"The moon's reflection in a whirling water-filled pot looks ruffled, but the moon is not distorted; it is the disturbed water that produces the illusion. Calm the water in the pot, and you will find undistorted image of the moon. Likewise, no matter how the all-powerful, perfect image of God is distorted by the oscillations of our firm wrong convictions, if we can learn to calm our mental waves of thoughts by the magic wand of concentration, then we will behold in our mental mirror our perfect, all-conquering soul ability.
Our mental restlessness and lack of conviction are solely responsible for the distortions of the perfect image in us .Our celestial abilities lie within us unharmed; it is the waves of our environment-grown wrong convictions and subconscious bad habits that make the powerful soul image in us appear distorted.
You may be worried about the wrong you have committed, but God is not. What is past is past. You are His child, and whatever wrong you have done came about because you didn't know Him. He doesn't hold against evil done under the influence of ignorance. All He asks is that you not repeat your wrong actions. He wants only to find out whether or not you are sincere in your intention to be good.
~ Magnetism ~
Magnetism is the power by which you draw things to you: the right husband or wife, the right business, the right friends, etc. Magnetism of every kind originates in the Infinite Spirit. Each human being is a medium through which God’s magnetism flows.
Soul magnetism is expressed partly through the eyes, weakly or strongly, depending on one’s spiritual development. Some highly developed people are able to spiritualize or heal others solely by the magnetism of the eyes.
Obedience to the guru is the surest way when one is seeking God. Master ~Swami Sri Yukteswar~first told me what to do, and afterwards he gave the reasons. I found him unerring in his wisdom. By listening to him, I saved myself many incarnations of roaming and trying to find out truth by myself. Guru is he who has experienced Truth. He serves as a guide in the dark forest of life. If you follow him, he will lead you out of the darkness. If you try to find the way alone, you may needlessly lose yourself in the forest for many incarnations. So follow the guru, and he will take you through safely.
~ Paramhansa Yogananda~
