Hindustan Times (Patiala)

FREE THE HEART FROM NEGATIVE THOUGHTS TO CHERISH GOD’S GRACE

- Ashutosh Varshney (Inner Voice comprises contributi­ons from our readers. The views expressed are personal) innervoice@hindustant­imes.com

The word “grace” literally means “favour”, and if it comes from god it transforms life.

For miracles to happen in life, one must know the mechanism behind grace. Grace is positive energy that can be received with the right intention and unquestion­ed faith, irrespecti­ve of where it is received from.

To receive anything, we need an empty container. If the container is full, then it is not possible to add anything further in it.

God’s grace leads to miracles, for which one has to store His grace in the heart. Unfortunat­ely most of the time out hearts, which is the container, is filled with doubts.

We can think of the rain as god’s grace pouring over us so torrential­ly that we can’t round up enough containers to hold it. If the container of our mind is filled with negative thoughts and the heart is tainted by evil desires, even when grace is showered upon us, we will complain.

For example, if your guru gives you a mantra, and you completely follow his guidance without allowing your mind and reasoning to wander or probe elsewhere, then your mind becomes so engrossed in that mantra that it ultimately gives you success and you get cut off from your worries.

Once the mind gets well attached to these mantras and the heart believes and supports it, then in due course, we begin to remain unaffected by the affairs and relations in this world. Life and all we achieve in it will then be cherished.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from India