Living In The Presence of God (VolII/PtII)-Chapter 15

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CHAPTER 15 Man, in his pursuit for the golden worldly riches, has adapted to living the heartless life. Driven by selfish desires, motivated by greed and competitiveness, he does not hesitate to slander each one of his brothers. With little or no compassion, he walks the path of life, himself frightened by his own beastly behavior. In trying to justify his every wrong, he envelops himself in a cloud of denial, making every mistake purposely blurry to the God given perfect sense of discrimination. Carrying the weapon of self destruction, he, himself, pitifully

ends another life, once again, in the lap of evil! As long as man is determined to destroy his own self, no one can show him the light of inner wisdom. Even God waits and watches the fall of man, for man must realize that his every fall was only the result of him pushing his own self. Remember, every pain that you experience is simply the result of the self attack that you inflicted in this life or some life before. Hence, never indulge in self-pity, instead bear the pain with courage and derive the strength from the determination to remain disciplined. Do not weaken yourself, My child, by blaming another or cursing life. Whatever you take away from life, you must pay for. Work hard, My sweet, to repay the debt you owe to Mother nature. You never know, the purity and sincerity in your heart may win hers, and she may forgive the debt you owe. Yes! The silence of your forbearance

may gift you with the wealth of Her unending Grace! Many spiritual aspirants gain the pride of their knowledge, and in this ignorance, they feel themselves to be better than those that struggle to know the ways of God. Little do they realize, that one must be very cautious, as one climbs the ladder of spirituality, for the one that is higher has the bigger chances of the fatal fall! Spiritual knowledge must not be treated as an accomplishment - its words of wisdom must become the experience - the practice. If one only parrots the words and makes no use of its sweetness, then these same words of love will become the weapon of the biggest form of ignorance! Hence, be alert that you are never aware of your own spiritual progress. Never look at what you have become from what you were - look at what you must be. Remember, there is always more work ahead - do not stop to appreciate what you have done, for you may begin to relax and the journey of change may stop at the mid-point. Make peace the only priority and every worldly gain will take the second place. Nothing, My child, can pay the price of peace. To give it up for a small worldly gain, will, inevitably, cause you to spend time in misery. Be content with whatever the Lord has given you and make the best use of it. The one that has filled himself with pure love will never find himself to lack anything. To buy one a gift is an easy way to please, but remember, the pleasure of the receiver will die the moment the gift rusts or breaks. Give another the purity in your self. Such a gift is permanent, indestructible and will touch the receiver forever, with its innocence and

divine beauty!Saying: The Lord, Himself, has come To lift you in so many ways At times, He will give to take away the fears, At other times, He will take to give you the experience of the inner strength. Thus, do not anticipate His Ways, ever You, My child, are in the fold of Divine Love. With the eyes of purity and selflessness You will see that in whatever He does There is only love - only truth. Yes! The Lord has come to protect your life From your own faulty choosing!

Hence, see the fall as not the pain But simply as the ground that will hold you down Until you remember The way to rise! And once the will comes to arise and awaken His Divine strength will envelop you, embrace you and will elevate you For you to seek the glory Of the truth of your own divine existence!

 

Source : LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD (Volume II/Part II)

 

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