To
shed the animal in man and to sublimate the human in him into the
divine, to express this sublimation in his daily, hourly, life in
thought, word and deed - that is truly divine life.
To speak the
truth at all costs, to speak sweetly with love, to practice
non-violence, celibacy, to behold the Lord in all forms is Divine life.
To
be ever in communion with the Lord by annihilating mine ness and egoism
through faith, devotion and self-surrender is Divine life.
If you
want to be a devotee of the Lord, you must also realize the evils of
undivine life. This will surely save you, Repetition of the Lord's Names
will purify the mind. But along with these you must also practice
vichara, When the mind entertains unholy thoughts, remember the
consequences, viz. pain, disease and death. Also think of the advantages
of leading a pure life. Remember the lives of saints and draw
inspiration from them. Pray to God for more and more strength. Read
Ramayana, Bhagavata and the Gita. All that is beautiful, all that gives
some pleasure, appears so because of the beautiful, blissful God who is
behind them all. Real beauty, real joy can be had only in God who
eternally lives in your own heart.
Every attempt to cultivate
divine virtues, selflessness, straight-forwardness, courage, serenity,
generosity, mercy and self-restraint, this in reality is Divine life or
life in God. Ever keep up a balanced mind in success and failures,
censures and praise, honor and dishonor, gain and loss, heat and cold.
Give up identification with the body, wife, children and all kinds of
property. Identify yourself with the all-pervading immortal blissful
Atman and rest peacefully in Brahman.
Of all creations of the
Lord, man alone can comprehend and love God and attain to liberation.
Really, man's knowledge should embrace the whole universe. There is
nothing in the universe that man cannot know. It is the love of
knowledge for its own sake, not because it brings us food not because it
enables us to practice a profession but love of truth for its own sake.
That is the destiny and glory of man.
Man's life must not be
confined to the limits of his family: but should take in the entire
village or town, nay, the whole state, the whole country, the whole
earth and the whole universe. His love must embrace the entire universe.
Therefore, when he loves knowledge for its own sake and his love is
universal and boundless, then the mighty protector God is pleased
because man attains the summit of his glory.
The true goal of
life is to get back to the source from which we came. Just as the river
flow restlessly till they join the ocean, the ultimate source from which
they got their supply of water, just as fire leaps and burns furiously
till it merges in its own origin, so too, we should be restless here
till we obtain His grace and become one with him.
All is God: God
is all. This world is your best teacher or Guru. There is a lesson in
each and every experience. Learn it and try to become wise. Every
failure is a stepping stone of your faith in God. Every disease is a
Karmic purgation. Every unpleasant incident is test of your inner
spiritual strength.
If
you have faith and absolute trust in the Lord the source for
everything, your only deliverer, the only Reality, the power within you
the powerful fountain of eternal Bliss and joy, you are indeed most
blessed. He will surely take his seat in your noble and pure heart.
Think of the beautiful lotus flower within your heart. Everything that
comes your way is an expression of his beautiful grace. God is your
Divine parent, friend, guide, goal and support. He is your all. Faith in
the Lord will lead you to Him
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