True devotees of God do not pray for wealth or material benefits.They do not even pray for the removal of suffering.What they pray for is STRENGTH to bear their sufferings. Remembering a fine song written by Rabindranath Tagore ji , content like this as following: Lord, give me the strength to bear That standard to whome You have been pleased to give it. Give me the devotion to bear the greatest pain that is unavoidable in your service. You may fill my heart with great pain. I do not want even to get rid of this gift of suffering that You are giving me with Your own hands . This misery will be my crest-jewel, if with it You give me also devotion to You. Give me work as much as You like, if You do not allow me to forget You, nor my heart to get itself lost in the entanglements of the world. If You wish, do You bind me as much as You like but keep my heart open to You. Do You not allow me to forget You on any account. And then there is the beautiful prayer of KUNTI to Lord KRISHNA in Shrimad Bhagwatam (1:8:25): Vipadah santu nah shashvattatra tatra jagadguroh. Bhavato darshanam yatsyadapunarbav darshanam. O, Teacher of the whole world , let calamities come to us from all directions, for they enable us to have your vision which puts an end to the cycle of rebirths. Since we are going to have unpleasant experiences anyway, it is better to have them utilized for higher spiritual life. Nobody can avoid pain,suffering,humiliation in some form or other in his life. As it is, let these goad us to a higher purpose. Let us use them as stepping stones to the divine life. This does not mean that we should go out of the way and seek troubles for ourselves, as some people try to do. We should court neither suffering nor pleasure but seek the Divine alone which is beyond both. Divine Grace may not necessarily remove all our physical miseries and sorrows, but if we have the Grace, we can pass through the fiery ordeal of life successfully, burning the dross in us in the process. This increases our inner purity and spirit of surrender. Blessed are our sufferings if they bring us clearer knowledge and steadier devotion. The more we see life, the more we understand that divine Grace does not necessarily mean removal of our troubles. But it always gives the devotee a wonderful inner poise and strength to face all trials and difficulties, makes us purer , and enables us to feel the Divine Presence which brings an inner peace even in the midst of the greatest sufferings. Real peace is not like sleep. It is a calm state of mind that enables you to remain unmoved in the midst of the troubles and difficulties and be in touch with a vaster Reality. People who constantly seek pleasure and avoid their duties remain stunted. They never attain their full spiritual stature and are unable to utilize the grace that the LORD is ever ready to shower on them. Let us make the best use of the Grace that is already showered on us. Let us make the best use of the time and advantages that we have got instead of complaining about lack of time and disadvantages and , in a spirit of surrender, let us strive for God-Realization. We should strive for more divine Grace and more love for the Divine than for the paltry things of the world which only tend to make us forget God and our spiritual destiny. We should always be in a mod to rush towards God OM HARI TAT SAT
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:50:03 +0000
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