Let Thy Will be Done; Not My Will
This is an old formula. The latter part —
‘NOT my will' — is more important than the former. If one starts repeating it
non-stop, the first thing he will discover is that in a few minutes he will stop
it. It will stop by itself. He will forget it. He will forget that he undertook
such an exercise and it was forgotten. It means he is unrelated to this formula
or God. Such a person lives physically or vitally. Maybe he lives mentally. God
is not part of his scheme of things.
Suppose he does not forget but
continues to repeat it, he will find the words missing or jumbled. In cases of
exact repetition it may be “Let My will be done; Not Thy will” which he may not
notice for some time. This is exactly opposite. Human nature is perverse and
even hostile to the Divine and that is why this inversion. Let us forget these
insufficiencies and perversities and consider one who is capable of RIGHT, GOOD
repetition. It is great. He is a devotee. On further examination, the repetition
will be from the surface mind.
Make this repetition complete, let it go
behind when you are at work. In TRUE cases, it will be only for a small part of
the day. To increase its duration is like getting a promotion in an office each
month or each week. But it is possible with persistence. A moment comes when the
whole day is covered by that. There is an innermost centre in us where we live
all by ourselves where the closest person has no access. Move this repetition to
that centre and gradually spread it all over the day. Let is be your spiritual
companion.
By filling the day with it on the surface, all one's problems
will vanish. Repeating it from the deepest centre all day, MAN will be unable to
think of problems or opportunities as he will be pervaded by the Spiritual Peace
– Shanthi – or Light in his inner being. Though he may not rise to the position
of a realised soul, he will radiate joy to all who come in contact with him. It
will make for inner contentment unknown to him until then. That will be a good
foundation and the first step for any spiritual progress he may aspire for.