O
Mother, You are present in every form;
You are in the entire universe and in its tiniest and most
trifling things.
Wherever I go and wherever I look, I see you, O Mother, present
in your cosmic form.
The whole world—earth, fire, water, air—
All are your forms, Mother, the whole world of birth and death.
“Mountains, plants, animals living on land and in the water,
All moving and unmoving beings in this beautiful world are
full of Divine will,” says Prasad.
Ramprasad
Ramprasad,
an eighteenth century Bengali poet-saint, addressed the Goddess
as his own Mother. He had a vivid sense of her enormous power
and universal presence.
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you can adapt these as you wish. At first it might be helpful
to move through all five of the points, spending two or three
minutes on each, just to see what works for you. Or you may
want to remain on the first point, giving thanks, after an especially
great day. Or there may be times when you want to consider your
career or a possible long-term relationship and then you might
spend time on orienting your future. There is no single way
to make the examination. The only essential is to bring your
day before God. At the core of the examination is self-awareness
before God. Its power lies in the way you become conscious of
your own relationship with God, with your own spirituality.
• Giving Thanks.
I thank God for the way God has met me today—in the work I have
done, in the people I have encountered, in the letters from
home, etc. I begin my prayer with the solid hope that God cares
for me, knows me and loves me with an everlasting love.
• Seeking Light.
I ask for light to understand the specific moments in which
God has clarified who I am, what my gifts really are, and how
I treat other people. I ask not to hide from the truth. I ask
to be gentle with myself and honest, too. I ask to learn from
God who I am.
• Reviewing Life.
I go over the events of the day, noticing the ones where I felt
closer to God and the ones where I felt distanced from God.
Where today I met weakness or failure, I ask for
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