Teachings to Live By
28
~ Baba Muktananda
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This May, I committed to studying Baba’s teachings each day. I felt constant guidance within, as if Baba were taking me by the hand and leading me to an ever-changing and wonderful place.
Today, I listened to the dharana on Baba’s teaching number 28: “To respect another person is the highest prayer, the divine prayer of God, and that is the best prayer of God.”
The dharana led me to an incredible experience of synchronicity—though for me the story was reversed. I saw that I was the one who needed to talk with a friend. At the end of my meditation, I called a friend and asked if she had time to hear about what is happening in my life. She sweetly replied, “Yes.”
That afternoon I spoke to her about everything that has been troubling me. She listened warmly and then lovingly expressed her point of view. Afterward, we thanked each other with respect and love.
How wonderful it is for me to feel how connected I am to my Masters and, this month in particular, to Baba. I am increasingly amazed at how his teachings manifest with such synchronicity.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
I fell in love with Baba’s teachings, with the readers, with each dharana, and with the delicious meditations that followed. Today’s teaching, number 28, particularly resonates with the work I am doing. I cannot imagine why I thought I didn’t have time to meditate. I am so grateful for my friend’s great suggestion.
Maryland, United States
I have been praying recently for my speech, in particular, to embody respect. I loved how the dharana reminded me that, when listening to another, it’s best to pause and hold my silence in order to respectfully receive what that person is saying, and only then—when the invitation comes and the time is right—to speak. In my experience, this requires a noble restraint, and I see how observing that discipline helps to purify my hearing and speech.
Castlemaine, Australia