Service to Grace

"There is in every living being a thirst for limitlessness. A Limitless Goal can only satisfy this thirst. If we are to establish World Peace on this planet, then we must propagate the principle of One God and the practice to attain Him. It will not do to sit idle, waiting for some miracle to occur to change the situation or wallow in our own spiritual view of life. Divine grace is pouring down upon me. I am simply have to utilize it.

Radio, Television, cinema, magazines and billboards are chanting the mantra everyday in every house that greed and selfishness are the real moral principles and that dollar is the only God. Spirituality is neither a convenient escape from stress and strain nor a commercial venture where God and man strike a deal for mutual benefit like businessmen on the stock exchange. Man, Money and Material are all being harnessed in a terrible effort to propagate the new god (Money) and the new morality (Greed & Selfishness).

Participating in a social forum or voicing my opinion once a year in a public gathering, doing my own individual spiritual practices in the privacy of my own home or group, although personally helpful, need to be brought to the external world. Peace is the result of a continuous, sustained effort to improve the quality and standard of life by a moment-to-moment struggle to establish Divinity in the temple of my mind and an environment friendly to the purpose. Can I be satisfied to say on my deathbed that my achievement in life is a University degree, a good family, a house, a car and a personal computer, that I was able to personally overcome stress and disease? Is that to be my legacy to our Universal Family?

Spirituality is not a utopian ideal, but a practical way of life that demands commitment. By our meditation, our sacrifice and our selfless service we propagate the real goal of life "Liberation of the Soul and Selfless Service to the World". Spirituality, and the proper use of God’s property, not ownership of it, will bring peace to the earth. May we all be successful in our endeavor!"

-- Acarya Pranakrsnananda Avadhuta

Dada Prana, the first person to be arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge last October when the police illegally entrapped and arrested over 700 peaceful protesters. (Occupy Wall Street)

Dada (means brother) Pranakrishnananda – said Prana, Krishna, Ananda – was arrested the other day on the Brooklyn Bridge with the Occupy Wall St. protesters.  He is out there advocating for a more just society, one where each individual can pursue spiritual development while having basic needs met.  Our society was aspiring to that when Franklin Roosevelt was president and he talked about a 2nd bill of rights.  Right now, our corporate run America does not aspire to that.  The 99 percent can change this.