The Art of Balance

Yogacharya David

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For the spiritual aspirant to find balance in this world is a great art. Everyone who inhabits a body by necessity has to live in this world. It is an interesting paradox that many who renounce this world and become swamis, monks or priests can end up running large spiritual institutions, with more organizational responsibilities than an ordinary householder would ever have. You cannot escape this world, even if your only possessions consist of a begging bowl and a water pot.  

 The art of attaining balance has to be found within; so that even if you are king Janaka with incredible wealth and power, surrounded by all the beauty in this world you could let it all go up in smoke if God has you otherwise occupied with doing His work. It is impossible to know by lifestyle who has attachments—a person with very little in this world may be more attached to what they have than one who has remarkable wealth and possessions.

 My mother-in-law spoke a few times about a family that was torn apart after the death of the adult-children’s parents. She said that some did not talk to each other after that, even though the things they were arguing about “was just junk.” I knew someone who said goodbye to a long-term friendship after a dispute over a cheap lawn chair. Attachment can bind us to the most inconsequential things.

 Yoga means to yoke ourselves to God, not this world. Yet, we are expected to be good stewards of what God has given us. At one time in her life the only thing Carla had of value was a not-so-fancy car, but she made sure that she washed and vacuumed it so that it always looked its best. We work to find that balance so that we take good care of the things we are given, whether it be a few humble things, the responsibilities of a job or profession, or the ownership of a large company with many employees.

And with mindfully caring for things you have been given, you work to bind yourself to God-consciousness, making that your primary relationship in life. In doing so you can expect to have freedom from anxiousness, to feel peace in the midst of activity, you will intuitively know that the decisions you make are for the higher good of all, and you will fulfill the purpose for which you have taken incarnation.

 To practice detachment, you can think about “what ifs.” What if God directed you to walk out your door and leave your home behind? What if He took away cars, furniture, bank accounts? Obviously you would need a place to live, food to eat, clothes to cover you, but what if He took away all that you now have? If you are like me you may have some sense of relief, “Now that responsibility is gone.”

 I love the home God has given us, the vehicles, furniture and all the rest of it. I have great gratitude for Carla’s and my parents for gifting us with these wonderful things; that we can do the masters’ work here and share it with all of you brings about its most significant meaning to me. When I think back to the time when God asked me to enter into this journey without the ‘safety net’ of a paying job it was quite a mystery to me how God would provide. I had no fear that He would, only how would He do it? And do it He has, with great aplomb!

 But just as He has given, so will He take away; even at the moment of death, the great equalizer, when all that any one of us takes with him or her is the innermost self. If, in that moment of separation from the body you are unfamiliar with your true Self, the part of you who knows God, then you will naturally look to leaving this world with fear and attachment; this attachment is what compels you back into material existence again and again. Only when you have the balance to walk out of the doorway of this body without attachment are you truly free to explore the vast infinite reaches of Divine Consciousness without fetter or limit—you are then a jivanmukta, a truly free soul.  

Decisions

Yogacharya David

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 Decision Making goes right to the heart of how we live our lives. From deciding what to eat to whether you buy a new car, house, or make a business or professional decision, decisions are an important part of everyone’s life.

 Being an aspirant for realization means that decision making may look different for you than for others. If your spiritual life does not inform you about the way you make decisions, then it has not penetrated deeply enough into your life. For some, simply making the decision to meditate daily and attending Center meetings may feel enough. But once you enter into your everyday life, there may be little carryover; you suddenly revert to habits that may, or may not serve you. It bears examination to observe how your spiritual life moves into the most basic ways you live.

 First of all, you create the intention that every part of your life—what you do, what you think— will be in concert with the spiritual principles you believe in; this congruity keeps you from hypocrisy. Whether it be home life, business or profession, leisure time, or poking around on websites, you are in keeping with your higher ideals? When you make a decision to purchase something, you do it in accordance with a calm, centered state of being.

 It is in that calm state of mind that you take the next step in decision making. Smart decisions require that you gather what pertinent information you can before proceeding to making a choice. So many poor decisions come about from not thinking through the consequences, or not taking the time to consult with those who have seasoned experienced with what you are doing. Such information gathering will help you to avoid many mistakes others have made and make the right choice.

 My father had a very ugly grandfather’s clock he kept in his study for several years. When I asked about it he said he had ordered it by phone, thinking the advertising was accurate, and he did something very rare for him, he made a snap, impulsive decision. When he received the large clock he of course immediately saw what a huge mistake he had made. The reason he kept the clock sitting in front of his desk, instead of consigning it to a funeral pyre as it deserved, was to remind him never to repeat that mistake again!

 After gathering adequate information, then reason it through. Some people add up the pluses and minuses of a decision on paper, others reason out in their head or talk it out with others. Is this decision right for you, as well as for those the decision effects? Are you calm, centered? Or are you acting out of pure desire nature, impulsiveness, fear or greed? No good can come from the latter, even if it happens to be the right move, because you have not been in concert with your higher nature. One method I have used for making bigger decisions is giving it the “24-hour rule.” Wait 24 hours before you make a final decision. It is amazing how clarifying a one-day cycle can be.

 Finally, what distinguishes “the men from the boys,” spiritually speaking, is giving the whole decision to God. This takes discipline, a calm-centered mind, and surrender. When you have gathered information, reasoned it through, then in your mind surrender it all to God. You pray, “Lord, make this be for the highest good of all.” When you have given it to God, then listen quietly within. Do you feel a green light, go ahead full speed? Or do you sense a yellow light, proceed with caution? Or do you have a red light, stop right here and now? If inner direction makes all of your plans and anticipations suddenly come to a complete stop, it can really test your resolution to give it to God. Perhaps you feel something is being taken away from you in that moment.

 I met a man who ran an internet café in India. When I told him I was traveling in India as a pilgrimage, he shared two incidents from his life. It was obvious he did not regularly think about God, but he had some fascinating experiences. When he, his father and an uncle were coming down from the mountains by bus they had left early and paid extra money to take the express bus. This bus made few stops and arrived hours earlier than the second bus; what we would call the “milk run” bus. The second bus stopped for anyone who waved it down, even if that person was still high up the mountain from the bus.

 When they stopped at one of their few scheduled places, they stood around the bus taking in some fresh air before they boarded again. A swami who had been riding on the bus approached the uncle and told him that the three of them should wait for the milk run bus and not proceed on the express. This man’s father was not in favor of listening to the swami, but the uncle said they should not ignore his advice. So, they waited for the follow-up bus, as the father quietly fumed.

 Finally, the second bus came and they boarded. As they made their way down the curving mountain roads, only as roads can curve in the mountains of India, they came to a group of people standing on the road. The bus stopped and all got out to see where the express bus had plunged hundreds of feet down after missing the curve. The uncle asked the swami why he had selected only them to get off the bus. The swami said he saw the mark of death on everyone on the express bus except the three of them. They turned to look down at their certain fate except for the swami’s intervention and were deeply disturbed, yet felt very blessed. When they turned to thank the swami he was nowhere to be found. The mystery deepened when they asked others from the bus where the orange clad swami had gone. Every one of them said they had not seen any swami on the bus.

 Thus, God can seemingly interfere with all your well-made plans, but what of it! Is He not the loving hand behind everything that happens in His devotee’s life? When He tells us to get off the express bus we are so happy to travel on, we are best served in listening to Him.    

My Cup Runneth Over

Yogacharya David

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Picture: My Cup Runneth Over (Psalm 23:5)

The conscious mind is a cup that holds the content of whatever your attention is focused upon. When the body demands your attention the mind naturally is full of worldly concerns. When those concerns make you think that you are either gaining or losing something, then craving, dread and unrest fills the cup. For many, their cups are filled to the brim with the things of the world.

When you want to focus on God-experience and the cup of your mind is already filled with worldly concerns, then where is there room? In order to know God, you first empty your cup of the things of the world; only then do you have the room needed for contact with the Infinite.

“Be still, and know that I am God” is your goal. Being still is not just sitting quietly, it requires that you empty the cup of your mind of all material concerns. You do this by shifting your attention to God-consciousness. Being aware of your breath—you feel His peace. Thinking on God’s name at the Christ Center—His light fills your Being. Going within—you inwardly hear His all-powerful voice as the Aum/Amen. Through expanding consciousness—you experience His bliss. Your cup is sanctified, no longer polluted with fear, greed and jealousy. You cannot hold it all and your cup runneth over—bliss, light and the power of the Infinite pours out of your cup, flowing out in blessings to one and to all. Now the cup of your mind is completely still—His blissful Presence fills you without end.

Don’t Eat, God First!

Yogacharya David

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We have had the joy of hosting some special souls this last week, 4 growing boys. The energy, inquisitive minds and underlying spirituality are a wonder to see. They hold the future in their hands, and with the beautiful souls I have seen coming into Kriyaban households I feel that the future will bear bright lights to help this world become better–with increasing Light.

Each generation has its own challenges. When I was growing up there was the threat of a nuclear holocaust that would destroy the world as we knew it looming over us. Here in America prosperity grew, but a war in Vietnam became extremely distasteful. It was a younger generation in which many challenged accepted norms and were bent on experimentation. Like all experiments there were many misfires, some of which we continue to live with today. Drugs, sex without restraint, and in some cases a total lack of personal responsibility are the dregs we continue to see. On the other hand, racial equality, concern for the environment, and a desire for the betterment of all people have grown through that same time frame.

Many times the real impact of a time period cannot truly be evaluated until many generations have passed. There are some obvious hallmarks of our time: travel to the moon, technological growth, producing food for seven and a half billion people (in the 1970s this was thought impossible), and a general peace around the world (compare today with world wars and conflicts of the 20th Century).

What will the future bring? Will computer modeling be correct about a global warming disaster? Will there be new devastating wars or major acts of terrorism? Will irresponsibility and greed lead to economic catastrophe? On the other hand, will international cooperation and competition create a more prosperous world with cleaner air and water? A safer world?

New generations will collectively help determine the answers to these questions. Sri Yukteswarji said that we are emerging from dark ages into greater light. Mother added that the age of darkness we are coming out of was an unusually dark cycle from which it has been very difficult to emerge. The challenges are great, but the possibilities are even greater. Great souls can help lift this world into a new age of world peace and enlightenment.

There are indeed high souls incarnating, offering hope not only for material prosperity, greater peace, and harmonious living with nature, but most importantly, by first offering the basic foundation that makes all those great things sustainable going into the future, spiritual progress, both individually and collectively. Hope looms, as reflected in what little  five year old Aron said when we sat down for our meal this last week, “Don’t eat, God first!”  

Your Temple-Home

Yogacharya David

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Picture: Reverend Jill & Greg in the new Temple Home

Today we have celebrated a House Blessing for Jill and Greg. The blessing took me back in time to when the seed of a thought to do House Blessings first came to mind. It was in 1999 at Anandashram when I was invited to the room of a couple who worked in the Ashram and were moving into their new quarters. Swami Satchidananda was the honored guest, incense was lit and the group rang out with Ram Nam for some time, then Prasad (blessed food) was served to all participants.

I thought, “How wonderful to start out your new home with blessings of enlightened souls and the sacred chanting of Ram Nam.” In India the center of daily spiritual life is not the temple, but is right in the home. Devotees set aside a room, if they have the space, or a part of a room for puja, a dedicated space for devotion to God. Temples are generally used for special occasions and as pilgrimage spots, but regular worship of God occurs in the home. This spiritual center becomes the nexus of blessings for the entire family and community through devotees God contact. Where better to strive for realization than in your own home?

To dedicate the home to being a Temple-home is the intention behind the House Blessing. A spiritual atmosphere is built with chanting, prayer and meditation by all who attend. This jumpstarts the higher vibration that is then continued by the regular practice by the house inmates. The spiritual atmosphere seeps into all activities of the home, both sacred and mundane. The power of Divine Consciousness is a blessing to the household, the community, and, if we would but know it, an unlimited potential for how far those uplifting vibrations can radiate from sincere practitioners.

This all-in-one package of the Temple-home supports the family in so many ways. When purity pervades the atmosphere of a home a natural filter is created that makes bad behavior feel doubly inappropriate, it just feels out of place. On the other hand, spiritual power makes doing what is right and uplifting natural. This power also extends itself to the community in which the Temple-home resides, thus benefiting so many with or without their awareness. In an intentional experiment a meditation group meeting once a week saw a significant reduction of crime according to police statistics in a rough part of town after they began their weekly, one hour meditation.

It truly is a great thing when you dedicate a space to your practice. It may be a room, a corner of a room or a closet space you claim. Your practice builds a power in that space, just as it does in the things you use, such as your meditation blanket, beads and altar. On one of those days you feel drained or uninspired, the vibration you have invested into your meditation space will lift you up and support you—helping to transform a tough day into a good one.

Gradually the walls, floors, everything in your room and home resonates with that higher vibration and others who enter your home will feel it as well. Even those who are not attuned to spiritual practice will comment that your home feels peaceful, or they just feel good when they enter in; in some notable ways they will recognize there is something differently salubrious about your home.

You start by feeling peace and upliftment, making God contact during your practice. Then you can consciously radiate that experience out to your home, community, the world and creation itself. In feeling the vibrancy in the room, your room then becomes transparent and the power you feel goes out and out as your consciousness expands with this feeling. God Himself is working through you to bless this world. There is nothing greater in this world than to be a conscious instrument in the hands of the Divine. You and all those sincere in their spiritual practice invisibly unite to lift this world up for much needed harmony, peace, light and love. In this way your Temple-home becomes a blessing for one and for all.   

Joy in Victory

Yogacharya David

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Picture: Arjuna is granted the universal vision in which he sees all, both edifying and terrifying, as expressions of the One perfect God.

Health Update: Today we received the results from the PET scan done last week. Good news, the scans were clean; no sign of tumors. Thank you for all of your loving support and prayers; it makes the difference. The news brings great joy. We discussed options with the oncologist for treatment going forward. A viable option is to begin a series of immunotherapy infusions. There will be more consultations as we go forward–for today, we feel pleased with the results.

The joy that I feel has led me to reflect on the role that being either pleased or disappointed plays in our lives. For pleasure ever alternates with painful situations that occur in life as well. Going back and forth between joy and sorrow is the plight of the human condition. In the Gita Krishna points out that this alternation binds us in ignorance. Why is this ignorance? Because we identify with the body through our attachment to the attraction to joy and repulsion to sorrow which is never-ending and breeds the delusion that “I am happy or sad” based on momentary situations.

Attachment works in both directions. We can be equally attached to joy and pleasure, as well as sorrow and pain. It is one of the great mysteries as to how or why we would be attached to pain, but many are. In fact, you can tell by what people talk about and what they emphasize as to what their attachments may be. For many it is the misery in life that captures and keeps their attention. However, you cannot have sorrow without joy, nor can you have pleasure without pain. Great attraction for one side and being repulsed by the other is the source of our attachment.

Applying the principle of detachment to my current situation is a great field-test. This latest scan has vital implications for the health of this body, so approaching the test and waiting for the results have kept it all in my mind. But what has been even more prominent during this time is the work I have been doing on the diary that Mother’s husband, Ralph, kept when they travelled around the United States in 1954. As I typed out the handwritten notes it felt as if I were travelling with them. It was during this trip that Mother worked to shore up the SRF Centers around the country after Master’s passing. It was also on this journey that she entered into Nirvikalpa Samadhi for eleven days, receiving revelations while in this rare and exalted state. Ralph’s diary is interesting on a human level as well as the hints to the spiritual glory Mother was experiencing at the time. So, even though I had to keep track of appointment dates for my tests, my mind was taken up with the spiritual life of my Guru.

When we practice detachment, does that mean we live a life empty of pleasure and pain? This cannot be, for this world of duality cannot exist without them. The news that brings us smiles will one day turn into news that is displeasing. We ride the wave of happiness only to get crushed in the swell of sorrow.

How do you get out of this endless cycle of highs and lows? Only by attaching yourself to something superior, higher and more enlightened can you free yourself from lowly passions and attachments. First, you learn to discern what is higher from what is lower. By letting go of lower passions and striving for what is uplifting you enter into an inner stillness. It is this stillness that connects you to pure Divine Consciousness—and through identification with God-consciousness you transcend life’s highs and lows. This realm of pure Being brings about peace and an inner knowing that you are more than the body, emotions and thoughts—you are no longer ruled by them.

You continue to live life, you feel the waves of joy in accomplishment, you may feel sorrow at a loss, but being anchored in the Divine you never lose connection with who and what you truly are. You experience yourself to be the vast ocean of consciousness underneath the ever-changing waves—the alternations of being happy and sad only play on the surface, never touching your deeper Self. For the aspirant who has purified his mind, this is salvation. By knowing your true Self you cast off delusion’s net and free yourself from the endless cycle of gain and loss. Now you know yourself as the ever blissful ocean of God-consciousness.

While waiting for the results of this latest scan I was busy with God’s Work, feeling His Bliss and Power pouring through this little human frame. And with a focus on today, I take joy in the freedom of having a clean scan, and I am happy to share that wave of joy with you.

Perfect Faith

Yogacharya David

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Picture: Jesus healing woman

We are waiting for news from the latest PET scan from last week. I wrote earlier about shifting from the negative emotions to the reasoning mind (either it is a one or a zero) for making healthy decisions and maintaining a calm mind. The reasoning mind can then meditate and gain access to the inspiring Super-conscious mind.

There is something more than working with the mind in my thoughts today, it is the very interesting role of faith. Jesus said, “For assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) This is a bold thought from the master!

And what does it mean? Surely there are those who claim to have faith, faith in a savior or a deity, but can they move mountains? Jesus must have had a tremendous experience that made him be able to make such a fantastic proclamation!

Is faith the power of mind—which is remarkable, but how remarkable is the mind alone? One of the great problems experimental scientists have is accounting for the placebo effect; an effect that is due to the patient’s belief they have been given a treatment, such as a drug, while in fact they have been given a placebo, perhaps only a sugar pill. The patient becomes well without the “real” treatment; the role of belief is one of the most understudied effects in medicine. The placebo effect can happen with people from varied backgrounds; those with religious convictions and those without any.

But faith is more than mind. Faith connected Jesus with a woman seeking healing in an entirely unconscious way on his part. Out of many in a crowd, Jesus felt the power of God flow through him to one woman:

25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Time and again Jesus ascribes healings that passed through him to the recipient’s faith. Faith—faith the size of a mustard seed, a tiny seed that can grow into a tremendous tree. It is something to think upon, to meditate on. I have meditated on faith many times down through the years and there have been different levels of understanding unfolding before me from its deep mystery.

Belief is something of the mind, but faith comes from some place more fundamental to our being. Faith connects the mind, in a viable way, to the supreme power of the Creator, and in that connection the higher power of Grace flows. The direction that Grace goes can be interactive; we may direct that power through our intention, such as when we pray for another, or the inner power will also direct us, as when virtue goes out of us spontaneously.

Faith is not simply desire or belief; it is true contact with God. Such contact requires not only Grace on Spirit’s side, but purification on the human side. Once when Jesus’ disciples were unable to cast out lunacy in a man’s son, Jesus pointed out their failure was due to the disciple’s unbelief; the kind of faith needed for this particular situation required preparation and purification through fasting and prayer.

Through deeper meditation the aspirant achieves true God-contact; a knowing connection grows and convinces the devotee down to the cellular level that God is with him or her. When the power of God passes through that devotee then healing of the body, mind and spirit occurs; also courage, clarity of mind and purpose, and joyful bliss can be transmitted. With a clear connection to God mountainous obstacles are removed—and if God wills it, physical mountains tumble down as well.

Attunement to God’s will makes all actions taken by the devotee for the highest good of all. There are times when change does not come, even if it is wanted by the disciple. Not everyone who came to Jesus was healed, and even in his own life Jesus asked if the cup of crucifixion might be taken away, but in the greatest moment of surrender the Master said, “Not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42) There are times when the drama must unfold; that will be for the highest good of all.

This morning, all these thoughts about faith are passing through me while I wait on the results that will determine the next phase of life for this body. My faith is that all that is unfolding is for the highest good of all. I know that my part is to perceive only perfect health; in body, mind and spirit. In my touching the fabric of God’s Being I feel peace. I feel the love and prayers you send me, that joins you to me and me to you, and in that love I feel my infinite Beloved. Thus, riches stream to me, and this very moment is perfect.

Thank You, O’ Lord, for Your virtue flows to all, bringing Your perfection to all receptive hearts. Bless Your children with perfect faith; ever in God Christ Gurus.

It is Either a One or a Zero

Yogacharya David

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Picture: Lahiri Mahasaya: when he received word sent by Babaji that the sands of time were running out for this lifetime his body shuddered in reaction, then the great spiritual master immediately focused on the ajna and merged into Divine Consciousness.

We encounter disappointment, loss and jolts to our system on a fairly regular basis on this material plane; they are, and will always be part of our lives here. To weather these storms when they hit us and not allow them to knock us off balance must be a deep part of our spiritual practice.

The other day I received some news that was disappointing. I had been accepted as part of a new therapy in which they took samples of T cells with the idea that they would grow them in the laboratory and bank them against a day that I might have more tumors. The cells did not grow, that happens about 50% of the time.

Now, news like this can feel like a disappointment in the moment, but how do we keep that from sending us down a spiral into darkness? We have two major parts of our brain—the emotional mind and the reasoning mind. It is primarily the emotional mind that can attach itself to disappointment, loss or shock and retain it in the body where it loops back to itself in an endless cycle—accomplishing nothing and sinking the emotions into a pool of distress.

We can shift the focus from the emotional mind to the reasoning mind in a number of ways that does not suppress the emotions by denying them, but rather puts the reasoning mind in charge to help the emotional mind be useful—not self-destructive.

A way that God gave me to do this was inspired by binary computer coding. A binary code is a series of ones and zeros in different combinations to create a bit string for each symbol or instruction, a mathematical language. The principle for shifting from the emotional mind to the reasoning mind is simple. In life results or solutions are of two sorts, one is a yes, the other a no; either it is one thing or it is another. For instance, the results of the lab work with the T cells was either going to be successful in the growing the cells, a yes, or it was not going to work, a no. It was going to be a one or a zero.

We can spend an enormous amount of energy worrying about some outcome, but in truth all the worry in the world does not change what is going to be. Worry also produces a negative result as stress to our physical and mental health. With the reasoning mind in charge it can decide on proper action, or to remain in a restful, alert state. The emotional mind drives us to action, but the actions are usually not for the good.  Also, the emotional mind acts as static on the mental radio which interferes with intuition of the Superconscious Mind. So not only does the emotional mind have a negative effect on the body and mind, but it also makes it impossible to hear the still, small voice of God within. The reasoning mind can be employed to become calm in meditation; a perfect receiver for Super-conscious inspiration and guidance.Therefore, the reasoning mind must be in charge.

In anticipating the results of the T cell therapy, it was either going to be a yes or a no, successful growth of T cells or not. In getting the phone call, I thought, “This is going to be a one or a zero, a yes or a no.” With a calm mind I listened to the results, connected with the reasoning mind and the higher thoughts of the Soul.

Even so, when I first heard the results they came as a disappointment; the procedure offered an option for the future if needed, that option is now off the table. As I continued with shifting to the reasoning mind and surrendering to God’s will, the disappointment lifted from me and the reasoning mind focused on what I could do now. “I do not need these T cells in the moment, and the best alternative is to have no new tumors at all. There are other possible treatments as well; so let us investigate those to see what is possible.” I made three telephone calls to specialists in the field to alert them to the lab results and to get consultations for new options.

The calm mind also focused on the present. “Today, I feel very good. My stamina and general sense of physical well-being is 100%; recovery from surgery has gone perfectly. God has me busy with His Work. My focus has been on my work for God, and my occasional prompting to the medical professionals to ensure they stay on top of my situation. God knows I need more time to complete what I want to finish for Mother’s work and my own, and to serve those who are striving for realization. He knows that my will is surrendered to His will in all matters, but He also knows my preferences.

“He also knows your prayers on my behalf—in that I am content. I think of nothing but perfect health; I do all in my power to promote a healthy body, mind and spirit in all the ways He directs me—in this I am content. God knows the load He has given to me; He gives me the strength to carry it—in this I am content. I live in a human body that has limitations, and He makes me know that I also live in Him, and that has no limitations—and in that I am also content. In the end, He will decide, moment to moment, what His will is for me, and whether He decides it is a one or a zero—I am content.”

Note: Pictures from Glacier National Park. If you would like to see pictures we took on our pilgrimage to one of Nature’s great cathedrals, you may use this link:

https://photos.dropbox.com/app/album/qmVtNHu10Ext5mP

 

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