Love Can Be Joy

Love can be joy; it's not hurting always only. There is a mystical joy, a mystical form of love that you can discover even in pain. This pain is not a pain of saying, “Oh, I’m having pain.” For example: ‘Yesterday I went to this place, I hit myself and now I have pain.’ It’s not a physical pain and it’s not an emotional pain that you create with your mind, saying,“Yes, I want to be painful today”. Pain of love is so intense.

- Swami Vishwananda -

The Saints know about it. Their hearts pain to be with the Divine. They cry for it. Read the life of St. Francis. Do you know how much he was crying always? But it does not have to be intensive always like that. Right now we are talking about the pain of love, but St. Francis also had great joy. This sensitivity can manifest itself also as being painful. It's not really painful, but it’s a longing for the Beloved One.

To be Near a Teacher is Important

- Sri Swami Vishwananda -

It is Important to be near the teacher:
"Our light is very dim in itself. But the more we move closer to the teacher who has greater light, what happens? Our light also gets brighter and brighter. That is why I always say that the teacher is the bridge that leads you to your true Self, your Divine Self. As long as we have not reached there, it is better to be near that light. It is important to be near the teacher."

Mahavatar Kriya Babaji

A Teaching About Atma Kriya:
"Stand with us, Oh ye of little faith”, said the Christ one day in Galilee in a day long past. Even if one begins the Atma Kriya Techniques with a certain amount of skepticism or “little faith”, through committed practice a “change of heart” occurs due to the Techniques themselves. The Techniques contain mantras that penetrate through the structure they create in the crystalline matrix of the very soul essence of the one who practices. "

FIVE FINGER PRAYER

PRAYER

- Swami Vishwananda -

Every prayer, every thought, every action, vibrates on a certain level. Raise the frequency of vibration; raise it in your consciousness. You are an instrument of the Divine. Let us show that we are this instrument, not just by saying it, but also by our actions, how we welcome everything.


FIVE FINGER PRAYER
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Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."

The pointer finger is the helping finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes Spiritual Teachers, all teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

The middle finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the leader of your country, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people need God's guidance to offer the proper help to others.

The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain.

And lastly comes our little finger the smallest finger of all which is where we place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your little finger may remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups of people, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.