Rose: Balancing your spiritual and material life...

Rose: Balancing your spiritual and material life...: It takes too much time and energy to keep too many possessions in good order. The truth of the matter is that the more unnecessary "necessit...

Balancing your spiritual and material life...

It takes too much time and energy to keep too many possessions in good order. The truth of the matter is that the more unnecessary "necessities" you have, the less peace you have; and the less your are possessed by possessions, the more happiness you have.
Don't get caught in the machine of the world, it is to exacting . By the time you get what you are seeking your nerves are gone, the heart is damaged, and the bones are aching. But isn't it better to live simply without so many worries? There is no pleasure in driving yourself until you cannot enjoy what you have.

Rose: Inner Peace

Rose: Inner Peace: God is present on the throne of peace within you. Find him there first, and you will find Him in all that is good and meaningful in life, in...

Inner Peace

God is present on the throne of peace within you. Find him there first, and you will find Him in all that is good and meaningful in life, in true friends, in the beauty of nature, in good books, deep thoughts, and noble aspirations. Finding God within you, you will know that whatever in life gives you enduring peace is declaring to you the eternal presence of God, without as well as within. When you know God as peace within, you will realize Him as peace existing in the universal harmony of all things without. Practice meditation regularly and you will drown the distractions and sorrows of daily life.

Rose: Learning the art of mental endurance

Rose: Learning the art of mental endurance: No sensation or mental torture can affect you if the mind is dissociated from it and andchored in the peace and joy of God. Evenminded endu...

Learning the art of mental endurance

No sensation or mental torture can affect you if the mind is dissociated from it and andchored in the peace and joy of God.
Evenminded endurance is called titiksha in Sanskrit. I have practiced this mental neutrality. When you practice such self discipline, your mind becomes impervious to all disturbing circumstances. If you think
 you can't do something, your mind is a slave. Free yourself. Try to rise above disturbances gradually. Endurance is what you must have. Whatever may be your trouble, make a supreme effort to remedy it without worry, and until is is resolved, practice titiksha.
If you are thinking that the winter weather is coming, and your are bound to catch cold, you are not developing mental strength. You have already committed yourself to certain weakness. You must mentally resist. Following commonsense precautions, but  will  not allow worry about it to invite the illness by weakening my mind. This is the right mental attitude, in your heart. sincerely do your best at all times, but without anxiety. Worry only pralyzes your efforts. If you do your best, God will reach down His hand to help you...

Rose: Forgiveness

Rose: Forgiveness: One should forgive, under any injury, says the Mahabharat "It hath been said that the continuation of the species is due to man's being fo...

Forgiveness

 One should forgive, under any injury, says the Mahabharat  "It hath been said that the continuation of the species is due to man's being forgiving.
Forgiveness is holiness, by forgiveness the universe is held together. Forgiveness is the might of the mighty, forgiveness is sacrifice, forgiveness is quiet of mind. Forgiveness and gentleness are the qualities of the Self possessed. They represent eternal Virtue"

Doing things for God is a very personal experience so stisfying

It is when you persistently, selflessly perform every action with love inspired thoughts of God that he will come to you. Then you realized that you are the Ocean of Life, which has become the tiny wave of each life. This is the way of knowing the God through activity.  When in every action you think of Him before you act, while you are performing the action, and after you have finished it, He will reveal Himself to you. You must work, but let God work through you, this is the best part of devotion. If you are constantly thinking that He is walking through your feet, working through your hands, accomplishing through your will, you will know Him. 

This is the surest way to contact Him in the mad rush of present day life.