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#Love is the most essential element in #bhakti. There are other factors also – trust and faith. If there is no faith in God, then your love cannot take you higher. In difficulty,
we pray to God, but even as we pray, we have doubts whether God really exists or not, whether He listens to our prayers or not, whether He is capable of removing our sorrows, etc. In worldly life also, if you love someone, but don’t trust that person, there will always be a problem. There are some whom we trust, but have no love for them. Both love and trust are required in bhakti.
The next ingredient is reverence. There should be love, trust and reverence, and all three unconditionally. Only then it can be called devotion. When Meerabai was given poison, she knew about it, yet she could drink it in complete surrender to God. Our devotion must grow to that level.
When you ask for something from God He always gives, but He may give in three ways. Sometimes, if it good for you, He may grant your wish immediately. At other times He may seem to refuse your wish by not giving what you desire, but actually gives something better. Sometimes he delays His grant, but compensates by giving the best. So we must learn to wait patiently. In our shortsightedness, with our strong desires, we often fail to understand the ways of the Lord.
With lots of Love and Happiness
Writer Gal
Very thoughtful post - I like the idea of the Yes, No, and Wait responses. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurel for your kind words.
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God works in mysterious ways! Be patient and keep working towards your goals! Beautiful thoughts you have written.
ReplyDeleteThank you Inderpreet .But to be honestly to you, God is only person who has an ability to tests our capacities daily which even a school teacher would not have the ability to test her student's capacity on a daily basis with ease Like GOD does
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These are great words of wisdom. Majority of us pray because we fear God. And what do our prayers constitute of? Wants, wants and wants. We consider God as the wish granting factory. And as you said every wish does not get granted immediately resulting in brewing doubts. A devoted soul once asked me to believe in 'God will always give you what you need but may not ever grant you what you want'.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree on that Anamika but my pa always tells me that if your want is not immediately satisfied by God then he is searching something better for you but he will always give you the best things which you might have never expected from life. We are human so we keep on doubting his abilities.
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Lovely thoughts Gayathri I always believe our destiny is preplanned and if we have a tough path ahead, it is because we are tough. Keep on wriitng always.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ina . You are correct in that aspect that our destiny is pre planned and if it tough road then I only wish that He should be kind enough to give us little friction less surface i.e. (enjoyment) in our life.So that We will become super strong and humble beings.
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U know what? God has always answered my prayers very delayed. But then, I should also thank him, that, in all my hurdles he has sent me that one helping hand. But then, when is he going to answer my prayers immediately so that i feel wanted by him?
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So true :-).Thanks for stopping by Ajay.
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