To Light One Candle

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu
Publisher: East West Unity Press Ananda Ashram New York

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OPENING TO THE LIGHT DIVINE
Each day presents a new dawn. Our practice begins the moment we awaken to it. We become conscious of becoming truly conscious. Before moving into action, we decide to move into the inmost sanctum of our being. We clear this space of everything except reverence for the Light Divine and for the gift of our life.
It is an inward bowing before this blessedness. In gratitude, we surrender our small self to the Greater and become empty so as to realize our fullness.
We need to acknowledge that we can only perceive the Divinity at the heart of the cosmos if we first open to our very own heart and to the spaciousness of our very own being. Then we become ready to turn inward and discover our cosmic dimension.
In silence or in prayer, we allow meditation to happen. As we sit in quiet restfulness, without striving or anticipating, we become aware of how our body-mind process goes on before the benign eye of our witness consciousness. Little by little, we may catch glimpses of an exquisite peace and radiant love.
In purity of heart, we express reverence. Now, by the power of this gathering of our energies, we pray that everyone may become happy and free from suffering. We envision our goodwill in the form of mantras riding upon the vibrant waves of space. May their sound and meaning penetrate our hearts and unite them in oneness!
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