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2013-12-14 06:45:56 UTC
THE WAY OF HUMILITY & LOVE
"The way to true blessedness is way of humility and love. He who is humble has no problems. He has God as his Guide. Significant are the words of the shepherd boy singing in John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress':
'He that is down need fear no fall,
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide
I am content with what I have,
Little be it, or much;
And Lord, contentment still I crave,
Because Thou savest such.'
Rightly has it been said that if there were not humility in the world, everyone would long ago have committed suicide.
When the light of humility dawns on the soul, the darkness of selfishness disappears and the soul no longer lives for itself, but for God. The soul loses itself in God, lives in God, and is transformed into Him. This is the alchemy of humility. It transforms the lowest into the Highest. The great Chinese sage, Lao Tse, expressed the thought in beautiful words:
'How does the sea become the king of all rivers and streams?
Because it lies lower than them.'
St. Augustine said the way to God is, 'First humility, second humility and third humility.' He who is proud of possessions or of learning or of authority will not go to any Saint unless he is humble. Even if he goes to the Saint, but considers himself superior to Him, he will not listen to Him. A glass which is kept above a tumbler of water will remain empty - until it is put below the tumbler. You know what you know, just listen to what the other says. Perhaps we can learn something from him."
(Sant Kirpal Singh. "The Way Of The Saints". Sant Bani Ashram 1979. Pp. 143-144)
In the LightSong of Eternal Love,
Have a beautiful evening!
Michael Turner
http://spiritualfreedomsatsang.org - Blog
"The way to true blessedness is way of humility and love. He who is humble has no problems. He has God as his Guide. Significant are the words of the shepherd boy singing in John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress':
'He that is down need fear no fall,
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide
I am content with what I have,
Little be it, or much;
And Lord, contentment still I crave,
Because Thou savest such.'
Rightly has it been said that if there were not humility in the world, everyone would long ago have committed suicide.
When the light of humility dawns on the soul, the darkness of selfishness disappears and the soul no longer lives for itself, but for God. The soul loses itself in God, lives in God, and is transformed into Him. This is the alchemy of humility. It transforms the lowest into the Highest. The great Chinese sage, Lao Tse, expressed the thought in beautiful words:
'How does the sea become the king of all rivers and streams?
Because it lies lower than them.'
St. Augustine said the way to God is, 'First humility, second humility and third humility.' He who is proud of possessions or of learning or of authority will not go to any Saint unless he is humble. Even if he goes to the Saint, but considers himself superior to Him, he will not listen to Him. A glass which is kept above a tumbler of water will remain empty - until it is put below the tumbler. You know what you know, just listen to what the other says. Perhaps we can learn something from him."
(Sant Kirpal Singh. "The Way Of The Saints". Sant Bani Ashram 1979. Pp. 143-144)
In the LightSong of Eternal Love,
Have a beautiful evening!
Michael Turner
http://spiritualfreedomsatsang.org - Blog