From Prayer, Meditation and Contemplation by Raghu In the International Haidakhandi Journal, March 2014 Once I asked Shri Vishnu Datt Shastri what he did all the time sitting in the small kutir with Babaji. He answered that he was reading his daily scriptures of Durga & Haidakhandeswari Saptasati. What was Babaji doing while you did that? I asked and he answered: He was listening of course. Every day?, I asked again with great surprise. Yes of course he said, Who do you think is listening to your recitals and prayers when you do them every day? There and then I realised what I had somehow always taken vaguely for granted but never so literally. This realisation brought the divine a lot closer in my prayers from then on, knowing that He really always listens. Prayer, meditation and contemplation are the holy trinity of the spiritual path. While prayer can be seen like talking to the divine, meditation is listening to God and contemplation is bringing the unfathomable to our awareness at our present level of consciousness. As we let go of our preconceived notions, limiting thoughts, attachments, fears and earthly obligations for even a small period each day, we create a vacuum that draws to us our hearts deepest longing. In this sacred space of divine harmony, we attune our consciousness to the vibration of love, and are given insight, guidance, clarity, and direction. Babajis in His public speeches did not particularly promote making time for this on a daily basis. In the daily program He advocated however, a considerable part of the day would be dedicated to this. By daily dedicating space in our day to focus on the divine by our various practices, we are affirming our relationship with IT, which will shine through all we do, until separation will melt away and IT will shine through us. In this process we experience clarity, inspiration, peace of mind and guidance on how to grow and thrive. We find harmony in what we do, in what we love, in how to proceed and we are fully opening ourselves to the boundless beauty of the Divine. There are no new gurus, mantras or practices which can bring you salvation from the outside. You have everything already inside of you. As you are reading this I can assume you have come to Babajis door, and it is now your faith and your practice which will invite you inside. Welcome Home!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:39:23 +0000
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