The Secret of the World
And this is the secret of the
world. When we let go and lovingly surrender to the Divine Will then the
Divine will decree that we have everything we could want because
we have been brought to a place where anything is possible.
When we let go of our wants ,
our wanting to control, our wanting of approval, our wanting of
togetherness, our wanting of security, we become free because we have
handed everything over to the Divine . We trust in the Divine to take us
exactly where we are meant to be at that moment in time and are
completely satisfied .
We stop labelling events in our
lives. ‘Its all good ‘is the phrase we start using. Only in the fullness
of time will we be able to see the wisdom.
This recognition that we have no
control and that the ultimate control lies with the Divine fills us with
a sense of peace because we know that everything is being taken care of
and everything is as it should be. We stop resisting, we stop fighting but go with the flow
according to the Divine will.. We are merely participants in the
Divine Plan playing out our roles in the fabric of humanity.
We surrender and start listening
and at the same time continue asking for help and guidance.
How do we reach that place where
a sense of contentment fills our being and every molecule in our body is
singing the praises and glory of the Divine? It is through purifying our
heart because it is in the heart that lies the seat of true knowledge if
we wish to seek it.
It is through the constant
remembrance of the Divine that our heart finds rest. The heart arrives at a
constant state of gratitude, wonder and awe. When we reach that state we
experience wonder moment by moment and everything is marvellous, magical
and miraculous . Our deep sense of gratitude fills us with an
overwhelming love of the Divine for giving us more than we could have
possibly imagined. The view of the piercing star from the aeroplane
window, the mountain ranges below, the moon at close quarters , the
clouds beneath all takes our breath away.
When we are in that state we
start viewing the simple gifts as miracles. We are touched, moved and
inspired. When we glorify the Divine, give thanks to the Divine and
praise the Divine , our inner being is filled with awe. The first snow
of winter, the cherry blossoms of spring, the gurgling brook, the
chirping birds at dawn, the smell of the air on a summer evening, the
starry night, the red, orange, rust, brown, lemon yellow hues of autumn,
the joy on the face of a toddler as she makes her way across the room
for the first time are all beautiful gifts from the Divine.
The magnificence of the
Divine can be
felt if we imagine ourselves looking at Earth from outer space , a tiny
sphere where 7 billion people are playing out their lives , a proportion
of which is replaced every generation and so it has happened throughout
history. One day the Earth itself will also disappear like the people
who have walked its soil through the centuries. Truly the Divine is
Powerful , the All Knowing, the Transcendent, the Vast, the All
Encompassing.
The Divine is
the Merciful One , the Compassionate One. The mercy
of the Divine is showered on the entire universe ..
By continuously asking
forgiveness we cleanse our heart so that it eventually beams with the
Divine light.
In our quest to come closer to
the Divine on a daily basis, we should measure the space we have covered each
day in our path towards Him. Its like swimming lengths and each day we
are trying to improve so that we get closer to the other side of the
pool.
By remembering the Divine, we can
create a beautiful garden in our heart full of streams and rivers and
fountains all proclaiming the glory of the Divine. When our heart is
purified and cleansed and only filled with the Divine , will there be a
beautiful fragrance emanating from it and we can make space for
other creatures , for example a passing butterfly to come and land on
our garden. So it is with human beings, when we pull out all the weeds
and create a fragrant garden there is room for people to come in who are
waiting to enter. Therefore our aim should be to clean our heart and
make it shiny so that only good things grow in there, the pinnacle of
which is the love of the Divine.
By learning the beautiful names
of the Divine and pondering and contemplating on them we get a sense of
who He is, otherwise it is beyond our scope to understand the essence of
the Divine.. Trying to fathom the names of the Divine is the doorway to experience
knowing Him and attempting to get close to Him.
When we engage in a daily ritual
of remembrance of the Divine, the mental chatter or negative self talk will
eventually disappear replaced by a stillness of the mind and heart which
now beats with the praises and glory of the Divine. When we arrive at that
place we are in communion with the Divine, merged with the Divine and the
feeling of bliss penetrates every cell of our body and soul.
And that is the secret of the
world. We are now at a place which is akin to heaven on earth where
anything is possible. The Divine showers us with His infinite blessings,
protects us and guides us along life’s journey and helps us cross over
safely to Eternity. And that is the secret of the world.