Living In The Presence of God (VolII/PtII)-Chapter 55

June 26, 2007

CHAPTER 55 The health of a mind depends upon its ability to maintain its silence. Such silence can be obtained, when one performs his daily duties with utmost love and his fullest effort. The one that keeps his entire focus upon his chosen work will never be perturbed nor interrupted by any unsettling thought processes. Even if a ripple of thoughts would emerge, one would be able to easily ignore it by the strength he derives from the contentment and confidence with his own self. Man, today, is filled with thoughts of fear. He has actually made fear his

guiding light to walk his life and has become dependent upon its illusionary threats to function. Little does he realize, that fear blinds, binds and buries him little by little! Just like a little child that has found the wonderment of language, the mind, too, speaks voraciously. In the case of the child, it is the mother that determines how much attention she must pay to the child's attempt of communication. In the same way, thoughts may be many but the truth in the right act is only one! Hence, it is you that speaks and determines by your will power as to which thoughts you must discard and which thoughts you must keep and channel. Thoughts that make you weak, fearful, and worrisome must be discarded

immediately, and not simply set aside, for they will then, slowly, emerge again, to consume you in a later, weaker stage of life! Thoughts that give you the gift of divine inspiration must be harbored and its energies must be channeled towards the chosen task. Unable to face the ups and downs of life's changes, one becomes moody in nature. Moodiness is nothing but the state of mental laziness. When one begins to lose the strength of his heart, he breaks the link that allows the mind to focus upon the heart's strength. When the mind loses its focus, it, suddenly, has no direction. It begins to lose its own strength in the chaos of unsettling thoughts. When the thoughts consume life and try to give the self its direction, one finds himself walking in all directions, with no goal and no inspiration. In such a state, one experiences a vacuum - Yes!

An emptiness, in which one lives without the love for his own self! In such moments, one expresses himself by short outbursts of anger - then sometimes by bitterness, and other times, by remorse, repentance and self-pity! Do not let the small ups and downs of life make you love your journey any lesser. Realize, My child, that every defeat in life has a purpose - Yes! It is that of a bigger success, at some stage ahead. Success is not the final win, My child, but it is the balance with which one is able to meet with any end result. Depressions come in life, only when one makes his desire of being happy an obsession. Happiness is not in what one becomes or receives in life, but it is the strength, where one stays to be the self, alone. Hence, do not make life the restless run - but rise above it with purity and

perch yourself at the highest point, where one sees the beauty of life with the clearest vision. The perfection of life can never be attained by desires - hence, do not put the undue pressure on the self by wanting from it, continuously. Life is the best, when one finds the strength to accept it the way it comes to you!

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

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