Sunday, April 12, 2015

Gratitude, Surrender!

628. Om tri-murtyai namah: I bow down to Amma who is the aggregate of the Trinity (Of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva)

Thank You Amma for letting me see yet another year. Another time for introspection. Another year ahead for spiritual advancement. Another renewed path to walk on when I can talk about You and seek Your grace. When I can lose myself in Your beauty and renew my promise to dedicate my life to You. When I can strongly coax myself once again to keep the faith. Every day is a renewal of our spiritual vows to ourselves. To see the gratitude in all things in our lives. During Amma's programme, Swamini Krishnamrita Prana spoke about a startling fact: if we have a house to live in, we are more fortunate than nearly 75% of the population. If we are able to stay in a safe environment, we are luckier than a very large percentage of the population. If we have food to eat, we are better off than nearly 80% of the population. With the next moment being an uncertainty, we have to hold the light of gratitude to all the people and things in our lives. Everything in our life is precious. Everything and every person is a lesson, to help us on the spiritual path. At the end of the day we are only instruments of Amma. We should surrender and become like putty in Her hands. Allow Her to mould us to what She thinks we should become. Allow Her to put us on whatever path She thinks best for us. It's all about surrendering to Amma. She can see the entire route while all we can see is the end of the immediate road. May we walk wisely on the road Amma has destined for us.

Om Amriteswariye namah!

No comments:

Post a Comment