Narayanasramam

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Reliance on the Supreme by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

 

In all the complexity of the world, the only redress and assurance will be to

remain tied to the Supreme, from which has emerged the world and all that it

brings. When our life is confronted or assailed in any way by the world around,

the solution and remedy must be from the same source and foundation, the inner

power and presence from which evolved our bodily life and living. And the sure

way to access this inner solution is to keep oneself integrated with the might

and majesty of the Supreme. This is what Krishna emphasizes in the

Bhagavadgeeta.

 

Do devotion and its pursuit depend upon an external God and His favour? As

material laws govern the outcome of any effort in the material world, so too the

sentient spiritual laws govern the working and outcome of the mind and

intelligence.

 

The mind has to cultivate reliance on the Divine. With the help of

intelligence, properly exposed and refined, this reliance has to become

exclusive and wholesome. As a result, when the mind begins to feel a full sense

of identity with Godliness and what it represents, the right devotional fruition

takes place. Assiduous rumination over what is aimed at, will alone lead the

mind to fulfillment. It is the unfailing law operating in the mental world.