Self-Offering

That person alone who understands the path in terms of self-offering can attune himself to God’s grace. For grace, too, is a self-offering, on God’s part, of love. By giving of oneself, the heart’s chalice becomes emptied and cleansed, making it possible thereby for God to fill it. Rays of the Same Light, by Swami Kriyananda.

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Our work should be a conscious, loving service to the Lord. It should be a devotional offering to Him. Letters to Truthseekers, by Swami Kriyananda.

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Whether we serve God outwardly in some way, or inwardly in meditation, we still serve Him by offering our thoughts and energy into His river of love. Both are matters of self-giving. A Place Called Ananda, by Swami Kriyananda.

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A true devotee offers up his trials bravely, even lovingly, to God. He sees every test as an opportunity for spiritual gain. Each test passed brings him an increase of inner freedom, joy, and wisdom. At last he learns to behold God’s love behind every trial. No longer do his tests, then, seem like punishment, whether karmic or divine. The Promise of Immortality, by Swami Kriyananda.

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By working on ourselves from the superconscious level, we find that it becomes actually a blessing to discover faults in ourselves. Each one gives us the joyful opportunity to offer something more to God. He can purify us, as no amount of psychological counseling and self-analysis ever will. Awaken to Superconsciousness, by Swami Kriyananda.

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No institution can determine a person’s progress on the path to perfection, for this is determined by God alone, and consists in personal self-offering to the Creator. The Way of Ananda Sanghis, by Swami Kriyananda.

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Perfect self-offering is possible only in deep communion with the Lord. The Promise of Immortality, by Swami Kriyananda.