When a fierce storm is raging no one is angered by it, because they know it will quickly pass away, and when the storms of conflict are devastating nations; the wise ones, looking with the eye of Truth and compassion, know that it will pass away, and that out of the wreckage of broken hearts, which it leaves behind, the immortal sanctuary of Wisdom will be built.
Meditating in this way, you will ground yourself more and more firmly in the divine and eternal self that is inseparable from Truth and Divine Love. The direct outcome of your meditations will be a calm, spiritual strength, which will be your stay and resting-place in this play of life. The strength and knowledge gained in your silent meditations will enrich the soul with clarity in the moments of your troubles and your sorrows; enabling you to be at peace, to experience the full richness of these moments and savor in the gifts they bring with them.
As you surrender your limiting beliefs you will begin to see things differently. When you are holding on to any passion, discrimination, like or dislike, you see all things through the lens of that particular bias, and will see only your own perceptions. When you are free from all discrimination, preferences, and preconceptions, free of your limiting beliefs, you see yourself as you are; see others as they are; and see all things through the eyes of Truth.
We begin to develop power when, being aware of our limiting thoughts, we start to check it. We fall back upon the higher and calmer consciousness within ourselves, and begin to steady our selves upon a principle. The realization of unchanging principles in consciousness is both the source and secret of the highest power.
Detachment brings with it superior self-control; patience is the very characteristic of divine awareness, and to retain absolute calmness amid all the responsibilities and distractions of life, marks off the person of power.
If hatred or anger are emotions you are holding on to you will meditate upon gentleness and forgiveness, so as to experience gentleness and forgiveness. Thoughts of love, of gentleness, of abounding forgiveness will gradually, silently enter into your heart, along with it a knowledge of the divine Law of Love, with an understanding of its bearing upon all of life. And in applying this knowledge to your every thought, word, and act, you will grow more and more gentle, more and more loving, more and more divine. Your fears and limiting beliefs are gradually released and your very being will shine with the Light of Truth.
People engage in heated controversies, and imagine they are defending the Truth, when in reality they are merely defending their own limiting beliefs. The fearful challenge and confront others. The seekers of Truth challenge and confront themselves. Truth, being unchangeable and eternal, is independent of your opinion and of mine. We may enter into it, or we may stay outside; but both our defense and our attack are unnecessary.
Allocate a certain amount of time each day to meditate. Honor this time. Early in the morning is a good time to meditate as there is a quietness present everywhere and you will be calm and rested from your sleep. Your concerns from the previous day would have died away, and the mind, refreshed, will be receptive to spiritual awareness.
As you sincerely meditate, you will first perceive a truth, gently and fleetingly present in your awareness, and then begin realizing it by daily practice in your thoughts and actions. Though by pure thought the Truth is perceived, and actualized only by practice.
To reach this Love, to understand and experience it, you must work at being aware of your thoughts, be patient and have unwavering faith.
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