STAND BY ME

"God will always stand by me."

God, I am Your beloved child, so I know that You will never forsake me. You will stand by me even if others have turned their backs on me. You love me unconditionally. You know what I have gone through and assure me that I did the best I knew how to do at the time.

You know my deepest thoughts and desires, and You love me. You are always ready to listen to me and guide me. At times I have been too distracted to listen, to even know that You are there with me, but You have never left me nor given up on me.

I am Your child - a creation of life and love. You let me know that there is no one else exactly like me. You love me with a love that knows no bounds. In a gentle whisper of assurance, You tell me that You will always stand by me.

"The Lord will not forsake his people."

- Psalm 94:14

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

My Nature

Once a man had stopped by a river to drink water. There he saw a scorpion floundering around in the water. He decided to save it by stretching out his finger, but the scorpion stung him. The man still tried to get the scorpion out of the water, but the scorpion stung him again.

A man nearby told him to stop saving the scorpion that kept stinging him.

But he replied, "It is the nature of the scorpion to sting. It is my nature to love. Why should I give up my nature to love just because it is the nature of the scorpion to sting?"

Don't give up loving....

Don't give up your goodness.

Even if people around you sting!!!

- Author Unknown -

GEM 829

Do not blame fate or siro-likhitam (writing on the head) for your condition.  The likitham (writing) has been done by you yourself.

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

Eternal Sai - 33

Transformation

Sai Darshan, Part 2 - 62

If a mother gives attention to her child,
At every fall of his,
The child becomes a weak individual.
He becomes lazy, and remains demanding.
Loses his capacity to self realize.
In the same way, I as your mother,
May sometimes allow you to fall,
And not prevent you from making mistakes,
I allow you to cry your tears in desperation,
And then with My Grace that I shower,
I watch you stand up
With courage
And take control over your fears and your desires.
You march forward, you conquer.
You then realize that you were rescued again.
Rescued from being enslaved
By your own inner enemies.
I then stand before you to encourage you again,
To stand up and begin the fight all over again.


From : 'Sai Darshan' - Part II
(Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan)

THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART (Chapter 5)(Para 14)

One of the prime principles of how to love God is not to cause hurt to anyone for in every form, in each human being, in each entity, each grain of sand and every atom in the universe there is a soul and that soul is God. Therefore, learn to have regard and respect for everyone's particular preferences. Respect them for what they are. Respect them for what they want, what they wish, and what they do. He looks to us and He respects our wishes. He respects and responds to our yearnings and desires and longings in spite of the fact that they are not in consonance with what He desires for us. If you expect to be respected, if you expect to be looked up to, if you want to be honored, if you desire politeness, kindness, caring and consideration and sympathy, then you must give these things yourself. You must offer these to all those around you. It is but one of the many pathways to the golden key. Practice only one and you will attain it without doubt. For where one virtue is the other, qualities follow automatically.

(From : THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART by R SAI)

Your Nature

You have been given a human birth to enable you to understand your own nature.  When you do not know the nature of your self, how are you going to know the nature of the world?  The aspect of divine creation is spread and present all through the world.  The life force in this world and the life force that exists in you are inseparable aspects on one and the same divine aspect.  Although air is present everywhere around you, yet we do not see it.  So also, this life force, though present in the whole world, can be recognized only in some places and by some human beings.

(Summer Showers in Brindivan, 1977, pg 203)

The Mission of Love

The Mission of Love

The Power of Faith...

And The Will of God...

Inspirational writings of Seema M Dewan 

Nov 23, 2019 

God is the vision 

Of love, love, love,

God is the power 

Of faith that never ends,

God is the effort 

Of goodness and kindness,

God is the heart 

Of the pure,

God is the limbs 

Of the fearless, 

God is the joy 

Of the ever grateful soul,

God is the breath

Of the selfless warrior of values, 

And God is the life 

Of the beloved that gives his life 

To His mission of love...

Destiny is the time behind which the cowardly mind hides... God's will is the declaration of the soul itself. There is no difference between the effort of the fearless, devoted soul and the grace of God. Both are one. The work that carries pure intent accomplishes everything instantaneously. 

Karma is the bag that the doubtful mind carries with faith. That mind has more faith of the difficulties to come than the inner strength to arise. Misery can not touch you if you are touched by God's presence within you. If you are filled with God's will-power, nothing will come in your way. Success begins when you say "Yes" first to yourself... When you say "no," the whole cosmos echoes your negativity and takes you to your failure. 

Self confidence can never be received by an outside source. It is called self confidence for the simple reason that you are the master, the educator, the guide, the servant, and the sustainer of your will power. God's will is not a separate energy that has to reach you from a distance. The moment you undertake a pure task upon your hands, the purity of the task will create the divine love to accomplish it. That is the unity between God and the soul. Both are one. The mergence of both declares success, success, success...

Be happy always. Happiness is the power of God's presence within. It generates good thoughts. The waves of happiness gives one the focus to be patient. Do not beg anyone to give you anything. You are the master. The moment you offer yourself to the mission of the good, you will reach the finish line. You do not need another’s favors to uplift you. Lift yourself. Be free of wanting everything quickly without any pain. Pain is the instrument that sharpens the dull mind... the lazy mind... the selfish mind... Bear pain with equal mindedness and fortitude. You will emerge with a character of gold.

Don’t criticize and blame others when you fall. You fall because you weakened. You hold yourself with your choices. No one else can push you. Self confidence is born when you have the guts to be truthful to yourself. You have to not only know your weaknesses. That is not enough. Simply saying "I am this" and "that" does not make you pure. You have to erase the marks of the weakness upon your mind by creating thoughts of love and determination. You have to be determined not to follow the weak, selfish, and greedy thoughts. You have to replace those thoughts with the thoughts of giving patience, humility, and kindness. You have practice this not for one moment. Not for one day. Not for a few years. But endlessly. You cannot gloat about the efforts you make to others. If you do that you will weaken again... Be free of receiving praise from anyone. You should know your progress. Your path. Your resolve. Be silent. That silence is your strength and guide. 

You are filled and bathing in Gods energy. The moment you are aware of yourself to be filled with Him, you will rise above all difficulties. The weak mind weeps like the victim that has been oppressed by God. The silly notion that God punishes, God judges, God takes away, and God turns His back to His children makes one spend his life in the poverty of mistakes and failures. You are judging yourself... you are punishing yourself... you are hurting yourself... and you are denying yourself. Say yes to yourself and Gods glorious presence will shine in you, above you, below you, and around you. 

Spend each waking moment talking to God. Talk to Him while you work, eat, rest, and sleep. Plan everything with love being the main and only ingredient. Take all your worries and place them in to His hands. Say to God, "O Beloved One that fills this whole universe, I am not going to carry the thoughts that take you away from my sight. Why should I fear when Your love is guiding my breath? What past is there when I am Yours, and You are mine? As long as I am aware of You, all will be well. All is well. I am Your will... I have no fate. The power of Your love in me is everything. My life is Your mission. My breath is Your love. My effort is Your will. My faith is Your presence. Nothing can come in my way..."

Pearl 21

Your country and your body are not different from each other.  Both are composed of the same five elements.  They are inseparably interrelated and totally interdependent.  They are like mirror images of each other.  Try to recognize this truth.  The youth of today are the leaders of the future.  If the future is to be prosperous, the modern youth should perform their duties with firm faith in God.  You are not separate from the country, but a part of it.  Have the firm conviction that this country belongs to you.  One who does not say with pride, this is my motherland, this is my mother tongue, this is my religion can be compared to a living corpse.  Every person, whichever country he may belong to, should have patriotism firmly ingrained in his heart.



(SSS Vol 33, Ch 1&2)