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Message from Swami Ritavan Bharati, AHYMSIN Spiritual Guide

 
…Tare Tut Tare Ture Svaha… 

With this prayer for you and your loved ones in all parts of the world, together let us cultivate serenity. In these times of adversity, the teachings of the Tradition continue by way of the power of your ascetic endeavor (tapas). Let us loosen the knots of the heart to remain full of hope (smriti). Come to the awareness of this moment and remain the observer. Come in-touch with the power that emanates when you have gathered all forces and rest in stillness. Where fears and worries appear, let-go and let the spiritual forces rise-up in your mind. The quest remains, the teachings continue, the blessings flow, all from that spiritual core of our being. Let this opportunity be a willful event for purification. That is the ideal oftitiksha–forbearance. This is our lesson, and this is our test. As you experience hardships and challenges, remain aware of your spiritual strength, through your disciplines of ahimsa, satya, santosha. Let your mind smile. Cultivate this awareness drop by drop, moment to moment. Recognize this source within, and thereby, recognize these natural forces of patience, forbearance, tolerance. Such sentiments arise from your purified and pacified mindfield showing their fruits in goodness, satiety, kindness, and compassion. Let it be a process of a different kind of awareness and a renewing quality of our selves. Let us have a moment of silence, offering our prayers and ourjapa for the well-being of all.    

Om, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. 

Swami Ritavan Bharati,  Rishikesh, India