WE MUST BE THANKFUL FOR...

We must be thankful for the offer and willingness to help, not the outcome

We must be thankful for the challenges, not just the successes

We must be thankful for our trials and tribulations, not just our glorious victories

We must be thankful to God for the money we might have today that we didn't have yesterday, and let go of the fact that we did not get the thousand we wanted

We must be thankful to God for the meal we had today, and not dwell on the one we might have dreamed of

We must be thankful to God for the service we have now, and let go of the fact that we did not get the service we wanted or wished we had

We must be thankful to God for that friends that are with us and support us

We must be thankful to God for everything!

Fear not that life may end; fear that life may never begin

Fear not that life may end; fear that life may never begin

We all fear death. Among all our possessions, life is most precious, because without it, we can’t enjoy any other possession. Naturally, we treasure life.

Though we are terrified about losing our life in one stroke to death, we don’t even notice losing our life gradually, moment-by-moment. We willingly, even eagerly, let so many of our moments be dissipated on trivialities and trinkets: trivialities such as gossip and trinkets such as a new gadget.

Bhakti insights revise our understanding of what is worth fearing – not the ending of life because life will inevitably end at the material level. What is worth fearing is that life may never begin, that we may imprudently delay offering our love to Krishna and thereby block the beginning of our real life.

Whenever pride comes in us

Whenever pride comes in us,    

whenever our tendencies become bad,   

when some desires come in us, 

then the easiest method to get rid of them, 

is to tell it to God.  

Within our mind let us say to the Lord “O’  Lord!  See!  See!   desires have come in my mind!  see the state of my mind.  My Lord!  Such tendencies have cropped up in my mind;  resolves have creeped in!  O’  Lord, I am doing your prayer, worship and meditation, people consider me to be your devotee, they regard me as being good, but such is my state !” Just as on having contact with fire, even a piece of black coal begins to shine; because in fact the relation of the coal is with fire itself, but due to being away from the fire, it becomes black. Similarly on having an association with God, all the flaws are eradicated and he begins to shine. He develops an exceptional quality in him; because in fact man’s relationship is with God only. God’s grace makes the impossible, possible. Similarly, “kartumkartumanyathakrtum sarmathah” When one takes the support of the Lord, then what is there to worry about? God does all the work of his devotees who have taken refuge in him.