Once a Disciple asked The Master, "I want to orient my thought process towards The Lord. How can I do?"
The Master answered, "If we feel thirsty, we have to go there where we can find water to drink. Only by drinking water, we can satisfy our thirst. Just by saying water, we cannot satisfy our thirst.
Similarly, if we want to Live in The Remembrance of The Lord, then we need to go there where The Lord is waiting for us 24 hours. We need to reach the Silence. When we are in Silence, our Soul is in the state of awakened consciousness and The Lord is eternally present.
Just taking The Lord's name will not be sufficient."
The Disciple said, "O Lord, it is not so easy. Thousands of thoughts start coming the moment, I close the eyes. My focus is on worldly affairs."
The Master, "It is but natural that we are immersed in worldly thoughts, because our orientation is entrenched towards The World. We will have to change our practices to orient the focus towards The Lord."
The Saints say, "The Master through His teachings enables the Disciple to do Sevaa or Service. Sevaa is that work which is done Selflessly. Sevaa is done to please The Master and receive His Grace.
There are 4 types of Sevaa: with the body, with wealth, with mind and with the Soul. The first three Sevaa are the means to do the real Sevaa. The Real Sevaa is the Meditation, through which we can connect our Soul with The Lord, our consciousness with the Supreme Consciousness."
The Master says, "We do the Sevaa with body to eliminate ego from within ourselves. We feel more humble when we are working shoulder to shoulder with everyone around.
Sevaa of wealth is advised to ensure that the wealth we have accumulated does not inflate our ego and create a superiority complex. We should always remember, 'The efforts are ours, but the rewards are The Lord's Grace.
Until and unless, the mind does not become our friend and companion, we cannot withdraw the consciousness spread all over and bring it to eye center. That is why, Sevaa of mind is important. It builds our foundation for Meditation. These Sevaa helps to clean our vessel, the Soul. Only a clean and empty vessel can store the Grace showered on us.
The Real Sevaa is the Sevaa of the Soul, the true purpose of this life. Here, we do meditation to awaken our Soul, enable it to Realise its True Self. Once it realises it's True Self, its yearning to be with The Lord, shall become its true and only intent. It shall stop only after merging with The Lord and becoming One.
This is how our orientation can shift totally towards The Lord and we can Live always in The Remembrance of The Lord."
The Master has already started the work on us, to ensure that we succeed in our purpose of this life. It is in our hands to Live the Life as per The Master's Will, do Sevaa and be able to recognise The Grace being showered on us. Let us do meditation, and touch the Silence.
Authored by K. Giri
