Messages Golden 301 to 350

 

GM-301

 

“WE MUST HAVE WHOLE-HEARTED DEVOTION, IF WE WOULD ESTABLISH OUR CONNECTION WITH THE HIGHEST”

 

O’ Master,

 

Divine Master, Heart, proof of Thy unceasing care I find in every turn of life

With many arms dost Thou shield me

With many hearts dist Thou love me;

With many minds dost Thou guide me to the road of safety

 

It is indeed a great blessing when we realize the emptiness of the vanities of the world and our utter helplessness, and turn to Him with our whole heart.  Pray that a new awakening may come in your heart and make you steadfast and faithful to your Ideal.  If you depend solely on the higher resources and put all your devotion into your task, you can accomplish anything.  Intuition and feeling are our safeguards.  We better ourselves only as we make our connection with the abiding Essence of our existence.  Everyone should know this.

 

Devotion and faithfulness are the two main qualifications that we should conquer in spiritual practice.  These two qualities will definitely help us to internalize Him at the earliest.  Internalization is the permanent connection that we make with Him.  This eternal connection is the cause of His protection and we should not forget it.  We have bodily connection with our relatives and friends.  But He is connected with our soul.  Once He is connected permanently, our needs are taken care of by Him with fullest protection.  When we feel that My Master is more important to us, we will be in front of Him the moment He remembers us.  Our remembrance on Him is always there.   It is our real fortune, when we get His call.  We should not miss it.  If it is not yet happened, we shall wait for it.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

In this hour communion I lift up my prayer unto Thee

Make it living and vibrant

Fill me with spiritual longing

That I may gain access to the Unlimited and Eternal

Thy love enfolds me;

What need have I aught but Thy blessed Presence and thy unfailing love.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-302

 

“REMEMBER: HUMILITY, LOVE AND TOLERANCE EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY”

 

O’ Master,

 

He who is alike in praise and blame, is silent, content with everything, homeless, steady minded, such a devoted soul is dear to ‘Me’. Those who follow this immortal teaching as declared by ‘Me’ and who are possessed with faith, regarding ‘Me’ as the Supreme Goal, such devotees are exceedingly dear to ‘Me’. ……………… Bhagavad-Gita.

 

When our heart is humble, then we never quarrel or criticize; we only love, and love ever breeds tolerance.  Without humility, love and tolerance, we cannot be in harmony.  Try to cultivate these three with tireless spirit.  When we succeed in keeping our mind in tune, in intuitive rhythm, then, whatever difficulties may overtake us, nothing can thwart us.

 

Practicing saintly qualities is little difficult, because we never wanted to become a saint.  Anyone can become either richer or richest in the material world, irrespective of his mental purity.  But to become an advance saint in the spiritual world is difficult for a material person.  Spiritual practice is to become richest in the saintly qualities.  This richness that anyone has attained is his permanent possession. Nobody can steal it.  With these qualities of a saint, we must try to reform the society.  A saint is away from the society but he is capable of working in the society like a water drop rolling over a lotus leaf.  He is not afraid of the society, but loves the people.  Most of us praise a saint because of his positive qualities, but dare to become like him, because of the fear from the society.  A society of selfish people cannot understand a saint, because he is not selfish.  A selfless person can easily identify and understand selfish people but not the reverse.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-tender Master of mine, I bring Thee yearning heart;

Make it lowly, forgiving and gentle

May I feel sympathy with all living things?

May my whole life be imbued with Thy Divine Tenderness?

And may each hour of this day be filled with loving acts and loving words.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

                                                           

GM-303

 

“IF YOU MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH INFINITUDE,

YOU WILL NEVER BE HURT OR UNHAPPY”

 

O’ Master,

 

On the lonely trail of my life as I walk alone

How oft I feel distressed and desolate

Stranded and helpless I look for my course

Only the trailing light of Thy garment ever leads me on to follow Thee

 

We want help, but we close the only avenue through which help can come.  We have to be empty of self before higher influences can enter into us.  Whenever we act according to our self-will we are thwarted.  What people may say or do to you does not matter, if the contact with your Source is open and clear.  Infinitude is an attribute of the soul.  We perceive ‘It’ thorough purity, through our fervor, through our power of discrimination.

 

Through our sincere love, we must try to enter into the vast heart of our Divine Master.  It is the infinitude that we are searching so far.  His heart is like a cushion pad, where we never get hurt.  Living in His heart gives a condition of quietude & tranquility.  Once anyone starts enjoying the stay in His heart, he never wants to leave it.  It is the bliss that we never experienced in our life.  Neither he is happy nor unhappy.  This condition is away from both happiness and unhappiness.  Once we are in happiness, we are worried about unhappiness.  His tender heart is the softest for the person who loves Him.  Once we lose our negative side, we become entitled to enter His heart.  It seems to be very hard, when we look from outside.  Internalize Him, and then we will understand His love and gentleness. His words of truth may be harsh, but it becomes so soft, once we accept Him in toto.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou eternal One, do Thou reveal Thyself to me in Thy glory,

That I may learn to trust in Thee more fully,

And give myself up more wholly unto Thee

May I never fail to hear Thy Voice?

May I never close the door to Thy Approach?

May I open my heart wide to Thy Divine Influence?

And seek all my help from Thee alone.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-304

 

“WE LIVE TRULY WHEN WE LIVE IN THE DIVINE MASTER.

 WE WALK STEADILY WHEN WE GIVE OUR HAND TO HIM.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Come hither, O friend, I shall tell thee the secret of this unknown land,

Let us shut the outer gates and the inner doors

Have no fear or doubt, for the strange Guide to this unknown land is marvelous wise

He knoweth our unacted acts nay, even our unformed thoughts,

Our life’s pulsation and every heart-string in His grasp.

 

We are all children of Divinity and we all have the same right to go to the Divine for help.  We all belong equally to the Supreme Power.  Master takes us as we are. I we must go to Him as His children. I we must go to Him with the feeling that we are related to Him.  Does a tender parent chide is a child for falling down He does not rebuke us for blundering; all He wants is that we do not give up.

 

Living with Him and living in Him has got little difference.  Living with Him helps to get His guidelines from the physical Master.  When we continuously follow His instructions, we will reach in His heart to live in Him.  We start with simple spiritual practice to gain purity, and this purity only helps us to continue our practice further to internalize Him.  Once we start experiencing His presence in us, we become steady in our life, forgetting all our worries and difficulties.  We must achieve a living condition with Him without desires.  Desires are the hurdles in spiritual life.  It never allows us to proceed further in the spiritual journey.   How to lose the desires?  It may be difficult that desires are only helping them to live in this world.  Desires are heavy weights which always trouble us in our life.

It cannot give truth and love.  It gives competitiveness in us and an attitude of comparison.  Give your hand and retain His hands to serve you better.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou Effulgent Master, redeem and restore me

May Thy light guide and protect me

May it surround me and abide ever in my consciousness

Thou art the Light of the Universe

Thou art the Light of my life

Shine with Thy full effulgence on my path

That I may walk with Thee in peace and safety.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-305

 

“WHEN WE TRUST WHOLLY IN THE INFINITE DIVINE MASTER,

WE CEASE TO BE SMALL.  OUR BLINDNESS AND OUR DEAFNESS ARE REMOVED.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Strange way is this mystic way-

And more strange without a Guide

Poor wayfarers oft are stranded and sit at its very gate, not knowing it is there,

One who leads thee through its mysterious doors is thy Spirit Friend

Trust Him with all thy heart.

 

The point of contact with Him can come only when we are in rhythm with the Divine.  This being of ours can be tuned to such perfect unison with Him that it will move at all times in harmony with Him.  Also we can become so out of tune that all we do will be out of rhythm with everything in life.  When we realize our true nature, we gain contact with Infinitude and the spirit of surrender awaken in our heart.  Love & Surrender makes Him responsible for lifting us further.

 

We are totally blind today as far as the Truth is concerned.   This Truth can be shown only by an advanced spiritual person, who has realized it.  This truth can be realized by loving the realized one.

It is very easy to test someone as realized or not.  Basically His presence gives peace in the beginning..  Living with Him gives us tremendous courage.  This condition gives a fearless-ness in our life. Next we start losing our prejudice and hatred towards others and start loving them.  If all these conditions are attained because of His guidelines, we can trust Him.  He is the right person to take us in our further spiritual journey to attain the advance stages like Truth Realization, Attaining Wisdom and Practising Righteousness. Realized persons never do any worship, pujas or other rituals, since He himself is living in Truth.  For attaining all these conditions, we may have to surrender to Him unconditionally.  Sincere spiritual practice along with following His guidelines will definitely lead us to advance stages in spirituality. Forget Him not but forget yourself.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

The Supreme Master is my Companion and Guide

The Supreme Master is my Friend and Protector

The Supreme Master is my Support and Helper

I lift my heart and thought to Him in lowly trust,

Asking that He make me more and more one with Him in my life and action.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-306

 

“ONE WHO IS MIGHTY IN THE MIGHT OF THE DIVINE MASTER OR GOD-WITHIN, EVIL DOES NOT TOUCH HIM”

 

O’ Master,

 

When Thou dost withdraw from me, my heart grows faint with fear and loneliness

Without Thy grace my life is an empty vessel that I carry day and night

What joy have I when Thou, Source of my joy, art far from me?

What peace can I have when Thy absence rends my soul with anguish?

 

As long as we live confined to the physical, there is no getting away from evil and misfortune.  The only way a man can escape from evil is to transcend bodily consciousness.  What is evil?  How can we have a point of contact with it unless we give it?  If we have found our point of contact with God-within, no evil can overtake us.  The man who makes the Divine Master his source of supply will always flourish in this world.

 

This world has both good and evil elements.  In spite of knowing the evil people, you are forced to stay with them sometimes.  These evil minded people may be your family members, friends, colleagues or anyone else who are associated with you. Their wrong advices and guidelines may misguide you and may lead to disaster. But you become powerless to get away from them.  Spirituality will help you in this occasion.  The power that you get from your My Master is tremendous and makes these people away from you without their knowledge.  Nobody can touch you or think of doing evil to you.   The Divine Master protects you all the times, through your My Master.  For this, you have to internalize the Beloved Master with a propensity to surrender.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Grant, O Thou Infinite One, that I may never place my faith in the perishable,

That I may never fix my heart on the ephemeral and fleeting

May I never seek my comfort or happiness in the material world?

Help me to live my life wholly in Thy great Life

And merge my being in Thy Divine Being.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-307

 

“AN ACT OF SURRENDER IS AN ACT OF THANKSGIVING”

 

O’ Master,

 

Bounty of this world only makes my heavy heart heavier,

Now I pray unto Thee with my naked soul, hiding nothing from Thee,

That Thou dost show me Thy tender mercy

And abide with me ever and forever.

 

We cannot help but lift our hearts in gratitude to the One who has given us so much.  We revolve in His safe-keeping, whether we have much or little, in difficult moments or in moments of exuberance.  In our dark moments we need most to maintain our association with Him.  We all have cause to be thankful to that One from whom our life flows, from whom we receive all blessings and inspiration.  No man can have fullest measure of happiness until he has related himself with the Source of all.  It is the fullest blessing to be able to remain in constant mindfulness of the Master.

 

It is a tough task as far surrender is concerned.  The ‘I’ in us never allow us to surrender.  Through our regular spiritual practice, we increase our purity of mind to invite our beloved Master into our heart.  The inclination to invite Him happens only when we start losing our ‘I’, otherwise it is not possible.  The moment He enters in us, our mentality will change totally and will become positive in our life.  This internalization helps to surrender to Him unconditionally.  When He starts coming inside, our negative ‘Ego’ begins to lose its grip and at last surrender takes place without our knowledge.  Then we understand, this surrender is because of Him, otherwise it is not humanly possible.  We thank Him for His magnanimity and love.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

I lift my heart to the Divine Master in silent supplication

May He fill it with thankfulness for all His Blessings?

He is the Guiding Power of my soul,

May I learn to offer up my life to Him without reserve?

He is my shelter and unfailing protection,

May I look to Him for safe-keeping and guidance?

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-308

 

“WHEN WE GAIN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A SPIRITUAL PRESENCE WITHIN,

 A NEW SENSE OF TRUST, SECURITYAND SURRENDER AWAKEN IN OUR HEART”

 

O’ Master,

 

Oft I sit by thee when thou dreamest thy fancies and seest me not.

I do not wake thee from the slumbering, but only watch thee with my eye of love

Sweet child, when thy heart is ripe, thou with know there is no waste of time either waiting or watching for love.

 

An abiding sense of an inner Presence of the Divine Master not only helps us, it enables us to help others.  Amidst turmoil and confusion we seek outer remedies, but these are never lasting.  We must go to the very root of our being and find our connection with the inner Master. Then alone shall we come in contact with that upon which we can lean and in which we can trust.

 

Every human has his consciousness called Human Consciousness.  This consciousness is connected with the material world and not spiritual.  When we enlighten ourselves through a vibrant spiritual practice and a Powerful Master, our inner consciousness begins to function.  For the persons who are connected with Cosmic Energy or Brahman, this consciousness is called The Nature Consciousness and if it is connected with the Divine Energy, it is called Beyond the Nature Consciousness. This consciousness becomes our inner guide with the help of our Divine Master.  All our trepidation will vanish and a bright future will be in front of us.  When we internalize our Divine Master, we experience the same Consciousness and we will understand that both the Consciousnesses are the same.  Realizing our beloved Master leads to this condition at the earliest.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou unfailing Master of life and power and love,

Thou art the sure protection in all affliction and trial,

Thou art my one safe Shelter

I take refuge in Thee

Draw me close to Thy Divine Heart

And may I live in constant communion with Thy Holy Spirit.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-309

 

“LOVE, SUBMISSION, TRUTH AND OBEDIENCE, THESE FOUR FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE”

 

O’ Master,

 

The wound of separation from Thee remains ever fresh in my heart

I pray not for its healing;

Its sacred pain doth sanctify my life every hour

Thou art my unfailing blessing

 

If we can learn to wait our turn with ungrudging patience and watchful vigil, we shall find our amazement that the long hours of day and night, winter and spring, autumn and summer, are pleasant pastimes for the soul, to renew and refresh it.  Does not Nature hold before us the picture of restoration and renewal? We all possess within us the seed of spiritual fruition.  Whether it is quickened depends upon us.  If we neglect to water and care for it, it will shrivel and die.  We must nurture and foster it, then it will grow and bear abundant fruit.

 

Every human being is sufficiently possessed with the qualities required for spiritual practice.  We are not tapping it.  Who does not like love?  If we like love, we also know how to love.  Then where is the problem?  The negative Ego is the real cause.   It never allows surrendering.  It does not motivate to be obedient.  It does not want Truth. When we succeed in killing the negative side of us, we get access to these qualities.  Every human being wants freedom & freedom from all the corners.  Freedom is fully available for a person who surrenders himself.  After surrendering everything, where is the burden in him or the fear of detention.  Fear of punishment, fear of future, fear of losing; all these vanish once anyone surrenders to Him.  We can be very much obedient to our beloved Master.  We can love Him all the times.  Our life will be in His hands.  Then where is the problem?  We can definitely do it.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O My Divine Master, my entire being rests in Thee

I offer up to Thee my prayer and my thought in humble adulation

Infuse my heart with a new sense of safety

When Thou art absent from my thought, my soul suffers

Stay Thou ever near me.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-310

 

“THE PHYSICAL IS ONLY A GARB.  MAN WEARS THIS AT HIS PLEASURE

AND SHOULD NOT BE THWARTED BY IT”

 

O’ Master,

 

Lord, I called unto Thee in agony of soul, but Thou didst not hear me.

I sought Thee with heavy heart, but Thou didst not come

“My child, I came, but Thine eyes were blinded by grief-

Thou couldst not see Me;

And thy heart was senseless with sorrow,

Hence thou couldst not feel My touch”

 

There is a spiritual type of man.  This is the type we admire and look up to.  It is the type we find in seers, mystics, Saviors and prophets.  How do they differ from us?  They have a finer, more transparent quality.  When a window is neglected, the glass becomes covered with dirt and dust and lacks transparency.  But when the dust is removed, light comes through.  So it is with us.  When the dust of doubt, selfishness and self-bondage is wiped off, our heart and mind become clear and shining.

 

This physical body is precious.  Without this, spiritual practice is impossible.  Before leaving this body, we must finish our spiritual journey.  Journey should start immediately after birth.  Our body grows automatically, adding age after age without our notice. What about the soul?  Does it expand?

Many of us are least bothered about it.  First of all, we do not know that the soul or spirit within can expand and start spiritual journey.  There may not be proper guidelines to understand this Truth. We miss many opportunities in our life in finding a real guide to take us towards the ‘Infinite’ generating a spiritual journey.  If opportunities do not come, we have to search for it.  If we are born spiritual, guide will come in search of us.  We should not neglect the guide who voluntarily comes forward to help us.

Our inner light should shine to give light to our surrounding, transforming others.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the All-loving Master pour His healing, strengthening influence on my life?

May He wash it clean and free it of all blemish?

May He help me to live in harmony with my spiritual nature?

And transcend all the limitation of mind and body.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-311

 

“IF WE HAVE A LIGHT, IT MUST SHINE FORTH”

 

O’ Master,

 

Let me read this holy script without the glare of mortal light,

For I see its subtle beauty more vividly by soul’s softer glow

Let me sing this unaccompanied by all other instruments of music

For I can follow better the one unmingled note.

 

What the world needs is the inner light.  Fulfillment of life does not come when a man carries a heavy weight of materialism. You cannot buy happiness; you cannot buy peace.  The greatest possession is this inner light.  Reveal that in your daily living, in every expression of life,; then you will find unending happiness and will give something definite and real to the world.  When you have cleansed your inner house, you will radiate something which will throw light upon everything in your path.

 

Spiritual training is to acquire spiritual qualities in you.  These spiritual qualities in you should be utilized to the rest of the world selflessly.  The selfless person shines in the midst of selfish persons. If everyone becomes selfless in this world, the entire nature shines with glory. But it never happens.  This world contains both positive and negative.  We as saints should spread our light with selfless motive, so that the positive people in this world start getting help from us.  This light is so sacred; no negative people can visualize it or experience it.  The best quality that a spiritual person possesses is the asset to the good and selfless people in this universe.  If anyone becomes selfless because of the contact of a advanced spiritual person, he also becomes eligible to attain the benefits.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Supreme Master pour the light of His Divine radiance through my heart and soul

May I shine with His Glory?

And shed forth His Divine Light

May that Light brighten the path of the desolate and afflicted?

May my whole life be a light to my fellow-men?

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-312

 

“BY LIFE IN DIVINE MASTER, WE OVERCOME ALL WEAKNESS”

 

O’ Master,

 

When I hold Thy Hand and look on Thy smiling Face

My heart is filled with childish confidence

And I think that Thou couldst never hide from me again

When Thou dost hide from me

I am powerless to find Thee

 

We do not grasp Infinitude by alertness of mind.  It comes rather the opposite way.  We resign, we surrender.  When we do this, the true picture comes in the mind.  Our hands and feet can work efficiently only when they are directed by a higher intelligence, so we accomplish very little unless we are under the guidance of a Higher Power.  There is only one Doer, but we forget.  It is He who is working through us.  There is an unfailing Power that works in us.  When we are in right avenues, nothing will be lacking.

 

Most of us lead an unbalanced life without knowing how to balance.  We have desires, ambition and goal to achieve.  When these do not happen, we have disappointments.  These disappointments lead us to depression and worries.  Worries give stress and tension.  All are connected to ‘me’ only and not Him, who simply a witness for everything.  Why do not we become the witness and make Him to act on behalf of me?  Then where is the question of ‘my desires’, ‘my ambition’ and my ‘goal’? There are no failures or success.  There cannot be any disappointment in life, since ‘me’ in me is not doing anything.  The real surrender brings our Divine Master in our heart to act on behalf of us.  We become stronger to face the life and we start enjoying the life.  Love gives us the power of internalization and internalization will lead to surrender.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Divine Master! Thou art the Reality of my life;

Thou art the Storehouse from which I draw my strength;

Thou art the Source of all my power

Without Thee I cannot speak or think or act

I give myself unto Thee

Do with me what Thou wilt.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-313

 

“WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE LED”

 

O’ Master,

 

It is best that Thou dost hold my hand and lead me where’er Thou deemest

I shall follow Thee now with unfaltering faith

How oft in my searchings have I been distracted and delayed!

Do Thou hold me now by Thy gentle Hand,

I am always in Thy holy keeping.

 

There are moments in our life when we like to be led; but there are others when we are rebellious. A wise man always wants to be led and this desire does not spring from defeat.  In our lack of wisdom and in our lack of the sense of proportion we resist the great Power that is behind us and we are broken by it.  When we are ready to be led, what a solace it is to the soul!

 

Everyone in this world should have a guide in the initial life to become a guide by himself.  Unless otherwise we are led by someone, we do not know how to lead others.  This leader of ours teaches discipline, love, righteousness etc. to become a real human being.  Our beloved Master always guides us throughout our life, until we become a leader by ourself.  He not only leads us but also takes care of us like a father.  When we understand that we are His children, we start experiencing His innocent divine love.  This love does not have any conditions or any expectations.  A good leader never depends upon His followers, but the followers always depend upon Him.  This independent dependency of each and every follower is understood by the beloved Master and individual guidance is given depending upon the situation.  We must be proud of ourselves for being led by our beloved Master.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

The compassionate Master, make my faith in Thy beneficence as unfaltering

That I shall lay whole life in Thy Hand

And feel unbroken trust in Thee even at the darkest hour

Thou healest the wounds of the heart

Thy Divine touch brings joy and peace

Teach me complete surrender,

That I may drop from my grasp the fleeting objects of this world

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-314

 

“YOUR START DETERMINES YOUR DAY”

 

O’ Master,

 

Torch of faith He will give thee, and a staff of Endurance

When thou art thus equipped and set on this mystic road,

The hidden will be disclosed before the torch of Faith;

All darkness and dangers will cease to be.

 

One type of person begins the day reluctantly; another type rises up with vitality, with a song in his heart, joyful that a new dawn has come.  We must approach the day thoughtfully, since what we do in the early morning fixes the temperature for the hours which follow.  We must not waste our time in idle talking and laughing.  Exuberance is good, but too much of it disturbs the balance.  We can be joyous without losing our equilibrium.  The whole day will be in rhythm when we begin it with peaceful, tranquil mind.

 

When you think of your beloved Master, you forget to think about you.  The moment you get up from your bed, you must experience your Master’s presence in you.  Then the start of your day begins with

Liveliness and Enthusiasm.  You should suggest that every action of yours is done by Him.  Simple remembrance is sufficient.  If ‘I’ is coming in your actions and thoughts, your day may be good or bad depending upon the circumstances.  But if you remember Him in all your actions and transactions, you will experience only good, though the incidents may look bad for others.  Why should you not utilize Him all through your life?  His availability is free, if you free the ‘I’ from yourself.  If your ‘I’ is working in you, your experiencing Him may be little difficult.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Giver of all peace and blessing make this day peaceful and wholly consecrated to Him

May His Presence sustain me at every hour?

At the time of loneliness and discouragement,

May I turn to Him with trusting heart?

And look to Him for all my needs and inspiration.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-315

 

“BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO LET GO, WE BAR OUR WAY TO HAPPINESS.”

 

O’ Master,

 

What makes there no lonely, friend?

One is always lonely in the crowd; yea, and more lonely alone, with thought of self

But when one’s thought is lost in the Beloved,

One is never lonely in crowd or alone.

 

To whom comes the light?  Not to one who is aggressive, who puts himself first always.  If we only can remember what we are, what our relation with the foundation of life is, we are safe. Then whatever we do will be in accord with our higher intuitions.  Not by thinking of the world shall we solve the problems of the world.  We must step aside.  We must step out of ourselves.  Man himself prevents the solution of his problems.

 

It is a fact that your Master does not bother whether you stand as No.1 or not.  He bothers only when you do not allow others to come up.  Competition never helps anyone to get the help from the Master.  Quality of a saint is to encourage others to become the First and enjoying on the enjoyment of others. Material people think that their Ranks are only going to help them in their life and they compete with others to attain it.  They sometimes demotivate their own friend or colleague from coming to No.1.  Everyone can become the First in internalizing our beloved Master.  There need not be any competition.  In spiritual journey, nobody can become the First, because He is the First always and we are the followers on his leadership.  But when He is fully available in us, everyone can become the First.  In this situation, the practitioner would have completed his spiritual journey and his Master starts.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Unchanging Eternal Master, lift my hands from changing things

And fasten them to Thy Eternal treasures,

Free my thought from attachment to the perishable

And tie it to the everlasting

Cure me of the fever of struggle for the finite

And teach me to find all my happiness and peace in Thy Infinitude.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-316

 

“DIVINE MASTER GIVES US MORE THAN WE ASK FOR; WE HAVE ONLY TO LEAVE OURSELVES IN HIS LOVING, PROTECTING HANDS”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou and world, I and mine—

All these thoughts arise;

But when I am alone with Thee

And no thought hinders my soaring soul,

I find all and

All I find in Thee

 

The Divine Master never fails towards His children.  As long as we depend on our changeable lower nature we are constantly shifting and unstable.  We cannot help matters by giving way to anxiety.  Ours is to trust in Him and do as well as we can.  His care is untiring and always wisely given.  He never fails to know our need and to meet it.  Surrender to the Divine Master gives us something which we do not find in the ordinary walks of life.

 

If you feel that your Master is outside, you may have to request Him for your needs.  Once you are succeeded in finding Him inside, your appeals and requests lose its strength on its own.  He is most powerful in your heart rather than outside.  Anything concerned to you can be intervened only when He is inside.  Working from outside is very difficult.  Bring Him inside at the earliest by surrendering everything to Him.  Keeping anything for yourselves, may create block for His entering into your heart.   Practice Love and realize the Truth.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-blessed One, I am Thy servant; I am thy child;

I am nothing apart from Thee

I can do or say nothing except as Thou makes me to speak or act,

I am only an instrument in Thy Hands.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-317

 

“UNTIL WE LEARN TO TRUST WHOLLY IN OUR DIVINE MASTER,

 WE CANNOT EXPRESS OUR HIGHEST”

 

O’ Master,

 

I am always near Thee

Thou needst never call Me aloud,

I hear the silent whisper of thy soul.

 

When we are oppressed, we seek the remedy on the outside; but it is never found in the physical.  We must seek our Source.  Worry or anxiety is not caused by misfortune.  It comes from lack of trust.  It shows a need of spiritual unfoldment.  Never let your mind be disturbed by outside happenings.  Try to relax and be free from all anxiety.  When we surrender wholly to Him, we can never come to grief in any way.  When we understand our real being, Infinitude dawn in our heart and we become a mighty factor in the life of humanity.

 

Trusting anyone is not very easy unless we experience ourselves that he is trustworthy.  Here in NC, our beloved Master requests all of us to test Him before we trust Him.  If you satisfy in your tests, then you can trust Him.  You can experience His Love, whether you have a trust in Him or not. Our beloved Master never pressurizes us to accept Him unless otherwise you get convinced by His way of thoughts and actions.  It is very difficult to become a ‘Guide’.  This guide of NC transmits His love to everyone whoever remembers Him.  Trusting Him gives us tremendous strength to face any problems. Articulating one’s own thoughts requires a trustworthy person.  You can trust Him and can express anything that you want.  Every question is answered to the extent of His knowledge.  He never deceives anyone because He does not know about it.  Faith & trust can create wonders.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Take my hands hand feet, my heart and mind, O Master;

Make what use of them Thou wilt

I am but a lowly channel for Thy Divine power

Manifest that power in whatever way Thou deemest best

Make me a conscious part of Thy Effulgent Being

And may I have no life separate from Thy Life.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-318

 

“SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS IS AVERY OBSTACLE

 IN THE PATH OF TRUST AND SURRENDER”

 

O’ Master,

 

Who art Thou that walkest before me and behind me

And in the hour of sleep standest in watch beside me?

Wilt Thou not unveil Thy Face whose love hath already made me captive?

 

What does self-consciousness imply?  It means that we are primarily conscious of our outer surroundings, our outer setting.  People, things, incidents, objects are of minor importance.  We should not give them first place.  What is the most important thing for a worker to be conscious of? The task he is going to perform.  What is the most important thing for a student to be conscious of? His study.  If they are conscious of anything else, no matter what it is, it is an impediment to their success.  Self-consciousness is always a drawback in life.

 

Do not look you and try to find anything.  Look to your tasks, thoughts and actions, you can accomplish in a better way.  If you want to be a spiritual person, understand the practice and learn the things to do and not to do.  Concentrate on your guide to read Him closely.  If you try to know you, you cannot perceive anything.  Since, ‘you’ is an imaginary one.  Look for Him inside, you can find Him.  This awareness of self rejects the opportunity to know Him.  Since you feel that there is an ‘I’ in you, you have to surrender that to Him.  If you know that you are ‘nothing’, there is nothing to surrender to Him.  This ‘nothing’ in you attracts the ‘Nothing’ in Him automatically.  The entire spiritual practice is to know that you are ‘nothing’.  For this, His consciousness is drawn to you through love and trust.  Experience His consciousness in you and forget your consciousness.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-merciful one, grant me strength to cast off all self-love and self-will

Help me to raise above all alien thoughts

May I learn through Thy Grace to overcome all selfish impulses?

May I lose myself in unceasing devotion to Thee?

May I seek Thee at all times with ardor of spirit?

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-319

 

‘THE WAY OF WISDOM IS TO SURRENDER TO THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF LIFE.

NO ONE IS CLEVER ENOUGH TO CHANGE THEM.”

 

O’ Master,

 

When I place my hand of faith in Thy Hand of Grace,

I feel secure and walk with free spirit

When I walk with Thee, mountains of obstacles melt before my feet

I am always safe when Thou dost lead me by Thy Hand of Grace

 

Fear is a strange element.  It distorts.  We must remove the cause of fear, and we do it by bringing in the light of understanding.  It is a great solace to be reminded by circumstances of our relation with the Divine Master.  Shall we not inquire: whence do I come?  Whence are my blessings?

 

The fundamental laws of nature are to become positive always.  All the positive qualities like love, truth, courage, wisdom and righteousness should be accomplished in our life.  If anyone does not know these fundamental laws, how can he become a spiritual person?  We have to practice love, truth, sincerity, faithfulness, honesty etc. to become positive.  When we find a personality with this quality, we can surrender to Him.  We can accept Him as our guide.  A positive spiritual guide is necessary to guide us in our spiritual journey.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May I be ever a humble, faithful servant in the Master’s household;

May I never give way to rebellion or arrogance?

May I never obey the dictates of my little will?

May I overcome all egotistic sense?

And learn to say from my heart, “Not I, not I, only Thou!”

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

 

 

 

 

GM-320

 

“IF WE KEEP OUR INNER LAMP BURNING,

IT WILL TRANSMIT TO THE WORLD ITS RADIANT GLOW”

 

O’ Master,

 

Awakener, Thy robe of many hues

Hath transformed the dull sky into a luster of loveliness

I never tire of Thy wondrous light;

I am never sated by Thy ever-fresh beauty

 

In order to find our point of contact with the God, we must find our point of contact within.  All ideals are first conceived in that inner being; and as they are applied in the life, our life becomes fruitful or unfruitful.  Every one has some ideal, but all do not live up to it.  We must work it out.  Those who from the outset deny their power to do this, they accomplish little; but those who strive for it, their life is productive.  We must not leave our ideal indefinite.

 

All of us know that the God is within us.  But we never apply our mind to experience Him inside.  We have not been guided properly and as such we never attempted for it. Now in NC, our beloved Master guides us properly to find Him inside.  This God-within is called as Atman/soul/spirit etc. by different religions and confirm that He is inside.  Then why they do not try to find Him within, though they are aware of it? Probably they would not have a guide to guide them properly. Thereby they left their search.  Few saintly people of yore tried it and succeeded also.  If this inner energy or God-within is allowed to expand, it is like a light giving the light to everyone, and starts giving peace & love to everyone, surrounding the person whose energy is activated.  Everyone should try for it so that they can spread this love & peace to this world.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

All-radiant Light of the Universe!

Make my heart so harmonious, so free from alien and unworthy impulses,

That I may ever feel Thy infinite and all-loving Presence within me

Sun, moon, stars, all express Thy Divine radiance

Thou art my life; thou art the Light of my soul,

Shine brightly within me

And may I never veil Thy glory.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-321

 

“ONLY WHEN WE START FROM WITHIN DO WE ATTAIN THE HIGHEST FULFILMENT”

 

O’ Master,

 

One speck of this doubting dust lodged on our heart draws another,

Till no longer our vision is true

We pray unto Thee, Thou destroyer of darkness,

Help us to keep our heart pure, clear and free from this veil of unknowing.

 

Failing and faltering must not discourage you.  If you hold fast to your inner point of contact and keep your eyes fixed on it, it will clear away all imperfections. It will surely lift and redeem.  Never lose your inward vision or turn away from the inner Guidance.  Do not doubt or question it.  Life to reach the highest fruition must find its expression from within.  Do not forget that you are a little child.  You may blunder, but so long as your heart is free from sordid thoughts and your inward vision is clear, you are safe.  It is not merely a question of wanting the inner light, we must kindle it within ourselves; rather, we must uncover it, for it is always burning there unperceived.

 

If we think that we are children, our innocence draws inside to reach our Father within.  Committing blunders, due to our innocence and ignorance is not negative.  God and our Divine Master will definitely forgive it.  But a matured person should not commit mistakes knowingly.  A blunder of searching Him outside.  NC reiterates the necessity of finding Him inside.  God-Realization happens within and not outside.  Our inner side should be clean to realize Him.  Spiritual practice is only to clean our inner side.  Our beloved Master takes care of this work through His transmission.  We should not waste our life simply without knowing Him.  Until our God-within becomes our inner guide, our beloved Master guides us through our ‘My Master’.  Avail this opportunity and wait for His arrival.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May my vision grow clear and my inward sight far-reaching?

May I seek within for all my knowledge and inspiration?

May the inner Guidance always lead me?

May I walk always by my soul’s hidden light?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-322

 

“MAN BECOMES HIS OWN REDEEMER WHEN HE TURNS WITHIN”

 

O’ Master,

 

The warring sea of life hath torn my garment in its wild fury;

It tossed me by its mighty waves into a whirlpool of despair,

But Thy thread of Love like a life-line fell over me,

Wind Thou this single thread of Love all about me;

I need no other shielding for my life.

 

Even God cannot help us; a Saviour cannot save us, unless we are awakened and willing.  If One should come with all the power of healing and restoring, who will receive that One but those who are awakened;  that is why great teachers tell us again and again that riches, perfect health or happiness can have no lasting quality unless they are based on our soul-heritage within.

 

If God wants to help you, He has to come in you.  If our beloved Master wants to save and protect you He must enter in you.  There must be your fullest cooperation towards the Master.  When our beloved Master becomes ‘Your Master’, He can help you from within.  When He is allowed to settle permanently within you, one day you will enlighten to know that you have a power within you. This power becomes active because of your ‘My Master.  He gives you the courage and capacity to live in this world without worries.  One day you can understand that “My Master’s” spirit and your spirit are merged together, that is why you get power from within.  This is possible only by an enlighten guy.

You will also realize that your inner power is your ‘My Master’. He becomes your final liberator.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Infinite and All-wise Master,

Awaken in me a consciousness of thy unbounded Love,

Thy Love is the redeeming power in my soul

May I be fortified by Thy Love?

And may I carry Thy Love into the world

Thou art the embodiment of all blessedness

Bestow upon me Thy Loving blessing

And enfold me in Thy abiding peace.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-323

 

“WE TURN A DEAF EAR TO THE ‘INNER VOICE’

THAT IS PLEADING LOVINGLY TO REDEEM US”

 

O’ Master,

 

But none can find access to this holy sanctuary

Whose inner eyes are closed;

Nor can one enter there

Whose footsteps are heavy and hard?

 

If we realize our inefficiency, our helplessness, let us try to find that part of our being which will bring us assistance.  The soul cries out for freedom, freedom from the outer self.  The greatest struggle is with the outward self.  One who has conquered this self is devoid of self-bondage that when he asserts himself all he can assert is the Divine part.  One who has blended his life with the Divine, he is master.

 

It is something that a servant wants to go for his treatment and his owner does not allow him to go.  The soul is the servant for you and it cries sometimes to go and join with its mother.  Treatment of the soul happens during Satsangh with a Divine Personality.  Soul gets satisfied on every Satsangh because its gets its food; the purity.  The owner or the carrier of the soul turns deaf towards cry of the soul.  When the soul is allowed to expand within you, it becomes your owner and controller.  When your self-consciousness is lost your inner Self-consciousness develops. This is happening because your internalization of Master.  Internalization should lead to interiorisation.  Interiorisation is the final stage in spiritual practice.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou redeeming Power within my soul,

Quicken my inward senses,

That I may hear and see Thee

And follow Thy path

Make my ears so alert that they may always catch the sound of Thy Voice

Make my sight so keen that it will perceive Thy silent approach

Make my heart so pure that it will be ready to receive Thee

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-324

 

“IF WE CAN LET OUR MIND DWELL EVEN FOR A MOMENT

ON OUR DIVINE MASTER, IT WILL REVIVE US.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Master Ferry-man, Thou hast saved this desperate and helpless wayfarer

From drowning in the black waters of misery.

Save everyone who remembers you always

Bring Thy Power of Silence in all living beings.

 

We suffocate ourselves when we dwell on our outward limitations and material problems.  If we can bring ourselves to self-forgetfulness, poise and peace will come.  We must empty ourselves of these thoughts that weight us. If we do this, a sense of inner Presence will rise in our heart.  We cannot feel this inward Presence without quite spontaneously gaining freedom from all our troubles and difficulties.  To reveal it we must have fervor of feeling and steadfastness of purpose.

 

Remembering Him and forgetting ourselves is the ‘slogan’ in spiritual practice.  If we succeed in this, half of our problems get dissolved automatically.  When the ‘I’ in me tries to attach towards material things,  the same ‘I’ should think of  ‘My Master’ and try to forget everything during that moment.  That moment thought of the Master produces tremendous power in us and if anyone is one trouble, immediately the way will open to find a solution.  Power of remembrance can be experienced, only when you forget yourself during that time.  If you think that the problems are yours, then the power of Master never helps. Problems should be belonging to our Master and solutions come automatically.  Every moment of remembrance helps the practitioner to acquire strength and courage.  Constant remembrance never let down anyone from our Master’s hold.  The Presence of Him can be experienced all the times.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou in-dwelling Master, Thou art the Infinite Presence within my soul

Make me conscious of Thy vastness and effulgence

Pour out upon me Thy soothing influence

Heal me and restore me

May I forget myself utterly in thought of Thee?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-325

 

“WHEN WE KNOW THAT WE ARE A DEFINITE PART OF THAT MIGHTY,

INDIVISIBLE DIVINE MASTER, ALL PETTY THOUGHTS VANISH”.

 

O’ Master,

 

Art Thou finite?

Art Thou infinite?

I know not Thy vastness,

Nay, I crave not such knowledge,

This only I know through Thy grace,

That thou art my all, ---- Yea, my all-in-all.

We make ourselves over to our Divine Master, and then we become one. Freshness of faith, freshness of love, freshness of trust; these will all come.  Master is the whole of life, we are the part.  No matter how vast our Divine Master and the universe may be, we are still a part of them. Sometimes through our selfish whims we drift away from the Center of things, but we never cease to be part of the Whole Supreme Master.

 

In spiritual practice, we have to align with the Master.  Especially in NC, without Master nothing can be done.  We do not do anything, everything come to us automatically, once we internalize our beloved Master.

Our love towards Him brings His Presence in us.  Availability of His presence is the greater part of our spiritual practice.  Experiencing His Presence is possible only when we forget ourselves.  Both cannot be together.  The entire spiritual practice is only for losing ourselves.  Our effort should be to retain Him in us always by forgetting our selfish matters.  We can also experience later that without His Presence, life becomes miserable.  For the reason that, we might have lost our ‘I-ness”.  His Divine Presence does not allow keeping inconsequential thoughts in us.  Never, we become negative.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

Loosen my hold on the objects of this world, O Master,

And fasten it to thy eternal Being

Thou art full of infinite compassion;

Have mercy and grant unto me a new understanding

Quicken in me a new sight

Bestow upon me a closer touch with Thee

May I never forget that thou art the source of my life and strength?

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-326

 

“IT RESTS WITH EACH ONE OF US TO SET A STANDARD FOR THE WORLD”

 

O Master,

 

When I brought Thee my broken heart, it was unstrung and dumb;

Music had it none,--

Discordant and harsh were the sounds in its desolate heart

Now I know not whether this be the same that was once broken and mute,

Or a new one thou hast given me to finish my life’s unfinished song.

 

We must have definite standards in all our actions.  These standards must rest upon our inner consciousness.  there must be a definite point on which to focus, and through this we relate ourselves to all things.  If we must neglect something, let it be the outer rather than the inner.  An inner sense of proportion is absolutely necessary in spiritual life.  We must measure all things by an inner soul-standard.  We injure ourselves and our fellow-men when we grow careless and negligent in our inner life.

 

How to become a leader?  A leader should have all the best principles in his life and standardize his way of life.  Human beings possess both positive and negative egos.  Negative ego sometimes disturbs us from truth and righteousness.  A leader cannot be negative at any point of time.  Spiritual practice gives the strength of positive ego and helps to become a guide.  If we look outside instead of inside, we may lose the chance of strengthening our positive ego.  Once we advance in our spiritual practice and internalize our beloved Master, we become positive always.  We can create our own standard of life with ultimate positive qualities.  We lose our fear, worries and almost all the negative qualities.  We get strength to council and motivate others.  People can follow us and our way of life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-abiding Master, may I grow more conscious of Thy Reality,

Do Thou heal all my wounds?

And refresh my spirit,

Do Thou kindle a new flame in my heart;

And help me to keep it burning with steady glow.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-327

 

“THE GREAT SAFETY AND POWER OF MAN LIES

IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF HIS SOURCE”

 

O’ Master,

 

In solitude’s inmost stillness there is a sacred shrine,

Divine harmony sings there…

Pure gladness shines there,

Sweet fragrance permeates the air.

 

When we have our hands and brain and heart all working as a whole, there is no limit to our power.  How much more is this, the case if we become united with the wholeness of life?  When this comes, the entire being is radiant.  When we do not do our part according to inner guidance, we always feel a void; and it is that sense of void which brings unhappiness. The outgoing person finds nothing but trouble.

 

Most of us do not know how to connect with our Source.  If we are connected with our source, we never get into trouble.  The Source or the God-within takes care of us.  Our beloved Master does this connection, because He has got connected to it.  Now He becomes our source and guide.  When we do anything in the remembrance of our Master, we get connected to our source and things happen automatically.  The original source or divine Master never let us down from his responsibility.  He becomes our protector, provided His presence must be within us always.  If we think of us and our material life, we tend to forget Him and His Presence.  This Presence is from the Source and no-one can destroy it.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May I realize more and more that the blessings of the Supreme

Flow through my life in fullness at every hour;

That He abides within me unceasingly

And perceive my innermost thoughts and feelings

He knows my difficulties and trials

He also knows their remedy

May I take shelter in His Divine Presence?

And dwell ever with Him in the inner shrine.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-328

 

“THE SPIRIT OF SELF-SURRENDER AND EARNEST LOVE

 ALWAYS BRINGS TRUE GROWTH”

 

O’ Master,

 

Sweet comforter, my soul’s abiding shelter,

Thou hast saved me by Thy look of boundless compassion,

Thy smile hath gladdened my whole being;

Touch of Thy Hand hath filled me with strength.

 

Peace and Divine blessings are always with you.  May the Divine Master ever protect you and surround you with His Love.  Pray to Him always to make things clear to you.  We are parts of that great unbounded Whole.  Always keep your gaze on the fact that you are a child of Divine Master.  He will never fail you.  When we have severed ourselves from the little self, we shall find that we are connected with a very deep Source of life.

 

When we experience the Presence of our beloved Master, we never lose our confidence of living in this world.  Failures never affect us.  We do not worry about success also.  This condition is because of our Divine Master, who takes care of us from our feelings.  When He loves us, we forget ourselves.  When we forget ourselves, we experience His Presence in us.  If we are successful in surrendering ourselves to Him, our responsibility ceases and His begins.  Our participation in Satsanghs gives benefits to others.  We start serving our Master spiritually.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May that One who is always loving Master, watching over every living thing,

May he grant me endurance and forbearance?

May a new zeal and a new sense of consecration awaken in my heart?

May I turn to the Great Master in the hour of sorrow and in the hour of joy?

And seek all my consolation in His alone

May I have no life separate from His life?

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

 

GM-329

 

“IT MATTERS NOT HOW LONG WE HAVE TO WAIT”

 

O’ Master

 

Why art Thou hiding from me?

How long wilt thou remain hidden?

My hope will not bid me rest

With desolate heart I seek;

With yearning heart I pray

Wilt Thou not come once again

And receive my love?

 

We are many times stranded, when we need to hear the word of command, when we need to feel a guiding hand.  The Master alone knows His work; we can only try to make ourselves fitting instruments in His Hands.  It is a great loss when we miss any opportunity to serve Him.  We impoverish or enrich ourselves by the way we take advantage of our opportunities.  Too often carelessness or indifference cheats us of our blessings and we give up in discouragement.

 

When you wait for your beloved, it gives you pleasure.  Thou we feel that we are associated with NC, how far we are connected to our beloved Master?  Are we able to do any service to Him?  Service is the representation of love.  When we love Him, we simply become His children.  He as our father works on His own without asking any help from us.  But as His children, we cannot leave Him alone.  We serve Him to our maximum limit to please Him.  Every service that we do to our Master, benefits to our spiritual progress.  When we are able to draw His Love, we have succeeded in our life.  His love only can lift us further and He is only our guide.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Grant me, O My Master, untiring patience and abiding perseverance

May I seek Thee at all times with unswerving devotion?

May I never grow disheartened or give up my search

May I never forget that those who pray humbly and earnestly, their prayers are answered?

Do thou bestow on me Thy peace and thy tender blessing?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-330

 

“THE LIFE WITHIN OPENS AN IMMENSE VISTA”

 

O’ Master,

 

I keep still;

Do Thou speak?

For Thou alone canst speak to my soul.

 

There is but one Saviour—that is the redeeming Spirit within us.  The outer Redeemer points the way and the inner Redeemer carries us on it.  He speaks to us in the silent solitude of our soul.  Out of this inner stillness we often get the greatest refreshment. When our outer life is still, it opens up new avenues for unfoldment.  That is why the practice of silence has so much value and helps so much toward spiritual development.

 

The spirit or the God-within has tremendous power.  This is powerful only when we empty our mind from all our thoughts.  Our purpose of internalization is only to clean up our mind.  So that ‘My Master’ becomes very strong in our hearts to protect us from all the negative qualities.  He is the real Saviour within us who can only take care of our present and future.  When we open up our mind with full of positive qualities, a large panorama of positive life is ahead.  This life is beautiful because of its own positive approach and application of mind.  Our beloved Master is so strong to take care of us when He is inside.  Physical Master is the guide to guide us in our outer life.  Inner Master gives the real spiritualized life.  In NC, internalization of the Master is a Must to get spiritual benefits.  Allow Him to come in by giving your seat, He rides your life vehicle smoothly and peacefully.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Infinite and Eternal One, help me to feel the need of Thy Presence at every hour of this day

In each task may I unite my life with thy Life?

May I live in unbroken communion with Thee?

I listen for Thy Voice;

May it direct my thoughts and words and acts?

I reach out for Thy Hand;

May it lead me ever in the path of wisdom?

Help me to forget my own littleness

And remember only Thy majesty and glory.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-331

 

“THE REAL SOUL OF MAN IS THE COSMIC AND THE LIFE OF SOUL IS DIVINE”

 

O’ Master,

 

I am the Spirit of eternal youth

I am form in the infinite space

I am unchanging beauty

I am undying life

 

Our life, our consciousness, we draw from an infinite Source.  We may not know it, but we cannot be severed from that Source.  Suppose you had found a sure refuge from all misfortune; would it not give a feeling of safety?  A wise man does not seek safety in outer riches or defences; he looks to quite another source for his safety to the inner Spirit.  The Spirit within, when activated, always quickens in us new hops and a new sense of security.

 

All of us live in this cosmic world with the help of cosmic energy.  This cosmic is available within us as the spirit or soul.  In NC, we call as the God-within.  But the real G0D-within is living inside the soul.  All the animate beings are living in this cosmic region only because of this G0D-within.  This is the real source or The 0rigin.  Our beloved Master has the divine power to activate this G0D-within.  Cosmic power cannot enter in this area of divine.  If anyone is successful to activate their G0D-within, life becomes very easy for them.  Our beloved Master directly enters into the soul through His divine power and activates the G0D-within.  When He is available in our heart as our ‘My Master’, cleaning happens within so that the expanded soul can enter into our mind, giving more strength and vigor to continue our life.  Real yoga occurs here.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May my life become more and more a part of the Universal Life?

May I lose all smallness of vision?

May my thought expand and heart grow wider in its love and sympathy

May I seek all my strength and blessing from within?

And depend wholly on the inner Source of inspiration and power

May the Infinitude or God encompass me?

And lift me out of the narrowness of the finite.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-332

 

“WE NED ALL OF US TO AWAKEN WITHIN OURSELVES THE SENSE OF SOUL-LIFE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou art all, all; yea, all in all!

Thou art this, the visible,

Thou art the audible,

All that is invisible and beyond the realm of sound art Thou

 

Every soul carries with it its past and is constantly building its future.  The soul is the index of the life.  We go on evolving, shifting and changing until we find our fulfillment.  And where do we find it?  Not in the physical or the material.  We must look to another Source.  Going within may mean a change for us, but it does not mean finding blankness.  It gives man a fresh start.  It is as if he were born again.  When we have awakened, there comes to us spiritual grandeur born of the indwelling Spirit.

 

When the soul starts expanding within, it gets awakened.  This awakening makes tremendous impact in the human mind.  He starts understanding the life both material and spiritual.  His doubts get cleared one by one.  He gradually starts experiencing the truth.  His perception changes towards the world. There will be a total change in him.  His mind gets purified.  He develops ultimate positive qualities. Life of the soul or the ‘Parabrahma’ gets momentum within the soul further helping for its expansion.  This is the vacuum from where the creation happened.  This individual vacuum has to vanish from the soul to give permanent liberation.  Between the period of awakening and vanishing, life becomes opulence.  While Awakening confirms no rebirth in earth; vanishing assures non-availability in this universe.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-seeing Power within my soul,

Thou alone knowest my life in its many ways

Thou alone knowest how to guide my destiny

Do Thou guide my steps in the path of holiness?

And keep my heart loving and peaceful

In Thee alone shall I find rest and peace?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-333

 

“SUFFERING BRAVELY BORNE BRINGS INNER UNFOLDMENT”

 

O’ Master,

 

Pain, Thou art always at work;

Thy hand is ever active, finishing our life’s unfinishing structure

Thou art like a Master-builder, trimming with

Thy sharp adamantine tool,

Oft in our ignorance and childish fear we weep and groan

But I know that Thou art my true and blessed friend

Thy chisel hath shorn me of my self-delusion.

 

Are there two entities in the human body? Yes and No. they seem two, but they become one.  Very few of us can sever ourselves from the eating, sleeping man; the man who is affected by heat and cold, pain and pleasure, jealousy and anger.  This is the part of us which belongs to mortality this is the part that suffers, changes and dies, because it is the product of the physical.  It is good that it suffers, since through that suffering we are led to that other part of us, the eternal part, and the selfless part.

 

Every suffering is only for the ‘I’ and not for the spirit inside.  God never suffers, because there is no negativity inside.  When we suffer physically we connect it to the mind.  If the mind is full of ‘I-ness’, then there will be suffering.  Every incident happens outside and we suffer inside.  Why?  This is because of our ignorance that incidents and objects are belonging to us.  The ‘I’ in the mind has to live without connecting to anything outside.  Material things are related to this material body only and not the mind.  When the mind is connected to the soul, the feeling of ‘mine’ goes and awakening happens.  This awakening helps the awaked to realize the truth that nothing is belonging to me.   The entire sufferings stop and a different life emerge with unlimited joy.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Give unto me faith and wisdom, O Master,

Make my yearning for Thee deeper and more sincere

May I never seek the things of this world?

May I never give up striving until I have found that ‘My Master’ within my soul.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-334

 

“IT IS NOT ON THE OUTSIDE WE MUST SEEK OUR SOURCE”

 

O’ Master,

 

The Infinite speaketh to us through earth and water, rock and river, beast and bird, tree and flower;

Through all-Through all;

At dawn It speaketh to our soul

Through the rays of the rising sun

 

We are like thirsty souls running away from a spring of fresh water.  We run away from that which would bring us what we are seeking.  We wonder why we have miseries.  We blame others.  But there cannot be any misery or discontent without an inner cause.  The cause is always inward.  Misery comes because we do not listen to the voice within.  We must not be content with mere theory.  We must find the way of carrying out our ideals.

 

While theory consoles us, NC gives practical training in spiritual life.  By looking at a book, you cannot look within.  Within us no book or theory of dogmas are there.  We assimilate it without our knowledge.

If you are successful in internalizing our beloved Master, you can see only Him inside.  All your ignorance vanishes and you need not read any book which contains lots of advises without truth.  This internalization should take you further to utilize the inner-side of our Master.  When ‘My Master’ becomes very strong with the help of His inner power, you will be guided properly in all your transactions.  Because you are not doing anything He does.  This is not a theory but a practice in NC.  Experiencing the My Master is the core of NC practice.  Without experiencing Him, there is no NC practice.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May my heart be freed from all blemish of material desire?

May I cease all longing for the ephemeral and the changing?

May the Infinite and Eternal One fill my being with greater longing for union with Him?

May He help me t love and serve Him with humble, worthy spirit.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-335

 

“LIFE IS NEVER SAFE UNLESS WE WALK IN THE SOUL-LIGHT”

 

O’ Master,

 

Pure thought is more precious far than all the diamonds and the rubies of this world,

For it brightens our inner life

And sheds upon us its precious peace;

 

If we fix our whole interest on the exterior, we see nothing but confusion and disorder; and there is little possibility of bringing about an ordered state of mind.  That is why we need to go within.  There would be no calamity if every individual took time to go within.  In our life now we seem to think and feel and seek more outwardly than inwardly, and that is the reason we are so often distressed in mind and body.

 

All of us walk with day light or electricity light.  We do not know how to walk with Divine Light.  This Divine Light never allows us to see material default.  It gives us a power to see that ‘everything is alright’.

This light takes us through righteous path and positive life.  It never shows the negative side but reminds us about the negativity of human beings.  It creates an association with positive people; ‘Sajjan’ and transmits its light to others.  Negative people never come near to us; but if such kinds of persons associate with us, they get transformed to positive.  No negativity can stay near this light.  It makes the future bright and steady.  Internalization of Master helps here to experience the power of inner light.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-protecting One, thou art my only defense and source of safety

Do Thou guide my thoughts and actions?

That they may be illumined by Thy Inner Light

May that Light shine in my life

And make it radiant with joy and holiness

Grant me Thy blessing and bestow upon me Thy loving protection.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-336

 

‘THE GREAT IN-DWELLING MASTER ALWAYS TAKES CARE OF US”

 

O’ Master,

 

Gracious Master look to us, look to us awhile,

These mountain-like obstacles will vanish

If Thou wilt but for a moment turn Thy gentle face to us, Thy helpless children.

 

Too often we try to solve our spiritual problems by material means.  We seek on the outside and never gain any satisfaction.  Wise men search within.  There they find a Power which answers all their questions and solves all their problems.  A loving Master dwells in every heart, safeguarding, protecting and guiding.  If we would have peace, we must learn to depend on Him never-failing love, and surrender to Him all-wise Will.  Leaving to Him gives Living to us.

 

Our beloved Master is always happy, when He stays inside our heart.  Probably He may be craving for it.

Do we understand His craving?  If we really love our Master, we start vacating ourselves for His entry.

We start feeling that we cannot stay without Him.  This dependency confirms your love to our Master.

We should not depend for solving our problems.  He is not our slave to undertake all our instructions.

Dependency means, we never doubt Him and His activities.   We will be in a position to accept Him without any conditions.  Material benefits should not be our goal.  When He stays within us, where is the question of material difficulties?  He takes care of us the way He wants.  No questions in his work.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Infinite and Effulgent One

I pray unto Thee that Thou wilt dispel all deadness from my heart

That I may sense Thy protecting, watchful love abiding there

Drive out from my mind the darkness of doubt and ignorance

Make my vision clear and my faith unfaltering,

That I may lean upon Thee and look to Thee for all my needs

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-337

 

“A MAN IS REDEEMED BY KNOWLEDGE OF HIS INNATE DIVINE HERITAGE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Naught exists but the empty shadows and sounds of this material world.

That promiseth much, but beareth no fruit,

For it hath a barren heart

I will not turn to it now that Thou hast opened my sight of understanding.

 

The remedy for outwardness is for man to learn from what he has come. Every man must have direct consciousness of his Source.  A man is not redeemed when we remind him of his imperfections.  Our life must always be unproductive so long as we turn our attention to outward things.  The only way we can find the blending harmony in a harsh discordant world is by finding something else; and that something is not outside, it is within.

 

Every being in this universe is possessed with a soul.  All other beings are made to utilize it fully except the human being. This instinctive power is very active in all the beings created by the Supreme. Human being, because of his ‘samskaras’ and negative ego prevents him from knowing this inside power.    If anyone is known about this and finds a way to penetrate into it, he will be successful throughout his life.  This knowledge is not given to many of us and thereby we forget our heritage of experiencing it within.  We are getting this opportunity in NC through our beloved Master, whose life is dedicated towards this.  When we connect ourselves with our Master, this impossible attempt becomes possible.  This opportunity of being with our Master helps us to find the God-within in an easy way.  He not only supplies purity through His transmission but also helps us to get activated our inner soul or spirit with His Divine Love.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou who art the Embodiment of all blessing

Make my life fruitful and rich in blessing to others

Help me never to seek happiness in the outward world

But to turn within for all my joy and strength

Open my eyes to the inward Beauty

Open my ears to the inward Voice.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-338

 

“THE REAL REDEMPTION IS INNATE.  THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM WITHIN”

 

O’ Master,

 

Glance of Thine eyes hath given me new sight of hope;

Fragrance of Thy being hath awakened in me pure love

Verily Thou art the breath of my life

Strength of my limbs

Solace of my soul!

 

There is only one thing which either helps or hinders, it is the application of our Ideal in our life.  When we miss the higher inspiration of the inner Power, we miss everything.  That which is vital in our life and that which cannot be separated from our life is inborn.  How do we carry it?  As the flower carries fragrance unconsciously, all our higher thoughts and aspirations are ours by innate right.  Forget yourself and you will be lifted up to the state of inspiration and become a mouth-piece for the Highest.

 

In olden days, it was the capacity of the seers to get connected within for their guidelines.  There were efficient ‘Gurus” through which it was possible.  There were guided by the physical Master as long as He was in this physical world.  Thereafter they were guided from within with the help of their inner Master.

Today in NC, we are guided by our beloved Master, not only in our material life but also in our spiritual life. If we are able to love Him seriously and surrender everything for the sake of God-realization, He gets strength within us as our ‘My Master’ to guide us within.  One day it becomes possible to know the Supreme through our inner Master.  We will be enlightened.  If any one is really serious in knowing the Supreme, they must be stern in their Ideal and follow the guidelines of our beloved Master.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Abiding the Master within my heart!

Keep me ever mindful of my sacred heritage

Make me so steadfast that I shall never forget that Eternal Connection through whom I have descended

Help me to live my life in close communion with that Holy One

And prove worthy of His saving grace.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-339

 

“MAN POSSESSES THE POWER OF DIVINITY WITHIN HIM”

 

O’ Master,

 

Get thee gone, thou foul disease of mind!

Doubt is thy name; thou dweller in darkness

Pestilent thoughts are thy creation.

Thou dost cloud our mind and by strange distortion hide our soul’s effulgent light.

 

If we allow doubt of the inner Power to linger in our mind, it clouds our spiritual vision and destroys our peace.  When we doubt the reality of our inner being, we lay the foundation for all misery and unhappiness.  As long as we dwell in the outer, we cannot escape from limitations and imperfections.  But the outer is a very small part of man.  We all have the power of God within us.  To disbelieve this is to cheat ourselves of our true heritage.  It is better to believe in our Higher Nature.  When we have faith in that we break the power of the lower nature.

 

There is a Nature Consciousness within us given by God.  This consciousness is given us to utilize in our day to day life of material and spiritual.  Many of us do not know this because of ignorance.  This is the inner Nature Consciousness.  Our outer consciousness is given by our learning, observing, studying and listening from outside.  This is also necessary to live in this material world.  All the outer things that we see, hear and learn need not be true.  How do we know it?  Yes, our inner Nature Consciousness, if it is triggered with the help of a Divine Personality, we can gain it without any difficulty.  Our disbelief never solves our problems.  Faith is a part of our life which gives strength to keep hopes.  We have to lift ourselves from our lower Nature to our Higher Nature Consciousness.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou who art the Ruler of my Universe;

In Thee I seek my resting-place; In Thee alone can I find safety

Thou art the one eternal refuge; In Thee I seek my shelter

To Thee I surrender my all; Thou alone canst fulfill my desires

And thou alone canst free me from desires; I give myself up wholly unto Thee

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-340

 

“TURNING WITHIN IS THE SUM AND SUBSTANCE OF ALL SPIRITUAL LIFE”

 

O’ Master,

 

In serene and silent contemplation

I feel Thy infinite Being

It is ever smoothing to my soul

 

We cannot afford to be careless in our inner life.  We help ourselves and other just in proportion as we exhibit our inner soul qualities.  We devote ourselves eagerly to outer nonessentials and they color our mind.  It is not that God gives more power to one than to another.  He equips all equally; but man does not always take advantage of His blessings.  True efficiency must come from within.  It springs from spiritual ardor.  We cannot have power without inner wisdom.  Our salvation lies in the practice of inwardness.

 

Spirituality itself is ‘searching inside’.  No material is required for this research.  And no material can help us in this regard.  We do the research because we have lost our connection with the spirit. Most of us turn towards the material to live happily in this world.  Really, no material or incident can give us happiness.  Happiness is the state of mind, and we only create our happiness and unhappiness.  There is a condition called bliss, beyond the happiness.  For attaining this condition, no material or incident is required.  It is free for anyone who seeks for it.  Once we succeed in turning within to connect ourselves with ‘It’, we forget ourselves.  Further journey is totally different.  A transformation takes place within us, which gives tremendous courage to lead our material life with the problems.  We lose the fear of worries and problems. No anxiety; no disturbance.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou Infinite and Eternal Master, teach me to seek Thee always in my inner striving

May I never go without to find Thee?

Thou art the soul of my soul;

Thou art the Heart of my heart;

Thou art the Life of my life;

May I ever seek Thee where alone thou canst be found?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-341

 

“A MAN OPENS OR CLOSES HIS OWN INNER DOOR”

 

O’ Master,

 

Behold how the sky of our fair heart is darkened by the rising mist of jealousy and anger,

suspicion and doubt

These powers of blackness by their quick alliance, form this veil of unknowing

Shall we not keep the sky of our heart clear and fair like a polished mirror,

to reflect the truer image of our inner most soul?

 

We must not find fault with the Supreme Master and call Him partial.  We must look to ourselves to find out in what way we fail to be perfect channels for His Love & power.  Not a Saviour, not a prophet or a saint, can pour salvation on our heads; we ourselves open the door to receive it.  We also shut the avenue of our Divine Master, when it is closed.  The God-within wants to work through us all equally; but unable to do it due to our samskaras.

 

Though the God is within us, we are unable to reach Him due to our own reasons.  All our trial becomes waste unless otherwise we clear our samskaras which create the stumbling block for it.  We need a person who can help us in this regard.  Once we find Him, we must open our heart to receive him with utmost love.

Love is the only thing through which we can invite Him inside.  Whoever wants to open their heart, they must be prepared to relieve the feeling I-ness from our mind.  This emptying process takes longer time or never happens without the help of a guide.  In NC, we have our beloved Master who can clear the dirt in us and help to open the door of our heart.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-merciful Master, do not let me close the door of my heart to Thy mercy

Do not let me bar the current of Thy Love

Thou seest my innermost depths;

Thou knowest that I long to love and serve Thee

Grant unto me the power to be a worthy channel for Thy Work.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

GM-342

 

“AS WE GO DEEPER & DEEPER WITHIN OURSELF,

WE ARE LESS INCLINED TO NOTICE OUR OUTER HAPPENIGS”

 

O’ Master,

 

Drink, my soul! From life’s perpetual spring

Where eternity flows in rhythmic current;

Where finite and infinite play in unison their game of harmony.

 

A person who lives in the outside notices all things and all things are noticeable to him.  He magnifies.  he imagines that a person looks or acts with evil intent.  We can magnify evil to such an extent that it becomes a tremendous burden to us.  We find no peace even in a jungle.  We must learn to conquer this.  When a person lives inwardly, he loses contact with the world.  When he has found his inner contact, he misses nothing.  He can find everything that he needs for his life.

 

There are umpteen numbers of happenings in the outside world.  We get lot of communications every now and then.  Most of them are not required to be listened at all.  We get disturbed because of some information. Whatever we see outside, we take it inside and suffer unnecessarily.  This unwanted information only gives us tension, anxiety, depression and worries.  This is because we look only outside and not inside.  If we try to peep within us with the help of our beloved Master, we can reach a stage, where we never get disturbed by the outside information or incidents.  We lose the interest to know every happening in this world.  We will be happy with the necessary information and knowledge which can help us in our profession and day to day life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May I never go outward for my help and protection?

But may I always live close to that inner Master who dwells in my heart

May I find freedom through surrender?

And gain peace through deeper trust

May my strength and happiness rest wholly in the infinite Presence dwelling in my heart?

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-343

 

“WHERE SHALL WE PUT OUR TRUST IF NOT THERE,

WHERE WE FIND THE LIGHT OF PERFECT WISDOM AND PERFECT LOVE?”

 

O’ Master,

 

Forget I may at times when dark clouds gather,

But to have seen Thy Face of love

And known what is not known, save when Thou dost lift the veil,

Is joy forever and crowning glory of life!

 

There is no separation in the Divine spiritual realm.  There can be no separation.  Our lives, our actions, are not for our personal blessing.  We are not to think of our own salvation.  We are not to go anywhere for it.  It is done once for all.  God is using us to bless His countless children, to bring them to the light.  He is doing His work.  He knows where we should be placed.  We are not here for a moment without His guidance.

 

All the above statements are applicable only for an Ideal spiritual Person. Today we feel that we are separated from Him.  We are not getting any guidelines from Him.  What went wrong?  Everything is because of our present mental condition only.  If our mind is free from negative thoughts, we can start experiencing His guidelines in our life.  Here, we have our beloved Master, who can help us in this regard.  He is the only person who can be admitted in our mind to do His work.  Allow Him inside; He does His work without our knowledge. He cleans us from our unwanted thoughts and worries.  Ultimately, He gives us the salvation from all material desires.  Everything happens here only.  Once we are successful in surrendering everything to our beloved Master, He takes care of us. Gradually, we start experiencing His presence in us always.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Boundless One, may I never fail to turn to Thee;

May I never feel Thy Closeness?

And learn to depend wholly on Thy Love and wisdom

Keep me mindful of Thy unfailing care

Fill me with thy blessing that I may carry that blessing to others

May I always bear aloft the torch of wisdom?

And radiate Thy light in my life.

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-344

 

“BE BRAVE AND DO NOT HAVE ANY ANXIETY ABOUT ANYTHING”

 

O’ Master,

 

I know that in storm or clam, in light or dark,

The passage of my life without Thee is ever fraught with danger,

I need Thy Hand of mercy to guide me every hour of day and night.

 

The sun penetrates the thickest cloud, so will it be with our spiritual consciousness, when we learn to turn to the Great Sun; the Master.  The only man who can be called a superior man is the one who exhibits his spiritual nature.  He stands out like a light.  When a person realizes his Divine Nature, he is free himself and he brings freedom to others.  A man, who is ruled by his physical nature, casts himself off from his Source; and closes the door to his rightful heritage.

 

The nature of the spirit is love only.  Everyone should become divine through a vibrant spiritual practice.

Divinity is the representation of purity in the heart.  If we are not divine, at least we can connect ourselves with a divine personality.  Here in NC, we have our Divine Master, who can make us divine through His divine power.  Divinizing us is His responsibility and following His guidelines is our responsibility.

Once we are connected, we can forget our future and live in the present.  There need not be any anxiety and tension about anything.  The real faith in Him brings all the power to us without any break.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-effulgent Master may I walk in Thy light,

And feel safe and secure because of that light

Grant me Thy loving protection that my mind may be at rest

May I trust wholly to thee and take no step without Thy guidance

Free me from self-bondage and make me strong and full of courage.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

 

GM-345

 

“CONSTANT LEANING UPON THE MASTER NEVER CHANGES.

 NEVER FAILS, IS THE FULFILMENT OF ALL JOY”

 

O’ Master,

 

I have nothing apart from Thee;

I am nothing apart from Thee;

I want nothing other than Thee

Wilt Thou not stay with me who am so dependent on Thee?

Wilt Thou not take me who have no other than Thee?

 

Surrender is the greatest of all sources of security.  We must not be frightened by it.  Our imperfections may seem an insurmountable barrier, but they are nothing.  When once we can open our hearts, when once we can bring ourselves before the Great Light of the Master which reveals everything, this little darkness of ours will seem only an insignificant momentary condition.  We must have faith in the Divine Master.  Those who have such faith, such real devoted yearning, they are not afraid to open themselves to that direct Divine guidance through surrender.

 

Once we come near to our beloved Master, He draws us through His Divine Love.  When the propensity increases, we start experiencing His presence in us.   An inclination to live with our beloved Master develops automatically.  The extreme love towards Him gives us the power of internalization of Master.

The internalized Master has to grow within us to become a full fledged My Master.  This My Master is very strong inside for us than outside.  We adore and respect Him with utmost love and regards.  We cannot forget Him in our life.  We really depend on Him for every activity.  Our entire endeavor becomes success with the help of our My Master.  We accomplish everything with a satisfaction.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Eternal and Unchanging Deity

Bestow on me a great sense of His Holy Presence

May I lean upon His Divine strength?

And turn to Him only for help of inspiration

May all my joy be found in contact with His Divine Being?

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-346

 

“GOD PICKS UP THE HUMBLE LIFE AND MAKES IT FRUITFUL”

 

O’ Master,

 

I found happiness nowhere till my self-will was lost in His Will

Now I have no will of mine

Nor do I want my will again

His Will is my will

And my will is His

In His Will is my delight;

His Presence is my peace.

 

The lowly ground, there the water rolls; there it fertilizes and enriches the soil.  People who are great are never aggressive or domineering.  There is no reason to be either arrogant or self-depreciative.  When we depreciate ourselves, it is not humility.  When we fall into despair and despondency, it means we have lost our higher instinct and forgotten our own true value.  Our sense of values has become distorted.

 

We want to live with our desires.  All the desires are not going to be fulfilled.  We get disappointed on our each failure.  Failures are common and we cannot avoid it.  Then how to avoid the feeling of failures?  Really speaking, the failures are because of our desires.  If the desires are controlled or reduced to the bare minimum, failures also become the least and we start treating them as negligible.  When we succeed in getting the God-within active in us, all our desires vanish without informing us.  We begin a new life without the feeling of failures and disappointment.  We attain a humble and peaceful life without disturbing others.  When we stop troubling us and their activities, they start loving us and we accomplish a beautiful life.  Simple and humble life is the result of God-realization.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou all-blessed One, bestow upon me Thy grace,

That I may always yield my will up to Thine, and seek Thy Will alone

Free me from all sense of self-importance and arrogance

Take from me all heaviness and sadness and make me worthy of Thy blessing.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-347

 

“THE MAN WHO KNOWS HIS DIVINE HERITAGE BECOMES LIKE UNTO IT IN NATURE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Hail to Thee, Thou who comest at morn with gentle raiment to open our sleep-worn eyes!

Not in dazzling splendor, but with soft white light dost. Thou soothe our mortal sight

Hail to Thee, Thou who comest at morn with fragrant breath

Filling our mortal frame with vibrant life!

 

There is no power compelling us to the spiritual life or forcing us to live it.  There can be no compulsion in the realm of spirituality.  Spiritual living must be spontaneous.  This comes in one way only, when our higher intuition unfolds.  This intuition brings us to a consciousness of something beyond this life.  The call of the Spirit is ever asking us to go forward.  Until we are able to respond to that call, we cannot do our part well as human beings, nor gain access to the spiritual realm.

 

Most of us do not know what spirituality is.  Really speaking, spirituality is the heritage of Indians.  Anyone who takes birth in this ‘Punya Bhumi’ India, knowingly or unknowingly belongs to the school of spirituality.  Most of our forefathers were spiritual.  We lost the heritage because of our westernization and more desires.  Many people in the Western side take birth with desires live with desires and die with desires.  Desire is the main enemy for spirituality.   Real Indian spirituality is in favor of enjoying anything that comes to you without asking.  Do not desire for it, it may give disappointment.  In NC, we have our beloved Master, who can spiritualize us with his Divine Love, thou we have lost the connection of spirituality.  Spirituality is the quality of the spirit when it expands within the human being.  He obtains all the positive qualities through his purity and attains tremendous courage to lead his life.  Our sages and rishis never faced any problems as far as their mind is concerned.  Outside problems seldom affect them.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

Infinite Spirit, grant that the voices of this world may never drown Thy voice.

Grant that I may never fail to hear Thy call

Thy silent word directs my steps

Thy invisible Presence lights my path

May I ever follow Thy Guidance?

And walk in thy light.

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-348

 

“THERE MUST BE A DEFINITE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR MASTER”

 

O’ Master,

 

Speak to me now in this hour of aloofness!

My soul cries out to Thee

Wilt thou not hear me and speak to my hungry ear?

 

Our tendency is to go outward for everything.  When we are struck by pain, we seek the remedy outside.  We need to turn within for our strength and peace. The path we follow is according to what we ourselves express more or less.  We are all equally equipped.  We all have the same avenues of expression, but our faculties are focused at different points. I as spiritual beings we are inexhaustible, but our material resources are quickly exhausted.

 

All of us would have experienced the power of solace.  This is a condition of mind when we achieve or succeed anything outside with the help of a material or incident.  Solace is a condition against disturbance of mind when we fail in something.  Power of solace if temporary and it vanishes the moment we fail or experience disappointment.  But the PEACE is different from solace.  It comes from within and not from any outside material or incident.  We have to obtain this peace through our purity of mind and with the help of our God-within.  Our beloved Master is in peace always and he transmits this peace with his Divine Love.  When the peace increases inside, all our desires drop one by one and ultimately we live without desires.  Jeevan-mukhta is a condition or a state of mind attained through vibrant spiritual practice.  In this condition one can live without any desires or anxiety.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Most Holy One, bestow on me the blessing of conscious kinship with Thee

Thou art the Source of my existence;

Grant that I may never forget

That I live and move in Thee alone

May my thought never be severed from Thee?

May I rest my mind ever on thy glory?

And feel united with Thee in humility of spirit.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

GM-349

 

“ALL THE FACULTIES WE HAVE, CAN BE FREED FROM LIMITATION BY CONNECTING THEM WITH THEIR SOURCE THROUGH SILENTATION”

 

O’ Master,

 

Let all doors and windows of this house be open to the sanctity of sun

Leave nothing unopened, nothing hidden from the beneficent light

Gloomy thoughts shall never enter this house again;

Doubt and despair will vanish;

Yea, they will all vanish from this house before the light.

 

In a silent meditation, you drop contact with the world, which weights you down.  A little silentation done each day, without fail, will change your whole life.  Life of silentation is life of peace; life of silentation is life of happiness; life of silentation is life of spiritual grandeur in the soul of man.

 

Sensitiveness is the faculty that we have to attain during our spiritual journey.  This divine sensitiveness does not allow bringing worldly matters into us.  We must be sensitive to experience the God-within with our purity of mind.  NC silentation is the method to connect ourselves with the God.  Once we surrender to our beloved Master, it becomes His responsibility to give a faculty of sensitiveness to experience the spiritual conditions.  Everyone who practices silentation starts sensing the peace immediately within few days.  This sensitivity develops further to experience all the later conditions like, courage, divine love, truth, wisdom and righteousness.  This divine sensitiveness begins when we become non-sensitive towards negative and unwanted thoughts.  God is not sensitive to know us but we can be sensitive to know Him.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

In this hour of silence may I lift my heart and thought and fix them on the All-abiding Master

May He bestow upon me His Grace and throw light upon my path?

He is my only Guide and Protector

My one Friend and the only companion

May I realize oneness with Him?

And yield myself up wholly to His protecting love.

 

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

GM-350

 

“IFA MAN IS REALLY FREE AND AWAKENED,

 NO ONE CAN INTERFERE WITH HIS FREEDOM OR PEACE”

 

O’ Master,

 

When soul’s effulgent light shines forth

Troubles are no more

Petty worries, fears and all our endless cares

Are no more, are no more,

When soul’s effulgent light shines forth.

 

When we love and exuberant, we are not humiliated by anything.  It is when our heart is full of harsh feelings that we feel humiliation. I a man who is really free never feel harshness; he is never disturbed by outer conditions.  What we have or what we have not makes very little difference. I the foundation of our happiness rest upon our nobility, our strength and our aspiration.  When all our mind and heart are in a stage of tranquility, evil will not find any place in our consciousness and we shall not strike any discordant note in our dealings with others.

 

Our entire trial and spiritual practice is to awaken the God-within.  In NC, we have been requested to follow the guidelines of our beloved Master without fail.  We have to internalize Him to interiorize His essence.  This will happen only when we purify ourselves from negative thoughts.  Sincere practice of silentation, along with regular sittings from the energizers helps us to bring the energy of our Master.  Attending Satsanghs is a must because there only we are able to receive Master’s energy abundantly.  Experience of awakening is wonderful and afterwards the speed of expansion of the spirit or God-within is unlimited.  All the basic three stages like, peace, courage and divine love happens before awakening.  But the advance stages like, truth realization, receiving wisdom and practicing righteousness happen only after awakening of the God-within. Once it is happened, nobody can shake you or steal your peace, bliss and happiness.

Thoughts of the day:-

Bestow upon me inward freedom, O Master

Thou art All-merciful

May thy mercy save me from the bondage of selfishness and ignorance?

Make my aspiration so earnest

That it will carry me to

Thy blessed Feet

May I never seek elsewhere my joy or peace or safety?

Yours lovingly,

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan