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The
Powerful Tongue
Monday March 7
2005 09:34 IST
By
Karmayogi
Ideas are afloat in the
atmosphere. They enter conducive minds. We mistake such outside ideas as
our own ideas. There is nothing our own. What is our own is our receptive
mentality. If those ideas are powerful, they fulfil themselves. It is the
power of ideas. Some people speak about the future. It comes true. Mother
says if a mans words about the future come true, his soul or Psychic
being is awake at that moment.
There are negative minds. They love
to speak negatively, whatever the situation. There was a man who would ask
his guest who had brought gifts, Why did you bring this? Dont bring such
things any more. The guest would be mortified. After the exit of the
guest, he took pleasure in explaining that the guest had an ulterior
motive in bringing that gift. Very soon, people stopped coming to his
house.
There are bosses whose words are cutting and mean to their
subordinates. They would read the letters coming to the subordinates,
interfere in their domestic affairs, express interest in knowing what
happened at home. The subordinates or servants largely disregard them or
manage to escape their consequences. But the unfortunate one is caught
between the tongs. These are occasions when the subordinate cannot
disclose what happened at home, who visited him, or what presents he
received.
There are embarrassing situations when he cannot speak
out or suppress the fact. The wonderful Tamil phrase dharma sangadam
cannot be adequately translated into English. The nearest equivalent is
embarrassing situation. How Mother came to the help of those in such
situations is a true revelation of Mothers Grace, not seen in spiritual
life ordinarily.
One such unfortunate subordinate had a fortunate
occasion of receiving enormous gifts from ever so many people. He was
overwhelmed by the good will and the high cost of the gifts. His own fear
was whether to tell it to the boss or not. What poisonous words would come
out of that venomous mouth was his fear. In his utter fright, he prayed to
Mother, but had no faith of relief. The prayer gave him
strength.
Anyway, he took the gifts and displayed them to the boss.
He could not believe his ears when the Boss offered congratulations and
added his blessings too. It was a revelation to the devotee whose faith
rose a little more. It was an education in Life that this Power could
change that tongue.
The Force always acts unfailingly. It is our
lack of faith in it or faith in our usual beliefs that abridges the power
of its action. One can choose any impossible situation, maybe even
improbable, and offer it to Mother with faith, a total unsuspecting faith,
a child-like faith which is blissfully oblivious. The Power will fully
reveal itself on that occasion.
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