Happy Gandhi Jayanthi to all of you!
Inline image 2 3.107 Human nature expects to see at least a shadow Of His rewards, When putting effort in His spiritual practices. These expectations Slow down your progress of change, And may even disgust you in wanting to change. At times you may feel cheated of God. At other times, there may be anger and frustration. You may plunge into comparison With another's progress, And experience envy or jealousy Of My attention to another. Each one's spiritual experience will be different, And the attention I give you, Is the only kind of attention you need. Believe Me, you and you only will earn the rewards, When spiritual change within you begins to occur. So wait! Be patient! Do not stress on your time spent to change. Focus instead, On attaining perfection in your efforts. You are not alone in your struggle of change. Your ability to change to Me is My victory. Your faith and patience to change, Is your response to My love. You are not alone in this dream of reality. Yes! It is possible! If not today, not tomorrow - one day! The change will come! The change will occur! Your reality will reveal! Live, not to dream, but to live the dream, To change from you to Me - with Me. From: Sai Darshan by Seema Dewan There are two ways of greeting God. One is the manner of a beginner, of the devotee who is still in the elementary stage. He rhapsodizes, "Lord! “You are the embodiment of mercy, you are the form of bliss, you are all-powerful," and hopes thereby to win God's grace. But the dearer the devotee holds God, the more this distance disappears. It is just as when an old acquaintance visits you, you welcome him with a handshake and smiles are largely artificial. But when an old friend drops in you receive him with an informal hello and show him a seat with a twinkle in your eye and warmth in your heart. In the flood of formal praise, love is mostly absent. In dealing with the personal God, love is the pre-eminent requisite. Therefore, have faith, have patience and do acts of love and service. Love will be rewarded with love a thousand-fold. Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 10, pg. 248 -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
