YOUR PATH IS THE LONGEST WAY🔗

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OM NAMO SRI NATARAJA MANASA PUTRAYA NAMAHA

I NEED NOT BE A PROFESSIONAL TO SERVE YOU O! LORD

I need not be a professional To serve You and Your people But I should be humble in my heart and mind

I need not be an artist To draw and paint your picture But I should be able to blend colors of my ego and love

I need not be a singer To sing Your songs and tune your prayers But I should be sincere in understanding Your ragas

I need not be a scientist To understand Your theories and techniques But I should be an obedient follower of Your words

I need not be a scholar To communicate with You and Your people But I should learn to read and write Your prayers

I need not be a rich woman To do archana and aradhana to You But I should be rich in love and devotion for You

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Master! Our beloved God

Your touch is so powerful

Your grace is so wonderful

Your smile is so miraculous

You make all the difference

Iron becomes gold with your touch

Coward becomes bold under your watch

Lame can dance in your providence

Blind can glance with your promise

Fool can be a scholar with your honey (Words)

Poor can be a billionaire with your mercy

Sinners become saints with your glance

Wicked become noble under your guidance

Miseries become treasures with your love

Hell becomes heaven with your smile

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One day in the heaven of God two angels were walking very fast towards the main entrance of the heaven. Another angel on the way enquired, “O! Sisters! Where are you going in such a hurry”.

One angel answered, “We are going to the main entrance. Today two new persons are coming here. Just now we have got the information. We are already late. Therefore we are going in a hurry.”

“Oh! two more new angels are joining us” expressed her happiness. They said “yes”, and reached the gate of heaven.

At the same time the ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’ (aeroplane) landed and two souls, who did all noble deeds on the earth and sacrificed life for others came. They lived according to the wish of God. The angels welcomed them and took them to the river. They took three dips in the river and became angels.

Senior angels with the new angels were going into heaven. New angels enquired “where are we going now?” The senior angel said, “Dear sisters, first we shall have darshan of God. Then we will take you to another palace where you will be given some duties.”

“What work we have to do?” one of the new angels enquired. “There are some angels in charge of it. They assign some duties. After completing duties you are free. You can go anywhere and enjoy.”

New angels were happy. They entered into a golden palace. Senior angel requested them to sit and wait for a while on the golden chairs arranged in a beautiful hall and went into the palace.

New angels were observing everything and started walking slowly. There were two rooms. In the first room there are four angels seriously looking into some records. To their surprise they saw a big fan working beautifully. New angels felt happy and one of them said, “How nice to see a fan here. Now we have no fear of summer sweating.”

Other one said, “Yes. I am also very happy.”

They walked towards the next room. There were also four angels sitting but didn’t have many files. There was also a big fan but it was not working.

“One angel said, “Why is this fan not working. Maybe they too have a power cut.”

Another angel said “it can’t be. Fan is working in the other room.” They were not happy and thought that it was not just and wondered how and why partiality was shown in heaven. They returned and sat in the golden chairs.

Senior angel came to take them for God’s Darshan. New angel asked the senior the reason for partiality.

The senior angel smiled and said, “Dear sister! They are not fans. We don’t require fans and coolers here. The first room is a room where the petitions and prayers of people are sanctioned by God. When God sanctions one petition, the wings of fans take a round. As God is continuously sanctioning the desires of people it is running at a high speed.”

“Then what about the second room? " asked the new angel. “That room receives “thank you’ from people. Whenever people say ‘Thank you O! God,’ it takes one round.” said the angel. Suddenly new angels remembered that they too did not thank God for allowing them into heaven. Immediately they folded their hands and said, “Thank you God for giving us a chance to enter into your abode.”

Immediately the fan in the second room took two rounds.

Gratitude is the music of heart and literature of soul, which sings divine songs. Thank God when you are happy. Thank him profoundly when you are in trouble. After all he is our daddy, who has a plan and purpose in creating trouble to us. It is his plan for our bright future.

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OM NAMO SARVAJANA HITHA MANASAYAYA NAMAHA

Gods love

What is this?

How does it look?

Where is its source?

How does it come and go?

Who gave its taste to us?

What can it do for me and you?

God’s love

I understood it in my prayers

I experienced it in my meditation

I enjoyed it in the presence of Master

Now I know what is God’s love

Gods love

It is a wonderful experience

It is a powerful incidence

It is in the care of Master

Its source is in His grace

It comes with Him and goes with Him

Its taste and experiences transform you and me

It can do miracles and make all the difference in our life

God’s Love

It’s as mighty as the Himalayas

As perennial as the Ganges

One can understand it only when one experiences it

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OM NAMO MAHA ADHBHUTHAYA NAMAHA

MYSTERY OF GOD'S PRESENCE

I sat with a pen and paper To write a long petition to you O! Master! I filled the paper with a list of desires After writing all my needs and demands I opened the page and read all the lines To my surprise; it was all praises To you O! God; God! What is this?

I realized This is the mystery of My Master

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