631. Om divya-gandhadhyayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is richly endowed with divine fragrance.
My life's now all about certain words. Surrender. Meditate. And as these words enter our spiritual lexicon, it becomes so much easier to face challenges. Once we surrender, Amma's taken over our steering wheels. And when we meditate, we feel such a closeness to God! Difficult words to put into practise but I'd like to think that it's the only way ahead!
In today's facebook page, here is a quote by Amma on finding peace (which is what we all seek!):
'Peace is not something that is gained when all desires are fulfilled or when all problems are settled. As long as the mind is there, desires will come up and problems will exist. Peace is something that arises when all the thoughts settle and you transcend the mind.'
and more from Amma on the meditative, no-mind stage:
'The mind should disappear. You should become ‘no-mind.’ A person who is in the state of ‘no-mind’ might dwell in the world of diversity, but in reality, he is in God. You might see him act or speak, but he does neither. He is actionless and has no speech; he is still and silent in all circumstances. But your mind will impose a mind onto him. Your mind will impose a body, speech and action onto him. You yourself are divided; therefore, you will try to make him divided also. Yet, try your whole lifetime, put forth all your effort and call the whole world to help you, and still you cannot divide him. You will become exhausted and collapse, trying to do the impossible'
Amma, please help me reach this state!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
My life's now all about certain words. Surrender. Meditate. And as these words enter our spiritual lexicon, it becomes so much easier to face challenges. Once we surrender, Amma's taken over our steering wheels. And when we meditate, we feel such a closeness to God! Difficult words to put into practise but I'd like to think that it's the only way ahead!
In today's facebook page, here is a quote by Amma on finding peace (which is what we all seek!):
'Peace is not something that is gained when all desires are fulfilled or when all problems are settled. As long as the mind is there, desires will come up and problems will exist. Peace is something that arises when all the thoughts settle and you transcend the mind.'
and more from Amma on the meditative, no-mind stage:
'The mind should disappear. You should become ‘no-mind.’ A person who is in the state of ‘no-mind’ might dwell in the world of diversity, but in reality, he is in God. You might see him act or speak, but he does neither. He is actionless and has no speech; he is still and silent in all circumstances. But your mind will impose a mind onto him. Your mind will impose a body, speech and action onto him. You yourself are divided; therefore, you will try to make him divided also. Yet, try your whole lifetime, put forth all your effort and call the whole world to help you, and still you cannot divide him. You will become exhausted and collapse, trying to do the impossible'
Amma, please help me reach this state!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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