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Gratefulness
Like humility, gratefulness is a never-ending way that paradoxically diminishes as you feel you´ve it. But you can´t stop searching for it!
Interestingly, in Sanskrit language the word “servant” is written kinkara. And this word is further divided into two parts, kim & kara, the first part meaning “what” and the second “do”. In other words, “what to do?”, “what can I do?” or even more precisely, “how can I serve?”. That´s the inner spirit and disposition of any real student/disciple and in one sense, that´s the only question we have to make to God and his bonafide agents.
I feel that it´s impossible to conceive how big and deep is the Godhead and at the same time, how tiny and small I am in relation to him. But at the same time, what strikes me the most is that beyond this two unconceivable realities, I am being loved, considered and forgiven by the Divine. So in the face of these chain of unending considerations, I feel I have more reasons to be grateful than the time I have to live my life. So my conclusion is that in this light, life is to be lives on the ...
I feel that it´s impossible to conceive how big and deep is the Godhead and at the same time, how tiny and small I am in relation to him. But at the same time, what strikes me the most is that beyond this two unconceivable realities, I am being loved, considered and forgiven by the Divine. So in the face of these chain of unending considerations, I feel I have more reasons to be grateful than the time I have to live my life. So my conclusion is that in this light, life is to be lives on the …I feel that it´s impossible to conceive how big and deep is the Godhead and at the same time, how tiny and small I am in relation to him. But at the same time, what strikes me the most is that beyond this two unconceivable realities, I am being loved, considered and forgiven by the Divine. So in the face of these chain of unending considerations, I feel I have more reasons to be grateful than the time I have to live my life. So my conclusion is that in this light, life is to be lives on the basis of gratitude, if it´s to be lived in its full embrace.
My spiritual preceptors around the globe, time and history. In them I find honest struggle for inner perfection and transparent words that are in line with their conduct. Even when they make “mistakes”, they humbly repent on them showing the world how to actually never make a mistake (by always accepting them and growing from its teachings). All this (and more) gives me daily hope to maintain my own ideals in place, updated.
The so-called Nemesis/antithesis is actually giving us a hint about its original. So fear has the potential of eventually taking us to ultimate love, if wisely approached.
Thanks for your welcoming. And yes, I consider very important for any person who aspires to love God, first concentrate on how God is already loving oneself, and thereby find the necessary strength and hope for engaging in whatever practices that may promote oneself loving him. In our particular devotional tradition of Vedanta, the idea is that God already loves us purely, but at the same time our loving relationship with him will enhance considerably when we voluntarily choose to also love h...
Thanks for your welcoming. And yes, I consider very important for any person who aspires to love God, first concentrate on how God is already loving oneself, and thereby find the necessary strength and hope for engaging in whatever practices that may promote oneself loving him. In our particular devotional tradition of Vedanta, the idea is that God already loves us purely, but at the same time our loving relationship with him will enhance considerably when we voluntarily choose to also love him, since the perfection of love comes when both parties mutually agree to full participate in it, the most beautiful and consuming of all tasks.
This is for me one of the biggest challenges in being humble: to accept that you project yourself in a direction/goal (love of God) that even if you reach it, you´ll never be worthy enough of deserving it, for eternity. So to live with such awareness implies extremely deep humility and therefore, gratefulness.
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