Life 37 (Sep 20 - Dec 20)

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Postby winston » Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:50 pm

What is the most important progress in life we are neglecting?

The body is the chariot, buddhi (intelligence) is the charioteer, desires are the roads through which it is drawn by the rope of sensual attachments, moksha (liberation) is the goal and the primal-all-pervasive-Divine is the Master in the chariot.

The car which you carry about has to be treated thus. Instead, people are wildly milling round and round, in dreary circles, from birth to death, pulled by wishes or pushed by needs.

No milestones on the pilgrim road are crossed, no bridges are negotiated, and no progress is registered. The very process of the journey is ignored.

You may say that progress is possible only through His grace; but though His Heart is soft as butter, it melts only when there is some warmth in your prayer.

Unless you make some disciplined effort or undertake some sadhana (spiritual practices), grace cannot descend on you.

The yearning and the agony of unfulfilled aim melts His Heart. That is the anguish that wins grace.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 13, 1969.

First, the Name should melt the devotee's heart; then only it can melt the Divine's heart and draw His Grace upon the devotee.

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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:24 am

Radiate Peace to Whomever You Meet

We can radiate peacefulness to the people we meet.

We’re all part of an invisible emotional economy, a give-and-take of feelings.

— Interview with Daniel Goleman by Sharon Salzberg, “I Feel Your Brain”
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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:28 am

What is the truth about ourselves we forget, which becomes the source of all our grief?

The sages addressed all human beings as ‘Children of Immortality." But in spite of this definite assurance and the inexhaustible joy that can be experienced therefrom, man degrades himself into a "child of falsehood" and starts wailing that he lacks this, that or some other comfort or contraption!

Thieves who rob him of valuable treasures like peace and contentment, equipoise and courage, are being honoured as masters, and masters who ensure peace and happiness, are treated with irreverence and disgust.

You can bolt your doors and windows against thieves, but who can bolt the door against death?

The thieves - lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hate - are honoured as welcome guests and the real well-wishers like tranquillity and humility are shown the door!

- Divine Discourse, Feb 15, 1969.

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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:42 pm

When to Train Your Mind

The good thing about mind training is that it can be practiced in all kinds of situations.

You do not have to wait for the right conditions to arrive or make special arrangements in order to work with mind training.

The only rearrangement that needs to be made is to your own attitude.

—Judy Lief, “Train Your Mind: Don’t be swayed by external circumstances”
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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:42 am

How would the expression of a pure devotee be?

Everyone must strive to fill the heart with true devotion.

Constant contemplation on the form of the Divine and frequent repetition of His name are the means by which the heart is filled with the love of the Divine.

When there is this love, the devotee is filled with inexpressible ecstasy.

It was out of such ecstasy that Kulasekhara Alwar, the royal saint, exclaimed: "Oh Lord! People talk of Moksha (liberation) as the means of redeeming life and getting rid of birth and death. I do not ask for such redemption. I shall be content with loving You and serving You in countless lives. Allow me to love You and serve You - that is the only blessing I seek from You and not Moksha."

The universe is permeated with love. It is the embodiment of the Divine. There is nothing in the cosmos, no place in it where He is not present.

To regard the Universe as a manifestation of the Divine and to experience it as such is real devotion.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 19, 1986.

Everyone must strive to fill their heart with true devotion.

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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:37 pm

Observe Feeling with Full Awareness

The mind has to be fully aware of itself—all around, at all times—in its focused contemplation, to see feeling as empty of self.

—Upasika Kee Nanayon, “A Glob of Tar”
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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:57 am

How can we experience oneness with the Divine?

The heart of the devotee flows with love of the Divine, through constant remembrance and recitation of His name.

Out of this stream of love, devotion emerges. One who is nourished by the nectar of devotion will have no desire for anything else.

Affection, attachment, and desire, are natural qualities in man. When these qualities are directed towards the Divine and when one is continuously engaged in good deeds, these qualities acquire purity and sacredness.

The devotee is ever conscious that the universe is a manifestation of the Divine and is permeated by Him. His life is based on the recognition of the immanence of the Divine in everything.

This state of mind is called "Unity in Love". Through this love, the devotee experiences his oneness with the Divine.

Enjoying the bliss of this experience, the devotee does not even desire Liberation from birth and death. Unremitting love of the Divine is everything for him. Such devotion is known as "Total Devotion to One and One only".

- Divine Discourse, Jan 19, 1986.

Wear the garland of Devotion Gems round your neck and saturate your thought, word and deed with Divine Love.

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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:36 am

What is true silence? How can we make our life an ideal one, as ordained by the Divine?

One should never speak ill of others. Strife does not arise out of silence.

Salute those who offend you. Don’t return offence with offence. If you act in the same manner as your opponent, how can you become greater?

While saying that the other is acting wrongly, will you be right if you act in the same manner?

Never act in this manner. Let those who commit offence continue their offensive behaviour.

Never react. Wish for the welfare of everyone. When all are happy, you are included.

We pray for the welfare, wealth, and health of all. Never wish for the misfortune of any other person.

There is no room for hatred in this world. All are friends.

If you persist in this manner, wishing well for everyone, and praying for their prosperity, you become an ideal for the whole world.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 12, 2002.

Real silence is never speaking ill of others.

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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:18 am

Noticing the Power of Vows

When you begin to look at life through the lens of vows, you are touched not only by the dedication of human beings to form an aspiration to grow, change and overcome obstacles but also by their unselfish efforts to dedicate themselves to a larger beneficial purpose.

—Jan Chozen Bays, “Brief Teachings”
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Re: Life 37 (Sep 20 - Mar 21)

Postby winston » Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:13 pm

Let Yourself Relax

Spiritual practice is nutrition for the soul and you can neither cook nor eat while you are weeping.

Cooking requires some happiness and happiness may require letting things slide from time to time, so that we can get a little relief from the seriousness of our troubles.

—Norman Fischer, “Sailing Home”
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