EGO 0R LOVE

My dear, having your own way and not being loved are two different things. You like to have everything your own way. Dear one, in this life it is not possible. You must learn to compromise. That is one of the lessons you have undertaken to learn. Let others also have their way ,as you put it. My child, the real question is not 'whose way'; it is of ego. And ego is not good . Do what is right whether it is your way or someone else’s ; and you must be patient and compromise. The ego that you have come with, must be overcome.

Now about not feeling loved. That my dear child is another important lesson you have undertaken to learn . You have chosen to learn that love is not always expressed in the way you think it should, but must be recognised even beyond harsh physical appearances.

What is love and from who do you need it? These are important questions that you will answer as you grow .But you have taken birth to this mother because she has also undertaken to learn this same lesson and so she will help you just as you will help her. But my child the lesson you are learning now is that even though your mother uses harsh words, her love for you and your brother is very deep. So look beyond the obvious that you see. Remember when you choose to learn a lesson we will put circumstances that seem just the opposite before you so that you can then truly learn the lesson for all lifetimes and do not have to repeat it. So my child, learn patience and recognise that love exists in a way you may not have even thought possible . These are important things that you must start to learn from today, but also remember that just as you want others to show you love, others also want the same from you.

FAITH & REASON

Q: Could you please tell me the difference between faith and reason? My child, faith and reason are as different as the mind and the heart. Reason appeals to the mind, faith appeals to the heart. Reason, my child, will give you answers which you more often than not desire; your mind will look at a set of circumstances, will evaluate them, judge them by its pre-conditioning and the knowledge that it has, and then tell you a ‘reasonable’ yes or no, true or false.

Faith on the other hand, my child, looks at the set of circumstances,and does not evaluate them at all. It accepts, looks, sees the reality and says ‘Thy Will Be Done’. There is no right and there is no wrong for faith. My child, let me here give you an example of what has been troubling you for so many days. This will give you an example of reason and faith. You saw your pet suffer, my child, your heart which is so filled with love for all, could not see the pain of this little pet. You saw the circumstances, you evaluated them, you realized that there was no hope for the little dog and that he would eventually suffer more and more. After having evaluated these circumstances, your pre-conditioning told you that there is no hope for betterment. ‘If there is no hope for peace in this life for this little soul, and if the only option is pain and suffering, why must I put this little helpless creature through this?’ After having evaluated these circumstances, your reasonable answer was ‘let me put this little animal to rest’. The only reason you did this, and I repeat, the only reason you did this was out of complete love for this little animal.