Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

"The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will; the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why." —Albert Einstein

"You are master of your life, and whatever prison holds you, you have the key." —Hervé Desbois "The wind of anger brings nothing but clouds and thunder. Do not let yourself get caught in its storm."—Hervé Desbois From Heartfelt Inspirations: Peace & Serenity

"Whether we are surrounded by riches or by the bare necessities, let us never forget to work on ourselves, on our spiritual and divine nature, because it is all that will remain of us at the end our journey on this earth." —Hervé Desbois From Heartfelt Inspirations: Peace & Serenity

" The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. "—Psalm 29:11 May the Lord bless you with peace during this holiday season. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

"Our conscience is a gift from God, it is a guiding light. And when aligned with God's true word, it shows us what is right."—Sper If we don't follow our conscience, we are headed straight for trouble. So we can try to be safe by listening to that inner voice. You can read related passages from the Bible in Acts 5:1-11 and in I Thessalonians 5:19.

"All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness."—Tennessee Williams "Friends who validate your pain and nurture you in dark times are healing to your soul."—Author Unknown

There are so many people who have negative thoughts and are plagued by negative thinking. These negative thoughts create fear, anger, and agitation and there is seemingly no apparent reason for these thoughts to occur. Everyone who has this habit must try to learn how to stop it and must try to bring on a more positive way of thinking. When a fearful thought comes, the first step should be to reason it out. Is it a meaningful thought or not? If it is, without panicking take care of it in a rational way. If you know it is a useless thought, don’t try to analyze it. Stop thinking about it. Sometimes people can be angry with you, because you didn’t meet their expectations. In such a circumstance remember that we don’t have to do everything for everyone. Don’t feel guilty or angry, instead be fair and honest. Remember you know so much more than others. Be patient with them. They don’t have the knowledge that you have. In our life time, each one of us as humans, experience fear, anger, envy...

A spark of my eternal spirit becomes in this world a living soul. And this draws around its center the five senses and the mind resting in nature.—Krishna

Those who with the eye of inner vision see the distinction between the field and the knower of the field, and see the liberation of spirit from matter; they go into the supreme.—Krishna

"And when a man sees that the God in himself is the same God in all, that is he hurts not himself by hurting others; then he goes indeed to the higher path."—Krishna

“Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. But when the trees bow their heads, the wind is passing by.” —Christina Rosetti

The mind is a beautiful gift from God. It is the most important guide for all humans in their lives. Without the mind, we are nowhere. The mind reveals to us what to do or what not to do. It’s our choice to decide. The mind reveals many things: such as how to reach God, how to love one another and how to survive in this life. Actually every step of the way it provides us with guidance in the form of thoughts. So the life we live is based on our minds. Thoughts are very important, so pay attention to your thoughts. Remember that the life you are living is based on your thinking. What is the mind? The human brain is a significant organ, which leads our lives. As the brain belongs to the physical, the mind similarly belongs to the soul. It is spiritual. You can see the brain with your physical eyes but you can’t see the mind. But it can travel anywhere in the world. The brain works as a machine, it receives thoughts (messages) from the mind and it will deliver the messages to the physical...

"The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after the death of the vegetative body."—William Blake

“Everyone should know that you cannot live in any other way than by cultivating the soul.”—Apuleius

“For what is outside is also inside; and what is not outside man is not inside. The outer and the inner are one thing, one constellation, one influence, one concordance, one duration, one fruit.”—Paracelsus

I'd like to share some of my views and thoughts about the “soul” based on my understanding from my life's experiences. What Is The Soul? Many times I wonder where I came from and what the reason is for my being here on earth. But the answer seems to be with in me, it’s in that element in all of us, which is invisible and unexplainable: the soul. I believe that I am a soul and have a body and that I also have God's spirit within me. When God created humans (Adam in the Biblical sense) God formed them in His own figure (which is holy and transparent). When God gave Adam the breath of life, He gave His spirit to everyone on the earth. I strongly believe that the physical body is lower to the soul because when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's word, they were given physical garments. So how the physical body is a cover to the soul, similarly the soul is a cover to the spirit. So I do believe that humans are three fold beings. The soul is the core of the divine spirit, which God ...

Gitanjali (Song Offerings) By Rabindranath Tagore (1861--1941): " This is my prayer to thee, my lord—strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service. Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles. And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love. "—Verse 36

“I know I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. —Carl Jung “My darkest moments bring my most illuminating encounters with God.”

Everything that is painful happens for a reason. This teaches us a lesson that will help us grow more spiritually. When we come to realize this, then we shall find inner peace and richness. No one can take that away from you. "Suffering always precedes a flowering life."

It was a beautiful summer morning, according to the couple that was about to have their fourth baby. To add to their joy (for they had been blessed three times before), a baby girl was born early that morning at about 5:30 am. The newborn baby was healthy and in her parents’ eyes, very beautiful. The midwife, who attended the delivery, also happened to be the baby’s grandmother. Everyone was quite happy that the delivery went well and busily resumed performing their chores, however they neglected to notice a very serious occurrence that was evolving in that delivery room. Mercifully, there was someone who did notice. Over in the next room, the baby’s eldest sister, Karuna was very anxious to see her new baby sister, even though she already had another younger sister. She quietly tiptoed to the window and peered through to get a glimpse of the baby. To her surprise and horror, she noticed that blood was gushing out from the newborn’s umbilical cord much like how water spews out from a...