Always Be Positive...Swami Chidananda

One of the favorite sayings of Gurudeve, which he wrote in his writings as well as quoted in his divine talks was, "NEVER DESPAIR. NEVER DESPAIR. NIL DESPERANDUM". A poet once said, "Hope springs in the human breast. Heart within, God overhead". Another poet said, "Tell me not in mournful numbers - life is but an empty dream!" You have come here to strive and attain. Strive on. Do purushartha. Be strong. Be determined and plod on. If thus you do purushartha, you will get help from God. That is the one meaning of 'Heart within and God overhead!" Do exert on and then help will come from God. There are two ways of approaching life. One is diffidence, lack of confidence, negativity: "I don't think I can do it. It is too difficult". Another way is : "I can. I will try my best". "I can't" is not rational. It is irrational. And if after trying your very best, you do not succeed in attaining the objective, I can assure you, you have not failed. Success may not be yours, but you have succeeded. You have fulfilled a human being's duty.
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God is all that is positive, all that is auspicious, good and beautiful. There is no negativity in God. And you are made in His image. You have potential for all that is positive and positive only. You should not belie your divine nature. At every step, in all things, your life should prove your divine nature. It behoves you to always take a positive attitude towards life, and never a negative approach, to always have positive view of things, and to move forward in your daily life. Then your heart is in a state that the poet implied when he said, "Heart within and God overhead!"
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