Rejoice is such a simple word and yet it has such a powerful meaning. What is it that we want? To rejoice or to be upset? If we start by looking at a rose and admiring its beauty, its color and its fragrance, we feel so good. Our heart lightens up. Conversely, we pluck a rose and get pricked by its thorns, we are cross or angry. Read what is said by Abraham Lincoln.
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. Continue reading
Now the festive time is here and the good will season is there for all of us. We are enthusiastically looking forward to each festival and celebration. Are we aware of what the reasons for the festivities are? They are celebrated not only for our joy and delight but to awaken our moral compass. Continue reading
The Bible addresses grief and enables one to have hope and comfort. By reading and understanding the verses, one can apply them to oneself.
Psalm 34:18 states
The Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Yellow is the brightest color in the visual spectrum. It is a favored color and what are the reasons for it. The sun is yellow and sunlight loved by all is golden yellow. It is the easiest color to imagine, it represents happiness and hope. Continue reading
Pain is very necessary.
School yourself in sorrow.
Develop yourself in agony.
Be on the anvil all the time
And let the iron blows
Forge your personality. – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Do we recall the gift God gave us in Jesus? What comes in our minds when we think of Christmas? We worry about our gifts exchange. We think that if our gift is not right, it will be misunderstood. Have we forgotten that we are loved, are never alone and can hope for the future? Continue reading
I am eagerly waiting to see that boy of Vrindavan whose bodily beauty is captivating the whole universe, whose eyes are always bounded by black eyebrows and expanded like lotus petals, who is always eagerly glancing over His devotees and therefore moving slightly here and there.
In order to practice a spiritual life and enjoy the fruit of the sadhana, it must become a part of us. Easter is upon us and we associate it with the material things like gifts and chocolates. Easter is a time of new beginnings and renewal. However it is not only when Easter is approaching that we should think that we should renew ourselves spiritually.
Let us see what we can incorporate in our daily life:
It is not difficult to include these practices. Even if we start with one, we are on the path to welcome Easter and it becomes a way of life for us.
“Lord, we lift our eyes to you. As the sun rises, may this moment stay with us, reminding us to look for the beautiful colors of promise in your word. Lord, we lift our prayers to you. As the dew falls, may we breathe this morning in and know that like the earth, you sustain us, keep us and work within us always.”
Aim Hrim Klim
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