Faith...Devotion

Devotion cannot be learnt. It is the nature of the heart to love. However; devotion starts with feeling loved by the Divine. It is the descent of Grace that kindles devotion and faith in our heart. Faith that you are taken care of, you are protected, always.

If you don't have faith or devotion, then just feel gratitude, and pray. One day your prayers will be answered, and you will be touched by the nectar of devotion. 

If you can't pray then be a servant of the Supreme, and serve others as His instrument. Surrender your actions and the outcomes of your service work to Him.

If you don't believe in God or the Supreme, then just serve others without expecting anything in return, and do things for others out of kindness and compassion. Pray for those you can't love, who may be negative or evil. Do unto others without conditions or prejudice or judgement. This too will result in divine love.

If you can't even serve others, then at least don't have anxiety and fear about your life and your future. Find a way to attain peace of mind, be calm in the face of difficulties and crisis. When life tests you, when relationships torment you, turn to the core within you which is peace and love. Whatever way you wish, from whoever you wish, find something that will help you attain wisdom and tools to settle the storms within. 

Slowly as you climb this ladder, you will find that Grace was leading the way all the while. You will realize that the small mind and ego are so limited in knowing, even though it seems they are in control. One day you will experience the melting of the ego sense and the blossoming of your heart and soul. 

That emergence of gratitude for the divine will flow through your tears. Your body and bones will be soaked in divine light, the head will bend and bow to the Supreme Grace that is the all loving presence as your own Divine Self. Slowly your mind will melt, the "I" will surrender sweetly into a vast ocean of bliss, and body will dissolve into the ocean of consciousness. Then you will realize what is complete faith. When devotion flows from your heart, you can't even speak in mundane words, as love flows as poems and life becomes a song. You remain forever in gratitude and connected to that Supreme Lord that keeps smiling at you and pours immense love and grace unto you. At once you feel you have merged in the ecstacy of oneness, where separation is painful, and never can you feel apart. The pull of That blissful ocean of cosmic consciousness seems more real that the shadow of this world. 

What can I say of faith and devotion. Fear falls into non-existence, with the little mind's illusionary chatter. Why wait? Transform the hard mind into golden glow.

(Image: Andal, the Alvar saint)