controlled by the deep-seated instincts
of self-preservation and self-enlargement.
Conversion is the larger world-consciousness
pressing in on the individual consciousness.
Often it breaks in suddenly and becomes
a joyous perception, a great new revelation.
(Graphic:
Figure of God from Conversion of St Paul by Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, …gettyimages.com)
My soul is stirred in your presence.i saw my love in your mirror.Your love hovers over me.My heart is captured.You tied up my heart to youwith golden threads.i dare not untie it.
we need torealize our dreams.So work for yourself-esteem andnurture it always.Without it youwill never be ableto achieve your aims.A good self-esteemis at the core of successin your journeytowards achievement.
other writings Davidrepeated the sametheme, of rejoicingin God and exaltingHis holy name.(For instance, in Psalm 21 he wrote, ‘Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength. We will sing and praise Your power’, while in Psalm 57, we read, ‘Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Let Your glory be above all the earth.’)
there is joyonly in the Infinite.’(Anonymous, The Upanishads)
of the love in your heart,there is no celebration.There is no joy.The world loves power and possession.You can be very successful in this world.You have every material thing in your life.But without a heart full of lovewhat is this life worth?It is simply nothing to cherish.Love, love, love, give, give, give.That alone is the mantra.
understandingof how things are,wedded to acommitment tolive one’s lifein light of thatunderstanding.
