

However high a bird may soar,
it has sooner or later to perch on a tree top,
 to enjoy quiet.

So too, a day will come
when even the most haughty,
the most wilful, the most unbelieving
and even those who assert that there
 is no joy or peace in the contemplation
of the highest self will have to pray,

"God, grant me peace, grant me consolation, strength and joy."

What is worship?

Many so-called spiritually inclined people tend to separate all the different types of work into two distinct categories, spiritual and non-spiritual. But God tells us that all kinds of work should be considered as worship and executed with that thought clearly in mind. Only then can we pursue whatever our job happens to be with an attitude of acceptance instead of the far more prevalent one of resistance if it is not exactly what we think we would prefer. Resistance produces tension which leads directly to a persistent feeling of frustration. How then can we be happy?


On the other hand, we can use an entirely different approach by doing as God suggests, by making our work a type of worship. By asking the God-self to act through us, we shall be able to free ourselves from our former resistance and tension, so that whatever our work is, it will become an adventure. We will never be able to anticipate what surprises are in store for us. When the God-force is in command, animating us like a puppeteer with Its puppets, we can relax and watch the outcome.


Frequently, this change of attitude will allow the learning to take place that the job made possible, and then we may be relieved of that work which provided us with the opportunity to benefit from it in this way. Then, another door can open up, perhaps leading to a different job to provide yet another learning opportunity.

Welfare is the fruit of knowledge... malevolence is the fruit of ignorance...

Welfare is the fruit of knowledge;
malevolence is the fruit of ignorance.

Through welfare alone can peace, joy,
 and progress be attained.

One's very basic duty is
 to strive for the welfare of all beings.

Promoting it and contributing to it
is the right task.

 Living out one's span of life
in discharging this task is the ordained path.