Help from God

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Dear Bhaktas,

 

This is in regarding to the question put by one of the

group members whether Mother will care for the needs

of a devotee as he thought that She was indifferent to

him recently.

The answer is in the 2 nd paragaraph.

 

This extract is from "THe Hindu news paper".

 

<B>Prayer enhances faith in God </B>

 

 

CHENNAI SEPT.21 . Human birth is a gift of God. The

difference between humans and other living beings is

their capacity to discriminate between good and bad.

The bodies of living beings and the celestials are

given only for experiencing the acquired Karma. Human

beings alone have the scope for spiritual evolution by

undertaking spiritual practices. Saint Tulasidas

remarks that without knowing how fortunate human birth

is, some people aspire for heavenly life. Moreover,

even among the celestials there are disparities. One

who is blessed with human birth must therefore not

fritter away the opportunity and aspire for the goal

of liberation which will put an end to rebirth.

 

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa has underscored the

significance of human birth and pointed out that God

determines the birth, lifespan and the experiences

(both joy and sorrow) of every being in a particular

birth. None can interfere with the divine will in

these matters. Besides, joy and sorrow are attitudes

of the mind to experiences in life and differs from

one person to another. Even if one is a spiritually

exalted person these cannot be wished away. In the

case of the God-realised, devotion will enable him to

accept the vicissitudes of life as God's dispensation.

The doubt that will arise is why God allows His

devotees to suffer. Saints often give an example for

the reason why even devotees who repose total faith in

God undergo suffering. It is similar to a mother who

adores her child spanking it when necessary to correct

its faults, which is necessary for moulding its

character and behaviour. The experiences of life are

meant to help the person progress spiritually by

developing maturity of mind.

 

In his discourse, Swami Gautamananda said daily prayer

to God enabled one to remain focussed on the goal of

liberation. It is essential to allot a certain time

for prayer everyday, as it is not possible to withdraw

oneself from worldly engagement. Prayer is the art of

attuning oneself to His infinite grace, which is

available for all. Prayer is also the means to thank

God for all the blessings of life. God's grace is

unfailing and it requires total faith to elicit it.

Like a mother feeding her infant because it is totally

dependent on her, divine grace comes to the aid of the

devotee who reposes implicit trust in God, which is

expressed in prayer. Prayer increases faith in God.

 

Om Sri Lalitha.

 

 

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