Sunday, August 3, 2008

Messages Golden 101 to 150

 

Golden Message No. 101

 

“WHEN THE MASTER BLESSES US, EVERYTHING THAT

 WE DO, EVERY LIFE THAT WE TOUCH, IS TOUCHED

WITH ‘HIS‘BLESSING”.

 

O’ Master,

 

Since Thy holy touch, I have lost all craving for sense-pleasure;

Things of this great world please me no more,

Life’s momentum may carry me on through passages old, new, and unknown;

But amidst it all, my heart yearns for Thee alone.

 

If we have Master’s blessing, we carry it everywhere; we have it all the time.  Even in our blunders, when we fall down and make mistakes, even then, we cannot be crushed, we cannot be lost; because we have found something, which upholds and sustains us.  We gain this through faith.  That is why such tremendous importance is laid on faith.  It is a very precious thing and we can acquire it through the sincere and earnest outpouring of the soul.

 

Blessing is not a thing to be given to anyone because it is not an object.  It is to be taken by the person with his love and faith.  These blessings are abundantly available with the Master, but it is upto the practitioner to receive it from time to time.  The internalized Master gives blessings to the carrier whenever he is in the right path and prevents him from doing unrighteous things.  Our touch, if it is in the way of righteousness, can become ‘Midas Touch’ and if it is for the self-interest, Master’s blessing cannot be expected.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O, Thou Giver of all blessings, embodiment of all love and wisdom,

Help me to carry Thy love and blessing to all mankind,

May I never cease to serve Thee through my words and actions.

Grant that I may draw all my inspiration from Thee,

And rest my life in Thee alone.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 102

 

“WHEN WE LEARN TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFICULT  PLACES HOLDING OUR MASTER EVER BEFORE US, WE ELEVATE OURSELVES AND HELP OTHERS.”

 

O’ Master,

Compassionate Spirit, guide our steps!

Do not let us blunder or be led by self-will.

We know not how to follow not what to follow amid these, our life’s endless ways.

 

When we lift our mind to that which coincides with our higher aspirations, we create happiness and peace in our own life and we carry them into other lives; because what we have in abundance ourselves, we are able to share with others.  We do share with others constantly.  Not only when we talk about higher things but also on all other times, we shared consciously and unconsciously.  We cannot receive blessing without giving it.

 

Generally, everyone wants to help others but something prevents people from doing it.

What is really blocking them?  It is their fear and impure thoughts.  When these impure selfish thoughts are removed from the mind, everybody can help others.  Spiritual practice is only to remove these thoughts and give more strength and courage to the practitioners.  When anyone is able to internalize the Master and experiences the strength of ‘My Master’, he can go to places where real need for help is in demand and serves the needy with love.  This is supposed to be performed with self-less interest.  Spiritual elevation is not only to help the practitioners but also helpful to others whom he loves.

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Supreme Master who abides within me,

May He grant me evenness of mind

And a peaceful heart,

May He make me staunch and steadfast

in my daily life.

May He help me to remain calm and

serene in all circumstances

And may I never forget to turn to Him at every hour.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 “LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE.”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 103

 

“WE  OWE  A  CERTAIN  OBLIGATION  TO  OUR  OWN ‘MY MASTER’.  WE SERVE OTHERS BY CULTIVATING IT.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Dost Thou know, who knowest all,

That I need Thee at all hours of day and night,

Both in joy and sorrow, dark and light?

 

When we do not seek to unfold our higher nature, we weaken our spiritual fibre and it suffers.  It cannot die because it is immortal, but it can suffer through our carelessness.  When it suffers, everything suffers within us.  Others also suffer through us.  When we live our life carelessly, we defeat its purpose; we shatter our faith and we lose our power to serve wisely.  An illumined soul always understands the needs of others and perceives the best way to meet them.  He has a sense of kinship with all living things and sympathy, forbearance, and loving-kindness are natural to him.  He expresses these qualities spontaneously through every act and word.

 

Transformation is the real goal of spiritual practice.  Whatever we could not do so far, we start doing it with the help of our inner Master.  We are obligated to Him for transforming us to know our own strength.  We develop our strength to serve the Master as well as others, whoever needs it.  We have to cultivate all the good habits and develop divine thoughts to help others.  While we expand ourselves through the expansion of our soul, we acquire a lot of good things in our life.  While we enjoy with our Master, we also need to give the enjoyment to your kith and kin.  By bringing everyone we love to spiritual practice, we oblige our Master.  Our goodness should reflect in our actions. At last, we should reach a condition of ‘righteousness’ where we cannot help ourselves from helping others.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Infinite & Supreme Master help me to gather up my thoughts and feelings and offer them unto Him;

May He make my life, my thoughts, and actions more worthy:

May He remove from me all imperfections and grant me His loving blessing.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 104

 

“YOU CANNOT BE CHEERFUL WITH GLADDENED HEART, WITHOUT DISPELLING SOME OF THE GLOOM OF THE WORLD.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Once in the dark, I stood alone aimless but expectant,

But an unlighted lamp appeared; whence, I knew not,

Its unkindled flame led me on, forward, onward; up or down,

I knew not, for space was no more

O Thou mysterious light, He who sent thee to guide me, I am His forevermore.

 

Our thoughts are magnified; our action is made beneficial through the light of cheerfulness.  When a man is gloomy, you do not help him by weeping and wailing with him.  Bring in the light and that will lift the gloom.  Cheerfulness heals and unifies.  It stirs new hope in the despondent and discouraged.  It is a constructive force.  It stimulates to new through and action.

 

Whenever we face failure, we become mentally tired and gloomy.  This is because of our fault of not knowing the inner power.  Once our inner power is activated, we can remove our sadness and sorrow.  Spiritual practice is to empower ourselves to remove sadness in others and give them courage and strength when they are in trouble.  When we achieve certain spiritual quality, we can cheer up always and cheer others.  That becomes our habit.  People should experience happiness when we are with them.  Our simple presence should make disappear all their unwanted sorrow and worries.  Let us cultivate ourselves the habit of giving pleasure to others.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Blessed Divine Master, help me to carry light of Thy Divine Spirit into the World

That I may never cast gloom over any heart,

May Thy holy radiance shine in my face

And find expression through my words and actions.

Grant unto me the power to cheer the sad,

Comfort the distressed and bring Thy blessing to all lives that touch my life.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 105

 

“WE MUST BE PATIENT, WE MUST BE PERSEVERING, AND WE MUST BE STEADFAST, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP OUR HIGHER SPIRUTUAL QUALITIES.”

 

 O’ Master,

 

Soul of the sanctified mystic is nurtured in the bosom of Divinity;

His rhythmic heart beats in unison with the unbroken harmony of life.

Blessed art thou who doth shed upon this discordant world

Thy sweet beneficence of love and peace.

 

When someone strikes you, glorify the pain; be grateful that you have a chance to prove your steadfastness and loyalty.  A person’s test of strength and wisdom rests on this, - how great is his sense of equilibrium under stress.   A man must have so much balance, so much wisdom that he can withstand the onslaughts of life.

 

For a spiritual practitioner, tests are very common. We must withstand every test. We should advance in our steadfastness and quality of understanding.  Create courage and wisdom when others give us pain.  Spiritual practitioner never loses his temper during bad times.  We should have equilibrium in handling good and bad situations.  The sufferings given by others should not affect us.  However, at the same time, we never give pain & sufferings to others.  We should have the wisdom that ‘we are born to serve the world with self-less attitude’. While rendering good services, it is very natural that we get comments and criticism.  We should go beyond these and attain the higher human qualities.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May I follow Thy path, O Master, with unwavering faith and one-pointed devotion

Give me such spiritual insight that I may know my union with Thy Divine Master

And may this so strengthen me

That I shall be unmoved by the hard experiences of life.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

Golden Message No. 106

 

“WITHOUT STEADFASTNESS, NOTHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Companion of my life,

Before I found Thee I was an aimless wanderer,

Roaming alone like a wanton child

Thy divine beauty hath tamed my restless mind.

 

Everyone wants to be free from unhappiness, weakness, and fear.  But how can we, when we cling so tenaciously to the ephemeral? So long as we hold to changing things and go up and down with them, we can never find what we are seeking.  Although we may have tremendous zeal for happiness and higher ideals, we miss sour end.

 

The goal of spiritual life is to become a good human being.  For this, we must determine ourselves to achieve higher ideals in our life.  Through an effective spiritual practice, we must attain the best qualities of human being.  Unless otherwise we achieve it, we should not leave this practice.  We should have the resoluteness to reach the higher ideals through a vibrant Master.  Once we connect ourselves to such a Master, we acquire steadfastness and everything can be accomplished in our spiritual life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-loving Master, Thou drawth my heart away from the fleeting objects of sense,

And fasten it to Thy abiding Reality

Awaken in me spiritual yearning,

That through it I may perceive Thee in all things

May I never yield to weakness

Or fail in my loyalty to Thee, who art the Source of my life and my strength.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 107

 

“WE MUST KEEP OUR INNER LIFE ORDERLY.  WE MUST KEEP IT UP.  THIS CANNOT BE DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE.  HAVE FAITH IN THE MASTER.”

 

O’ Master,

 

I sit in this garden of mine

Speechless and wonder-struck

I walk in it gently with bare feet,

For it is now holy land with my Master’s presence.

 

A person neglecting his thoughts and feelings cannot suddenly get the blessing of the spiritual life.  There are times when spiritual lethargy overpowers everyone, but the brave heart rises above it and overcomes it.  If there is lack of fervor, increase it, double it, treble it, and the lack will be crowded out.  The Supreme Master is never far away from us.  It is because of our conception of Him that He seems far away.  We hold Him aloof by our attitude of mind.  We draw Him close through simple faith and purity of heart.

 

When we take birth in a spiritual family, we inherit spiritual qualities. Sometimes, we are not.  Then what is the solution?  We   have to find a decent and effective spiritual practice with reliable guidance.  This gives us sufficient knowledge to lead an orderly life. Once we get connection to a person of orderliness, we are likely to get the same qualities.

Keeping an orderly life is necessary to lead in spirituality.  If we do not have a balanced material life, it cannot support our spiritual life.  Bringing the divine Master into our heart is the only solution for it.  The ‘My Master’ never allows us to become hanky panky but offers us a decent and dignified life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-compassionate Master,

Free my thoughts and actions from all blemish

That they may manifest Thy Truth at every step,

May my life move in perfect rhythm with Thy Life

May I never grow weary in thy service

Or lack in ardor and devotion to Thee

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 108

 

“SERVICE MAKES US BIGGER, MORE ENDURING, MORE FULL OF COMPASSION; AND THESE ARE THE QUALITIES WHICH MAKES FOR SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING.”

 

O’ Master,

 

All our resolutions are but brittle deceptions

Save when Thou givest us Thy tender Hand of safety.

Knowing this in my heart of hearts,

I shall banish all unrest of mind,

And wait here at Thy door in peace and gladness.

 

Spiritual qualities manifest spontaneously through our life.  When we are imbued in even a small degree with these qualities, we find the nearness of God far more quickly than when we merely cling to dogmas or beliefs, however, lofty they may be from an intellectual point of view.  We come nearer to our Ideal through our feelings, through our devotion and through selfless service.

 

Human being cannot live alone.  He is a social animal.  We stay together in a society only to help each other.  Inspite of dwelling in the same planet, we forget to serve others.  Actually, our purpose of living together is to love each other and extend the help in between whenever necessary.  Spirituality teaches to love everyone in this universe.  Individuals are different in their nature, but love is the same, which everyone can understand.  When we do service to this world, we should forget ourself and remember Him.  Because, we are serving the children of God or the Divine Master.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O’ Master, enlarge my heart, that I may bring truer service to Thy children

May a new and strong love dawn in my soul,

May my vision grow clear, that I may serve more wisely,

Make my life more fruitful and full or helpfulness,

May it never fail to bring Thy peace to all weary hearts and suffering souls.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No. 109

 

“SERVICE BRINGS STRENGTH AND RENEWAL.”

 

O’ Master,

 

My life’s wounds are healed at Thy touch

O Thou, my soul’s Physician!

Never had I hope for such benediction;

But Thou, Divine Healer, knowing my heart’s prayer didst come of Thine own compassion

 

If your heart has only love, no evil can bind you.  The love element heals; it heals diseases of mind and body.  It restores and redeems.  People who heal thus through love are not aware of it.  Such healing is a very beautiful thing. It is done just as the flower gives its fragrance.  To accomplish such healing, you must have faith as well as love – a living faith.  If we have even a little grain of true faith, our service will soothe, heal, and restore.

 

Healing through love is not a new concept.  In olden days, saints used to cure diseases through their love.  If anyone is able to love the Master and obtain the Love of the Master, that love can heal mental disorders.  Physical diseases can be cured only by accepting their samskaras.  Once the practitioner is able to burn the samskaras of others, by accepting it, he is allowed to do so.  This will happen only when you forget yourself completely and live in this world with the help of Master’s energy.  Master’s energy has the capacity to burn the samskaras.  Hence, please attain spiritual energy and do service voluntarily.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May that One who is the Giver of all blessedness,

Bestow upon me every greater strength to live the life and serve His children

May I find a greater and greater joy in that service

May I lose all selfishness and calculation

And give freely with gladness off heart

May His blessing flow through me to all mankind.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No. 110

 

“SPIRITUAL FEELINIG CANNOT BE FORCED.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Language of the soul is spoken without tongue;

Its soundless symphony is heard not by keenness of ear,

Only by those who are deaf to the noise of the world.

 

Those who are truly awakened, those who have a real conception of spirituality, never try to force their ideas or views upon anyone, far from it, their sense of humility is to  so overpowering that they never raise their voice or try to interfere with others. If we have something in our life that is vital and real, we have little time to go about disturbing anyone.  It is only when we have not reached the depths that we make much noise and we disturb our peace and the peace of others.

 

In silentation, there is not much to talk.  However, for the sake of understanding, we speak little.  No spiritual practice is forced, because, if the ‘I’ is forced to practice, spiritual energy will not work on the practitioner. Forced ‘I’ is equivalent to strong ‘I’ and the subtle spiritual energy cannot penetrate through this “I”.  Spirituality should be served with love and feather touch.  There cannot be any force. It is not compulsory for anyone to accept.  It depends upon one’s requirement.  God cannot enter where the ‘I’ blocks the entry.  Moreover, ‘I’ cannot enter into the God’s kingdom, because heavy things are not accepted there.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou who knowest all my feelings and aspirations,

Make my yearning for Thee so earnest and sincere

That I shall seek Thee before naught else

Sanctify my thought and dedicate it to the Highest

Make me more firm and steadfast in my spiritual striving

And grant me thy peace.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 111

 

“THE ONE WHO LACKS FAITH MISSES HIS POINT OF CONTACT WITH ‘DIVINITY”

 

O’ Master,

 

Virtue and vice, good and ill,

Ever play surging havoc in the dual conflict of life.

I abandon them forever and sit with Thee.

 

Divine Master’s glory is infinite and whoever learns to float in the Ocean of His love knows neither fear nor care.  Simple trustfulness is all He wants of us.  Be therefore of good cheer and unwavering faith.  All will be right through His Divine Grace.  Do not bother about what you have not.  He knows.   He will not deny any blessing when the time comes.

 

Faith is like rock, which is unshakable.  In a scientific system like NC, faith is not mandatory.  After some days of practice, the practitioner experiences the faith with his ‘My Master’ inside him.  This gives him tremendous confidence in the Master and he continues his journey with this faith.  The experiencing of this faith should become a ‘condition of faith’ in the final stage of spiritual journey. Experiencing the faith and  being in the condition of faith confirm the connection with the divinity.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

I pray with yearning Divine Master that I may be true to that One, from whom has come my life.

May I never forget or be separated from that holy Source of my being

May that One fill heart with understanding, faith, and compassion,

May true devotion for that all-abiding One grow ever stronger and stronger within me.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 112

 

“FAITH IS THE ONE SURE ANTIDOTE FOR DOUBT AND FEAR.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Flame of Faith, burn Thou in my heart day and night without ceasing.

In Thy glow, I shall read this book of life,

And walk my path of destiny without fear.

Flame of Faith, burn Thou without ceasing!

For I have no other guide to show my course.

 

Do you think you can ever weigh or measure spiritual things?  Yet people cannot cease doing it, until they find something bigger.  If you dispute and argue, you lose your vision and faith.   Through faith, one attains God.  Through argument and discussion, God goes further and further away.  When we come in contact with a Higher Personality, we are lifted above the noisy, lower self and we grow silent.

 

In our so-called bad times, we may require something which we can depend upon.  We create faith on ‘that’ and automatically get relieved from the tension.  This faith sometimes really helps us from fear and mental stress.  If we are lucky, we can get somebody or a special personality to whom we can trust and create faith.  This will definitely remove all our doubts and confusion in our life.  We can accept Him as our spiritual and lively guide throughout our life.  In NC, we have our Divine Master and our faith in Him increases, once we apply our sincere mind in our practice.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou the Infinite Being, free my mind from the bondage of the finite.

Make me free from the delusion of egotism, anger, self-assertion

And all that severs me from Thee

May I learn to partake of the blessed qualities of the Supreme

That doubt, imperfection, and weakness may vanish from my heart.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No.113

 

“WHEN THE SELFISH SIDE OF OUR LIFE DIES AWAY, THE NOBLER, BIGGER, BRAVER GOD-SIDE WILL MANIFEST ITSELF.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Pay no heed to voice of ego;

It is false, yea, and always out of tune,

Sing thou after the Beloved’s voice!

It is Divine harmony,

It is sweet melody,

And it is perpetual peace.

 

The more we can release ourselves from the bonds of slavery to fear and selfishness, the freer we shall be to enjoy the blessings of the Infinitude of Divine Master.  All selfishness and weakness must be washed clean by the water of a new spiritual understanding.  We do this through prayer, when it is earnest and sincere.  By constant longing and yearning and a prayerful attitude, we create a great power within us.

 

Since the selfish attitude is negative and cannot attract the positive side of ours, we have to remove all our selfish and negative qualities.  NC practice is only to remove the ‘I- ness’ from us. Moreover, our sincere and dedicated practice will definitely help us to remove this deadly poison of ‘selfishness’ by surrendering this ‘I’ to our Master.  ‘I’ is strong when it is with us, and once it is surrendered to Him, it loses its strength. The ‘inner power’ or ‘God’ within us can become our guide, only when we lose our ‘I-ness’.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All loving, All-beneficent divine Master,

Make my life free from all inharmonic and discord,

That I may grow more conscious of Thy Presence.

Purge my heart of egotism and vanity.

In this hour of prayer and at all times, may I draw

My strength and inspiration wholly from Thy Being.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 114

 

“OUR MIND IS TOO OUTWARD”

 

O’ Master,

 

I think these thoughts when I am alone with Thee in my inmost sanctuary,

Where no noise of mortal sound disturbs the rapture of communion

That ever fills my soul in Thy holy Presence.

 

We are constantly reaching out; and we cannot move away from the centre of our being without exhausting ourselves spiritually, physically and mentally, because we cut ourselves off from the Source of  supply (from the Divine Master).  It is the outgoing man who blunders.  The one who looks for help from outside nearly always meets with disappointment.  Our real help comes from our own inner ‘My Master’.  We do not go to heaven in a crowd.  We do not seek the crowd when our mind is filled with holy spiritual thoughts.

 

Meditation & silentation are the process of searching inside.  Silentation is the ultimate stage where we can find ‘Him’ through our inner silence.  Help from an outsource is possible only when you make that source as inner one.  Experience can happen only through the mind and we can reach our mind only when we keep silence.  We have to withdraw our mind from outside i.e.: not making any impressions though we see outside.

Best way to avoid outsourcing is to surrender ourselves to the Master; then the mind also gets purity and penetrating through purity is easy, when the ‘I’ ness is not there.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-abiding Divine Master, help me to

assimilate Thy holy word in stillness.

Free my mind from ignorance and outward ness

May I look to Thee for all guidance and inspiration.

Do Thou protect and lead me in all I say and think and do.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No.115

 

“IT IS ONLY BY LIVING A LIFE OF HOLINESS WE CREATE WHAT ENDURES”

 

O’ Master,

 

To show us the way of light

Thou art come to this plane of life

As love and wisdom incarnate in flesh

Free of ego, free of stain art Thou

 

 

One may speak a word and it becomes vibrant, ringing, living; it brings new life.  Another may speak the same word and it carries no weight.  A great personality, what does it mean?  It means that certain forces are embodied. It is a light, which we cannot help seeing.  Whatever that person does is sanctified and what can sanctify but wisdom, knowledge of the Ultimate.  If a man is able to feel the realities of life, he becomes so sensitive, so full of feeling that it makes him a lover of God and a lover of humanity.  This comes only through wisdom and wisdom comes only through living the life.

 

When we understand spirituality and spiritual life, we can experience a holy life.  This life is full enthusiasm, courage and love but without weight.  This weightlessness confirms our living in holiness and truth.  We cannot have any kind of negative attitude and never we think about it.  When we connect with our Divine Master, we start receiving purity from Him.  This purity never allows going against the Nature and the Nature will always be favorable to us. Holiness is living with the Nature and allowing the Nature to live in us.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Holy One,  the Divine Master, may Thy beneficent power flow through me,  making my life pure and holy.

May I consecrate every thought and deed to Thee

May I open myself to Thy blessing,

May I be willing to give all that I may receive all from Thee.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 116

 

“EVERY MAN MUST GO TO GOD; EVERY MAN MUST SEEK WISDOM”

 

O’ Master,

 

If thou wouldst have Divine grace,

Then crave not the favour of man.

If thou wouldst soar heaven’s loftiest heights,

Then let not thy feet be chained to earth.

Bear no malice or envy in thy mind,

For these are heavy loads to carry

He lifts those by His magic wand

Who comes free of heart and hand

 

Practical wisdom is something we radiate through our life.  Everyone can acquire it.  Great souls are anxious to give wisdom, but the one to whom they would impart it must have aptitude to receive. We cannot reach God, unless we seek Him with childlike faith and devotion.  We must have that higher wisdom which comes from surrender to our Divine Master.

 

Reaching God is the ultimate vision of a man.  One who practices spirituality realizes one day that God is within and reaching Him is very easy.  In NC, we do not try to reach Him but make way to Him by negating ourselves.  With the Help of our Master, we expand our soul (God within) and prepare our mind to receive Him.  Divine Master is a personality who has expanded His soul and become Godlike.  By internalizing the Master, we can easily evacuate the ‘I ness” from our mind and the evacuated area will become the area of God.  Wisdom comes automatically, once we allow the Divine Master to expand in our mind and crate Godliness.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Effulgent Master, teach me how I may acquire true wisdom

Destroy all darkness in me;

Grant unto me such childlike simplicity and openness of heart

That I may be able to reflect Thy Divine Light;

May that light radiate through all my thoughts and actions.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No.117

 

“OUR FIRST DUTY IS TO OUR MASTER, THE GODLIKE”

 

O’ Master,

 

The strength of my life art Thou;

The vigor of my spirit is ever in Thee

In Thee I live a perpetual life;

Without Thee the weight of death is ever upon me.

 

Great men call upon us to know our true nature that we may know our kinship with the Supreme Master. The practice of holiness gives us this knowledge.  Holiness is the best of all good.  Holiness is happiness. Happiness belongs to him who is strongest in holiness.  The world has never been enriched because we have evolved dogmas and creeds.  In holiness, lies the strength of spirituality.

 

There are many duties in our day-to-day life.  Along with this, there is another duty, called Divine Duty.  While we travel in our material life, we should also travel in the spiritual life.  The inactivated or unexpanded purity available in us should expand to the maximum so that we never take birth again.  This expansion happens only by the grace of our Divine Master.  By following His words and suggestions, we forget ourselves to get rid of all our problems.  Following His words is our first duty and the rest follows automatically with His grace.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-beneficent Power,

Lead me by Thy compassionate Hand

That I may walk always in the path of holiness;

That I may think only holy thoughts

And speak only holy words

Keep a protecting hold upon me

That I may not go astray or fall in the struggle of life.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 118

 

“WE MUST ORDER OUR WHOLE LIFE SO THAT WE MAY LIVE CLOSE TO GOD”

 

O’ Master,

 

I walk before thee, and I watch over thee;

I dwell within thee and I surround without thee;

In darkness, I reveal thy path, in sadness, I lighten thy heart,

Fear not, nor be distressed; I infill all space

I am with thee always.

 

We must rest our life on the fundamental facts of being.  If our life is empty, we must fill it; and more easily, we are overthrown. But when we live in the material world, more we become bound and more easily, we are overthrown. When we live with the Master, nothing can overthrow us.  We should never fasten ourselves to the outer world.

 

For a real spiritual person, material life is a disturbance.  However, if we see spirituality in material life, it cannot disturb us.  We should feel that all the material things that we are possessing today are belonging to our Divine Master and not to us.  When every material is surrendered to the Master, it is spiritualized.  When the belongingness is lost, we become pure in our mind and can become close to God or Divine Master.  This closeness only can give us peace at all circumstances.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Master, I lift my thought and prayer to Thee.

Reveal unto me Thy protecting and all-absorbing Presence

Thou art the embodiment of all blessing

Fill my life with holiness and peace

Make it fruitful and wholly dedicated to Thy service

And may I never forget Thee or turn my face away from Thee.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 119

 

“WHEN WE TRY TO FIND OUR HAPPINESS FROM EXTERNAL CONDITIONS, EVERY TIME WE SHALL FAIL.”

 

O’ Master,

 

They call me repeatedly when I sit by Thy side,

They think I am lonely and unloved

How they pity my state!

They offer me much, but I smile

For they know not the secret of this unseen comradeship

 

There is great joy, bliss, and happiness in the life on spiritual consecration,

If we understand it.  When our spiritual understanding deepens,

Spiritual truths become living for us. It is so sad when people close their

 Door and deprive them of spiritual blessing.

 

Happiness is the right of every human being.  It is a state of mind.  No material or incident has life to give us happiness.  We only try to acquire from it.  This happiness depends upon our perception level and if we do not like that material or incident, we cannot get happiness from it.  But when we find our inner happiness from within, it gives tremendous effect to us in maintaining it without any material.  Because, it is our state of mind.  When we acquire this inner happiness & love, we do not try to get it from outside.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O’ Tender Master, Thou art the supreme Joy of my heart

Thou art the One to be loved and sought after

Thou art the Eternal among the changing

Thou art an unfailing Light in the darkness of the world

May I feel Thy great Life pervading my little life

Thy mighty Love strengthening my lesser love

Surround me with Thy holy protection

And grant unto me thy peace

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 120

 

“THERE MUST BE DIVINE ASPIRATION IN OUR HEARTS”

 

O’ Master,

 

Wondrous Choirmaster of the great universe,

I want to keep my gaze fixed on Thee

Whenever my eyes are turned away from Thee, I fall out of rhythm

My song apart from Thee lacks harmony_

Help me to keep my gaze fixed on Thee now and always.

 

This world is like a symphony and we each have a part to play.  We must so

 tune our instrument that whenever we strike a note, it will be a harmonious note.

 Some people are evil; not only so, they draw evil and produce only evil. 

Others see the whole world as a sanctuary of the Divine Master.

 

In the NC system, we propagate and practice harmony.  When we seek for harmony, we should be harmonious in our approach and attitude.  Each and everyone can aspire for peace, because it is one’s fundamental right. In addition, nobody has the right to take peace of others.  All the souls are pieces of the original peace and this piece can

give only peace to others.  On the other hand, the ‘I’ in us sometimes drags away

 Other’s peace for the sake of our own peace.  We must accept the

aspiration of  our Divinity within us and work accordingly.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-loving Master, bestow on me Thy Divine grace

That all my shortcomings may leave me;

That all my selfishness and egotism may be removed;

That my heart may be sanctified

And tuned in perfect unison with Thy Divine Heart.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No.121

 

“THE DIVINE MASTER ALWAYS CONQUERS.  NEVER BE FRIGHTENED OVER ANYTHING, BUT HOLD FAST IN FAITH.  NOTHING CAN HARM YOU WHEN YOUR MASTER IS WATCHING.”

 

O’ Master,

 

With Thy strength

Will I break these fetters

That bind my ever-free soul

If Thou dost grant me strength

Thy strength I want, not mind, Nay, never my strength I want

But only Thine-only Thine.

 

If you will keep your heart open and steadfast, the great Divine Master will not fail you. Life brings discipline to make you nobler and stronger.  Nothing is too much for the devotee who looks to the Master for his strength and protection.  Be brave and enduring.  The brave heart is invincible.

 

Once we come to NC, it is our moral duty to understand the personality behind this system.  Once we are able to accept Him as our goal, the unconquerable Master gives every strength & courage to live in this material world.  Faith in the Master adds vigor and extra-ordinary fearlessness to the practitioner.  When we internalize Him in our heart, we can experience the protection from Him always.  We do not get frightened for small incidents, with a hope that Master will clear it.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Supreme Master of the Universe,

Help me never to forget my Divine nature

May I meet all dangers and difficulties with undaunted heart

Looking to Thee for guidance and safety

Without Thee, no victory is possible

With Thee, there can be no failure or defeat.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

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Golden Message No. 122       

“WE MUST POUR OUT OUR HIGHER INSTINCTS THROUGH OUR LIFE.”

 

O’ Master,

 

You bubbling brook,                         

Behold its clear, sparkling drops

It is a symbol of holy life,

Ever new, ever flowing, ever fresh.

For it springeth from an unfailing Source, ever fresh and ever new.

 

When we first try to walk in the spiritual path, we find only obscurity; but the awakened soul finds it bright and full of Divinity.  It is obscure because we create our own obscurity.  It is bright for the one who is awake, because he carries with him a light that is unfailing.  When we see only darkness all about us, if we can get a sense of Divine protection, light will come.

 

All of us are in dark until we get a guide in our life.  The guide shows the way towards our goal.  He shows the way with His torch of divinity to lead us towards the ultimate.  All the higher instincts are within us only.  However, we are unable to utilize it because it is hidden inside.  These hidden higher qualities can be brought up in our mind with the help of a Master of caliber. In NC, we give more values to these qualities.  Since it is not available with us, we feel to be away from God and lose peace, courage, and love.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou art so near, O Eternal Master, yet I do not see Thee.

Thou speakest, yet I do not hear Thee.

Uncover my eyes, that I may perceive Thy holy Presence.

Open my ears that I may hear Thy divine Voice

Make me untiring and one-pointed in my search for Thee

May I dwell ever in Thy Light

And find my joy and peace in Thee.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No.123

 

“IT IS SINCERITY OF PURPOSE THAT MAKES US REALISE UNITY WITH THE DIVINE”

 

O’ Master,

 

There are many ways to sing:

Song of the mind, song of the senses, song of the heart, song of the soul

It goes ever deeper and deeper

 

Holy thought and aspiration take away all hatred, envy, and jealousy and we become gentle, beloved children of God.  But this unity cannot be reached by calculation or pretense, or by intellect alone, it requires more than mere intellectual grasp.  It requires the spirit of sanctity.  This unity is found in silent communion, when we lose all sense of the importance of the outer and feel the importance of the inner.  There is no such thing as imitation in the spiritual life.

 

Once we know our purpose of life, only then we try to achieve it.  Purpose of birth is to live peacefully in this earth.  Purpose of life is to reach Him within this life. Once the life is peaceful, the purpose of birth is met.  And when one realizes Him during this life itself, purpose of life is met.  Spiritual practice is only for fulfilling both these purposes.   Through a sincere and dedicated practice of NC with the help of Divine Master, we can achieve both without any difficulty.  If anyone knows how to surrender to Him, it becomes very easy for him to achieve his goal.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thou, Supreme Master, art the Eternal among non-eternal things,

Thou art the Light of all light

Thou art the substance of all life

Sanctify my thought and lift my aspirations

Grant me access to Thy Holy Being,

Make me Thine own.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 124

 

“GOD IS REAL TO ONE WHO IS SPIRITUALLY AWAKENED AND HUMBLE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou art the Maker of this life, the giver of my sight,

Once I was ignorant of all this and sought happiness apart from Thee;

But now Thou knowest my only desire.

 

To have perpetual sense of dedication to God, we must carry the Divine Master in our thought and in our action, and realization will come because of this.  When it comes, nothing can separate us from the allness, the all-abidingness of the Master.  Then in the midst of all changing things, we rest in ‘That’ which is stable.  It is through our understanding and a sense of consecration that we attain this state. Mere intellectual reasoning will not give it.  A man must have a finer intelligence; he must be full of finer feelings and free from self-assertion.

 

All of us say there is God.  How do we know it is real?  We presume without any experience.  Many others say that there is no God.  They also have not experienced it.

Spiritual practice is only for experiencing Him.  To experience Him, we must purify our mind and thoughts.  Only through a Master of calibre, it is possible.  In NC, our Divine Master takes care of it. Experiencing God is possible only through a personality who has experienced ‘That’.  He can only be fit to be a guide to lead us through the real path.  Once we experience the state of ‘That’, we confirm God is real; otherwise, it is only a myth.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Infinite Master!

Thou art my protecting Father,

Thou art my loving Mother,

Thou art the nearest of all beings,

Make me more conscious of that nearness

And help me to trust more wholly to Thy loving care.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 125

 

“ WITH LOWLINESS OF HEART AND WITH ALL THE FERVOR OF OUR BEING, WE MUST TRY TO REACH OUT TOWARDS THE ‘GOAL’ OF LIFE ”

 

O’ Master,

 

In the soft light of sanctity, as I behold Thy transparent form of Divine loveliness,

My lowly heart is filled with unspeakable gladness.

 

Again and again, the mind may fly away and follow its old habits, trying to forget that which has given it a glimpse of Reality; but we must try to bring it back.  We must learn to purify our heart and simplify our life.  When we have done this, the spiritual life becomes so natural that we do not even breathe without the consciousness of the First Great Cause.  Then our struggle is over and we find peace.

 

Many a person does not know the goal of their life.  Once we take birth, we have to die.  Between these two, what is that we have to do?  There is a purpose for our life - Not to take any further births.  The ‘I’ in me is only taking birth and not the soul.  When the soul is trapped inside us, it also moves with us from one birth to the other.  Why we should punish the soul to move with us, though ‘it’ is the cause for our life.  If the ‘I’ in me wants to continue my life repeatedly, then I have to keep the soul within me.  Otherwise, we can release it to the Original Source. Is it not?  Yes, that is our goal.  If we understand this, it is very simple to achieve the goal through NC spiritual practice.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Supreme Master, Thou art the Eternal

 among fleeting things,

Thou art the stable among all shifting things,

Kindle in my heart a more fervent love

 and devotion for Thee

Make my yearning for Thee more ardent

May I always follow thy path

Until I reach Thee, who art the goal of my existence.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVIE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 126

 

“TRY TO SERVE TRULY.  ALL POWER COMES THROUGH TRUE SERVICE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Love is a miracle

Behold its working!

It bringeth life to the dead;

It brinigeth joy to the sad;

It brinigeth light to the dark and despondent soul;

It waketh the spirit that slumbereth in doubt.

 

Our earnest prayer is that the Divine Master may give us strength and wisdom to follow ably what is best for our welfare, and for those who look to you for help. This world cannot prove dangerous when our heart is steadfastly fixed in our Master; but without love of Master and His mercy, life is altogether unsafe and full of peril.  We can also pray to Him earnestly for light; try to do our duties with non-attachment; practice purity and self-control in all our thoughts, words and actions; this will give us peace.

 

A true service to a teacher is to become a best student.  Here in NC, if we practice regularly, and follow Master’s guidelines, that itself is a true service to Him.  Physical service to the needy is done due to love towards the humanity.    Understanding our goal of existence, we should practice spirituality; otherwise, it does not have any meaning.  True service comes from the heart.  If the heart is filled with Master’s energy, servicing Him and the Humanity is not at all a problem and it happens. Human race demands true service from saintly people.  With the Master’s help, we attain strength and courage to perform it.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Supreme Master, awaken in me an ever greater consciousness of Thee

That I may never fail to follow Thy guidance

Bestow on me wisdom to serve the needy, gladness of heart to cheer the sorrowing, and

Loving-kindness to comfort the distressed.

Grant unto me the power to help all who are in need of help.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 127

 

“A LITTLE SACRIFICE OF THE FLESH DOES NOT COUNT FOR ANYTHING.”

 

O’ Master,

 

I will sing to Thee now with my whole voice and lose myself utterly

When Thou didst ask me first, I was shy and self-consciousness;

But now, through Thy patient and unchanging love, my heart is open.

 

We are happiest when we have a sense of spiritual values awakened in us.  We get this sense through purity.  We must try to touch the heart of our blessing.  We must give ourselves the change to be imbued with these higher feelings.  These hands, this heart, and mind can produce what is lovely and far-reaching; or they can be detrimental to us.  Every act of ours should produce something of worth and beauty.

 

In a spiritual Mission, we require physical service also.  But we are not here only for this.  Our purpose is spiritual and not physical and material.  During spiritual practice, we must accomplish certain qualities like, love, courage, self-lessness etc.  With these qualities, if we do physical service, it is worthy. Every service, whether it is physical, mental, or spiritual, should be done with love and purity.  For this matter, any service without purity cannot give the required results and sometimes produce adverse effects.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou Supreme Master, accept the fruits of this day’s labor and make them worthy

I offer them unto Thee with lowliness and devotion

Thou art the Giver of all good;

Grant unto me a sincere heart and a humble spirit

Guide me in all things by thy gentle Hand,

And bestow upon me the blessing of Thy Divine Peace.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 128

 

“NOTHING CAN WITHSTAND THE POWER OF THE UNSEEN PRESENCE”

 

O’ Master,

 

The blessing of Thy Presence pervades my soul’s sanctuary

My slumbering mind, breathing its lingering perfume, is revived

My heart, purified and gladdened, reacheth out to Thee in adoration.

Where Thou art, there abideth joy and peace.

 

When one moves in perfect rhythm and harmony, for him there are no obstacles.  There is a Power before which nothing can held.  When light is brought into the room, darkness cannot resist it. Similarly, when we bring the light of Truth into our inner life,

No evil or sorrow can remain. We become invincible.

 

The unseen source of our life is our Prana.  If this Prana is activated, it starts spreading the light into our life and removes darkness.  The cause of our darkened life is our own samskaras.  In front of this Divine light of Prana, samskaras cannot withstand and lose the identity.  If we allow more and more to spread into our life, our life turns into a light.  Light means, peace, courage, love etc.  This will transform our mind towards good and our bad tendencies like worrying about the future and the past may be stopped.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the One who has bestowed

On me all my blessings,

May that One rouse in me the

 Sense of His Holy Presence

May I open my heart in guileless simplicity

 To His Divine influence

May I lift my thought to Him in selfless aspiration

May His peace rest upon me.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya  Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 129

 

“THE WORLD CANNOT HINDER US, IF WE DO NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE HINDERED.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Amid world’s confusion who will show me the way

If Thou dost not come? Thou art the way

And Thou art the One that leadeth the way

I cannot find the way or follow the way, save when Thou

Dost lead me by Thy Hand. Then I follow Thee,

Yea and I follow Thy way.

 

We are given freedom to choose our path.  We are free to shape our destiny.  We are our own enemy.  If we absorb the world too much, it weights us down.  If we have once established our contact with God, we cease to see evil and it cannot overcome us.  There must be an objective in our life.  The objective of the soul is to find a clear connection with Divinity.

 

Sometimes, we find that the world is full of confusions and uncertainties.    This world can hinder our life when we want to evolve further.  We have to create our own world of confidence with courage.  Then no one can hinder in our way of evolution.  There is no value in blaming the world; let us blame ourselves for not finding a way to dissociate from our mundane interests. Once we internalize our Master and slowly evacuate ourselves from our heart keeping Him there always, He creates

His own world in us, protecting us from the mundane world.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-wise Being, I offer Thee

 My humble prayers

Thou knowest my needs

Thou knowest my innermost feelings;

Do thou fulfill my needs and make me worthy,

That I may live a holy life and spread Thy blessing

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No.130

 

“GREAT TRUTH CAN NEVER RISE IN THE MIND OF THE THOUGHTLESS OR IN HIM WHO IS ENSLAVED BY SELFISHNESS”

 

O’ Master,

 

What avails quarrelling for thy freedom if thy heart remains selfish and vain?

Cast off the chain from thy neck, thou freeman,

And be free as the air of heaven!

 

All these fragments, all these disjointed fibres of our mind, if we can bring them together in one-pointed devotion, it will remove every blemish from our heart and give us sight.  Our eyes are blurred now because we are looking here and looking there.  Our eye is not single, that is why we cannot see.  By silentation, we clarify our sight.  In silentation, we do not become inactive; but the channels, through which our usual activity flows, become blocked and our higher facilities force open other avenues of activity.

 

The practice of silentation is for thoughtlessness.  However, we receive this condition of thoughtlessness within few days of practice.  This condition without achieving selflessness cannot help us in finding him inside. To reach the big ‘Self’, we have to lose the small ‘self’ in us, i.e.: the feeling of ‘I-ness’ and become selfless.  When this selfless condition is attained by us, we can reach the ‘SELF-NESS’ condition or Truth within. Losing the ‘self’ is the real spiritual practice.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-compassionate being, awaken in me a more yearning spirit and a deeper

Longing for the Truth.

Grant unto me greater wisdom

That I may be able to discern the real and

Forsake the unreal

Reveal Thy true nature unto me

And may it free me from all bondage and blindness

May I never weary in my search for Thee

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 131

 

“WE CAN HAVE NO REAL SENSE OF SECURITY UNTIL WE BECOME A CONSCIOUS VITAL FACTOR IN THE DIVINE LIFE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Alas, I follow Thee but with frail and faltering feet

Wilt thou not show me mercy

Thou friend of the lowly, and halt Thy march a little moment?

Have pity on this poor pilgrim

And let him once worship Thy holy feet.

 

One cannot define or calculate the loftier things of life.  They are too big, too profound to describe.  We must feel them with spontaneous soul-yearning and humble spirit.  These feelings alone can destroy our pride, our doubt and despair.  If our inner life is filled with humility and richness of spiritual understanding, nothing else matters.  When we possess these, if good or ill fortune comes to us, we know how to meet it.  We have

 found  the Power, which sustains us in all circumstances.

 

We must be always conscious that we are with our ‘Master’ and not away from Him.  This feeling of ‘Masterness’ in us definitely removes all our fear and complexities.  When we start experiencing that our soul is nothing but Master’s property and does not belong to us, we gain natural courage and enthusiasm to lead our life peacefully and harmoniously.  If we forget our Master, we tend to lead an ordinarily life with full of thoughts and unwanted feelings.  ‘Forget not to bring Him inside’.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Supreme Master open my heart to His holy influence,

That it may be free from all doubt, darkness, and ignorance

May He enlarge my vision and increase my yearning for the Divine;

May He unite my life with His Divine Life

And keep me ever in His loving protection.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 132

 

“OUTER CLARIFIED VISION COMES AS A RESULT OF

 INNER CLARIFIED VISION.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Wert Thou always so near and I hunted for Thee so far?

Verily when I ran out to find Thee

I was going away from Thee

Faith have I none in my own wisdom or vision.

 

Only those who have clarified vision can see, feel and touch the Infinite.  We seem to perceive subtler things more clearly, when we close our eyes.  This does not mean that we must become blind, but these channels of the outer senses become barriers to our inner sight.  When a mystic goes before the altar, he closes his eyes to all sights; he closes his ears to all sounds; not that he must assume blindness or deafness, but that he blocks the outer senses in order that his inward sight and hearing may become more vivid.

 

In our day-to-day life, what we see, hear, touch, smell and taste may not be the real one, sometimes these may deceive us.  When we withdraw all these and connect to our inner source, we know the truth.  However, connecting the inner source or inner Master is not possible as long as you are purely depending upon the outer resources.  Though we live in this material world with all the attachments, we must see, hear, touch, smell and taste through the inner source, i.e.: inner Master.  For which, we have to internalize Him with the condition of experiencing the surrendering of everything to Him.  When we see Him inside us through our inner vision, rest of our life is in His hands only.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O’ Thou All-seeing One, may I never forget that vision of Thee gives life;

Vision of Thee gives exaltation,

Bestow upon me this deeper sight,

The Truth is always shining;

Help me to find it,

That I may never stray away from Thee.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE

 

 

Golden Message No. 133

 

“UNDERSTANDING IS BORN FROM WITHIN”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou art born of Spirit,

Not created by thought,

Nor moulded by fancies,

Thou Divine spark of unfathomed origin!

As vision Thou enterest in the heart of the prophet;

In the soul of the poet, thou dwellest as raptures of inspiration;

And in the throat of the singer as music.

 

Our whole nature will be washed clean by the water of pure spiritual understanding.  It must be true understanding; however, not mere theory.  It comes as the fruit of realization.  When it comes we feel it, our whole life is filled with it.  There is no more doubt or questioning.  We do not hesitate; we do not calculate; a new consciousness rises in us and we yield ourselves to that undying Reality which abides in our soul.

 

When we are able to internalize our Master and connect with Him, we can understand many things in this world as true and untrue.  When we are able to experience ourselves certain things as true, we feel joy and ecstasy.  It is as if a blind man gets his vision and sees the world and experiences in his own eyes.  Once we have this real vision of life through our inner Master, we tend to lose all sorts of other false enjoyments and false

Inhibitions.  This understanding has to be born within and not from the outer world.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O’ Supreme Master, lift my thought from

 All unrealities

And grant me perfect tranquility of mind,.

Thou art the One to be realized,

Destroy in me all delusion

And bestow on me the blessing of thy abiding wisdom.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 134

 

“NO PRICE IS TOO GREAT TO PAY FOR INSPIRATION AND HIGHER VISION.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou art the Might of the mighty,

Sanctity of the saint,

Melody of the musician!

Thou art –glorious Spirit of transcendent

Loveliness,

In awe and dumb wonderment

I adore Thee!

 

Scientific knowledge alone is never sufficing.  It may be a starting point, but we must look for something deeper.  We must reach the storehouse of learning.  Science plus union with God makes up the Yoga system.  The term Yoga is a sacred word – so sacred that there is a hush of silence when it is uttered.  It signifies “union” – union with that, union with the Supreme Master.  We have to find our access to the within and Yoga gives us the methods by which we can do this.

 

The confluence of ‘my Master’ and ‘me’ makes Yoga.  Experiencing Yoga is wonderful and after that, we do not value anything better than that.  It is an experience of inspiring ourselves through inner vision.  Spiritual practice is only for this.  If the spiritual practice does not lead to this condition, practising spirituality is a waste.  When we transcend ourselves from the mundane world to the spiritual world, we have Higher Vision and Higher Understanding about the world where we are staying.  Once we go higher level, we can measure the lower level and study through the vision from the higher level.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Though Gracious Lord, I seek Thy Grace and blessing

Do Thou bestow upon me Thy Grace

And make my life more worthy of Thy blessing

Fasten my heart to Thee with steadfast devotion and faith

May I never fall away or lose Thy Grace

May my thought ever be fixed on Thee.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No. 135

 

“THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL SHEDS ITS RADIANCE EVERYWHERE”

 

O’ Master,

 

The light that I see yonder

And the light that shineth near

Is but the same light

It is soul’s light; It is God’s light;

It is the light of Love

This lamp of life may burn dim or it may burn bright;

But ever is it undying in dying.

 

We all have that majestic soul within us.  We can all grow with its expansion, or we can stay in a narrow little circle and contract.  The greatest misfortune that can come to a soul is to lose its spiritual vision.  No one can rob us of it. Only the things that rise within ourselves can rob us of it.  They are our real enemies; they cheat us of our rightful heritage.

 

Many of us do not know the power of our own souls.  Everyone in this universe is possessed of this but unknown about it.  If we undergo a best spiritual practice under the guidelines of a calibre Master, He opens our inner eye with His spiritual power and shows us the inner vision.  There is a lightless light inside us, which cannot be seen through naked eyes.  Once we are able to connect with ‘It’, through the help of our inner Master, we experience the lightness of the light.  We experience love and spread love to others through this light.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-radiant Being, shed Thine infinite light on my life,

That it may radiate only brightness and joy,

Thou shinest through all things

Do Thou shine through  every thought and action,

And reveal thy blessed Presence to others.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

‘LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 136

 

“WE GAIN CHEERFULNESS WHEN WE LIVE CLOSE TO THE HEART OF THE MASTER”

 

O’ Master,

 

Now I sing only one song,

The song that Thou hast taught me

It never grows old to my ear.

 

Never destroy your own happiness through impatience and thoughtfulness.  The same thing can produce both happiness and unhappiness. We can make ourselves so uncontrolled, so unworthy of the blessings that surround us, that we are not able to take good opportunities when they come.  Truth is a light, a glowing spiritual light.  When that light shines, there can be no darkness.  Heaven is not a vague, visionary thing.  It is something we create within ourselves.  We make it out of the exuberance and radiance of our own soul.

 

When we are living in this mundane world, we have to face many likely and unlikely things.  We are forced to select the best ones out of it, suiting to our needs.  Sometimes it gives happiness and sometimes unhappiness.   Whenever force is applied, it gives some kind of pressure and tension.  Once we are connected with the Divine Master, we are internally guided to select the best ones depending upon our need.  We are not confused, and we can be cheerful always; because we never get into tension in our selection.  The inner light is a knowledge, which takes away our ignorance of truth.  We can create our own happiness by connecting with Him and never bother about unhappiness in our life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Thou All-abiding Master, make Thy care and guidance a reality to me

May the consciousness of Thy Presence become so vivid

That I may find all my rest and strength in Thee alone

May I walk by Thy light only and never turn away to follow darkness.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No. 137

 

“GOD IS WITHIN US, BUT WE MUST AWAKEN TO THE SENSE OF HIS PRESENCE”

 

O’ Master,

 

In this flash-light of my soul,

As I read this unwritten book of Thine,

My life’s unseen, intricate mysteries are unfolded

All veils are dropped

I sit speechless, marveling, in awe and wonder,

As I read and re-read this unwritten book of Thine

 

We must try to develop pure spiritual consciousness.  Whatever may be our ideal or faith, if we have sincerity of purpose and humility, if we have real yearning to know Truth, One who reads our hearts, our innermost feelings, will direct our thoughts and life to ‘It’   God is infinite, all-abiding.  He is within us.

 

Spiritual practice itself is for the realization of Truth, also called as God.  This can happen only when we get an appropriate guide in our life.  Once we are sure about our goal and values of our life, it is easy to select a right guide for our spiritual progress.  God realization becomes easy when we get a personality who has realized ‘It’.  Otherwise, we may waste our time in searching Him all through our life.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the Infinite and Eternal One

Fill my mind and heart with the consciousness of his Being

May He take fro me all selfishness and egotistic feelings

May I love and serve Him truly

And realize ever more and more His presence within and without.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 138

 

“THE TRUE DISCIPLE HEARS IN SILENCE.  IF HE IS CORRECTED, HE DOES NOT RISE IN SELF-DEFENCE”

 

O’ Master,

 

Lover, sit still and wait;

Whom thou desirest will come

Being alone is not lonely

And how wilt thou receive Him if thou art not alone?

Waiting is for preparing;

Watching with longing is sweet;

And when He comes, all this will end

And thou thyself will be lost in love.

 

It is necessary to open the deeper side of one’s nature by patience, humility and obedience before one can take spiritual training.  That is why the great sages of India were so insistent in their discipline.  Those who cannot bear reprimand reveal they are shallow and useless.  Discipleship is a very sacred thing and it cannot be given to one who is not fully prepared for it.

 

One who is disciplined is called a disciple.  Once we are able follow the words of our Master sincerely and devotedly, it is very easy to become disciple.  This discipleship is the real security under a Guru.  Unless otherwise, we are prepared for it, we cannot discipline ourself and in spirituality, discipline is necessary.  Anybody can question the directions given by the Master, but no gossips and rumors are allowed within the group of disciples.  Everything should be clarified and truth be found.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

I lift my heart to the All-pervading Master, who is the giver of all strength and blessing

May He free it from pride, rebellion and all unworthy thoughts and feelings

That I may realize that, He is the source of my existence;

That from Him comes all my joy and sorrow

May I take humbly whatever He sends

Whether it be pain or pleasure

And place my unfaltering trust in Him.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 139

 

“FEARLESSNESS COMES THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF UNSELFISHNESS.”

 

O’ Master,

 

It is not ambition that lifts us to our goal;

Nay, not ambition, but our humble acts, void of self

Give us wings for flight!

 

Souls who are full of self are always troubled and fearful.  We cannot hope not to have moments of anxiety, but we can learn how to meet from them with calmness and courage. Until we are able to give up clinging to the self, we can never enjoy the blessing of rest in God’s protection.  So long as we have the slightest feeling that we are able to live our life and do our work without a sense of consecration, the fever of struggle will never cease and our aim will never be reached.

 

When we are alone, we have the fear and anxiety.  However, when we associate with Him, we become strong and energetic and lose fear.  Spiritual practice is for losing the fear and gain tremendous courage.  As long as we keep our Master in our heart, there cannot be any fear or feeling of ‘self’.   We are bold enough to say ‘God does not have fear’ and we must be more bold enough to experience the presence of God through our inner Master, who is the embodiment of Love and courage.  We need not worry as along as we experience the presence of our Master inside.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Grant unto me, O master, greater closeness to Thy Holy Spirit

Give me clearer vision, deeper understanding

That I may realize how little I can depend on my own frail self

And how great is my need of Thee

I lay my life and love at Thy Blessed Feet in humble devotion

And ask only for greater power to give myself wholly to Thy service.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 140

 

“THOSE WHO CAN TURN MORE WITHIN, THEY WILL GET MORE JOY OUT OF SERVICE.”

 

O’ Master,

 

I know that Thou art in my soul

I know this in my dreaming;

I know this in my sleeping’;

I know this in my walking,-

That Thou art my very life

Today, tomorrow, aeons hence and forever more!

 

Love, forgiveness, tolerance are qualities that come from within.  They are the result of an expansion of the soul.  There is but one standard in life, - to love and serve and not pay heed to the world.  The great thing in any kind of work is to keep ourselves quiet and serene, never fretful or morose.  We cannot render true service until we have made our body and our mind fitting channels.  When are we the happiest? When we have a sense of spiritual relationship with mankind, then the veil of selfishness is lifted from our inner vision and we realize the oneness of our soul with the Great Soul of our Master and with all humanity.

 

Every service that we do in this world should have purity and tranquility in our mind.  There should not be any expectation of reward for the service we render to the humanity.  Once we spiritualize our service with a divine intention of serving our own brothers and sisters, there cannot be any dissatisfaction and worries.  Serving along with our Master will definitely lead to joy and happiness.  Our self should go and His ‘Self” should work, then there is no question of selfishness and negativity in our service.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Compassionate Being, do Thou fasten my life to Thee with steadfast devotion and faith.

Remove all self-limitation from my heart

And make me untiring in loving service

May I feel blessed as I serve

And may I express love through every act of my life

May I never forget Thee or Thy children

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 141

 

“KEEP YOUR MIND AND HEART TRANQUIL AND YOUR LIFE PEACEFUL”

 

O’ master,

 

Driven by the storm of life I have come to Thee, thou eternal Tree of shelter!

As I sit under Thy protecting boughs

My storm-pressed heart sighs with relief

Thou hast given me long-lost peace.

 

The practical province of life is to make our connection with our Original Source, the Divine Master; and one of the best ways to make this connection is by the establishment of tranquility through a vibrant Spiritual Master.  One who lacks tranquility has to hard road to travel.  Tranquility is the real test to character.  We need tranquility in all the varying conditions of life.  Unless we can maintain calmness of mind, we lose all our blessing.

 

Tranquility is the state of mind during forgetting ourselves.  This condition is not possible until we create some vacuum in us.  By almost reducing our thoughts, we reach this stage.  Spiritual practice is for creating this state of mind.  This state of mind is required to establish connection with the Divinity inside.  Connecting with divinity is possible only when we lose our impressions and thoughts.  Through a Divine Transmission, impressions can be gradually removed from our mind and tranquility can be obtained.  In NC, we call this as quietitude, the absence of ‘Myself’ in me.  If we are able to maintain this condition throughout our life, life will be free from troubles, anxiety and worries.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

May the All-abiding Presence of my divine Master keep me quiet and peaceful

May ‘It’ infill my life, my thought and action

May I manifest that Presence through love and harmony

May the Divine blessing rest upon me and upon all living creatures.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

Golden Message No. 142

 

“WE MUST LEARN TO BE QUIET AND CHEERFUL.  IT NOT ONLY HELPS US, IT HELPS OTHERS.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou hast chastised me by Thy sad countenance;

I lose all courage when Thy benign face is turned away from me,

Thy displeasure is my long night of living death

The blessing of Thy smile is my perpetual day of unbroken life and bliss.

 

Suppose a man loses his balance; if you come with peaceful, quiet mind, you exert a quieting influence on that person and help him regain his equilibrium.  You can always set a standard.  The way you do everything can become an example.  When you do things casually, it means that you have acted thoughtlessly and lack ardor of spirit.  The true art of performing action means doing things with poise and calmness.  Our thoughts can make us careful or careless and full.  When our heart is full of lofty aspiration, we move swiftly, lightly and thoughtfully; we are never agitated or careless.

 

Most of the times, we lose our balance at the time of our losing temper.  This imbalance only creates problems and dissatisfaction.

When we reach quietitude of mind, there will be poise all the times whatever may be the situation at which we are.  Losing the temper is the lowest attitude and a spiritual person should not have it. When we practice spirituality under a reliable Master, we can achieve this balance and our life will be always in symmetry.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Master, still all turbulence in my heart,

May I be so surrendered to thy will

That I shall gain quietness of spirit

May I always trust in thy loving care and protection

And find my peace in Thee

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 143

 

 

“WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR EVERY ORDEAL EVERY MISFORTUNE.  THEY LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR SERENITY AND CHEERFULNESS OF MIND.”

 

O’ Master,

 

Seeking for my soul’s freedom, I have wandered far

Oft in my haste, I have embraced far greater fetters than those I have sought to break

In search of happiness oft have I plunged into the un-enduring glamour of life

Like the foolish moth in the flame

In vain have I struggled;

In vain have I sought my liberation apart from Thee

 

Serenity is a very desirable quality.  It is like a tonic to body and heart.  It brings great strength.  We all need it.  When we lose our serenity, we do what is disturbing to ourselves and to others.  Now we depend too much upon our own thought and calculation.  When we learn to depend upon our Master, then we shall grow quiet and know true serenity.

 

As human beings, we undergo lot of tribulation in our life, whether we like it or not.

But every time, we learn something from that.  This learning helps us to undergo the next turbulence and we attain tremendous courage out of it.  Every samskaras that we create, we have to undergo the results with or without our knowledge.  A spiritual person never fears about his problems because he is with his Master always.  The courage that we get when we are with Him is tremendous and cannot be compared with any other bravery.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O Supreme One, help me to follow thy way of wisdom,

And learn to maintain evenness in all the uneven circumstances of my daily life.

May I be undaunted in my search for Thee;

And may I trust wholly to Thy guiding Hand at every step.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 144

 

“WE CHARGE OURSELVES WITH A GREAT BLESSING WHEN WE EMBODY HOLINESS AND LOVE IN ALL OUR ACTIONS.”

 

O’ Master,

 

It is not necessary for man to be God-fearing;

But let him be God loving and God-abiding.

 

Every man betrays himself when he neglects his inner life.  If man has lower instincts uppermost, despite him they will betray him.  If higher – that too will show itself.  We lift ourselves higher and higher as we think of Divine things.  The great universe is open to us, but we are not always open to it, to its blessings, its inspirations, its lessons, etc.

 

Spiritual practice itself is for losing fear in God.  The energy of God is full of love and courage.  For attaining this condition, we need not do anything.  The extreme love happens only in silence.  Once we practice silence, we can attain this love and courage;  because God is silent always.  Any other method may create only fear but not love.  Human love is little different from Divine love.

 Divine love does not have any discrimination.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Thy inspiration, which I received never, gives me failure

My intention of merging with Thee,

 Definitely will happen one day

O’ the supreme, please help me to devoid of negativity

And give me a permanent solace in thy heart

Never fear on Him but Love always

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 145

 

“THROUGH {DIVINE} LOVE, ONE GAINS HIGHER INSPIRATION AND LIGHT”

 

O’ Master,

 

O Thou effulgent Spark, I fear Thee no more

I love Thy Presence; my soul delights in Thy Presence;

Thy Presence is my supreme joy!

 

We are all waiting for the moment when we shall blend our feelings with the great feelings, our life with the great Life; Human beings can never be satisfied until they find ultimate vision.  Now we are intoxicated with the sense of “I” and “mine”.  This “I” and “mine”, this idea of separation from the Source, both are born of ignorance.  When we partake of the universal entity, we lose all sense of limitation and separation.  Partaking with the universe is possible, once we experience ourselves as a part of it.  This happens when we experience Divine Love within, with the help of our Master.

 

Love is only source through which we can connect to our Source.  But love is a condition to be experienced within, without any material support. A person with Divine Love never expects anything from others. Not even, love.  However, he goes on giving it without any discrimination.  Some Pranis may respond to our love and some may not.  Whether they respond to us or not, we have to give love to them.  Ordinary human love has some limitations as well expectations.  But, when we experience divine love, we will not have any expectation.  It is possible, once we attain higher mental purity.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

All-blessed Supreme Master, thou art the shining radiance of the Universe

Through Thy light, all things are revealed;

Through Thy light, we have the power of intelligence

Fill my life with Thy Divine Light that all my ignorance may vanish

May I feel thy Presence within my soul,

May I manifest Thy Presence in my life.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 146

 

MAN IS A BORN SPIRIT.  PRIMARILY HE IS OF ‘GOD”

 

O’ Master,

 

Thou art the fragrance of the flower,

Sweet taste of water,

Life breath of air;-

Verily Thou art the essence and substance of all!

 

It is a calamity to forget our Divine heritage.  It means a voluntary acceptance of ignorance.  When the mind is open to the radiant light of the soul, we feel exuberant, and inspiration rises in us; then whatever we perform, becomes effective.  We are constantly putting off the important things and giving our attention to the non-essential and the lesser.  We must turn from the lesser to the greater and lay the chief emphasis on the spiritual and essential.  Life is as we produce it through our thoughts,

Our aspiration and our action.

 

First, we do not know what is lesser and what is greater in our life.  Mundane life is the lesser and spiritual connection is higher or greater.  The spirit or soul inside us is so vibrant and powerful which can take care of our whole life, if it is activated.  We really forget our spiritual heritage of accepting ourselves as souls.  The reason is, we have no knowledge about the spirit or anybody to explain how to be connected with it.  If we are lucky, enough to get a reliable Master who can help us to create the ‘yoga’ or connection with our own spirit, then our problems get dissolved without any struggle.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

Lift the veil from my soul that I may feel the

Presence of the Great Master

Fill me with joyousness, the sense of freedom and all the spiritual blessings my heart longs for

May I keep my inner eyes ever fixed on the Ideal

And may my perception of the Inward Presence never grow clouded.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 147

 

“WE CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST, BUT THE FUTURE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT, STARTING RIGHT NOW.  TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE PRESENT”.

 

O’ Master,

 

Wonder, we could not forget the past

Forgetting the present, worrying the future

Once we reach Thy presence, past & future drowns away

Only the presence, presence & presence of Thee

 

For ordinary human beings, past is a heavy wealth, which may give relief sometimes and not many times. If we consider the past as a lesson, our present does not commit mistakes and the worry about the future does not appear. Actually past cannot help us in any ways, it only gives some tension & stress.  Sometimes forgetting the past can create new dimension in our life.  This new dimension is the present and

we have to use it to the maximum.

 

Once we come to a loving Master, who can afford to take care of our life, we need not worry about our future.  As and when we surrender completely to Him, our present & future will be in His hands.  Past cannot work anything against Him.  All our samskaras can be burnt away through Him and we will have a fresh life without affecting our past.  ‘Be in the present’ is the condition of a spiritual person.  Because Master works always in the here-and-now state.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O my beloved one, my worrying about my future has no value

As Thou are there with me always

Aligning with the present is possible only through Thee

The all-pervading Presence of Thine can

Give permanent joy

Please keep me in thy heart and bless me

My remembrance of Thee can make me to live in the present.

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 148

 

O’ Master,

 

“KNOWLEDGE KNOWS FACTS; WISDOM KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH THE FACTS YOU KNOW.  RIGHTEOUSNESS IS TO PRACTISE

WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT AS TRUTH”.

 

My knowledge is limited when I think of Thee

Human level perception never gives the truth

I am in search of wisdom through truth

But never get wisdom without purity

I am sure that Thy presence in me gives purity

Wisdom is not a problem at all now.

 

Many a time, human beings are cheated by its own creed without knowing the truth, materially and spiritually.  Our education is only to gain knowledge and not wisdom.  When we are in search of material facts, our knowledge helps us to some extent.  When we are in possession of facts, we must make use of it to know further about facts.  Since we are limited in our power, we stop ourselves with the available facts.

 

Once we acquire purity of mind and advance spiritually, wisdom descends in us automatically.  This wisdom guides us in knowing the value of facts that we have already possessed through knowledge.  And we can choose the right facts, which will help us in our life spiritually and materially.  This realizing the facts is called wisdom.  On attaining the condition of wisdom, further we are lead by the wisdom itself towards righteousness.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

What I think is not the fact, but what I receive through Thee is the truth.

My association with Thee confirms some facts as truth and some as untruth

Please show the path towards wisdom and further

Allow me to be with Thee always to become ‘That’

Love me not when I give value to knowledge rather than Truth

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 149

 

O’ Master,

 

“THERE IS MUCH TO DISCOVER THROUGHOUT LIFE, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND THAT THE MOST PROFOUND TRUTHS, THE GREATEST BEAUTY, AND THE MOST OUTSTANDING WISDOM, ARE ALL SIMPLE.”

 

My hard-earned knowledge does not help to see Thee

My anxiety to know more stopped my journey towards Truth

Come what may, I decided to join with Thee

Congratulations unto myself for achieving Thy kindness

Forgot myself and found Thee in me, the simplest way

 

We undertake many hardships in our life to know many new, new things.  Most of the times, we waste our time in search of something, which may or may not give us peace and happiness.  We do not know that “Truth” is simple, and to attain that. we should be simple in our approach and style.  ‘Truth Realization’ is the main goal in spiritual practice.  We should adopt a simplest method of practice to realize the simplest, i.e. Truth.  To gain anything from the nature, we need not struggle or shout.

 It is very easy, once we align with the nature.

 

When we sincerely search for a divine person who can help us in our spiritual & material life, we get it by the grace of God.  Divinity cannot descend directly from ‘THAT’; it has to come through a Divine personality.  Spiritual practice should be under the guidelines of a Divine personality, who has realized ‘That’ without any struggle but with a simple method.  Then only, He can guide us with the simplest method.

All the positive qualities are light and the God is lighter than these qualities.

Ipsofacto, a Divine Master is the lightest when compared to God.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O the lightest of the lightest, help me to achieve ‘That’

Adopt me as thyself and allow being simple always

Endure with me for my ignorance of wisdom

Make available the simplest way of life

And provide me the simplest of simplest, Thy presence

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

Golden Message No. 150

 

“PEOPLE DO NOT PLAN TO FAIL, THEY JUST FAIL TO PLAN.”

 

O’ Master,

 

I never fail to accept failure when I look forward on Thee

Failure and success are two sides of a coin

I do not plan myself but failure comes which also I do not know

When I connect myself with Thee, I never plan, but it happens

 

We human beings plan many things in our life.  Some plans give us disappointments

 and worries.  Sometimes we really fail to plan, but we succeed.  Though planning is required for a systematic life, but planning alone cannot help us.  Divine grace

 is more important for success than our planning.  However, we fail to plan;

the Master inside us does without any planning.  Spiritual practice

 is not done on any planning; it has to happen on its own way as it is. 

Since the ‘spirit’ is working here & now,

 spirituality does not work on any planning

 

In material life, we plan to succeed along with our desire to succeed.  Success comes automatically, when we connect with Him and Him only always.  We have to connect ourselves with the spirit, with the help of ‘My Master’ and nobody can help us in this regard.  What is a plan, when He does everything without plan?  When we cannot connect with a divine personality, we have to plan every time for success.  Plans have no value, when we allow Him to do on his own way by surrendering everything to Him.

 

Thoughts of the day:-

 

O my loved one, help me to reach Thy heart

All my earlier attempts failed because of my wrong planning

This time I really succeeded in connecting to Thee

My failure & success does not disturb me in Thy presence

No one can succeed without Thy help.

Remove my prejudice and hatred and bring me towards Truth

 

 

Yours lovingly,

 

Subrahmanya Shiva Balan

 

 

 

“LIVE IN PROSPERITY & GIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE”

 

 

 

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