Heading Home
A real home is a place where you don't get chased out, burned out, flooded out, or evicted. Presently, even if we own our house free and clear, Father Time eventually shows up with an eviction notice and it's time to go. Whether young or old, when our time on earth is up, we are summarily bounced out of our physical body and it's trappings.
This is a natural process though, as for anyone who is born, death of the physical body is certain, creating space for our spirit to move on to a new adventure. Those who are spiritually wise advise that death is really nothing to fear or lament, when understanding there is actually no death for the spirit (Bg 2.20), the soul - rather death of the body is just a transmigration to a new situation. But where and what will that be? For those who aim for the Supreme, a permanent home is waiting, as we create our future situation by our desires and resultant actions. The law of cause and effect works on both the material and non-material or spiritual platforms, triggered by our free will-based thinking, feeling and willing; there is our plan mixed with the will of the Supreme which determines one's future.
This is a natural process though, as for anyone who is born, death of the physical body is certain, creating space for our spirit to move on to a new adventure. Those who are spiritually wise advise that death is really nothing to fear or lament, when understanding there is actually no death for the spirit (Bg 2.20), the soul - rather death of the body is just a transmigration to a new situation. But where and what will that be? For those who aim for the Supreme, a permanent home is waiting, as we create our future situation by our desires and resultant actions. The law of cause and effect works on both the material and non-material or spiritual platforms, triggered by our free will-based thinking, feeling and willing; there is our plan mixed with the will of the Supreme which determines one's future.
Even with armed with such knowledge of our eternal spiritual existence, death is rather inconvenient. Most of us have an intuitive feeling that there should be a place we could call home, where we can be at peace with those we love, protected from disturbances and unwanted outside elements. Such a place does exist. The spiritual path leading to that spiritual place, goes through our hearts. Our heart is where our individual spirit dwells and we share heart-space, with the Supreme Spirit, who always sits side-by-side with us wherever we go, as our dear-most friend and guide. Once realizing such a place exists, going there becomes a step by step process, wherein man proposes and God disposes, if our intention is sincere and fortified by spiritual congruent actions and Divine mercy.
God, the Supreme Spirit, or Higher Power, or whichever name one prefers to use for the one Supreme Source, sits next to each soul, in every heart as the supreme guide, protector and friend. Just as one can smell a flower by being near it, the Supreme Lord is fully aware of our thoughts, needs and desires, Turning to the Supreme Friend within, we can ask for directions to that place, that realm of pure loving consciousness which is our eternal, blissful spiritual home. It is a place where material time, the constant evictor, is conspicuous by it's absence. That loving realm, our spiritual home, is just a heartbeat away. It's not a physical place, but rather a place of pure and blessed spiritual consciousness. That spiritual abode is accessible, even in this life, if revealed by the grace of the Supreme. It is a level of spiritual consciousness that is realized by those lovers of the Supreme Spirit, who are sincerely done with material illusions and who are willing to be proactive in seeking the grace and mercy of the Divine. We just have to ask our Supreme Friend for guidance, and be willing to stay the course on the journey home. Once going through that passageway in the heart and finally reaching home, there is a celebration with the Supreme Lord and host of other liberated refugees, in an after-party that rocks for eternity.
God, the Supreme Spirit, or Higher Power, or whichever name one prefers to use for the one Supreme Source, sits next to each soul, in every heart as the supreme guide, protector and friend. Just as one can smell a flower by being near it, the Supreme Lord is fully aware of our thoughts, needs and desires, Turning to the Supreme Friend within, we can ask for directions to that place, that realm of pure loving consciousness which is our eternal, blissful spiritual home. It is a place where material time, the constant evictor, is conspicuous by it's absence. That loving realm, our spiritual home, is just a heartbeat away. It's not a physical place, but rather a place of pure and blessed spiritual consciousness. That spiritual abode is accessible, even in this life, if revealed by the grace of the Supreme. It is a level of spiritual consciousness that is realized by those lovers of the Supreme Spirit, who are sincerely done with material illusions and who are willing to be proactive in seeking the grace and mercy of the Divine. We just have to ask our Supreme Friend for guidance, and be willing to stay the course on the journey home. Once going through that passageway in the heart and finally reaching home, there is a celebration with the Supreme Lord and host of other liberated refugees, in an after-party that rocks for eternity.
Tennessee
Arrested Development
|
Lord I've really been real stressed
Down and out, losin ground Although I am black and proud Problems got me pessimistic Brothers and sisters keep messin up Why does it have to be so damn tuff?.... |
(Lord)......I know you're supposed to be my steering wheel
Not just my spare tire (home) But lord I ask you (home) To be my guiding force and truth (home) For some strange reason it had to be (home) He guided me to Tennessee (home)....... Lord it's obvious we got a relationship Talkin' to each other every night and day Although you're superior over me We talk to each other in a friendship way ......won't you help me, help me understand, your plan..? take me home.......now I need to go home... |
Homeward Bound
By Simon and Garfunkel
OUR SPIRITUAL HOME
That supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one goes there, he never comes back. That is My supreme abode. Bhagavad Gita 8.21
That supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one goes there, he never comes back. That is My supreme abode. Bhagavad Gita 8.21
God is One; a single Source manifesting in unlimited forms and energies - manifesting in/on both spiritual and material planes of reality.
Our Source, is All-pervading like the sunshine in our solar system - and yet He also manifests a personal presence within the heart of each person as a most intimate loving companion, witness and friend.
God is a person - ask and you will receive; seek and you shall find. We don't have to go further than our own heart to realize both God and ourselves - just as when the sun rises, one can see the Sun, oneself, and everything else very clearly.
Our innermost intentions are noted and reciprocated by Supreme Lord who clearly knows our hearts and all languages. All prayers are heard.
A highly recommended Sanskrit prayer/mantra for re-connecting with the Supreme Lord of Love, is given below - which simply holds the intention of asking one's Lord/Source/Higher Power to engage one in divine loving service and pastimes, through God's unlimited spiritual potency and grace. To repeat this mantra is easy and sublime - of course one may choose their own source of prayer and meditation for the same ultimate purpose being, learning to love of God - the All-Attractive Source of everything and everyone.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
(Oh Divine Energy of the All-Attractive Supreme - the Source of all Strength and Happiness, please engage me you Your service)
Our Source, is All-pervading like the sunshine in our solar system - and yet He also manifests a personal presence within the heart of each person as a most intimate loving companion, witness and friend.
God is a person - ask and you will receive; seek and you shall find. We don't have to go further than our own heart to realize both God and ourselves - just as when the sun rises, one can see the Sun, oneself, and everything else very clearly.
Our innermost intentions are noted and reciprocated by Supreme Lord who clearly knows our hearts and all languages. All prayers are heard.
A highly recommended Sanskrit prayer/mantra for re-connecting with the Supreme Lord of Love, is given below - which simply holds the intention of asking one's Lord/Source/Higher Power to engage one in divine loving service and pastimes, through God's unlimited spiritual potency and grace. To repeat this mantra is easy and sublime - of course one may choose their own source of prayer and meditation for the same ultimate purpose being, learning to love of God - the All-Attractive Source of everything and everyone.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
(Oh Divine Energy of the All-Attractive Supreme - the Source of all Strength and Happiness, please engage me you Your service)