Regularity in spiritual practice

 Although regularity in spiritual practice may appear mechanical, it is a constant blessing from above and shows the development of some inner strength.

We cannot meditate twenty-four hours a day. We have to go work or to school. But while answering our boss's questions, we can feel the living presence of our inner being. We can feel the presence of a divine child, a divine presence guiding us. This inner feeling is surcharged with light, peace and bliss. How can we develop this inner feeling? It cannot happen overnight. It is like a muscle. To develop a muscle we must take exercise daily. In the spiritual life also if we practice daily, regularly, soulfully, we are bound to develop this inner capacity. Even if we speak about mundane things, we will not lose the inner wealth that we accumulated during our meditation early in the morning.

God does not expect from you

At the very beginning

Mastery in anything.

But He does expect from you

In everything

Your soulful willingness.

Desi regularitatea in practica spirituala poate parea mecanica, ea este o binecuvantare continua din inalt si arata dezvoltarea unei anumite tarii interioare.

Nu putem medita 24 de ore pe zi. Trebuie sa mergem la munca sau la scoala. Dar in timp ce raspundem intrebarilor sefului, putem simti prezenta vie a fiintei noastre interioare. Putem simti prezenta unui copil divin, o prezenta divina care ne ghideaza. Acest sentiment interior este incarcat cu lumina, pace si beatitudine. Cum putem dezvolta acest sentiment? Nu se poate ca el sa apara peste noapte. Este asemeni unui muschi. Pentru a dezvolta muschiul este nevoie de exercitii zilnice. In viata spirituala de asemenea daca practicam in fiecare zi, cu regularitate si insufletire, suntem obligati sa dezvoltam aceasta capacitate interioara. Chiar daca vorbim despre lucruri lumesti, nu vom pierde bogatia interioara pe care am acumulat-o in timpul meditatiei, dimineata devreme.

Dumnezeu nu se asteapta ca tu sa ai

La inceput maiestrie in nimic.

Dar El se asteapta

Ca tu sa ai in tot

O bunavointa inflacarata.

                                          ~Sri Chinmoy