Divine Love Its Possible

Author(s): Namramuni
Publisher: Parasdham Mumbai

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If inspiration is resilient, it will remove the obstruction but if the obstruction is strong, it will eliminate the inspiration. Stronger the inspiration, weaker the obstruction, Stronger the obstruction, weaker the inspiration.
For example, an ant is passing by and it smells jaggery. It will change its route and go towards the direction of the jaggery. No matter how many times we move the ant from its original location, it will keep going back towards the jaggery. Why? Well, because there is lesser inspiration to take its original route as the scent of the jaggery is very strong. The ant's attraction lies in the scent, that is why it goes again and again towards the jaggery.
In the same way, due to the obstructions of our past karmas, spiritual inspiration is less in us and the attraction of the world is very strong.
Ifour inspiration to renounce this world strengthens, then the fire of desires will diminish. Inspiration will speed up our spiritual progress.
Our spiritual inspiration can become strong only if we have divine love for God or Guru. Worship HIM... Love HIM intensely!!
Intense love for Lord resides in Chandanbala's eyes. Her love is such that even in extreme pain, the thought of Parmatma makes her extremely blissful...
In the midst of her tears, the thought of Parmatma brings a smile on her lips. The arrival of Lord Mahavir gave her tremendous happiness and his departure left her in unbearable pain.
It is this divine love that brought her closer to Lord. Treading on the path of love, she found eternal peace at his feet. She accepted the restricted life of an ascetic and became a sadhavi under the guidance of Lord Mahavir.
In this fifth ara (pancham ara), when God is not visible to us or is not before us in-person, we must love and worship the representative, our Guru. We must make all efforts and take all pains to reach the Lord.
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