SPRITUAL HELP IN MATERIAL AFFAIRS:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

SPRITUAL HELP IN MATERIAL AFFAIRS: Man is a miniature universe in

himself. His Overself constitutes the sun and his personal self plays

the part of the moon. Just as the moon borrows its light from the

sun, so does his personality borrows its self-consciousness and its

vitality, its thinking power and its feeling power, from the central

luminary, the Overself. Men who live only by their personal self's

wisdom are like men who work at night by moonlight because there is

no sun. A man who has never seen the sun cannot be blamed for

thinking that no glory can exceed that of the moon. The man who

lives by the wisdom of the Overself can see the contribution of the

personality by placing a secondary value upon it.

Begin by looking upon the Overself as an ever-present Intelligence

with whom you may commune. Whatever your problem is, do not limit

your efforts to an intellectual solution only. Do not depend upon the

unaided reason alone. Take your difficulty into the white light of

the Overself and there you will find the right guidance that will

finally settle it for you.

As often you feel troubled, pained, perplexed, tired or tempted,

first practice the breathing exercise for two or three minutes, then

put yourself the question:

To whom is this trouble arising?

To whom this pain is troubling?

To whom has this temptation come?

- The question may be formulated, as the case may be. And

after putting the appropriate silent question to yourself, pause,

still your thoughts so far as you can, and repeat the " listening-in "

process mentioned before.

This practice opens up your consciousness to contact with the

Overself, and surrounds it with the latter's protection.

When the trouble arises we must refuse to accept the suggestions of

despair or doubt which pour in upon the mind; instead we should calm

our breathing and turn instantly in thought and inquire: " To whom

has this trouble come?

The undeniable effect of unpleasant persons, irritating

circumstances and unexpected disappointments can be nullified by

making the effort to reach the divine center of our being.

THE EPILOUGE: The crying need of the world today is not for a change

of the head but a change of the heart. The feeling of goodwill will

be the best insurance of universal peace.

God could, if He willed, heal all the sorrows of this planet in an

instant of time. But that would be to transform us into automatons,

to turn us into machine- made angles. Man, if he is to grow God-like,

must do so of his own free will. And the guarantee that he would do

so is the presence of the divine spark within himself.

Social distress, economic anxiety, political chaos – all these are

the physical consequences of the lack of spirituality in the world.

If there is a message the whole world is waiting for, it is an East-

West message, a gospel of Inspired Action!

Each one of us who practices the inner way as described in the book

can become a disseminator of the true light, can change himself and

thus becomes fit to change others.

May Peace Be With You!