Wherever there is peace, God exists. If we want to hear His voice, the inner
voice, the true Self, Consciousness, then we need to relax. The inmost
Reality is known by being still. We have to first come to peace of mind,
then the voice of God, the vision of God, the Reality, Consciousness will
emerge. Light is everywhere but we do not see it everywhere; it has to be
seen within first. As long as our minds are beset with many things—thoughts,
impositions, desires, likes and dislikes, our cherished perceptions, our
habituated and conditioned ideas—having peace, seeing Reality will remain a
dream. And without knowing Reality, without knowing the Truth within,
touching the Spirit, life will always be superficial; we will never have
full satisfaction or deeper fulfillment. We cannot touch that Reality unless
our minds are peaceful. And our minds cannot be peaceful on our own terms. |
These two or three virtues make the mind
relaxed and peaceful, and automatically you will develop devotion for the
Lord; you will remember God more. With a disturbed, restless, agitated mind,
if someone tells you, “Just repeat the holy name of God,” you say “Not now;
I’m not in peace at the moment.” When our minds are busy with our own
things, whatever they are, we have our own logic. Mind wants to lose itself
in various things rather than in Him. With a peaceful mind you love the
Lord; you remember Him very well. Natural questions arise: Who am I? What is
Reality? What is this universe all about? What is the reason for my
existence? Otherwise we are beset with food, shelter, clothing, insurance,
medication, telephone and TV. And the further we are from the Reality and
God, the more the miseries, pain, disease, worries and afflictions. The
greater the distance from the sun, the cooler the planet. |