A BENEDICTION

A BENEDICTION 

Be utterly confident, supremely so, without being arrogant, strength merged in sublime surrender to the Supreme. A positive mindset works wonders. Never be in despair even in the teeth of trouble as the sunlit summit of truth and light are just near the horizon as yet in the womb of futurity, approaching nonetheless with steady steps unto your expanding universe even as your concentration contracts to lesser and lesser zones till in pointed end it dives into wholeness, the integrated essence where duality has ceased. 

Faith in one's self is an attribute that conquers all, that fearless self-belief which is the stuff of great souls that have striven and achieved to transform life and civilisation. The tranquil mind is unruffled by surface disturbances as it quietly broods on the eternal verities of life. The sattva predominates and suppresses rajas and tamas to illumine the being. The sunlit mansion becomes a heaven on earth, the radiance spreading through the casements to the environs, illumining all who chance to come within the charmed sphere with a willing mind, a wholesome heart and a submissive spirit. The soul rendered resplendent then shines as a beacon of light in the turbulent sea of desires that afflict the mortal man. Such a one who abides in the Self or in the Beloved is a blessing unto mankind and has attained to supreme peace. Be thou such a one! Let the mind be emptied of earthly aught. Let the soul be chastened with the Ganga of pure flow. Let the heart be focussed on the One Beloved whose form in broken trifurcate fills it with blissful waves from end to end. May life be dedicated to the Ishtadevatā now and forever! 🕉

Written by Sugata Bose