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1.4.8 spir. in practice

Today I will speak about the relationship between Parama Purus'a and unit entities.

You know, that the Divine Being is always with you. He is always giving His love and affection to living beings. He is always giving His compassionate guidance to living beings, pulling them through the evolutionary flow towards the Supreme Nucleus. He is not a disinterested party which is detached and uncaring towards the living beings. He is very intimately associated with each and every living being and He cares a great deal for the welfare of all of His children, all of the living beings, who are all His Divine progeny.

So, you see, like a father cares for the welfare of His children, like a mother cares for the welfare of her children, Parama Purus'a cares for the welfare of living beings. He does not think that this one over here has a problem and therefore "I do not care for Him or Her". He does not think like this. If a child has a problem, what does a father do, what does a mother do? They come to the child and they say "My boy, my girl, what is your problem, let me help you". Like this Parama Purus'a is offering His aide and assistance to living beings. Just as a mother, just as a father would do for their own children so He does for His children.

But it is a fact that many children do not listen, they do not percieve His beneficient love because they have not learned how to percieve and accept that beneficence which is being directed towards them. Instead, they are fascinated by the colors and forms of this worldly existence. They direct their minds to those colors and forms and not to the One who has painted this colorful play before them. Therefore, they do not notice His caring touch, they do not notice His interest in their welfare.

When hard times come on them and adversity strikes, as it must in the play of opposites which manifest in this expressed universe, they cry "Oh Lord, why have you forsaken me?". But He has not forsaken them, they have forsaken Him. Many would change the situation and blame Him saying "Lord, you have forsaken me, now I suffer this adversity and where are You?". But it is not the case that he has turned away. You have forsaken Him and now you are in adversity. You cry to Him, you say "Please Lord, come to me, save my from this adversity". But in fact, this adversity may be your friend, because due to this adversity, you are noticing that the plays and colors of this world are not the end all of your existence. So the adversity itself might be a beneficial experience for you. You cannot say what is the benefit, what is not the benefit.

But if you think Parama Purus'a is not with you, then what has happened? He has not gone from you. You have turned your attention away from Him. You have turned your attention to the colors and forms of this expressed universe and you have forgotten Him. He has come to you. He has shown His care and affection but you have ignored Him. When adversity strikes you suddenly remember Him. You say "Oh Lord, where are You? I am unhappy now, now I am wanting to think of You and I am wanting You to save me from this trial and tribulation".

The compassion of the Supreme is very great indeed. He is very forgiving. So when the boy, when the girl notices Him again, crying pitiously for Him, He will respond. But you cannot dictate what will be that response, how it will look. For one, He may lift them out of adversity and bring them to a happy state right that moment. For another, He may plunge them further into the depths of their suffering so they might learn what needs to be learned, so they might go forward in their evolution. Is He cruel? No, He is not cruel. He is the most compassionate entity. It is His great compassion that guides His actions. But a human being may not, at first, comprehend His movements.

If a child wants to go play in the street where the cars are running and they fall and wound themselves and then father comes and says "You may not go in the street at all, you must play in the yard". The child may cry saying "Father, I am wanting to go in the street, I am miserable, my leg is hurt, I have called for you and you have come, but you are not fixing my leg and sending me back in the street. Instead you put just a bandaid and send me to the yard. But I don't want the yard, I want the street", and the child cries and cries. Should the father send the child to the street where the child may be hit by the car? No, no, no. The father will send the child to the yard despite the childs' tears and unhappiness with the situation, but it is in the childs' best interest that it is done. Like the father, Parama Purus'a is always looking after the interest of His children. But children are not good judges of what is in their interest and what is not in their interest. They must accept the guidance of their parents. Likewise, the children of Parama Purus'a must accept His guidance in the matters of this world. For He is ever caring for them, ever desiring only their best interest and that their welfare be preserved.

He will do His utmost to bring them through the cycle of evolution towards His infinite love. That love is like a magnet and He is reaching a hand of love to each and every living being saying "Come my boy, come my girl, come to Me, come to Me".

But human being must take hold, must grab the hand of love that is offered and say "Yes, my father, I will come with you". If the child runs away, running in the other direction, what is the father to do? He will run after the child, but the child must choose to go with the father. Otherwise, the child will get the results of his own actions. He should not blame his father if running away and not taking the hand of his father he falls and injures himself. What is the blame of the father? Then the child cannot say "Father, why have you done this to me?" Father has not done this to him, he has done it to himself.

But father is very kind and very forgiving, so he will still go the the boy, tend the wounded knee, and offer again his hand, saying "Come my boy, now you come with me". Such is the love of the Supreme for all of His children. There is no child who is unworthy of this love. There is no child who Lord says "Ah, this one was mine but I disown him". Lord will not disown a child, He will not say "This one is bad, I will have nothing to do with him". He will not say like this. Be the child naughty or nice, still he is the progeny, she is the progeny of the Supreme Creator and that Creator loves His children, each and every one. None are outside of the scope of His love.

So, remember your Supreme Progenitor at all times, and accept the hand of love that is offered to you, My children. Do not run away to seek your own fortune, seek instead the shelter of your Supreme Father. Put your hand in the hand of your Lord and take the shelter of the Supreme Being. Then surely, you will find your life is guided by Divine Grace, and not by the throws of worldly existence.