IF I AM YOUR PROPERTY....🔗

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OM NAMO MOKSHA PRADAYA NAMAHA

Most Respected and Beloved God and my Protector,

Let me write my wounded feelings and depressed thoughts, to the Divine Healer. God You left me in a world of confusion. I am in the midst of people with ego and pride of riches and intelligence. They are masters in the art of great shows and engaged in the business of ego enrichment. Insults wounded my heart and pains made cuts on my mind.

God! My beloved Master! All the girls of my age are teasing me. They say that I am not good looking. I am not beautiful. How blind are they? Every cell in my body reflects your image. Every nerve under my skin carries your message. Hay! Prince of Grace! I am filled with your grace. I am sure; I am the most beautiful girl in the world. I pity those you cannot see your grace in every child of You, as all are your unique creation.

Hay! Lord of Love! My friends are worrying about me because my skin is dark. They call me 'Blacky' and are laughing at me. My mind, heart and soul are sanctified and purified in the showers of your blessings. My body and soul are purified with your nectory words. I feel sorry for them because they are too deaf to listen to your prayers in my heart beat and your name in my every breath.

My beloved Protector and Caretaker! My companions are commenting that I am illiterate. How is it true? Master, I can write your name and read your prayers. Hay Genus of the Universe, God of Cosmic Wisdom, don't you know that any word in any language on this Planet is your name? But these highly educated illiterates cannot understand this simple truth. They say that I am illiterate because I don't have university degrees. But they don't know that I am the holder of the highest degree in the university of Bliss. My God and my Teacher! People around me say that I am an orphan. When you are there for me how can I be an orphan? Don't they know that You are my father, mother, brother, companion, teacher and everything? All your people are my relatives. How can I convince these narrow minded, frozen heart people? My Lord! My beloved God! Men and women in my society abandoned me because I am poor. How can they say that I am poor when I am able to build a temple to my God in my heart? Hay! God of all Wealth, when you are in that temple I will be the richest person in the world. I wish to tell them that their billions of money, gold, diamonds etc. are not equal to one affectionate glance of my God. Their wealth, fame, name, status become dull and vanishes in the light of my Master's beautiful smile. When you are in my heart no billionaire in the world can overtake me in wealth and richness.

God! Almighty! I pray to You with folded hands, humble heart and bowed head to grant me your Blessings and Love instead of university certificates, intelligence and wisdom. Assure me your care and protection instead of wealth, power, name and status. Give me shelter in your temple; let me serve you with my heart and soul.

With deep prayers, lots of love and sincere devotion. Your daughter

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OM NAMO VISWA POOJITHAYA NAMAHA

ARE THERE HURDLES BETWEEN ME AND GOD

Are there hurdles and blocks

Between me and God?

Are there restrictions and conditions

In the love and care of God

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Thrilled by the Divine Touch; blossom the sleeping flora

Colourful flowers smiling in joy; showered rains of petals

Danced in excitement and said in chorus ‘Welcome to You O! Lord!’

Swamy smiled and blessed the valley with his love and respects

The Divine Light of His smile unveiled fog on plants

Turned the vapour into pearls of dewdrops on petals and leaves

In the light of God’s smile, shining like rubies and emeralds

Reflecting God’s image every where, sanctifying the valley

How fortunate the trees, grass and creepers to get the touch of my God

How lucky the breeze in valley, to embrace my Lord all the time

Angels in heaven, devotees on the earth questioned in furious jealousy

O! Master! What is the luck of nature? When can we get it?

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ANANDA DARSHAN – MY ULTIMATE SALVATION

I came to this world with your permission Promised you that I hold your hand with confirmation

Strong currents of desires and paths of pleasures Dragged me into the colourful world of treasures

Fascinating dreams in my fluctuating eyes searched For chains of husband, parents and children that are clutched

Amazing showers of wants, needs, demands and desires Plunged me into the whirlpool of affections and responsibilities

I woke up suddenly and found in millions of miseries Cried for help! God! Where are you? With recollected memories

I prayed to Master! God of Mercy! Save me from trouble I forgot my way to you in this confusing world of bubble

Strong winds of cyclone blew me into the sea of compassion Powerful tides of ocean threw me into the river of consolation

I prayed to my Beloved God, chanting the forgotten prayers Travelled in the currents of river calling and recollecting His names

River dropped me on its bank; I can hear my God's name I opened my eyes and can see disciples chanting His fame

I jumped in joy, ran into the Mandir; touched His feet with tears God of Mercy, took me into his arms, King of Kindness wiped my fears

I can see tides of sea and currents of river water in his hands God! I realized what happened when I prayed with folded hands

To my fortune I am relieved from worries and miseries Reached the abode of Bliss in the light of His mysteries.

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DIVINE FACTORY

In the divine factory of Master's temple

Workers are

The lovers of peace and seekers of bliss

Supporters of joy and believers of God

Labourers of love and devotees of Master

Working tirelessly

In the manufacturing of raw materials

Into precious finished resources

In the machines of meditation

They turn

Worries into wealth

Desires into energies

They recycle

Failures into possibilities

Fate into fortune

Workers in your Temple

Work in three shifts a day

To transform

Selfish deeds into great scarifies

Violent acts into peace plans

In your factory of Ananda Industries

Your most dedicated workers work for twenty four hours

To derive dividends of Divine Glory

Profits of your protection and care

Salaries of your love and respects

Allowance of your blessings

And

Bonus of Ananda Darshan

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I TRUST MY GOD

One day a Swamiji along with his devotees and disciples was going to a temple on foot. On the way He narrated the wonderful story of the temple and said, “People believe that, who ever enters into this place is relieved from all sins.” The team walked a long distance in the hot sun and was tired. He looked at them and said, “We have come very close to the temple. Now let us relax for some time under a tree.”

On that day there was heavy rush and people of all ages were going into the temple in groups. While relaxing under the tree, they were able to observe people coming from the temple very clearly. They noticed that all were going with great devotion and enthusiasm. All were praying and chanting the holy name of Jaganmatha. After darshan they were coming out of the temple with immense joy, satisfaction and bright faces.

After observing them one of the followers expressed, “Master! I am very happy and impressed to see the devotion of these people. How devoted they are! It touched my heart.”

Swamiji replied, “Yes. Your observation is correct.” Another young devotee expressed, “Swamiji! Thousands of people are going to the temple with sincere devotion. After death definitely they reach heaven. Can heaven accommodate so many? Will all these get a chance to reach heaven?”

Master replied, “Let us see how many can go to the heaven and how heaven accommodates them?” He called a young Brahmachari and told every one, “Now you all go and get mixed with others and observe the actions and reactions of all. But don’t disturb us.”

His followers were accustomed to such experiences. So they did what he said. Suddenly Swamiji fell sick and the young brahmachari started shouting for help. People coming from the temple heard a cry for help and rushed to the tree. They found a Swamiji in an unconscious position and a weak, small and young boy was crying for help. Immediately they came forward to shift Swamiji to the nearby hospital. (This is the greatness of man’s natural instinct. Ninety nine percent of people were very good and like to help others.)

When they are about to come close to Swamiji, the boy objected and said, “Please don’t touch my Swamy. If any person with a sin in their life touches him he becomes miserably sick and we cannot save him. Only those who are sure that they never committed a sin and are totally free of sins can touch my Swamy and help him.”

All were shocked. One man tried to approach slowly but he noticed that Swamiji was becoming miserable. So he returned back.

All were standing in helpless position cursing their inability to help a Swamy. They all were thinking, “Knowingly or unknowingly we committed many sins. But now we cannot do anything.” Mean while many were coming and feeling sad because of their sins.

One young man with a well built personality, looking very serious came from the temple and noticed some problem under the tree. He found a Swamiji in an unconscious position and a boy crying for help. He went close to Swamy to help. Immediately people in the crowd shouted, “Hay! Man! Don’t go. You are a rowdy and committed hundreds of sins. You cannot touch Swamiji. If you touch he cannot survive.” Meanwhile others explained to him the conditions to touch Swamiji.

Immediately the young man shouted with anger “Shut up and stop this nonsense. I agree that I have committed several crimes and accumulated sins. But just now I have had darshan of Jaganmatha and offered poojas. Pandits in the temple told me that now I am free from all sins. So I can touch Swamy.” He didn’t wait for any body’s comment. He lifted Swamy and took him into his hands and rushed to the near by hospital. Swamiji got up after a while and smiled at his people who are eagerly looking at Swamiji. He took the hand of a young man and told his people “he is the only person who gets entry into heaven.”

Immediately Brahmachari said, “Because he dared to help some one in danger.” Swamiji said “No. He is the only devotee who trusted God. He believed the promise of the God that “after the darshan of Jaganmatha he is relieved from all the sins. Others also know the promise of God. But they don’t have trust on God’s promise. When you have no trust how can you enter into his home? God invites those who trust him.”

The young rowdy heard all the conversation of Swamiji and other followers. For the first time in his life he heard a positive comment. He felt very much touched and fell at the feet of Swamiji. Later he became a very good follower of Swamiji. He dedicated his life to Swamiji’s mission.

Respect can show you the way to God Devotion can make you understand God Sacrifice takes you close to the God But Trust can build a strong and unbreakable Bond between you and God. It makes you one with God.

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OM NAMO SARVA JNANA ABHISHIKTHAYA NAMAHA

LET FIRE IN YOUR WORDS BURN MY EGO

God! My beloved Protector and Teacher This is my prayer to You O! Master

Let the fire in Your knowledge Burn my ego and ignorance

Let the sparks in Your discourses Light the lamps of knowledge to drive innocence

Let the miraculous strength in meditation Energise my feeble mental faculties

Let the intellect in Your guidance Luminate my actionless plans

Let the loving kindness in Your actions Add infinite beauty to my colourless life

Let the noble adventures in Your brave directions Liberate me from the clutches of the world

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OM NAMO MAHA MAHIMANVITHAYA NAMAHA