An experience with Lord Muruga

About 10 days ago, I prayed to Lord Muruga and chanted the 'Kanda Sashti Kavasam' (a prayer in Tamil adoring Lord Muruga) in the morning. After lunch I logged onto my computer and somehow got prompted to search on Google with the keywords 'prayer', 'intuition', and 'signs'. In the course of search, I stumbled upon a site and I was simply stunned to see a picture of Lord Muruga there. In fact, it was the 'Vel' in His right hand that made me instantly recognize Him. Here is the link where I saw the picture. 

http://www.purposefairy.com/9081/what-is-the-meaning-of-prayer/

And here is the picture itself.

I felt really happy. But my happiness didn't stop there. I got another sign from Lord Muruga.

This time it was from this link

http://www.skandagurunatha.org/satsang/darshan-satguru-irukkip-piddi.asp



The author talks about some problem for her son and how Lord Muruga helped. I felt this too is a sign because the earlier picture I saw of Lord Muruga today caught my attention mainly because of His Vel. And I felt greatly encouraged on seeing the following words on this page.

"With a calm face Murugan put his right hand on his chest, materialized an object from within and planted it firmly on the ground in front of my son (i.e. in between my son and Murugan). Then Murugan said [in Tamil], "This is what you need. Not the tussels in your palm. You don't need anything else when you hold this Vel firmly." 

He further added [in Tamil],"This [Vel] will do everything. This [Vel] will take care of you. You don't need anything else."
 
 

Giving up is not the answer; nor is giving in

I believe God wants you to know...

...that giving up is not the answer. Neither is giving in.

Stand your ground.

There is a way of doing that without having to be combative.

There is a way of hanging on to your true self, and demonstrating it, without resorting to aggression.

But giving up and giving in is not the way.

Simply and quietly claiming your right to be You is the way.

You know exactly why you received this message today.

Grace does entirely away with Karma

When I read the transcript of the talk by Ms. Suma on the Radio Sai site, the following lines struck me.

"Make no mistake; Grace does entirely away with Karma. It is like a medicine which is labelled, 'good until 1968'. If used in 1973, the medicine is entirely ineffective. The body is the bottle, the karma in the body is the medicine, God puts a date on the 'medicine'; so it is not effective." - Baba 

The link for the entire article is here - http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_11/01MAY13/ms-suma-summer-course-talk.htm

God knows the best time to respond to our love

I read a beautiful story on the Radio Sai web site about hope and love.

http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Vol_07/01DEC09/09-get_inspired2.htm

The last 2 lines really moved me, "If there is anybody who understands our Love always in the right manner, it is God. But we have to be patient, for God always chooses the best time to respond to our Love, as God is nothing but Love."

Wonderful divine encouragement yesterday

I got this message in my mail yesterday and I felt greatly encouraged on seeing it. 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that it is time to move into unchartered lands.

If you want to do something you have never done before,

you have to do something you have never done before.

If you want to go somewhere you have never gone before,

you have to go somewhere you have never gone before.

You cannot do something new by doing old things. 

If you want your life to change, you have to change your life. 

So go ahead. It's safe. And it's also...about time.

Why difficulties?

"Difficulties are created to increase the yearning 

and to sift the sincere devotee from the rest."

 

-- Bhagawan Baba

God gives time to do good things

Came across the foll. line in a discourse  by Baba today and it made me smile, because I know it is true in my case. Thank you Swami for giving me this lovely reassurance this morning!

"If you have the inclination to do good work, 

God will give you the time to do good things."