— Dr Maina Sarma From the first cry to the last groan, man’s life is a perennial strive for the blessings of the Divine. The experience of divine blessings makes one realise that the inner striving for the eternal does not go astray and may win divine recognition. This realisation activates the latent divinity within the self. Tales of God as the Blesser of sincere devotees abound in the world’s scriptures. Blessings are normally expressed in the form of good wishes. Such good feelings packed with the power of purity have the quality of effectiveness. A person blessed with divine grace is a person who feels and stands under the canopy of divine protection. The divine blessings thus do not directly operate externally in bringing about certain material gain but internally in the personal relationship that flowers between the soul and the supreme father.
Human life is a life of dignity. A person who really understands his or her inherent worth and respects that of others, comes to know that worth is not something assigned by external sources, but rather comes from a source that is universal and eternal. Supreme Father, ie, the supreme soul is the ultimate source of eternal beneficient powers and pure thoughts of good wishes. But the question is what is that who receives these divine powers and blessings? It may be observed that when it rains, the thursty earth absorbs the water and the fertile earth nourish the whole world; the sun shines out the rays of light which the living bodies as well as the plants receive. But the Godly powers and blessings are very subtle. The self, which is the subtle, conscient point of energy driving the gross physical body is the direct recipient of such divine powers and blessings. Human dignity is thus the external expression of an internal state of self-worth. But due to a gradual turning away from the inner self over a period of time, the strong pull of the physical senses began to influence and spurred our inner being, the true recipient of the divine blessings. Hence the flow of divine powers and blessings gets disrupted, consequently, we find ourselves today often uncertain of distinguishing the right from the wrong; actions become progressively degraded. Unable to find contentment from within, the soul has turned all its attention to the pleasures derived from material sources and found himself in a void of inadequate, transitory experiences. In such a vulnerable situation, the soul grasps at any source of comfort. The level of motivation inevitably degrades into sense – gratification, which traps the soul into seeking greater pleasure to offset greater dissatisfaction.
The Supreme uses the might of His spiritual qualities for the benefit of the world when it reaches its darkest hours. The scriptures give us the symptoms of extreme Kaliyuga (Iron age), when evil will be at its peak. These symptoms very much match the scenario in the world today. At this juncture, everybody has become spiritually depleted. This has created the fear and the subsequent need for divine blessings and protection. It is the time to connect us internally with the almighty supreme Father. Although the strength of science gives comfort to life, sorrow and sadness have not disappeared. Infact, human powers have divided and wrenched the world. Divine power is the only way to heal the world. Divine powers like love, peace, happiness, bliss are totally benign, benevolent, beneficient, unlimited, unconditioned and universal to create and sustain universal harmony. Hence, the Brahma Kumaris are organising a worldwide programme on the theme of ‘Global Festival for Receiving God’s Powers and Blessings’ from October 1 to 4, 2009 at Guwahati, as part of the global programme to convey the message that one can receive Godly powers and blessings by loving remembrance and warn His unlimited blessings by adopting a righteous way of life. Blessings are such that one need not to labour hard to receive them. They are just gift to us on the part of our supreme Father. All that we need to do is just to turn our mind and intellect towards our beloved father and thus atune ourselves to receive our God fatherly birthright and become worthy recipient of the Divine Blessings. It would indeed be a very poor conception of God if He were held responsible only for the bondage and sorrow of His children and the efforts for emancipation from them were not regarded as inspired by Him.
There is a proverb that once upon a time, golden sparrows lived in this land of ours and the lions and the deers drank waters in the same pond. But in course of time human powers no longer served universal good. The time is therefore ripe when we need to take power from God, who is the truth and the ocean of purity, in order to make our good intentions real.
(Published on the occasion of Global Festival for receiving Divine Powers and Blessings). ASSAM TRIBUNE
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