Message #4461

[Jitendra Hydonus]

This morning, as I randomly opened the book " Whispers from Eternity " this is what I found ~

Spiritualizing a prayer

 "Just as  a wet match, when struck, does not produce fire, so a mind saturated with restlessness is unable to produce the fire of concentration, even when prodigious efforts are made to strike the cosmic spark.

The flame of inspiration is hidden within the lines of the prayers and demands in this book; but since they are saturated with the diverting waters of printer's ink, paper and intellectual meanings, one has to do away with these distractions in order to bring forth the flame of wisdom from within them.

Different minds reading the same prayer will interpret it differently, and feel it differently...... "

 * (pausing for a commercial break ...this is just a bit eerie, last night in our " Focus conversation " there was mention of the transits and something about mechanical breakdowns... and as I am typing this random reading from Whispers ~ which seemed to be speaking to me in regards to " focus " ... the computer decides to erase my reply !  ok, so I go to reply again, and the computer shuts off completely, and restarts itself....so Midnite Astrologer, what message do you think Yogananda is trying to tell me ? ) *

and continuing with the Whispers ~ 

 "One may wish to read a complete prayer or demand, to get a quick view of its entire meaning. But if he will read it over and over again, many times, and then with closed eyes, repeatedly try to feel the deep inspiration behind and within it, he will thus spiritualize it - that is , rouse the inspiration slumbering beneath the thick, silken quilt of words ."

Into Blue

Just thought i would tell you. i thought i would read your post again. You so kindly took the time to write it out for the benifit of us all. Just as i thought of doing this the wise old owl started it's hooting outside.

Jitendra