Soul Power

December 21, 2006

SOUL POWER

by Swami Sivananda

O man! Do not be discouraged when sorrows, difficulties and

tribulations manifest in the daily battle of life. Thou art the

master of thy destiny. Thou art divine. Live up to it, feel it,

realise it. Draw up spiritual strength and courage from within. Learn

the ways to tap the source. Dive deep within. Sink down. Plunge into

the sacred waters of immortality. You will be refreshed, renovated

and vivified.

Understand the laws of the universe. Move tactfully in this world.

Learn the secrets of nature. Learn the best ways to control the mind.

Conquer the mind. Conquest of the mind is really conquest of nature

and the world.

Do not murmur or grumble when troubles and sorrows descend upon you.

Difficulties strengthen your will, augment your power of endurance

and turn your mind towards God. Face them with a smile. In your

weakness lies your real strength. Conquer the difficulties one by

one. This is the beginning of a new spiritual life, a life of

expansion, glory and divine splendour. Expand, grow. Build up all

positive virtues - fortitude, patience and courage. Start a new life.

Have a new angle of vision. Arm yourself with discrimination,

cheerfulness, discernment, alacrity and undaunted spirit. A brilliant

future is awaiting you. Let the past be buried. You can work

miracles. Do not give up hope. You can neutralise the effect of evil

influences and the antagonistic dark forces that may come against

you. You can nullify destiny - many have done this. Assert.

Recognise. Realise. Thou art the immortal self - claim thy birthright

now.

You have created your destiny through thoughts and actions. You can

undo them by right thinking and right action. Wrong thinking is the

root cause of human sufferings. " I am the immortal self " - this is

right thinking. Work in terms of unity - work unselfishly - work with

atman bhava (feeling that the self is all). This is right action.

There is no such thing as sin. Sin is only a mistake; it is a mental

creation. The baby soul must commit some mistakes during the process

of evolution. Mistakes are your best teachers. Think, " I am pure

atman " , and the idea of sin will be blown in the air.

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