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We have a life span, we too have a spiritual span. We are mortal, yet we are also immortal, our soul, our spirit. Who are you? Why are you here? Where are you going? Can you understand our immortal spirit that is encased inside a mortal body? Can you accept that I am you and you are me? No matter what name you all call yourselves, we all call ourselves "I"... That "I" is the gift of the Divine, we are all a spark of the Divine!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The world is itself a great teacher, a constant guide and inspiration...
God is installed, whether the owner of the body recognizes it or not...
God is installed, whether the owner
of the body recognizes it or not.
It is God that inspires you to good acts,
that warns you against the bad.
Listen to that Voice. Obey that Voice and
you will not come to any harm.
A lady wept that her necklace was lost or stolen;
she searched everywhere and became inconsolably sad.
Then, when she passed across a mirror,
she found the lost necklace around her neck.
It was there all the time. Similarly, God is there,
as the Inner Dweller whether you know it or not.
of the body recognizes it or not.
It is God that inspires you to good acts,
that warns you against the bad.
Listen to that Voice. Obey that Voice and
you will not come to any harm.
A lady wept that her necklace was lost or stolen;
she searched everywhere and became inconsolably sad.
Then, when she passed across a mirror,
she found the lost necklace around her neck.
It was there all the time. Similarly, God is there,
as the Inner Dweller whether you know it or not.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Exterior charm attracts the animal, internal charms resulting from character, pleases LORD..
Exterior charm attracts the animal;
internal charm, resulting from character,
pleases the Lord.
Do not be tempted by the low tastes of the world
and the cheap regard that people bestow.
Strive for the holy grace and love of the Lord.
The affection that people shower is not constant,
for it depends on their likes and dislikes.
Those who are enamored of the external
will tumble into disappointment and sorrow
every now and then.
But the love that the Lord bears to you
depends on your good qualities alone.
It also gives you permanent joy.
Beauty consists in character, not in anything else.
There is nothing more charming than that.
internal charm, resulting from character,
pleases the Lord.
Do not be tempted by the low tastes of the world
and the cheap regard that people bestow.
Strive for the holy grace and love of the Lord.
The affection that people shower is not constant,
for it depends on their likes and dislikes.
Those who are enamored of the external
will tumble into disappointment and sorrow
every now and then.
But the love that the Lord bears to you
depends on your good qualities alone.
It also gives you permanent joy.
Beauty consists in character, not in anything else.
There is nothing more charming than that.
What is the best way to serve God?
Q : What is the best way to serve God?
Serve the poor, the weak,
the downtrodden
and the underprivileged.
There is divinity in each of us,
hence love and serve fellow human beings selflessly.
Give those around you pure love.
Religion can be best pursued through the axiom
"There is only one religion -- the religion of love; one caste -- the caste of humanity; one language -- the language of the heart; one law -- the law of sow and reap and there is only one God -- He is omnipresent."
All of us should remember these
simple yet profound truths. These truths lead us to God.
Chant God's name with all love and faith...
God's Name must be chanted
with all Love and Faith.
Then negatives drop out of the mind
automatically, without any effort.
God comes to the devotee
when he cries to Him, just
as a mother goes to her child.
It is perfectly true to say
that the easiest, shortest and
quickest path to reach God,
it is the repetition of His sweet
and glorious Name, which makes
the mortal immortal and changes man into God ".
with all Love and Faith.
Then negatives drop out of the mind
automatically, without any effort.
God comes to the devotee
when he cries to Him, just
as a mother goes to her child.
It is perfectly true to say
that the easiest, shortest and
quickest path to reach God,
it is the repetition of His sweet
and glorious Name, which makes
the mortal immortal and changes man into God ".
Offer HIM services with a pure heart...
You attach importance to quantity;
but, the Lord considers only quality.
He does not calculate how many
measures of "sweet rice" you offered,
but, how many sweet words you uttered,
how much sweetness you added in your thoughts.
Offer Him services with a pure heart
and He will give you everything
that you have ever wanted.
but, the Lord considers only quality.
He does not calculate how many
measures of "sweet rice" you offered,
but, how many sweet words you uttered,
how much sweetness you added in your thoughts.
Offer Him services with a pure heart
and He will give you everything
that you have ever wanted.
Always discuss the good in others...
Always discuss the good in others.
Never think about the evil actions of others.
If you can, keep trying to turn them to
good ways and give them good advice.
You should cultivate peace of mind,
the charitableness and eagerness
to promote the welfare of all that
is necessary for the attitude.
These can come only through repetition
of the Divine Name and meditation.
The wealth derived from repetition of the
Lord's Name and meditation is good qualities.
Good qualities clean the exterior
and also purify and ennoble the inner tendencies.
Direct this love to God...
Every being needs love,
inhales and exhales love. \
For love is the basic breath;
everyone is the embodiment of love.
Love knows no fear and
so love need not have falsehood to support it.
It is only fear that makes people warp the face
of truth to make it unpleasant to those whom they fear.
Love also seeks no reward;
love is its own reward.
That is the sole gain,\
the joy of loving and being loved.
Direct this love to GOD....
inhales and exhales love. \
For love is the basic breath;
everyone is the embodiment of love.
Love knows no fear and
so love need not have falsehood to support it.
It is only fear that makes people warp the face
of truth to make it unpleasant to those whom they fear.
Love also seeks no reward;
love is its own reward.
That is the sole gain,\
the joy of loving and being loved.
Direct this love to GOD....
How can we discover the motives behind our friends or our LOrd?
You do not know the real reasons
behind the actions of the Lord.
You cannot understand the motives
of other men who are almost like you
in everything, actuated by the same motives
and having the same likes and dislikes!
But yet, how easily you discover
the motives of One who is far, far above the level of man!
behind the actions of the Lord.
You cannot understand the motives
of other men who are almost like you
in everything, actuated by the same motives
and having the same likes and dislikes!
But yet, how easily you discover
the motives of One who is far, far above the level of man!
3 types of activities that reach God and earn His Grace..
Three types of activity reach God
and earn His Grace:
(1) those not prompted by personal desire,
(2) those emanating from unselfish love and
(3) prayer arising from pure hearts.
They reach the Lord directly and
He pays heed to them. The rest are the
concern of the various deities who preside
over their disposal.
Therefore, prayers have to be unselfish,
saturated with love, and free from the
taint of attachment to the gift that the prayer would bring.
and earn His Grace:
(1) those not prompted by personal desire,
(2) those emanating from unselfish love and
(3) prayer arising from pure hearts.
They reach the Lord directly and
He pays heed to them. The rest are the
concern of the various deities who preside
over their disposal.
Therefore, prayers have to be unselfish,
saturated with love, and free from the
taint of attachment to the gift that the prayer would bring.
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