As I have said with other book recommendations, there are times when you do not read a book for its literary merits. Rather, you read for the content: the message it conveys and how it will affect you.
This is one such book.
You might have wondered to yourself, what is life? What is the purpose of our existence? What should our life goals be? Why do have relationship issues? What should we avoid doing? How are we doing in terms of achieving our goals in the phenomenal world, and in the spiritual sense?
If so, then this book is for you.
It only requires two things of you: belief and an open mind. You won't be able to progress much if you don't believe the source of the messages contained in this book. Secondly, if you are the ultra-rational type, who seeks a logical explanation for every occurring, then too, this is not for you.
Apart from the answers to larger issues mentioned above, here is a sample of the some of the words of wisdom that I perused in this book - spiritual mahavakyas, if you like:
- 'Yes, God exists!'
- 'Suicide is sin.'
- 'Murder is never part of God's plan.'
- 'On Earth, wise men created marriages to safeguard children...'
- 'Nothing happens before its time - so just wait and relax...'
- 'Do not be judgmental, but use your judgment.'
- 'Choose goodness for the sake of goodness itself.'
- '... all thoughts create energy, so be aware of what energy you are creating.'
- '...hope is essential to human survival.'
- 'Positivity is a choice no matter what the situation.'
- 'Fame on Earth has absolutely no value in the spirit world.'
- 'To do God's work means to use your position of strength to help others grow.'
- 'Whatever your path, learn to view it from a spiritual perspective.'
- 'Instead of feeling great, feel grateful.'
Though it is clearly mentioned in the book that 'there is no religion in the spirit world,' I could not help noting the obvious congruence of the messages with those of the scriptures of Sanatana Dharma.
So, here are a few that indicate this:
- It is not God, but the Law of Karma that punishes us for our misdeeds.
- One can accrue both negative and positive Karma, according to the nature of our actions.
- '...reincarnation means the same spirit being born on Earth life after life.'
- 'Take action. Do your best and leave the rest to God.' [To me, this is a direct vindication of the overarching message of the Bhagavad Gita: do your duty and don't worry about the results.]
- 'Yoga is wonderful for the mind, body and spirit.'
- 'To know God is to know ourselves, discover who we are, and discover His goodness within us.' [Confirms the message of spiritual unity of all living beings with Brahman, as propounded by Adi Shankaracharya's Advaita philosophy]
- 'True success is spiritual success and not earthly success.' and 'Do not think of power. Think of spiritual strength.' and 'Lead a simple, honest, kind and selfless life.' [underpin the importance of viveka (discrimination), vairagya (non-attachment) and nishkama seva (selfless service), that are advocated for spiritual progress in Hinduism]
- 'The things that you can see are temporary; the things that are not visible are eternal.' [indicative of maya, which is the attribute of the phenomenal world that prevents us from realising Brahman, once again, from Advaita]
- 'There will come a point when Nature itself will erase negativity.' There is also mention of 'shift of Earth's axis' and natural disasters that will wipe away negativity caused by human vice. [comparable to pralayas (great dissolution of creation) that end each of the four yugas (time periods) mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana]
Bear in mind the spirit communications delivering these messages are from two recently deceased Parsi gentlemen to their mother. Just like in my other book recommendation, Many Lives, Many Masters, it is reassuring for me to know that our rishis have, over the ages, given us the message of spiritual enhancement, which is only recently being vindicated by non-Hindu thinkers/writers and through scientific studies.
Even if you are a sceptic, it wouldn't hurt to learn through the messages conveyed in this book and put them into practice, if only to become a better human being.
Highly recommended reading from an early age, so that we know what really matters in life and over what pursuits we need to invest our time and energy during our lifetime.
Thank you, Vispi, Ratoo, Khorshedji and Rumiji. May you reach the highest Universe and Realm.
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