Become aware of the energy in your heart centre, and let it flow upward toward the spiritual eye.

Instead of reacting emotionally and exchanging angry words, inwardly withdraw for a moment and take a few deep breaths. Perhaps you’ve had a difficult encounter with another person. In Autobiography of a Yogi, Lahiri Mahasaya says, “Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life. Let your awareness rest there, and trust that you are surrounded and protected by God’s light. Allow your energy to flow calmly upward tothe spiritual eye. ” When you’re faced with a challenging situation, instead of getting tense and tied up in knots, try to step back from the problem. Swami Kriyananda wrote: “Relax upward, toward the spiritual eye in the forehead. In her hour of need, God’s loving hand intervened to bring her comfort. She wanted to thank the janitor for his kindness, but the hospital records showed that no one on the staff matched his description. When dawn came, the boy’s pain was almost gone. Returning to her son’s room, she was finally able to get some sleep. Suddenly, she felt a wave of calmness and reassurance sweep over her. He gave her a gentle pat on the shoulder and continued his mopping along the corridor. “I can feel your pain,” he said, “and this story has ripples, like a stone thrown in the water. He exuded such kindness and calmness that she found herself telling him all her troubles. Turning, she saw an old janitor mopping the floor. Suddenly, she heard a kindly voice ask her, “What’s the matter?” The woman was taken by surprise, since she hadn’t seen or heard anyone approaching. As she paced the empty hospital corridors alone at three in the morning, tears of worry and concern ran down her cheeks. Three days after the procedure, the boy was still in a great deal of pain, and the worried mother was unable to sleep. I read a true story recently about a woman who was tending to her son in the hospital following a long, difficult surgery.

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