Life is not over until the last breath, even if you ate meat you can still
change, for the past is over finished done cast its phantom arms away, the
future is before you, never mind what you did, if you think about it or become a
slave of it you will ruin the future. To be hopeful to be optimistic to be
positive that is the way to live. You may have made a million mistakes,
"quoting a Sufi Saint" one Sufi Saint says
you promised before God that you will not sin and yet you sined
never mind again go to God and make the promise
he is so kind he will forgive you. The Japanese sayings is if you have fallen
20 times get up for the 21st time as well. Alright so this is not an argument
that I ate meat all my life what should I do? With a firm resolve you can always
transform yourself and that is what needs to be done. Any habit was developed
by practice and the habit can be changed by practice. If the doctor tells you that
you know that you have danger of cancer by eating meat then you will give it up
immediately, why not give it up for the sake of God? All right
it is a far better kind of food to eat for your health and for the mind and for
the elevation of the soul. Even in America now it's becoming popular I see
you know milk packets written Karma, Good Karma proteins. So eat good
Karma food!
Forgetting and forgiving is difficult when the feelings are hurt, that's a fact.
To give up attachment is difficult, to give up resentment is even more
difficult. If somebody has hurt you your mind is filled with resentment, to rise
beyond that is a bigger struggle but until you cross that obstacle you will
not move ahead of this path, the mind will remain in the clutches of the
resentment. That is why you give up grudges not for the sake of the other
but for your own sake. When Jesus said forgive thy enemies it was not for the
sake of the enemies it was for your own sake, by forgiving your enemies you free
up your mind. God takes note that this Sadhak has now matured. This Sadhak has
moved into the next category and is now deserving of more grace so if you want
more grace practice forgiveness and if you want to remain where you are
then don't forgive, the choice is yours! Choose wisely, free up the soul and move
ahead to receive your inheritance which is in the hands of God, which is Divine Love
and that inheritance will only be given to you when you learn to forgive, not
just once have to forgive many times. Finally you
will have to forgive God as well! Why?! because God will deliberately hurt you
He will see is your love truly selfless? If your love is even slightly
selfish you will say oh I loved him and he hurt me I will no longer love him
so the devotee will have to pass these tests. There was one saint called Ma
Anandamayi in India a few decades ago. She used to say love means eternal
forgiveness! Love means eternal forgiveness! God repeatedly does bad with
you and you keep forgiving. God is not senseless he does it put you in the next
category and then the next category. "Jaffa mai bhi andaze Wafa hota hai". Wafa
is to behave loyally and Jaffa is the reverse. So God does Jaffa with the devotee at times
"Jaffa mai bhi andaze Wafa hota hai, Dil ka aaina iss se aur safa hota hai!" -