Living In The Presence of God (VolII/PtI)-Chapter 49

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49 Without the love for your commitment, you will begin to find them a burden. Hence, My child, do not rush, do not let the temptation of being praised lure you to take up a task that you are unable to fulfill with the heart. Remember, work that is not led by the heart will only be lost and destroyed by the lazy mind. First, believe that you are fit to undertake the task. Choose it for your own love, your own interest, and do not undertake it due to the challenge of one's pride or envy. Work, taken under such an attitude, will remain incomplete and will show the stress of its incompetency. The success and failure of all work, whether it

is duty or work that one does for making a living or any voluntary work, depends upon the strength with which one is able to condition the mind. Give the work all your attention; full attention, My child, will lead to its fullest comprehension, and that which is completely understood, will only bring enthusiasm and interest to the doer. Once the mind is immersed in interest, no radical or sporadic thought can disturb or interfere with the work. In such a state, where the mind is focused, one develops the powers of concentration. The power of concentration awakens deep and even deeper love for the chosen task, and once such a love arises, one begins to drown the work in the sweet nectar of perfection. Do not prejudge the work, before giving it a single chance. Remember, there is no work that is truly difficult - there is no work bigger or more powerful than the

self. The difficulty is only in accepting the work. The difficulty, My child, is in finding the faith in your abilities and in reaching out, fully, to the confidence of one's own self. Remember, the biggest thorn of any successful work is fear. Yes! Fear that is truly only an excuse of the lazy mind. Do not believe in the mind's suspicions and superstitions. The mind only desires, and desires, My child, will make every work conditional. Believe, intensely, that you will do whatever it takes. Such determination will mature the mind from its childish pranks on you. Show the right balance between the type of work and time. Do not spend too much time to do one work perfectly and neglect another, completely. One must be able to recognize the priority of his work. Duty will always comes first - Yes! The duty to love is the

foremost. Love, always, the ones that I have chosen for you to care, love them with your sacrifice, love them with your patience, love them with your dedication, love them by giving, always, your undivided attention. Yes! All love and commitment begins at home - then when love becomes bigger, family, too, will become much larger. The eyes of love will see all as his very own. Do not begin, My child, by neglecting the home and serving outside. Such work is done only for praise and pride. Satisfy the hunger in your own home, first - it is only the confidence and fulfillment of such work that will give one the strength to feed another. Remember that God, My child, is in all duties and work that you perform. Hence, every work that is done in such awareness will become the worship. Spend time with the Lord, alone, in meditation or prayer, only if all work is finished. Even in spiritual

activities, one can only perform with complete concentration, when one is not anticipating another unfinished work. Chanting My name fervently and closing the doors to your duty will never let you find God - such prayer is selfish, and where there is the "I", the Lord, My child, is not present. Any work can be made good if one's intent towards the task is sincere, pure and selfless. No work is too small - too low - if work is done with love, if it gives you the opportunity to serve Me, if it is done only to please Me, then such work will surely please the one you serve and will give you the strength and joy to give even more. All work becomes God's, if you make Him the aim - the principle - the procedure - the observation and the end result!Source : LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD (Volume II/Part I)

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