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Whatever act you do, do it in the thought “It is the Divine’s command and therefore it is my duty to do so”
While offering prayer to The Revered. Master we understand His highness who is our goal and our lowliness and at the same time. By this we understand our incapability of reaching the goal without His support, and this understanding develops into devotion.
Love and Devotion contribute for developing faith in the system given by The Revered. Master.
Now coming to the topic of the seminar The Revered. Master says “Whatever act you do, do it in the thought “It is the Divine’s command and therefore it is my duty to do so” (Page 128 of SDG).
Does every act of ours can be treated as Divine commands. No. We have to clearly distinguish the acts we perform. All acts which are against the divine will cannot be thought in such a manner though the society in which we live accept such acts.
We cannot take part or even accept in thought the acts which are against the divine will. We have to abstain ourselves in doing such acts even if we have to face problems. Eg: Taking bribe in Govt offices may be a common feature for the employees working therein but still it is an act that is against the divine’s will as it is against the principle of truthfulness and honest living as stated in commandments of our Master. Hence it cannot be accepted or even take part in it.
Some times we tend to miss some of our meditational practices out of sloth, attending some obligatory social functions social friendships etc,. The reasons are mostly because we like to be good to others to keep up a social prestige. We are not confident and frank enough to tell truth to others because of the fear that we may loose name fame and the relationship. We should be courageous to face criticism and humiliation in the social
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