The signs are everywhere!

The rosary broke!

It was simply held in the hand. The right one, the dominant hand held the rosary in a gentle loose grip in the palm. There was no stretch on the string. The beads had been freshly strung. The string was strong and thick. It had been in the neck of a saint for some time before reaching the hands that held the beads with deep reverence.

The chant in the morning was for peace on earth.

Entering the doorway, there was a lingering, nagging thought, 'Careful! The rosary might break!'

It had not been caught in anything. There was no physical pull from anywhere. There was, nevertheless a strange feeling of impending doom.

The beads were clear, and crystalline. They brought the world into a sharp focus. You only had to look. The saint had put a lot of energy into this rosary, and a lot of love. This was a shield for the person who now held it. And did not realise it.

Strange are the ways of Almighty. He sends the strong winds that threaten to blow you off the planet; then makes sure there is a powerful force that holds you steadfastly. So strong is this force that it both exposes you to the full fury of the storm, and also shields you from the anger that threatens to burn you to cinders.
This protective shield makes sure you understand that you CAN face anything- even this! It makes sure you realise that God does not give you anything that you cannot face; and that He cares, He keeps giving the life force through unbeknown sources.

This shield has the power Guru's chants gave it. It deflects all that could wilt your fragile heart and subtly directs whatever can strengthen your soul, straight to your heart.

You feel the force, and reeling under the onslaught, you desperately seek a straw to hold on to. You do not realise that to struggle is futile. In fact, if you struggle, you will go under!

Let the wave wash over you. Be carried. God has made sure your guardian angels ALWAYS watch over you.

Look at the event as it happens. As if you are both a part of it, and a mere spectator- watching it from outside.

You may find a few tears brim over. Cry.
You may find your breath stuck for just a fraction of a moment. Hold it.
It is in the flow of the tears that you will lose the pain.
It is in the held breath that you will find eternity.

Sometimes, it is easy to react. And then, you are bound again...
When the storm blows, you could be cancelling the past Karma. Karma is relentless. When you resist and fight the storm, you end up generating fresh Karma that must be neutralised later.

So watch. And difficult as it seems, forgive and let it go. Take help when you feel overwhelmed. Know that God and Guru are always around the corner.

The signs are always there. Help, and shield... is ALWAYS around the corner.
You only have to look.
You only have to hear.  

The long and winding road...

SDhawan7608, originally uploaded by Dr Sanjay Dhawan.

Sometimes all we can do is just take the next step and then the next and then, one more. We can see a dead end approaching. There seems to be no way you could go on. But, you must. And you do.

Then you are glad you did!

It was not just the greens by the side of this road that held you captive and mesmerised on the road. There was something more. And THAT was purpose! The climb is arduoous. The going is tough. And the vision limited. But simply going on gets you past the point where the road seemed to end.

You realise that it only SEEMED to end. The bend is just that- the bend! It is not the end. And the road will go on.

You will take the road and turn right around in the same direction that you came from. Just a tiny fraction of inclination that is different takes you to a totally new destination.

In life it is the small that carries the mystery and the wonder. In life it is the perseverance that bears the fruit. In life you MUST carry on.

And the signs are everywhere. It requires only the keen eye to see and attentive ears to hear.

Often we get lost in the beauty that surrounds us and forget to keep walking. You may stop. Rest. Drink some water from the little stream that splashes in front of you. But... you must go on...

Do you know where you are going?

he walks... alone..., originally uploaded by naturewalker.

There are times when we walk. Aimlessly. Just to keep putting that one foot ahead of the other. Tiredness in our bones and restlessness in our soul- one that makes it impossible to go on and the other that makes it impossible to stop!

And if you do not have that restlessness, you will give up. It is a blessing from the Nature to provide that streak- it might just light up one small, tiny, crevice that opens into the next beautiful valley. It might just push and prod enough for the journey to be continued in spite of the exhaustion. Despite being all alone. To go on.

After all why are we born? What must we do in order for this life to be what it can be? And why must it be anything at all? these are questions many have asked before and will continue to do so in the future. Are we here for a reason?

The physicists are now beginning to believe that we may indeed have hit the Jackpot!

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Jackpot-Universe-Just-Right/dp/0618592261/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296759727&sr=1-10

Paul Davies makes a clear case for there being some Grand design at work. He says it is highly unlikely that we had everything going JUST right for the life to take the form it did and not wither away in some ethereal realm of the Universe.

Even the gravity we experience is just right for life to sustain itself. Had it been any less, and we would not have had the medium for life to survive. Had it been any more, we would not have formed!

That everything is JUST right appears no fluke of Nature. That everything obeys certain laws appears no fluke of Nature. That we may or may not acknowledge these laws makes not a bit of difference to these laws!

We will go on- regardless.
We HAVE to!
We CAN and, should try and see where we are headed just so that we reach!

Are you ready to reach? Or will you just go on??