Divine Messages - 25 : God Spoke To Me by Elieen Caddy - Life - 1/2

An extract from the book “God Spoke To Me” by Elieen Caddy – Section “Life”

·         THE LIVING FORCE - I AM always there, like the breath that keeps your body alive. Become aware of Me all the time. I AM the living force within your being. I AM Life.

·         THE LIMITLESSNESS OF ME - Become aware that your whole being is filled with My divine Light and Love and Wisdom, that I AM within you, as I AM within every individual. This tremendous power lies dormant within every soul, like a mighty giant. When each soul becomes aware of the truth, the giant stirs in his slumbers and slowly awakens. The tremendous power within is gradually released. There is nothing to fear. See that this power is constantly directed and guided by Me, and never used for the self. When wrongly used, it has to be withdrawn. It may only be used by those who are completely dedicated to Me and to My work. Slowly you begin to understand those words which you have known since childhood: "I and My Father are One". You begin to accept the wonder and truth of them, that I AM within you, that I work through you, that you are My hands and feet, that all I have is yours. This is a breath taking thought and it becomes like a mighty fire within you. You feel the limitlessness of Me; I you understand why you have to expand. You understand why this three-dimensional living can no longer contain or satisfy you, because you seek My limitlessness. I cannot be confined, I AM All and that All is within you. This is something to ponder over. Let it sink in. Glory in it. I AM Life, and you live and move and have your being in Me and I in you.

·         LIFE IS NEVER STATIC - Like the waves of the sea, there is always movement. You move ahead onwards and upwards... and all is as clear as crystal. You are uplifted, you are aware of Me. I AM your all and you know perfection. Suddenly, unexpectedly, you find yourself moving further and further up. Everything becomes clear. Life becomes joyous. There is a purpose and a plan in life. This is where faith and belief are essential. Constant movement is necessary. Every time you make that forward surge, it is stronger, more powerful, and you reach ever greater heights. It is gathering impetus to push you further into those realms of reality where all is Light. I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life. Do My Will.

·         THIS SPIRITUAL LIFE - This spiritual life can be likened to the birth of a baby, which goes in stages. There is expansion going on all the time until the final stage when the baby is ready to be born. The less resistance there is, the less pain. It is not all easy, it is not all pleasant, but the goal is so wonderful, so glorious, that it is all worthwhile. So keep your eye on the goal and know that I AM with you always, even unto the end of time. My peace I give you all. Rest in it when you are weary and the burden seems too heavy. Accept My gifts with praise and thanksgiving.

·         LIVING IN THE NEW - Living in the New calls for constant change, constant alertness, no routine nor ruts! Every time you make a change into the New, you grow more in stature. You need patience, perseverance, love and deep understanding, but they are qualities which I am ready to help you with when you ask for them. So ask constantly. Living in the New is not just something to be talked about. It calls for action, for conscious awareness that you are really doing this, especially to begin with. When you are learning to work something new... driving a car for example... you are aware of every part of it. You constantly have to think of what you are doing, of what your next move is, of what others on the road are doing, whether you are doing the right thing. At times you wonder if you will ever master the art. As you persevere and gain more confidence, you find that you can master it with fewer and fewer mistakes. So it is with living in the New. Every new action and change is an effort, but as you go boldly ahead seeing the joy of it, gaining greater confidence, learning from your mistakes, determined to move on and never slip back, it comes. It really comes. My child, and you begin to know the wonder of it until you have gained complete mastery.

·         MY WORD IS THE BREAD OF LIFE - My Word is the Bread of Life. Therefore, whenever you are hungry, be still and receive of the Bread of Life which gives life eternal. Many wonders will be seen with the physical eye, but even greater wonders by the eye of the Spirit. This is barred from none, but the desire must be great. 

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Eileen Caddy’s Web Site – findhorn.org

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Also posted on-line at http://paarshad.blogspot.com.   Previous messages can also be read at the same blog.

Divine Messages – 24 : Say Thank You, It's Healthy !

Say Thank You, It's Healthy ! by Dada J P Vaswani - Appeared in Speaking Tree supplement of Times Of India on March 19, 2011

Be in gratitude always. Your heart expands and it strengthens the immune system, says Dada J P Vaswani

Last month, we celebrated February 18-24 as Thanksgiving Week, but how I wish we all celebrate each day as Thanksgiving Day.

·         I asked my Master once: “When difficulties come, what do you do?” He smiled and said, “I thank the Lord!”

·         I asked him again: “When you are ill, and have suffering and pain, what do you do?” The answer was still the same: “I thank the Lord!”

·         I asked the third time: “When you are passing through the storm of life, what do you do?” Again, he said: “I thank the Lord!”

·         Let us thank the Lord in all conditions and circumstances of life. In illness and in adversity, let the words, “Thank you, God,” be on our lips all the time.

Whenever I tell people about the ‘thanksgiving therapy’, they invariably ask what therapeutic value can thanksgiving have. “We don’t see any connection between health and thanksgiving,” they say. I simply tell them, “When you thank God or thank a fellow human being, your heart expands. This strengthens the immune system.”

According to medical research reports, positive emotions like love and gratitude actually enhance the immune system, which shields the body against attack from disease and illness. Our attitude and our psychological condition have a direct bearing on our immune system. Positive feelings of gratitude and joy release endorphins into the blood stream, which are the body’s natural painkillers. They stimulate dilation of the blood vessels and relax the cardiac muscles, strengthening the body’s capacity to resist disease and aid recovery.

On the other hand, negative emotions such as anger, grief and bitterness are known to dump high levels of adrenaline in the blood. This constricts flow of blood into the heart. It slows down the movement of white blood cells which fight disease and strengthen our immunity system. 

In other words, gratitude releases ‘happy’ hormones into our system helping us to live longer and healthier lives. Gratitude may not cure you of cancer, but it will definitely make you feel better! Whenever you feel tired, dispirited, discouraged and are unable to cope, just thank the Lord for being there with you. Slowly, ‘God energy’ will replace negative thoughts, making you positive and whole!

How does thanksgiving heal and strengthen you? When you focus on the feeling called gratitude, you start thinking about all that is good and positive in your life. Since, all that is good and positive emanates from God, the person who practises thanksgiving therapy allows powerful positive forces in the world to flow into him, and draw strength and healing therefrom. It is, in fact, akin to being connected with a powerful spiritual dynamo.

An expression of gratitude acts like a mental and spiritual tonic. When you are thankful, you affirm God’s goodness and grace. It makes us receptive to the Lord’s blessings. And we find that good things come to pass in our life.

Have you had a bad day? Thank the Lord it’s over — thank Him for helping you cope with it while it lasted. When we do this, defeats are turned to victories, as we imbibe strength from our struggles. 

Sadhu Vaswani Mission Web Site - sadhuvaswani.org

Divine Messages – 23 : Humanity suffers from illusions - Greatest of them is Death

Humanity suffers from illusions - Greatest of them is Death ! by Dada J P Vaswani - Appeared in Speaking Tree post on June 21, 2011

Let me quote an incident from the Life of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa. When he passed away on the night of 15th August, 1883 at the age of fifty, his wife Sharadamani, who is regarded as the Holy Mother, felt that she had become a widow and had no right to wear the bangles on her arms. In those days widows were not supposed to wear any bangles on their arms. She had worn these bangles at the age of five when she had got married to Sri Ramakrishna who was twenty three at that time. In the meantime her wrists had grown. She could not take her bangles off. She applied soap and other things but the bangles wouldn’t slip out of arms. She said to herself, ‘’I have no choice but to break these bangles.’’ She took a hammer in hand to break them and when she was about to strike she heard a voice. It was the voice of Sri Ramakrishna and she heard him say, ‘’Sharda, what are you doing? I have not died. I have but passed from one room to another.’’

That is what death is. Only a movement from one room to another. Death to me is very much like sunset…The sun appears to set, but you know that the sun never sets. What is sunset here is sunrise elsewhere.

What is death here is birth somewhere else. Death should be taken as a ‘connect’ between this world and the next. And to such next which is better, nobler, happier and more beautiful, more radiant than this world also.

We do not really need to have any fear of death. Accept it as a passing phase and to empower yourself with strength of facing it, sing the name of God. Sing it with every breath that you take in and send out. As you sing the name, breathe out the aspiration, ‘’The sea is vast my skiff is small; But Thy name I know will take me across!’’

As you sing the name in love and in faith, all fear of death will vanish from your heart as mist before the rising sun. You will learn to look upon death as a bridge between you and your beloved. And thus you will long for the day when you may be called upon to cross the bridge. And you will exclaim in the words of St. Francis, ‘’Welcome, sister death’’! Death then will lose its sting. Death will become a door entering which you may behold the beauteous face of the Beloved and abide in His presence forever and ever more!

Lastly to summarize the path to deliverance from death I say we must take note of three truths:-

·          One, know that transient are all earthly things and forms.

·          All that you see around you, will, one day- perish. - Everything carries within it the seed of decay. The potter makes earthen vessels: They must all break, one day. Such is the life of man. A man lives a hundred years or longer, yet must he, one day depart. The rich and the poor, the young and the old, the wise and the unwise are subject to death. This too you should know that there is no escape. When the hour arrives, not all the armies of kings and conquerors can save you from death. So it is that while friends and relatives helplessly look on and shed tears, their dearly loved ones are snatched away by death.

·         With this knowledge the wise do not grieve over the dead. - Grief and lamentation do not bring the dead to life. Rather they add to our suffering and rob us of our richest treasure - peace of mind. The wise ones aspire to peace. They grieve not, nor do they lament. They walk the way of acceptance. They accept whatever comes - discomfort, disease, death and thus overcome suffering and sorrow. And having overcome sorrow, freed they enter into the peace that defies description. They are the truly blessed ones.

           

Sadhu Vaswani Mission Web Site - sadhuvaswani.org

Divine Messages – 22 : Words of Wisdom

Some words of wisdom by Dada J P Vaswani.

·         It is always to grow in the spirit of forgiveness. But we must also learn to forget. Instead of going through many wrongs that may have happened to us in the past, let us forget them all and live in the present.

·         If you would be happy, make others happy. The happiness that goes out of you to others comes back to you, such is the law. Therefore, do at least one good deed of service every day.

·         Both rain and sunshine are needed to make a rainbow. Both joy and sorrow are needed to make life truly beautiful and colourful. Accept rain and sunshine… Joy and Sorrows… As the Lord’s blessing.

·         To be happy, we need to forget many things. We must learn the art of forgetting.

·         Every problem is a challenge. Do not seek to run away from it. Face it with courage and faith and walk like a man.

·         How many times should I forgive? I am tired of forgiving. Forgive as many times as you would wish God to forgive you.

·         Happiness does not depend on what happens to us but on how we react to what happens to us. Always choose to be happy.

Sadhu Vaswani Mission Web Site - sadhuvaswani.org