Be Steadfast in your Faith

One with a steadfast faith can accomplish even the most difficulty tasks. If one firmly resolves to realize the supreme self in His absolute bring and lives Him to the exclusion of all else he can realize God in theist very; if. Just a firm faith is enough in it for on ego eradicate sorrow, attain peace and become successful in life.

Sakhubai a devotee lived in the Karad village of Maharashtra. She was very chaste, polite and sinker but parents in-law were diagonally opposite to her immature wicked harsh and hard hearted. They inflicted a to of torture on Sakhubai

One’s firm resolve can hanger ever the most trying circumstances. Howsoever harshly the people may treat you in the worked if you do not mistreat yourself, their oppression cannot destroy you. You should but be firm in your faith and conviction. A wife is firm in your faith conviction. A wife has faith in her husband ad has resolved to deepened on alone. But if her Sari ins torn and she goes to deg fro it at the neighbor house this amounts to a breach of devotion happens to Kill an insect, he should remember the Lord Achyuta. The is in time with his faith that by remember the Lord all sins are destroyed. But if he takes recourse to rules and goes to bathe in the holy Ganga and observe fast in order to get absolved of his sin, his faith is thereby distorted. If a ;yogi happens to kill an insect it will suffice or him to do primetime and think that the insect has only changed its body while its soul ins anyway immortal ad also that he has not killed the insect intentionally. But if the yogi goes to take a bath in the holy Ganga or observes fasts afro redemption, his such faith in yoga can’t Ultimate Truth happens to kill an insect, for Him even resorting to panorama and self inquiry would mean that he doesn’t really have faith in the philosophy of Knowledge lute Ultimate Truth. If he is a real knower of lithe Ultimate Truth, If he is a real Knower of the ultimate truth he should have the form conviction, The Absolute Beige is ever firm conviction only the form of the insect is subject to that’s all.

One’s own faith is sufficient from one’ deliverance. All kinds of torture were inflicted on Sakhubai but it could not shake he faith for conviction was. The Lord is my very own and he fashions all thanes my regress. All these pleasures and pains are gifts form the Lord.

Parham’s faith was unwavering too. His father inflicted all king s of atrocities on him; but he was firm n his conviction. My Lord is everywhere. He didn’t bur parlays but Holiday who has been endowed with to lashes.

“I have faith n Gandhiniji I am a flower of “Gandhi. He is the tower of importation for me. There is a difference between just saying these ad actually acting according. If one has real faith in Gandhi, on should practice at least a single Gandhi an principle in omen own life. How sledded to truth Gandhi was,

The Exemplary was the faith of shabari, the Bhila woman. Her Gaur told her, you win have to go sear chin g for Lord Rama. Just keep serving at the ashram and Lord Rama will Himself come to you. Share was sixteen years old when she came to the Guru ashram. She grew up to become an old woman of eighty years. People called her mad and said other derogatory things but shabri unwavering faith booth Lord Rama to her doer ad also mad him eat plume fiats tasted by her this is the miracle of faith. The real faith is seined in him following by Tyulsidasji.

“I rely only on the one I am strong by the strength o that one all my hope are centered on that one and I trust on alone.’

Parkland’s faith mad lords Narasimha appear form the iron polar. Again it was faith that brought the Lord before Dhruva when he was just five years old. Once samara Ramdas mother told her younger child Pam Ramdas,”Dear son Look at Hanuman with a fixed gaze and faithfully do japa of his name them Humanoid will appear before him. Shiva had a great faith in his Dammar, in his Guru he was also highly firth in his.Shivaji had a great faith in his Dharma, in his Geri. He was also highly faithful towards his subjects

When I go for a walk n the morning, I find poor people lying on the road for they can’t afford even small The sight of mothers of ands lying on he road side weigh their young ones gives at the great pain. The unscrupulous people at the helm of affairs have sucked the blood out of people and have amassed billons of ropes in the Swiss bank. What a great achievement it would be if the Government should courage and brigs this monkey back to here country. Not only will lit make India debt free, the money can be use also for housing and other necessities of ht poor.

Pandharpur is a famous centre of pilgrimage. Each year millions of people go there chanting devotional songs n the way, for the dasham of Lord Vitthala. Some people were gong from karat to participate in the fair at pandharpur. As she saw the pilgrims, a desire arose insakhubai’s heart to go to pndharpur of Lord Vitthala’s dirham. She knew her parent’s in-law would never agree jot such proposal and it was futile to seek their permission. Therefore, she left the pitcher she was carrying there it and joined the pilgrims. ‘He neighbor who had come to fetch water her, went home and reported the incident to he remote ran law who incited he runs anger and sent him after. He dragged her home beating her severely on the way and locked her up in a room. The rip of father, mother radn son decided to keep skhubni locked up without food till the fairy at pandharpur ended. Did Sakhubai complain to the Lard, “O Lord what have you done to me a staunch devotee of yours? Her faith in the Lord remained unbroken. Even when she was lying locked up in a cell, she said, “Vitthala, my Lord what should I don’t know the method of worship nor do I know to purse devotion. I only know that own there is nobody to call my own other than you. O Lord I am Yours and only Your.

When on e becomes calm after praying the Antaryamin Lord comesinto play. The Lord is omnipotent. He cam ether assuming the from of a lady and asked her, “Won’t you go to pan darer? Sakhubai said, I am very keen to go but here I am tied with ropes. The Lord unties date knots and told her to rush to pandharpur forthwith.

Thus the Lord sent sakhbai to pandharpur and Himself remained tied and locked up assuming Skhubi’s from. Sakhubai arrived at panddharpur while he Lord remained locked up in that room. This is the miracle of truce faith.

When the orchid kept Himself locked up in Sakhubai form’s Scuba’s parts in law and her husband would come three four time everyday rebuke her. But the regular darshan of the Lord soon aroused the positives traits of their hearts. They felt repentant and by releasing shkhubai apologies to her. A tyrant inflicts atrocities on other but experiences a change of eat when he comes in contact with a man faith.

The Lord started doing all the chores Sakhubia dosed to do cooking food offering it the deity and serving her in laws. Sichuan’s husband and in laws were very; pleased. They thought we have done rat foam by infliction g so much torture on succubae.

When the fait came to an end at pandharpur, Sakhubai thought, If I go home now my family people will beat the hell mow my family people will beat the hell out me. She never that Lord had bound Himself for her sake. She thought it was better to die at Pndharpur than to bear the torure of him rin lawa. She took a vow; I will not go home in this body with these thoughts it was better to die at pandharpur than to bear the torture of her in laws. She took a own, I will not go home in this body with these thoughts sakhubai got engrosses in meditation and departed this life. Incidentally a Barahim who hailed from Kiwal a village mar Karad was passing through that place. He recognized Shakhubai and performed her last rites.

So Sakhubai was dead but the Lord had been acting Sakhubail at her hone. When a long time passed this way, Goddess Rumania was worried. She went to the cremation ground, collected Sakhubai’s ashes ad using her power infused life into Sakhaubai. It was no big thing for the supreme Creative primordial power of the unversed.

Rukminiji said to sakhubai, you had take a vow has not to go home in that body. The body has already been commending by the free. I have given you this new body. You must microcode for your home now.

Obeying the unknown goddess,Sakhubai arrived at Karad. There the Lord came to the river to fetch water ad seeing Sakhubai said, “Sister” You have came after a long time. Now take this pitcher and take care of your duties; I am going.” And the Lord disappeared instantly

You cannot gauge the miraculous power of faith, The devotes, who by reading jot listening to this real story, become steadfast in their faith will becomes accomplished in deviation; those strengthening there faith in Knowledge will become accomplished in Knowledge. Those engaged in rendering service with a firm faith will become successful in their respective friends. This sooty is blessed. Whatever be the objects of faith of different people, it invariably leada on ETO the supreme benediction.

This Atman has the power to manifest itself in various forms. It manifests itself variously in dreams anyway. Even in the waking state it adores so by virtue of faith. This Divine Self of yours can becomes Sakhu, Narasimha or even Rama or Krishna. O man you are simply ignorant about the power of your Real self the supreme Soul. Your Truth comsciousness Bliss Absolute self is a reservoir of power prowwss beauty ad bliss. By nurturing love for That and remembering That time and ageing just find repose Therein to be free form the bondages of ego attachments and misery.