Love prayer can put you on Cloud Nine

Sometimes it so happens that you when wake up to a new dawn, your body feels light, the mind is like a free bird in the sky, and the freshness you feel is like a miracle. Nothing specific has happened in your sleep, or before it. You wonder, who or what put you on Cloud Nine. This shall remain a mystery, because the source of this energy will be unknown.

“No give, no take,” may be a good policy in formal relationships, as it may save time and effort. But beyond that, a gift is an expression of love and gratitude. And love and gratitude are the qualities of the ‘Loving Heart.’

                There are many spiritual practitioners who refuse gifts as it puts them under obligation of another person; it becomes the cause of your karma. Swami Vivekananda writes:”Whoever receives gift, his mind is acted by the mind of the giver, and makes us mere slaves. Therefore, receive nothing.”

                But then Sri Krishna in Gita say, ”Bring me a leaf or a flower in devotion and love and I shall accept it.” Even Krishna is happy with a gift or two, though it may be as small and as natural as flower. Sindhis believe that when you visit a saint, you do not go empty handed. We visit a holy place or saint to seek blessings. When we receive, we should acknowledge in gratitude; one way to do that is to offer something.

                Giving is natural. Those who live within the parameters of human society are bound to mingle with others and in the process create new karmas. And if gifts can bring joy, why not give? Anything given with love is uplifting. How does one express one’s love to those who don’t accept gifts? Living as we are in the fellowship of other human beings, bonding at various levels of social interaction is inevitable. It is our basic nature to love. Love is pure energy. To express it, to gift it, without obligation, and without creating new karma is difficult.

                But, Love does not lie in these trinkets. Pray. Prayer is also a soul quality. Pray for that person’s welfare, for his wellbeing and happiness. Yes! It is someone’s love prayer which puts you on Cloud Nine!