Divine Life

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Divine life is life in God or the Immortal soul.

He who leads the divine life is free from cares,

worries, anxieties, miseries, sufferings and tribulations.

He attains immortality, perfection, freedom,

independence, eternal peace, supreme bliss and perennial joy.

He radiates joy, peace and light

everywhere.<br><br>To lead the divine life, you need not retire into

forests. You can lead the divine life while remaining in

the world. What is wanted is renunciations of egoism,

mineness, attachment, vasanas and trishnas. Give the mind

to God the the hands to the service of

humanity.<br><br>Serve humanity with Atma bhava. Serve the poor. Serve

the sick with Narayana Bhava. Serve the society.

serve the coutry. Selfless service is the highest yoga.

Samadhi will come by itself without any effort for one,

who is solely absorbed in service, when his heart is

purified. Service is worship of the lord. He who sees

Brahman or the immortal soul in the spoon, Brahman in the

medicine, brahman in service, he who thinks or meditates

thus, while doing service, veriliy reaches

HIM.<br><br>The practice of Brahmacharya is very important for

spiritual progress. Brahmcharya is the basis for acquiring

immortality. It is itself divine life. Brahmacharya brings

material progress and psychic advancement. It is a

substratum for a life of peace in Atma. It gives tremendous

energy and gigantic will-power and good

thoughts.<br><br>Japa is an important anga of yoga or divine life. A

Mantra is divinity. Japa is the repetition of the Mantra

or the names of the lord. In kali Yuga, practice of

Japa alone can give eternal peace, bliss and

immortality. Japa ultimately results in Samadhi or communion

with the lord.<br><br>It is not the number of japa or

the length of time of kirtan that counts for

spiritual growth but it is the intensity of bhava with

which the Lord’s names are

sung.<br>________<br><br>(As told by Swami

Shivananda)