Ways to commune

We are born on this planet to be one with the Almighty. Each soul has to ultimately converge with Him. For that, we have to be regular in our spiritual practices.

We are born on this planet to be one with the Almighty. Each soul has to ultimately converge with Him. For that, we have to be regular in our spiritual practices.

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Daily meditation, reading and praying are necessary to commune with Him.
This path is for the steadfast devotee who does his practices regularly.

I read this beautiful story about a young man who was initiated by his guru. In the ashram, he was assigned the job of procuring wood for the kitchen and fireplace. He did this saadhana dedicatedly. One day, when he was unloading the logs from his shoulder, a few hairs from his topknot got caught in it.

Seeing them, he realised his hair had become white. His whole life had gone and he had merely carried wood.

He thought of all the wonderful spiritual experiences he had hoped for, but he had attained nothing. He started sobbing.

One realises God easily through devotion, by constantly chanting His name, singing His glories.

When the mind dwells on God, soaked in His love and his soul becomes restless for God, He attracts the soul towards Himself. Through earnest prayer, one receives the grace of God and then ultimately realises Him.

Any efforts in worldly pursuits may not yield results according to our own karmas. But the slightest effort in the spiritual path gives us much more than we ever expected.

The reason being that compassionate God wants his true devotee to complete the cycle of birth and death and attain enlightenment.