Living In The Presence of God (VolII/PtII)-Chapter 24

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CHAPTER 24 Man, in his impatience, sells himself to the quick gains of time, and hence, he deprives the self from the joy of emitting to life the gift of its boundless and limitless faith. Yes! Faith in its own doing, the faith in its own well being! In this lack of self confidence, the man of today is fearful in being alone with his own self. He has lost complete self-contentment and like a beast that is restless in a cage, he paces back and forth and is unable to see that the doors of the prison can be opened by taming the nature of his mind, by training the

fierce senses and by silencing the roar of his anger. Yes! From the beast, he must become the human being and with the gifts of his intelligence and purity, he must capture the vision and the experience of the divine in this lifetime, in this very form of existence! Realize, My child, that in patience, lies the wealth of forbearance - forbearance that gives one the ultimate strength to be his own self. Remember that if you receive everything easily in the palm of your hand, you will be addicted to rest and comfort and will dread the slightest drip of sweat. Yes! It is only the lazy one that is impatient, for he does not know that it is work - simple hard work that makes time constant. For him, time equates to the worldly gain. Little does he know, that it is this false equation that has made time for him unpredictable with its horrifying

fears. Good work that is enveloped in its purity will, itself, leave the golden trail of its sincerity. The rewards of such work will follow the trail but will reveal itself only when the work is complete. Hence, concentrate and immerse yourselves in the given work of God, fully. Do not look behind from time to time to see if the jewels of fame, recognition and payment follow or not. That, itself, will take away the complete perfection from the work. Work is direction - work is the vision of the goal. The harder and lengthier the work, the more grateful you must be to the Master, for it is only His compassion and love for you that is allowing you to fill the time with His own doing! Do not be eager to finish, for the idle one will, eventually, face the fury of time! However much the world may turn against you,

never give up the principles you stand for. Only that one can be easily manipulated or pressured that has no will power to wait in silence. Be enthusiastic in your work but remain within the borders of its inspirational elevations. Enthusiasm that is uncontrolled and undirected will lead to anxiety, and anxiety will lead to the downfall and failure of the chosen work. Do not be perturbed by any judgment. Let the effort flow, endlessly, and the work will deliver to the cause with its simpleness, sincerity and pure love! Believe in the equality of all and forbearance will come, naturally. The vision that is able to see all in the light of the same Mother will bear no grudges, nor any attachments : Realize that each one utilizes the power of the self at different levels - but in reality, the self in all is

identical. Hence, one's way of expression of the self must not become your scale that measures his closeness to God! Remember, there is no distance between you and God - even in the bosom of the most wicked, lies the same heartbeat. Both the good and the bad walk the same journey - the only difference being, the good utilize the eye of God and find their way home - the bad utilize the vision of the world and stay in its misery. You are simply the by-passer that must stay innocent and nonjudgmental and must concentrate to find your own way. Forbearance is the highest form of self discipline that simply prepares one to receive the Wisdom of the Self-Realization!

 

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

 

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