The other day I was talking to one of my business acquaintances(whom I met after a long time almost 18 months) and it was supposed to be a business chat. As we were talking my acquaintance suddenly looked at my hands and said you look weak because he noticed the veins and nerves on my hand. Previously I was a little plump and at that showed on my hands as well. So I replied to my acquaintence stating that I had been practising a martial art. I knew that he followed the Pentacostal method of Christianity (if I may call it so). I added that the martial art kept me quite agile and it was akin to Tai Chi. So immediately based on his inference he said that usually such people are very withdrawn and I told him that yes, they may look withdrawn however the are always aware of the universe around them. He also said that such people consider Nature as God. He being a Christian was getting to the bible verses which says " I am thy Lord, thy God and thou shalt have no other Gods before me". So I told him that Nature was manifestation of God as it is how the world can comprehend him easily. As we were talking the topic went to the aspect called 'sin' and my reply was that evil and good are 2 sides of the same coin. I was also saying that one my try to overcome not suppress temptations and that requires one to be in the "State of Grace". He agreed to what I said and added that this comes only by complete 'surrender' to God and prayer and meditation were excellent mediums to through which one could always ensure one's continuity in 'state of grace'. While in the 'state of grace' one gains strength to overcome temptations. At the same time it means that once should not waste away time doing nothing. One has to also work to take care of one's material needs as required.
Even when one asks God for something that one desires one should surrender to him saying "if it is thy will may I receive it". Jesus demonstrated this by giving himself up to be crucified by saying "Remove this cup from me Father, but Thy will be done". He demonstrated that he had the power to overcome the temptation of running away as a person who assumed human form. He was metaphysically one with Cosmic Consciousness (the Father) by concentrating on the Kutastha Chaitanya (Christ Consciousness center) along with the Super Consciousness ( the Holy Spirit). The Holy Trinity is very significant and relevant to all men.
Even when one asks God for something that one desires one should surrender to him saying "if it is thy will may I receive it". Jesus demonstrated this by giving himself up to be crucified by saying "Remove this cup from me Father, but Thy will be done". He demonstrated that he had the power to overcome the temptation of running away as a person who assumed human form. He was metaphysically one with Cosmic Consciousness (the Father) by concentrating on the Kutastha Chaitanya (Christ Consciousness center) along with the Super Consciousness ( the Holy Spirit). The Holy Trinity is very significant and relevant to all men.
