Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
And He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.
From The Prophet by Kahil Gibran
You must pray to God and ask what you want. Ask for:
Complete satisfaction in my heart, Joy in my heart, Bliss in my heart, so that the whole world becomes blissful.
Give me Love, Love, that I could love the whole world and that the whole world becomes one in Love.
Give salvation to the entire humanity, which is suffering.
Take me to Your Feet.
Cleanse me with Thy Love.
Now see if there’s God or not. You can feel it within yourself. He hears you. He is the Glory of all the Glory. He loves you. He protects you. He guides you. He has created you to really be His Love. But accept it. Any time any thought is coming to you, pray; and you will be moving in the way of that Ocean which is Unconscious mind, which starts with thoughtless awareness. If you cannot become thoughtless, you pray to Him:
Forgive me for what I’ve done, and forgive those who have done harm to me.
Shri Mataji, 1975
When improper thoughts disturb the mind, there should be constant pondering over the opposites.
Improper thoughts and emotions such as those of violence – whether done, caused to be done, or even approved of – indeed, any thought originating in desire, anger or delusion, whether mild, medium or intense – do all result in endless pain and misery.
Overcome such distractions by pondering on the opposites.
When one is confirmed in non-violence, hostility ceases in his presence.
When one is firmly established in speaking truth, the fruits of action become subservient to him.
All jewels approach him who is confirmed in honesty…
When one is confirmed in non-possessiveness, the knowledge of the why and how of existence is attained…
As a result of contentment there is purity of mind, one-pointedness, control of the senses, and fitness for the vision of the self.
Supreme happiness is gained via contentment.
Through sanctification and the removal of impurities, there arise special powers in the body and senses.
By study comes communion with the Lord in the Form most admired.
Realization is experienced by making the Lord the motive of all actions.
From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – The Threads of Union
The Dreaming Festival will be held from 8 to 11 June 2007 at the Dreaming Festival Village near Woodford, Queensland. Woodford is on the Beerwah-Kilcoy Road, off the D’Aguilar Highway, one and half hours north of Brisbane or 40 minutes south of Caloundra.
The Dreaming, a 3 day 4 night Festival, is a marking of the annual ceremony time of the Indigenous peoples from Australia and around the world, and will be a comprehensive showcase for their arts and music. It is hosted by the Jinibara people who are the traditional owners of the area. It has been organised by the Queensland Folk Federation.
A Sahaja Yoga presentation stall will be a part of the Festival.
For more information about the Festival, go to www.thedreamingfestival.com.