Guest guest Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Shankaram Shiva Shankaram The right step in one's spiritual quest is to imbibe determination of mind. Have the firm conviction that 'nothing can happen without God's Will. He is our Eternal Escort.' Then you will fear nothing. Understand that God exists; only God exists. When you are really convinced about that, you will get over your fears.Fear is the root cause of all your problems. You are always worried about what may happen, you are afraid of everything in this world -- right from lightning, thunder, serpents, storms and the dark. This fear has been ingrained in you right from the time you were in your mother's womb. And then during school years, children are made to believe that they would be capable of only taking the cattle out to graze if they do no fare well in their studies. Thus starts their encounter with fear.Once you resolve that nothing can harm you because you are in God's Protection, you will be unaffected by anything. That is the true mark of a devotee. Rise above fear knowing that you are God's Prince/Princess. Nothing can go wrong. Miracles do happen. 1. There is this internet story of a little American girl who overheard her parents discussing the critical health condition of her infant brother. Hearing them say that ‘only a miracle can save him now’, she emptied her savings - - one dollar and eleven cents - - and went to the pharmacy to ‘buy a miracle’. When the pharmacist told her he did not sell miracles, she insisted she could arrange for more money if required and pleaded with him to ‘give her a miracle’ that would save her brother who was in his deathbed. The pharmacist’s brother asked her to declare her savings and asserting that one dollar and eleven cents was all he needed to sell the miracle to her, accompanied her to her home. Apparently, that man was a famous neurosurgeon and he offered to operate on the little boy for free, because he was overwhelmed with the girl’s faith. When a child goes in search of a miracle which alone she believes will save her brother, God responds, by keeping a surgeon who can help, handy at the shop. That is how miracles happen. All you need to do is trust absolutely in God. God will perform miracles in some form in your life. You may not even be consciously aware of it. If you understand this, you will never be perturbed by anything in your life. You will witness everything in your life with a detached state of mind, knowing that there is nothing you need to do, except pray. 2 All the villagers of a village decided to perform a yagam to appease the deities and bring forth rains on the drought-ridden land. As they walked to the sea shore, they saw a girl holding an umbrella in her hands. The villagers teased her, ‘We have been suffering from lack of rain for the past five years; why do you carry this umbrella unnecessarily?’ To which the girl replied, ‘We have set out to worship the Gods to grant us rain. If our prayers are answered, it will definitely rain. But for our prayers to be answered, all of us will have to carry umbrellas, since that alone is a sign of our trust that the Gods will give us rain.’ If our faith in God is total, miracles happen. The only impediment is your faithlessness, or half baked faith. Trust, and trust absolutely. Then miracles will happen because thoughts are that powerful. Live in minute-by-minute compartments, savouring every experience that life bestows on you.On the road, you can swing your walking stick as you like, as long as it does not hurt anyone’s back. So too, Live as you will, as long as you do not hurt anyone in anyway. Whatever God does is for your good; God Cares; God Cares Only; Only God Cares Love ,Blessings & Big Hug - Baba Chant & be Happy " Shankaram Shiva Shankaram" Mahalaxmi Chennai Try the new India Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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