Song of My Life by Jeannette Caruth. Chapter 2

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Light and Love

 

"Song of my life" by Jeannette Caruth continues.

Chapter 2

 

I pray, o Beloved Lord that my days of lesser Light will be made

worthwhile with tears of agony shed out of intense longing for Your

Presence How else, my Lord, can Time be made useful ...? Empty are the

days that have gone by without the warm caress of tears of Bliss or the

burning of the painful tears of agonizing separation

Do not let my heart be so dry that tears fail to well up! Remove

forever the insistent dullness of my soul and let me be able to receive the

Divine Flood of Your Light to such an extent that it will render to pieces

the memory of man-made thoughts and I will stand anew ... with the

fierceness of genuine experience as my foundation I long to be aglow with

Your Glory "Listen carefully to My Words, dear child," says my Lord

"They will bring you close to My Heart and awed by wonderment you will

feel My Embrace My teachings for the Prayer of Praise are like showing

you the steps of My Dance Once you will remember the steps you will

effortlessly express the Dance, the Eternal Flow of My Being I ask you

to delve into the common experiences of every day living and allow Me to

transcend them ... Look how - out of zest for Light people build their

churches and temples but how - with their many words and colliding opinions

they smother the subtle inspiration which was once their starting point

Now watch as they begin to sing ... ... suddenly all differences are

forgotten Wonderful unity reigns A glorious surge is felt The

gathering of voices singing My Glory brings about exalted Peace So

too, My child, it is with your mind and heart Still the many voices of the

mind allow them to descend into the Temple of your heart and sing My

Name Love-filled Silence shall well up pervading your very being I

know that you experience this while being engaged in chanting My Songs

with a large group filled with fervor Unmistakably it melts your heart

It makes light your thought-worn mind O How it delights your soul! You

truly experience My Presence Think about it .. how the inner repetition

of My Name in due time brings you this Glorious Gift of continuous Bliss

How exhilarating it is to busy yourself with this Holy Occupation for it

assures you of My speedy Arrival It never falls short of Victory! I

become fully accessible to the one who calls Me! Sweeten your contemplation

with the following comparison: when you are deeply in love you

always wish to share with your beloved any encounters of beauty,

likewise - be eager to share every moment with Me and in your attempt of

doing so call My Name ... Let Me remind you I love you so that

I also need something that belongs to you to cherish and treasure ...

therefore I repeat your Name with My every Breath in anxious waiting for

the gift of your heart I am unable to stop calling you! You say that

you pray to Me - but let Me tell you ... I am the One praying to you

Pleading with you: please be Mine Your only task today is to celebrate Me

Your thoughts about yesterday create tomorrow and today becomes erased

Look at Me Repeat My Name for I Am the only Reality I Am the Source

of all that you might seemingly lack There is no greater Certainty than Me

No longer busy yourself with the happenings of the world - but immerse

yourself contently in the very essence of your being My Name is your

Essence for I Am your Creator My Name serves as the Sun The heat of

the Sun decomposes food at a fast pace similarly the Scorching Brightness of

My Name dissolves thoughts quickly while otherwise they would have

to endure the duration of Time Soften your efforts with effortlessness

Only practice brings this utter ease about Soothe your sadhana with this

conviction and soon it will fructify Do not doubt Me I am teaching

you a Song Divine Do not receive It with the strain of a frown but with

the eager receptivity of a young lovers heart If the mind tries to

distract you and persistently wants to talk to you treat it like any

human being who insists on talking to you, while you are actually in a

hurry for an appointment: tell it - that you will talk later! Gradually

the mind will go away There are no thoughts to be thought out only Songs

to be listened to! O, little flower of My Soul No longer hesitate at My

Words Become fully aware of the Truth I proclaim Forever fasten the

thought of certainty onto your heart Imagine how it feels to believe beyond

a doubt that by repeating My Name the moment of Awakening comes within

reach and will soon be yours How gloriously happy you must feel at the

end of each day, knowing that you have remembered this Holy Occupation

and assured yourself the permission to enter My Golden Temple You must

dwell upon this grand anticipation just like you would if: after

taking the correct medication you are joyful about the prospect of

regaining your physical health How elated you will be - soon to be relieved

from the pains and discomforts! Or, if: you have travelled all day

and you realize that you shall reach your destination the following day

The fatigue of the travel disappears by this delightful thought How

easily you relate to these common experiences of worldly life! Use them ...

and transform them into a higher conviction. In such a way - you should

conduct your earthly days Believe...know...fulfill"

 

To be continued.

 

Namaste - Reet