Instead Of Looking At Difficulties As Deprivations,

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

The Lord Is A Good Psychologist: He Knows The Way Our Minds Run. Turmoil Can Be The Lord's Way Of Tapping Us On The Shoulder And Saying, 'don't Forget Me.'

Eventually, Meditation Will Make Our Mind Calm, Clear, And As Concentrated As A Laser Which We Can Focus At Will. This Capacity Of One-pointed Attention Is The Essence Of Genius. When We Have This Mastery Over Attention In Everything We Do, We Have A Genius For Life.

It Is Not Action Or Effort That We Must Surrender; It Is Self-will, And This Is Terribly Difficult. You Must Do Your Best Constantly, Yet Never Allow Yourself To Become Involved In Whether Things Work Out The Way You Want.

Instead Of Looking At Difficulties As Deprivations, We Can Learn To Recognize Them As Opportunities For Deepening And Widening Our Love.