Our Emotions

We surf within the emotions of our lives

Riding them like waves on an incoming tide

Our feelings run high as we look to the shore

Cresting some emotion above the ocean's floor

Constantly churning while ebbing and flowing

We do our best to keep them from showing

Appearing outwardly to be calm and serene

But inside our self there is a turbulent scene

We seek the calmness and stillness of a pond

And find that our emotions will not respond

We seek to quell the raging waves inside

Hoping and praying they will quickly subside

~ Author Unknown ~

Cupful Of Nectar

Cupful of Nectar

The ants always swarm wherever there is sweetness........... The bees guard the honey that they collect in their hives.......... Peace is the nectar of bhakti or devotion............. The bhakta or the spiritual aspirant after observing many years of spiritual discipline begins to slowly receive a glimpse of the nectar that flows from the pure love that he contains within and with which he adores His Sweet Lord.............. O how blissful is that sudden taste of peace that fills him in just remembering his creator and in walking
the path in which His beloved Lord walks hand in hand with him........ The bhakta is filled with the vision of His Lord............. The goodness of the Lord  fills his being and he himself strives day and night to be like His Beloved..............

No one understands his love for God............. other than himself................. He realizes the impermanence of all other relationships............ He wishes for them to turn toward the same friendship the he has found with God............ But like the bee he guards the nectar of truth that he has collected in his heart and does not allow his peace to be touched by any other............ Like the ant he swarms wherever the stories of truth are spoken............ and he slowly devours the taste of the truth that has come into his hand. Carrying cupfuls of this nectar he carries it to his loved ones........ begging them to taste what he has ingested and treasured................ Those that refuse in their ignorance he weeps for them and asks the Divine Lord to pour the nectar of truth into their mouths................ He rejoices for those that wish to taste and he prays to the beloved Lord for them to begin their journey............. that very instant!!

What is hardest for him is to be in love with God alone............ How can he contain the joy of that? He is overflowing with love and he wishes for not a drop of that love for God to go wasted............. He prays from his heart

"O Sweet One

That fills my heart

With cupfuls of nectar Divine

To You O Blessed One I ask

Let the love that You have given to me

Always flow from my heart.........
And with each drop of love
That I taste for you
Let me be filled with the peace
That no matter what happens
You O Lord are there with me...........
And if your children
That seek You
Come to me
Let me be able
To fill their hearts
And give to them
A blessed life........
In which they rest
In God’s name
And God rests
As peace in them........

(Inspirational message received by Seema M Dewan on June 6th, 2011)

Soft Answer

Nonresistance is the path to freedom.

- Marion R Brown

My first reaction to what someone has said or done may not be appropriate or even true to how I feel just a few moments later - when I have had time to think things over.  So I know not to let my first reaction overpower me.

Through nonresistance and a soft answer, I decide what I say and how I feel.  What a glorious feeling I experience in being true to myself!

My nonresistant attitude acts as a filter that keeps the anger and judgment of others from adversely affecting me.  And because I am nonresistant, I value the rights of others to voice their own thoughts and beliefs.

My soft answer is a statement to myself and others that I am living with the peace of God within me.  I contribute to the harmony in my relationships when I speak to others from that inner peace.

I speak words of kindness that resonate from my peace-filled soul.

(From : 'Daily Word' magazine by Silent Unity, a world wide prayer ministry) 

Prayers

Life Force

Karma or action means life force.  Man is the instrument of this life force.  The human body is made up of action.  Hence, the Scriptures described man as "karmajaa", i.e. born as a result of action.  All actions performed by man with his limbs and organs are rendered possible by the Divine.  Hence, man must regard all actions as sacred.

(Gems of Wisdom, Karma, pg 90)

Pearl 19

Man is the conscious incarnate.  Man is the highest object in creation.  Hence, he should not become a creature of instinct like animals.  Man should progress from the human to the Divine.  It is not the world that binds the man.  It has neither eyes to see nor the hands to grasp.  Man is a prisoner of his own thoughts and desires.  It is due to attachment to the ephemeral and perishable, man forgets his inherent Divinity and does not realize that everything in the universe had come from the Divine and cannot exist without the power of the Divine.

(Tfd, 20 Sept '04)

GEM 797

Absence of Compassion and consideration for others is the mark of tamasic nature.


(From : Garland of 1008 Gems, Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings)

THAT ONE LITTLE TEAR

That one little tear

Was a tear of sadness

For the Lord in pain!

That one little tear

Was a tear of fear

Of my Swami's days!

That one little tear

Was a tear of love

For the Lord so dear

That one little tear

Was a heartfelt prayer

For His Health again

O Lord, thank you indeed

For that one little tear,

Though faith so little,

And so brittle,

Through dampened eyes

What I see - is

You - indeed

Are DEAR TO ME!

(By : Dr Vasantha Nair, Blossoming Love) 

MESSAGE 19

What we lack is peace of mind. Why is that? It is due to lack of self-contentment and self understanding. We become so involved in what we have acquired through our ambitions that we unknowingly begin to reflect their grandeur. Little do we realize that we become so aware of the beauty that surrounds us that in it we lose the highest grace of God that we are all born with, i.e. “Self awareness”

The wise, O child reflect only on the truth in both the good and the bad. They are able to be in full control in any situation that comes before them for they have abandoned “desires”. They seldom plan “God’s ways” for themselves. They have no picture in their minds of “perfection”. They are not anxious for time to come nor for it to pass. They O child, believe in the present moment …in the Grace of God…in their selfless strength and in the will of their Divine Master. They are of the simple faith that God comes as both…God alone gives the Grace to face both…God alone protects “the goodness” of the good…God alone challenges “the wickedness” of the bad; for even the crooked one in that challenge is unable to remain that and with the grace of God alone he turns… and transforms to straight ways. Yes! To the wise there is no fear. For him truth is no more a choice. It is his breath…his food…his life…his attachment…his discrimination…his principle and his love.

Self contentment comes from continuous self understanding. Self understanding comes from self analysis. And self analysis comes from constant undisturbed self awareness.

Constantly ask yourselves, ”Am I happy to be this me? Do I understand myself? Am I content? What makes me content? What am I looking for in life and why? Do I respect the way I am? Do I believe in myself?”

The answers are within. The ways are within. The truth is within. For God has placed Himself in this universe where He is very reachable at all times in all situations…in your heart! Purity is the presence of God.

Spirituality is the process of cleansing. Self awareness is the tool. Self realization is the last step of the cleansing. Beyond that last step there are no more words. No one has yet spoken of that…the one who reaches that has no more to say!
Part of the book: 'Inspiring Thoughts'
By Seema M. Dewan
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Q521

What is Nirvikalpa Mounam?



When the buddhi is tranquil, Santhi envelops man; he is immersed in Tejas, splendor; he is in the Akhanda paripurna Ananda.  This stage is also called Nirvikalpa, the Nirvikalpa-mounam.

(Prashanti Vahini, pg 67-68)