Tuesday, August 7, 2018

BY GRACE AND BY GOD

Where are you searching for me, Friend?
Look! Here am I right within you.
Not in temple, nor in mosque,
Not in Kaaba, nor Kailas,
But here right within you am I.
-- Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint

All that is necessary to make the mind pure is to undo the negative conditioning to which it has been subjected; then we will be left with pure, unconditioned awareness. -- Eknath Easwaran, "Words to Live By," August 8

Though Easwaran's words speak true, it is our negative conditioning we must overcomeWe can accept, even welcome, the words; it is the immediately following Yes, but...that stops us. As in How? How do I undo? 

The underlying message is that which we've been learning for these many years (assuring our self that since we agree with the words, we can teach it to others). What we're agreeing with and resisting both at the same time is all that is necessary. 

The reason we're resisting is that this is God's work, God's to do. All that is necessary is for us to turn our mind in utter trust to the Father within which does the work, leave it there, and we will know completion. 

We are, however, not given a timetable. Ah. And uh-oh. 

Remember, God works on his own time schedule his wonders to perform. By grace and by God occur when they occur...our blessing comes by our trusting that.

In the meantime, do something about something. For another optimally.

Thank you.

No comments:

Post a Comment