- Inner Motives
Of all things the most difficult is to scrutinise, the inner motives. Saints have said that if the motives are alright, the actions are also good. Gurudev Sivananda emphasised that we should always scrutinise the inner motives. Work and service assume a new significance when we do this. Suddenly, instead of working or serving, we are 'self-realising'. An inner awareness develops from scrutinising the inner motives.
- Diversity, Unity and Humility
Standing on the ground you will perceive trees to be of different height.
Fly aloft and they will appear to be of the same height.
Lie down and they will appear sky-high!
- Prayer
God wants us to think of Him.
If we think of Him only when we are unhappy, then naturally He has to give us that unhappiness.
If we think of Him even in prosperity, we can continue to enjoy prosperity.
If we think of Him in all conditions, then we shall not know any difference at all and shall always be blissfull.
- Double Morality
Double morality will be found everywhere.
What I consider good for myself I may not consider good for others.
- Grace
Grace is inherent in life itself. In recognisable forms, Grace comes as an awakening influence. Grace is cosmic, universal, eternal. It is never absent. We are not aware of it, and so at times in our spiritual growth it comes as pain, failure, misfortune and all sorts of things, rubbing the ego until we wake up! Once awakened, Grace brings about such circumstances that will lead us on to enlightennent.
One can, of course, be impervious to this Grace , disregard it and go back to where one started. Then Grace will come again as an awakening influence. We live in Grace.