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Articles: Devotion | Spiritual Enlightenment
- Mrs. manjari
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Man is made up of the five elements, everyone of which is Divine in origin. They are all intrinsically sacred. If they are polluted today, man alone is responsible for that.
Enquire deeply into the meaning of five elements, and realize that you yourself are made up of them. Make every possible effort to venerate and revere the elements in a suitable manner. Your breath must always resonate to the chant of God's name. Always be singing His Glory.
The Answer Will Come When The Time Right.
It is beyond us to know how or why prayers are granted. So many
factors are involved that we cannot hope to understand the process.
Timing, karma, grace, the degree of personal effort-all have a
bearing on the situation.
There may be other reasons why our prayers are not answered. We may have karma to work out or lessons to learn. When we pray for a miraculous cure, we may not see the factors which caused the illness. Some people receive cures, while others do not. If the lessons of that illness have not learned, it would be cruel to relieve the illness, for it would only have to be repeated. But if the lessons have been learned and the debt paid, then a cure could endow the aspirant with new faith and determination.
It is always wisest for us to put our trust in the Lord. He takes care of our needs without being asked when we try to live a good life and dedicate our actions to him. God is our eternal parent; He cares of his children and tries to direct them in beneficial directions.
'If a bhakta (devotee) has dedicated his all-body,mind and existence- to the Lord, the Lord will himself look after everything, for he will always be with the bhakta. Under such conditions, there is no need for prayer. But have you so dedicated yourself and surrendered everything to the Lord?'
It is easier for us to learn how to live in the world than to change it to meet our expectations. We cannot expect immediate fulfillment of our many desires. Through prayer we learn to accept that which we cannot change and to change what we can. However,some prayers do not even require an answer, while others may take a lifetime to realize.
SMALL STORY ABOUT BRAHMA THATWAM
Once a disciple went to a preceptor and requested him to impart to him the Supreme knowledge of the Omniself (Brahma Thathwam). The Guru gave him a mantra and asked him to chant it continually without any selfish desire. The Guru told him that after he had done this sadhana for one whole year he could come to receive the knowledge of the Supreme (Brahma Jnana).
The disciple approached his Guru after one year and told him 'Oh revered one! I have recited the mantra for one whole year'. He was eagerly awaiting the preceptor's answer. He thought that his Guru would certainly impart to him the knowledge of the Supreme. Just then, unaware of the presence of the disciple, the maid servant was sweeping the ashram premises and the dust from the ground fell on the young man.
The disciple flew into a rage, because he had come to the ashram after a sacred bath and the dust had sullied his body. He looked at her with anger and the maid was filled with fear. The Preceptor was watching the entire scene.
The Guru said 'you are not competent to receive the knowledge. You got angry with the maid servant who unwittingly caused some dust to fall on you. How can Brahma Jnana be imparted to one, who has not that much of endurance? Go back and practice the Sadhana for one more year'.
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