Manifesting Divinity

Week 9

Question:
When you look at your family, what are you thinking?

Reflection:
“A famous story of a disciple of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — he had arranged kirtan at his house, but his little son passed away on that day. However, he did not inform anyone about it. When Mahaprabhu came to his house, he sensed something was wrong and asked the disciple what it was. The disciple replied that everything was fine and requested him to do the kirtan. After some time, he asked again, but the disciple replied, ‘Nothing has happened. God gave and God has taken!’

How deep his knowledge and devotion must have been to reply thus, without getting affected even the least bit! It is not easy to reach such a state of firm conviction that everything belongs to God and nothing is mine.”
~ Swami Tejomayananda