Devotion, Surrender, Faith
February 21, 2007 2 Comments
Last week’s speech by Rajan was about Devotion leading to Surrender, Surrender leading to Faith, and Faith leading to Miracles.
Surrender acts the key here. When you begin the day and end the day with an unmistakable, ecstatic cheer – looking forward to the next day, having not-so-lavish plans just in case you actually make through the next day (what?!) – irrespective of what happens in between during the day, you’re actually delegating the responsibility of pushing your day to a higher existential power; there isn’t anything you’d actually interpret as painful, everything’s just going to be a situation. In short, there’s no pain when everything’s the high will and not my will. A tiny bit of doubt is as good as total doubt here – it’s either 0% or 100%.
Such unconditional surrender leads to an exorbitant faith in the possibilities. If the Subject of faith appears all-powerful, this power is actually derived from the power and quality of the faith itself. That’s how God himself derives power – it’s the reflection of the quality of the faith the devotee places upon a selected form factor of the omnipresent existential force. In power, what others call miracles may become ordinary events. History tells us that powerful people are none other than ordinary people with a powerful faith in what they believed to be their vision.
I don’t know how many people really connected to Rajan, but it I’ve learned not to really be result conscious long ago :). In three words, Just do it.
“You yourselves should make an exertion. The Tathagatas are only teachers.”
The Buddha only indicates the path and method whereby He delivered Himself
from suffering and death and achieved His ultimate goal. It is left for His faithful
adherents who wish their release from the ills of life to follow the path.
“To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is
positive.” Dependence on others means a surrender of one’s effort.”
“Be an island unto yourselves; be a refuge unto yourselves; seek no refuge in
others.”
These significant words uttered by the Buddha in His last days are very striking
and inspiring. They reveal how vital is self-exertion to accomplish one’s ends,
and how superficial and futile it is to seek redemption through benignant
saviours, and crave for illusory happiness in an afterlife through the propitiation
of imaginary gods by fruitless prayers and meaningless sacrifices.
Hi, your writeup is closely related to the Power Of Thought.These days I am reading a book called “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. Its just superb !!!!!. This book makes you believe and act towards your vision. It is very true that great achievers are none other than ordinary people who undoubtedly believed they are living their vision. “The secret” is worth reading.