Your Conscious, Friendly Mind – Day 19
1. Practice inquiring of yourself, “What kind of true freedom do I enjoy? What pseudo-freedoms do I cling to? What kinds of bondage do I create for myself? How do I enslave myself with what I buy from the marketplace? How do I chain myself in the relationships with which I fill my time? What kinds of attachments fetter my body, mind, intelligence and spirit?”
2. Accept the pain of your attachments rather than judging them. Allow them to lead you to that place where you can say, “No, this is too painful. It is better that I cling only to God.”
3. Practice surrendering to God as your true resource, your only source of wealth, your only security. Cling to God through the storms of your life. Rely on God for all the comfort, love, and assurance you have been seeking elsewhere. Let go of everything else but your trust in God.
Acceptance, patience and surrender are the ways to express your trust in God. Nothing happens without a purpose. Move through life like the breeze passing through a garden, carrying the fragrance of the flowers, but not the wounds of the thorns.
Love and Blessings,
Baba
Sri Sri Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari, lovingly called Baba (Be Aware, Be Awakened) is an international motivational speaker, author, social advocate, universal spiritual teacher and innovative Microcredit leader from West Bengal, India. He conducts global seminars on Course in Mindfulness (CIM) targeting the leaders of today and tomorrow in hopes that sustaining changes can be made to ensure peace and prosperity, harmony, health and happiness for all. His Lokenath Divine Life Mission serves thousands of women and children annually through self-help. Baba posts daily on FB and ST and is a highly engaging teacher who loves to interact with everyone!
