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by Jayaram V
All religions acknowledge that the God is omnipresent and is the ruler as well as
dweller of the whole creation. Since God is present in each and every aspect of
it, it logically follows that the it is divine and sacred and that each and every object in it and each and every aspect of it, including ourselves, the good and the bad, the high and the low, deserve our unconditional love, respect and attention.
If we remember that God is omnipresent and omniscient
and that deep inside us we all have the same inner spirit, we can bring this attitude into our day to day lives and reorient ourselves completely.
We become truly liberated as we are no more bound by the limitations of
our distinct physical personalities. We stop struggling and striving to
prove we are better than others. We stop hankering after things in the
wrong ways. We enjoy what comes to us and ignore what does not belong to
us. We stop taking advantage of other people for personal
gains. We do not suffer from want, fear of loss, greed or envy as we
realize that we are but different aspects of the same reality. We become
more empathetic and sensitive to the love that flows all around us and
learn to share other people's happiness and achievements in non
possessive ways. We become more forgiving, more loving, caring and
giving. We develop equanimity, tolerance and appreciation of life. We
celebrate life independent of our material possessions. and learn to let
go of things, savoring the present moment, sharing the joys and sorrows
of others
as if they are your own. We feel fulfilled as there is nothing
that we truly do not own, no need that needs to be fulfilled, not
achievement that needs to accomplished. We live according to the inner
promptings, guided by the light that shines in all of us.
If the world or circumstances are unkind or unfavorable to us, we need not have to look far for reasons but into ourselves. The world is against us, because we are against each other, in competition with each other, suspicious of each other and cannot visualize and work for a united world. If we want the world to be with us, we need to reconnect ourselves with the world and live in harmony with it, with a sense of gratitude and reverence and with an awareness that you cannot really be happy if a part of your body is sick or disjointed
or if you use your body purely for your selfish desires without any concern for its
well-being.
All religions preach this law. Those who seek the language of harmony and peace in life understand this principle very well and treat every thing in the world with due respect and a sense of sacredness. This law demands that you have to treat every one as how you would want to be treated by others. It enjoins that you develop the vision of oneness of the universe and deal with it accordingly.
Those who observe this law are for ever connected to the presence of Divine with in themselves and with in others. They are connected to the flow of universal love that stems from the Oneness of the universe.
When we accept this world as a true extension of ourselves, we will truly believe that what exists in us also exists outside. We will live with a sense of responsibility and aim to achieve life's goals in harmony with the world, rather than at the expense of others. We will learn to give most of or part of what we will receive.
We do not get mental peace just by going to a Church or temple, but
by sharing and spreading the joy and love which is our true nature. If we are selfish and disconnected, however hard we may try, we cannot experience oneness with God. The love that we block in our hearts also blocks our consciousness to the love that comes from
others. But if we can manage to shake off our petty thoughts and learn
to see our selves in others and others in ourselves, we experience the sacred presence of God
in ourselves and grow in the light of that awareness. We learn to see the world as an aspect of
God and ourselves. We feel connected and united.
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