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Articles: My Thoughts | New wine in an old bottle
- Mrs. sharmila Sanka
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For a person of spirit, every day is a New Year’s Day. For a normal person, the most important thing to be remembered on this day is to give a new start to the old life. It is like new wine in an old bottle. The foremost thing of remembrance to lead a new life is-
Never waste your time brooding over the past or in anticipating the future. Only the present is real and permanent and so is called omnipresent. The past is past; we cannot get it back how much ever we strive for it. Time is like Death; not even one wasted minute adds up to the clock of your Life. The future is hidden in the womb of time. It is not possible to visualize it. Therefore, only the present is important. Realize this truth and do not worry about the past or the future. But in practice how to live in the present when our lives are busy thinking of the past and future, so think many logical minds.
When you are leading your lives, it is very common for the thoughts of past or future to come across. It all happens very suddenly. It is then you have to control your thoughts and force or tame them to divert and concentrate on the present work. As you start diverting your mind every moment, your thoughts keep themselves under control. It may be tough but never impossible.
Another way to give a good start to your lives is to start your day with a noble thought. Start off with World Peace Prayer thus- ‘Let the whole world rest in peace.’ Only when the world is happy, can you be happy. As soon as you wake up, spare at least few seconds to utter this prayer. The results are unimaginable. You fail to realize the greatness and power of this prayer but it is true that your prayers bring great results and for sure this Earth would turn into a Kingdom of Peace.
Before eating food, offer the same to the Lord. It is a way of conveying gratitude in words. At least have a heart to say ‘Thanks’ to the Lord for blessing us with food. There are thousands of beings with no good food. Pray to the Lord that the hunger of every being be satisfied to the fullest.
Always engage yourselves in service or good deeds. When I was a student, one of my New Year resolutions was to be of help to at least one person in a day. God will help you live up to your resolutions when you entertain noble thoughts. When you make it a habit, you will be helping every day and imagine the satisfaction you derive when you help all the 365 days. God will then take pride in you. Happiness cannot be obtained out of happiness. Only through suffering and sacrifice can happiness be achieved. You will be called true human beings only when you have compassionate hearts. Whatever service you undertake with a compassionate heart, it becomes sanctified. It then transforms itself from ‘service to man’ to service to God.
The best way not to be cheated by others is to believe in the quote of a great person.
“Believe not all what you hear; believe only half of what you see.”
This concept will free you from misconceptions and misunderstandings. God is your only true friend who stands by you at all times be it good or bad. He alone is permanent in your impermanent life. The joy you derive when you love God for love sake is immeasurable.
Develop the faith that whatever happens is for your own good even when you face any difficulty or suffering. During the difficult times, you feel you are cursed but as the days pass on revealing the message and the hard lessons, it is then you grow higher and higher, further and farther. Consider the human being standing in front of you as an embodiment of divinity. See God in every being. If you are hurt by some one, force yourself to see God in him. In tough times, think thus-
“There is God residing in my enemy too; let me not search for the differences.”
Be loving even to your enemy for your enemy is your greatest friend, for he makes you learn bitter lessons in life. On the other hand, if you hate him and talk ill of him, remember you are actually cleansing away his sins with your tongue. The more you talk ill of any person, the more you are cleansing away his sins and the more you are piling up your record of bad actions. There is God watching your every action, listening to your every word, concentrating on your every thought. Let them be noble enough to face divinity. If you can face God, you can face anyone else in the world.
The best way to live a tensionless life is to dedicate all your activities to God. Only then will you attain peace in every possible way. When you view our actions, thoughts and words as offerings to God, you will at least try to discriminate between good and bad. When you have noble thoughts, God or the divinity inside of you will shoulder the responsibility of fulfilling them.
Hence live every moment with devotion to love God all your life. To love God is not to say you love God. You have to live every moment with God. Feel His presence every moment. Speak to Him; share your happiness and joys for He is your true eternal friend. Never expect any return while praying. You often fail to realize that you pray to Him for your own sake and not for the sake of God. Never pray only at certain intervals of time. Prayer should be your very breath. Only then do you experience true divine bliss. God is your only property; with God, everything else is possible.
I pray to the almighty to bless every being on this earth plane with happiness, peace and a heart to love Him selflessly.
HAPPY and HOLY NEW YEAR
“The greatest Philosophy of Life is to dig within one’s own self. Start digging right now.” –Sharmila Sanka
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