Those who are pure in heart achieve God-consciousness; they are truly and actually aware of God at the centre of their being.
Life has been compared with a battle and rightly so, as each day comes up with a new set of challenges which we must meet. One cannot just shy away from problems if he has to survive. He has to meet to challenges with courage.
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing the good.
