{"id":41710,"date":"2011-06-06T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/41710\/life-full-tests\/"},"modified":"2011-06-06T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T16:16:25","slug":"life-full-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/41710\/life-full-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Life so Full of Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why is Life so Full of Tests<\/strong><\/font>
\nby Paramhansa Yogananda<\/font><\/p>\n

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Through tests we learn life’s lessons.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Tests are not meant to crush us:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

They are to develop our powers.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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They come through the natural law<\/font><\/p>\n

of progress and are necessary for us<\/font><\/p>\n

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to advance from lower to higher steps.<\/p>\n

Mind is the source of all your troubles and<\/p>\n

all your happiness. You really are stronger<\/p>\n

than all your tests. If you don’t realize it now,<\/p>\n

you will have to realize it later. God has given<\/p>\n

you the power to control your mind and body<\/p>\n

and thus be free from pain and sorrow.<\/p>\n

Never say,”I am through.” Do not poison<\/p>\n

your mind by thinking that if you walk a little more<\/p>\n

you will over-exert yourself, or if you cannot get<\/p>\n

certain foods you will suffer, and so on.<\/p>\n

Never allow your mind to entertain thoughts<\/p>\n

of illness or limitation: You will see your body<\/p>\n

change for the better. Remember that mind is<\/p>\n

the power that is creating this body, and if the<\/p>\n

mind is weak, the body becomes weak.<\/p>\n

Don’t grieve or worry about anything.<\/p>\n

If you strengthen your mind, you will not feel<\/p>\n

bodily pains. No matter what happens, you<\/p>\n

must be absolutely free in your mind.<\/p>\n

As in a dream, you may think that you are ill but,<\/p>\n

awakened by a slap, you see it is not true.<\/p>\n

So in the state of wakefulness you must know<\/p>\n

that this life is also nothing but a dream.<\/p>\n

Mind has no connection with the body apart<\/p>\n

from what connection you give it. When your mind<\/p>\n

can completely remain apart from the body at will,<\/p>\n

you will be free. Remember that you are immortal.<\/p>\n

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In order to pass life’s tests, you will need<\/p>\n

rejuvenation in both body and mind.<\/p>\n

You will need to develop elasticity of the mind.<\/p>\n

If you can’t meet life’s tests, you will be helpless<\/p>\n

when trials and tribulations come.<\/p>\n

At times life seems to be a cruel game.<\/p>\n

The only justification for it is that in reality<\/p>\n

it is only a dream. You have had many<\/p>\n

experiences through many incarnations<\/p>\n

and you will have others in future incarnations,<\/p>\n

but they should not frighten you.<\/p>\n

You must play all parts in the motion picture<\/p>\n

of life, inwardly saying, “I am Spirit.” This is the<\/p>\n

great consolation that wisdom gives us.<\/p>\n

Realize the presence of the Infinite. Behold God,<\/p>\n

your own Father, your own Spirit, behind the shadows.<\/p>\n

In your heart of hearts realize this, no matter what<\/p>\n

your impulses dictate. Let nothing sit on the throne<\/p>\n

of your heart but God. If you love God’s creation more<\/p>\n

than God, you will be disillusioned. God must be first,<\/p>\n

last, and always. Do not follow the dictates of this<\/p>\n

earthly dreamland, for dreams sometimes turn into<\/p>\n

nightmares. Break this dream delusion by waking<\/p>\n

in God, and you will be safe forever.<\/p>\n

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Love & Light,
\n\u2665Angel Love\u2665<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

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