A Mirror to the Nobility of Our Nature

We are richer for a brighter view. Too much of worldly wisdom and gloom make black things appear more black, difficult things yet more difficult, big problems irresolvable.

We are nobler for a better idea of things and persons. It takes a little purity of heart, a little more of wisdom, a little more of goodness, a little more of intelligence, calmness, clear-sightedness, resources and inner strength, to attribute the best motives to others, to notice quickly the silver lining to the big dark cloud, the blessing in some trial, the diamond in the coal, the nut in the shell, not to talk of, but bear the difficulty till it is over.

When we do that, it expresses the maturity of our soul, the nobility of our nature, the greatness of our spirit. That in turn, increases the maturity, the nobility, the greatness of our being. Our happiness, our unhappiness, success or failure, progress or regress rests upon the kind of view we take, the way we understand and react to anything, or anyone.

Swami Omkarananda

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Spiritual Calendar
October - December 2005