image: Shinjan Patra
words: Debarati Ray
Whenever along the dusty road of your survival, the paltry self of your existence asks you with an empty look, “How long would you have to continue this journey, as the darker sides of realities are continually knocking at your doorsteps?” you may think twice, your depressed self may stumble over some nonsensical ramblings, being unable to find that answer, your entity has been yearning for a long. But, I would suggest here that never feel gloomed. Rather, on that very moment, try to probe deep into your heart. There you may perceive the enigmatic presence of an energy, helping you to move forward. The vastness of the sky may make you feel that there is a greater truth beyond this tangible world of mundane reality, the truth with the help of which the stars are still shining in their beauty, in spite of the darkness around them. You may be overwhelmed at first. But if you stand beneath that starry sky, glancing over them you may feel that your entity is trying to tell you that your existence has a greater significance on this planet. And on that very moment, you may feel a gentle voice, coming from the depth of your being; “Life is not a mere survival my dear! But an eternal journey to perceive, to make you feel that all the upheavals, coming on your way are nothing, but only some blessings in disguise! Fathom deep into your heart, feel my presence. There you may not find a hope fairy, standing with her magic stick but the presence of some divine magic having that ability to paint your fiery imagination on the frame of reality, making you believe that you`ve a special power, within and now it`s the time to allow those miracles to happen!”
You may be bewildered for a moment, who is that special energy talking to you in a gentle way? Your dwindling self may once again wish to stand under the starry sky, overwhelming a bit. Then all the answers may also come quite in a surprising way only to make you feel that it`s coming from nowhere, but from that inner seed where faith resides. Today, in this blog I would like to lay bare that eternal truth of faith and how does it work from the inner most corner of your being only to make you feel that your life is nothing but a blessed encounter of your soul with the divine!
When faith allows your unconscious to search for a higher truth:
Those of you`re thinking that faith is something external to be incorporated into your mind in order to see the magic, let me assure you that faith is nothing, but that special power, very much integrated within your being, since the primordial time of existence. But you never listened to her higher calling and indulge yourself to be a part of a meaningless existence from where life can only be viewed as a never ending pursuit after something unattainable. Though in this age of turmoil, being faithful or having faith on something or someone may appear before you only as a text book cliché. But if you`re faithful even at the moment of any existential crisis, you`re going through, you may perceive where in lies the mystery of that hidden truth. And that truth is nothing but to be self- reliant and allow the divine order to take hold of your circumstances, allowing your soul to be rejuvenated once again in order to feel the eternal grace of life.
A deeper faith helps you to change yourself, bringing peace and harmony, aligning yourself to your soul`s purpose, leaving behind the old shell that your ego once suggested you to put on. Moreover, it enables your heart to move beyond, to pick up the broken pieces in order to give you that vision of seeing life not as something unrealistic to encounter, rather as another blissful encounter with your soul, a special purpose to attain.
It may also inspire you to imagine in a newer way, leading your consciousness to believe in an unseen reality, beyond this tangible world where your soul can have that special chance to encounter with something divine and magical. In spite of living in this mundane world of reality, it always inspires you to believe on another dimension where self- integration comes in order to ground yourself for your destined purpose, to feel the eternity within a moment. In this way of grounding your being with your true purpose, it leads your unconscious towards that stage of ultra- motivation from where you can create something out of nothing. Whenever your stumbling feet pause for a moment, need to take some rest for a while, faith may come forward from the inner most depth of your being to nourish your soul, to console your being with her loving message; “Your journey has not finished yet, my dear! Let`s try to descend more into the depth and feel the presence of those shimmering flames, burning still at the end of that darkest tunnel. You may be astonished! But never feel alone; let`s try to feel the truth, the truth of those shimmering flames, still burning to soothe your wounds, your scars to mend. May be, there you find the eternal truth of your existence, the truth of believing your destiny once again, surrendering your entity completely to that eternal divine intelligence.”
Discover a true believer within yourself:
Whenever during the moment of any existential crisis, the shadowy part of your entity harks you back, indulging you to fall under the trap of despair and dissatisfactions and beguiling you to think that faith is nothing but only some elusive way of consoling yourself and in this world of mundane reality it has nothing to do to build up your foundation, try to remember yourself that faith is not something elusive, rather an eternal energy, helping you to grow yourself both psychologically and spiritually. Losing faith on yourself is not only losing hope on your existence but also negating that spiritual center, the ground of your being. So, whenever you`re becoming faithless, try to remember that you`re cutting that eternal cord, that secret code of your entity, resulting a form of depression and existential dilemma.
As I feel, being faithful or having faith on a divine order of the universe not only introduces before you a different state of your being, but here that self- revelation comes as a transformative energy along with the emergence of a newer you. And this newer version knows no boundaries of fears and restrains, but only allows your being to be motivated, to embrace that eternal grace, that grace of continuity, that grace of accepting life as it comes, even at the moment when your fearful energy shrieks in terror and says;
“There is a dark night ahead!
No one is visible in the outer alley,
I don`t know, Where should I have to go?
Is it there, I left my last show?”
This newer version never indulges you to feel your life as a mere show, but always leads your ordinary consciousness towards that dimension of a higher consciousness from where you may not identify yourself as a separate being, wandering over the earth to act, rather as a being in perfect unison with the eternal force of the universe only to attain that higher calling that your soul has been yearning for, since the primordial time.
Though some of you may interpret this feeling as a mystical experience to encounter, but I feel, here in comes the birth of a true believer who can believe this experience not as a temporary reclusion of his/ her mind, rather a permanent ascension of his/ her soul towards the realm of continuity, towards the state of being in perfect harmony with soul`s eternal abode.
When faith helps you to revisit your true Home, once again:
“When darkness crawls across the valley,
Allowing no one to come forward-
The crescent moon smiles a bit,
Perhaps to make you feel;
There is some other way around
Let`s probe, more into the deep!
You may find faith coming along
With her gentle, silent steps,
Only to show you the home, make you feel-
You`ve, some special significance!”
Here in lies the truth, the harmony of our existence that never allows us to fall into deep despair, rather quite unknowingly of ourselves, allows faith to come forward from the deepest corner of our heart like that crescent moon, reminding us once again that still we`ve some special purpose on this planet. Faith not only heals us but helps us to bring back our strength with that eternal grace, aligning us to our true spiritual center. It enables us to see the ordinary things in an extraordinary perception, allowing our soul to be free from any restrain, not to meet any temporary achievement, but to live our destiny along with the celebration of this life, along with the spark of eternity.
In this connection, I would like to share with you an incident of a business owner who in spite of his utter failure never allowed his heart to indulge into any negative thought pattern, rather always had a stern belief that someday something miraculous would happen in order to bring back that light of hope into his life. I still remember those words that he said during my last day`s visit to him at one of the cafeterias in New Delhi;
“I failed at every respect. My business had totally collapsed. Those sleepless nights are still vivid in my memory. But I never lost hope, never allowed my heart to lose faith on the divine power. By those days, I had a strong belief in my heart that there`s something special for me, designed by the universe. And this failure is nothing but only a blessing in disguise! And trust me, I was not wrong. That miracle actually happened. That night, there was an absolute silence. The sky was almost clear. The stars were shining. Somehow I felt, they are not only shining but at the same time trying to align my entity with some higher truth. The crescent moon upward is gleaming with her gentle beauty. I don`t know how, but suddenly a deeper realization caught my mind`s eye. Perhaps it was trying to open me up. Somehow, I felt that as my homecoming, the deeper yearning of my soul to realign herself with her sweet home! My passion sparks, emotions mingle up once again, probably to keep my spirit up. A new creation was just on the horizon, I felt somehow. There was something special. The perfect stillness of that night, the gentle beauty of that crescent moon were enough for me to contemplate what faith is and how it may bring along into my heart space! Suddenly, I felt a perfect unison of my soul with that divine intelligence, governing the universe. I got encouraged with the thought that on the next morning, something miraculous is going to happen. I went to sleep for that night, praying only to the divine. And quite surprisingly I was not wrong. That miracle actually happened. A mail was sent from one of my old investors who still was interested to invest a large amount of money into my business not only for the professional bonding that once we had, but for the sake of helping me out of that situation. I was very much elated by that news. Tears came into my eyes, perhaps to thank that divine energy who had been with me on that night. And the rest is the history!”
Let`s believe and pray; miracles are on their way:
Always remember that a faithful heart can create a magic. Being faithful not only opens up the possibility of contemplating beyond the present circumstances, but also allows your soul to flow in a natural, spontaneous way to feel that grace of independence, that grace of an eternal truth. It always acts as an inner flame, silently radiating her energy in an invisible way, channelizing your unconscious towards a different, constructive realization of accepting those realities where the circumstances may not be changed, but you may have that higher vision to change yourself according to a divine order.
Here imagination plays a big role. Certainly the imagination that has some positive direction and helps you to believe on the miracles. This kind of imaginations always inspire you to believe whatever you`re dwelling on or aiming for, is already been accomplished. Though some of you may consider it as unrealistic, but I would tell you that this method of believing something with a thankful and faithful heart has a magic in itself. And here reality may not appear before you as a catastrophic experience, rather as a sudden shift to recognize your inner power, to experience some spiritual encounters. Here, at this stage faith comes as your only savior to expand your consciousness to that level from where the word, `impossible` may appear as nothing, but something very much elusive and indistinct.
It always fills your entity with a transformative energy, investing within you a deeper sense of realization where passion and emotion blend together to form a higher version of reality. It fills your heart with a divine magic, enabling you to feel that you`re blessed even at the circumstances when your survival self asks you in despair, “Is it worth to wait, when life itself appears as some mere waste?” Your faithful heart may come forward assuring you, “Yes! It`s been worth to wait! You still have that power, within. Now, it`s only a time to pray!”
A faithful heart never prays like a beggar, but prays with that inexhaustible power from his/ her heart that always inspires you to look forward, to look Godward, not to look towards your problems, worries and fears. Always try to remember that becoming a true believer is another way of becoming a true survivor who doesn`t survive as a wounded warrior, rather survive with all his strength, completely surrendering his life to God. As I feel, prayer always acts as a bridge between your higher self and that divine intelligence, surrounding the universe. So, always try to ground yourself, pray to the divine and ask for help. A heartfelt prayer never remains, unanswered. And here in lies the divine magic! The magic of being a true believer!
“A thousand times I prayed,
To bring that breakthrough
To give my life that long awaited shade!
But answers never came.
only an energy, brimming within, I felt
I startled at once, asked myself;
“Who`s that energy,
Guiding me, at this edge?”
Then an answer came —-
“I`m your Faith, that shimmering flame,
Here I`m to lift you up,
This time to your divine self.
To make you feel, miracles are not far away
But just on their way;
The eastern horizon is glowing red
And now it`s time, only to pray
Pray and pray!”
