Surrender

From ~~~ Living by the Words of Bhagavan, P 209.

Annamalai Swami:

My life with Bhagavan taught me the value of faith,
obedience and surrender.
When I obeyed Bhagavan's words,
or had complete faith that he would look after
all my spiritual and physical needs,
everything went well.

When I tried to mould my own destiny
(such as the time I went to live in the cave
and the time I ran away to Polur)
things went badly.

Life's lessons have thus taught me the value
and the necessity of complete surrender.

If one surrenders completely to Bhagavan;
if one lives by his words,
ignoring all others;

if one has enough faith in Bhagavan
to stop making plans about the future;

if one can banish all doubts and worries
by having faith in Bhagavans omnipotence-
then, and only then,

Bhagavan will bend and mould one's circumstances,
transforming them in such a way
that one's spiritual and physical needs
are always satisfied.

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