Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Nirmala Hanke
Publisher: Create Space

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becomes Paramatma. That is why I say, "Namaste" to you, I am saluting the Divine within you. When you realize that the Divine is within you, you will never put yourself down. The biggest sin is to put yourself down. When you go to see the President, don't put yourself down. Without you he would be a beggar, for you have the vote. You can honor someone else, but don't put yourself down. And make no comparisons, Seeing a very rich man, you might say, "I am nothing in front of you." But why make yourself small? Continuously we are comparing. We bend over backward for the poor, we bend forward to the rich. Denial of divinity is sin. We have denial for so many years. Our conditions do not easily leave us. We go home and start comparing again.
Today is the best day, the day to make a commitment, not to me, but to yourself. Take advantage of the classes here at the Lighthouse. The teaching is so clear, so clean. There is no dogma, no putting others down, no comparing with others, but believing in yourself. I am so happy that so many of you are initiated and have made so much progress. I see it in your eyes, where you have been and where you are. When you close your eyes, see who is inside, that invisible Light that you are. Light bulbs and other gadgets are useful because of the electricity carried inside. In the same way we are all useful because of our Atma. If we don't pay attention to Atma, what have we gained from the beautiful day? You have made this center an oasis. Whatsoever you do, you have deposited for your future. With one seed come a thousand blossoms. Your consciousness becomes your prosperity.
Every day in the morning I put my foot on the ground and say to myself, "Today is the best day, this is the day that I am alive." Every day make a commitment to yourself. Even when there is a little cloud, say to yourself, "It's half sunny". The glass is not half empty, it's half full. The emptiness or fullness is within you. How we look at life makes the difference. Try to see in your family what good qualities they have. There was a lady who had married and divorced seven or eight times. She changed people, but her choice was the same. A lion, a donkey and a fox went together for hunting. When the hunt was done, the lion told the fox. "Make equal shares for the three of us." So the fox made three equal shares. The lion choked the fox and he died. Then the lion told the donkey, "Now you make equal shares". So the donkey took a little for himself and left the rest for the lion. The lion was surprised and said, "Donkey, you are smart. Where did you learn this?" The donkey said, "I learned from the fox". The donkey learned from experience, but many times we don't. We go through bad experiences, but don't learn. We think we have
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