Living In The Presence of God (VolII/PtII)-Chapter 18

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CHAPTER 18 Happiness or joy is the inner strength that one derives from his own self to remain untouched by the illusion of the outer pain. But man continuously seeks joy from the external sources and deprives his own self from emitting and radiating its true nature. Self deprivation gives one the false notion of one's own limitations, and in this ignorance, he gives up on his own will power and attempts to buy the pleasures of the mind, in order to replace the deficiency that he, himself, created within his own self. The pleasures that the mind seeks are limitless and

unstable in nature. In one's foolish attempt to please the mind, one pitifully becomes it. Yes! One loses his own contact with the powers of the self, and instead, seeks the fame and glory of the worldly power. In this mishap, he loses the sense of all truth, becomes a part of the transient world, in which, time and fate play the game of pain and pleasure. The power of God that he came with is lost, temporarily, in his seeking the fulfillment in the biggest of all illusions - Desire! Desire is the blindfold upon man's inner eye that forces the night upon him even in the midst of a promising enlightening day! Begin the day in the silence of a sincere prayer. Shut the eyes from the world and focus inward to find the loot of the divine treasures within. With its constant vision, fill the day with its strength, and leave, My child, the thoughts that

weigh the losses and gains behind, forever. Melt every disturbing thought in the fire of your spiritual yearning. One is attacked by innumerable thoughts, only when one fails to see the pre-existing goal of life. The goal of life is for it to meet with the divine glory of the self, and its union is only the expression of the Might of the Universal Master. Those that believe in this, will direct the path of life within themselves, always. Those that separate God from themselves and attempt to find Him in the outer world will face innumerable disappointments. In falling and failing, they, too, will ultimately, see the glow of the guiding light that emanates from within them, and they will realize that they, themselves, carry the torch that is lit by the radiance of the divine flame. Yes! One sees, only when one truly awakens! Curb every expectation and simply develop pure love in whatever

you do. Do not judge the work by its final gain. Put all your effort to direct the task towards pure perfection - in doing that, man will attain the stage in which he experiences spontaneous joy and overwhelming satisfaction of his own inner peace. Be content with whatever you do. The eyes of the Lord witness only the perfection in the task - hence, do not judge any work to be too small or too low. The value of work is in its purity and not in the worldly gain that one derives from it. Simplicity comes, when one lives with the divine truth of the inner God, for worldly simpleness is the biggest wealth of God's treasure. Entanglement in your desires will only imprison you, one day, in the web of greed. Until man remains greedy, he, My child, will never find fulfillment in

God's divine gifts. The greed in him will steal from his own self the will power to stay content. Hence, give up "wanting", for it takes much more than it can ever give! Live to know and realize only the self, for self realization is the freedom from life and death!

 

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

 

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