Quote from the True Charm and power of Vedanta
Path to Devotion
Quote from the true charm and power of Vedanta
REALIZATIOIN of the Supreme is the goal and we are all going
towards that goal. But as we follow the path, we are too often led away by
temptations and stop to enjoy this or that; so we lose time. Those, however,
who have true devotion and discrimination walk steadily onward and never stop
until they reach the goal.
Until we go to our real home with the Divine Mother we are not
safe. This universe is very dangerous. We may think we are safe, but how often
are we carried away by our senses and follow them blindly. Whole –hearted devotion
to the ideal is most necessary . if we would avoid the dangers in the path. By living the life we get
certain powers. If we pay attention to these and turn our thoughts away from
the Ideal. That is like stopping by the way side and we may not reach the goal,
But the true disciple will not stop. He knows that he must go home without
delay, otherwise he may be overtaken by storm or evening may come sad hide the
way.
Under no circumstances must we sacrifice the spiritual life; it
can be lived silently, more silently than any other kind of life. No one need
know what we think of our Ideal; as Sri Ramakrishna used to sing;
Which means that the spiritual life need not be lived with any
noise or with any outward show. It can all be kept hidden in the heart.
Grace at the Workplace
Economic Times in The Speaking Tree | Spirituality | ET
By Mukul Shri Goel
At the workplace, divine grace is available around us. It is up to
us, as seekers, to recognise this grace. God’s grace becomes available as
guidance and blessings from mentors and managers, as guidance from technical
literature and via saints and scriptures, as positive energy from lamps lit as
invocation and through virtues like forgiveness and patience.
It is divine grace that protects us from all kinds of sufferings,
brings us in contact with true and spiritual friends, gets reflected as
selflessness in our work, and provides us with basics like food and other
essentials.
Divine grace, in one of its highest forms, becomes bhakti, the
basis of our spiritual connection to God. Once we experience bhakti, devotional
love of God, peace and eternal happiness will follow.
God, who is all-pervading, can be remembered periodically even at
our workplace by connecting to Him whenever we feel like. We can ask for
protection from sufferings of body, mind and soul, for spiritual guidance, for
blessing us with love and for our liberation.
We can share our thoughts and feelings for we will not be judged;
we can only hope for more grace. Because divine grace is for everyone, multiple
ways exist to access it.
While the devotional connect to grace is through surrender, the
wise connect to it also through meditation, and the more active seekers access
it through selflessness in their work. To them, work is worship.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
–But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in
the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and
friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious
minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor
replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a
day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I
prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me
the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.-
