Re: Understanding Faith in Real Life Troubled Situations
Namaste all.
Originally Posted by
surrenderindailylife
I am interested to know how does one "keep one's faith" in these adverse conditions? Is it by continuous Japa? Is it by reading spiritual books / articles? When all your efforts seem to go down the drain and there seems to be no light at the end of the end of a seemingly endless tunnel , how does one remain full of faith?
"It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy..." - Ringo Starr.
It's a struggle to remember that God(dess) is always with us. I personally feel, though I don't always remember, it's a "slap in the face" to God(dess) to think S/He has abandoned us.
I am having a very bad week mentally and emotionally; it happens to me occasionally, as it does a lot of people. I am short of money; I had a flat tire at work and had to wait for roadside assistance. I cannot change the tire because of back surgery. I need new tires and brakes. I am short of money (did I say that already? ).
Yesterday morning I got a text message from the bank that I received 2 deposits from my insurance re-imbursement program. When the man from roadside assistance came for my tire, it was not so bad that he couldn't plug the puncture on the spot. He told me I can ride with the repair until whenever I get new tires. I thanked Lord Krishna for sending Maa Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha to my aid. I am still thanking Them.
As EM says, I have a small murthi of Lord Ganesha on my dashboard; I have small laminated images of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, Lord Vishnu and Mahalakshmi, Lord Narashima, and Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati taped at the top of my windshield, so They are always looking down on me. I look up at Them (only at a red light, of course ) and smile. I listen to bhajans, kirtans, and mantras on my iPod, through the radio. These things are all uplifting.
Bad things happen, and things can make you feel down. But there is always one tiny spark of something positive that comes from Vaikuntha, Goloka, Mount Kailash, or wherever you believe your deity resides. We just have to see it.
śivasya hridayam viṣṇur viṣṇoscha hridayam śivaḥ
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