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development in your life and the world around you. At rst you feel the Divine Presence in the glorious objects of the world—you see the effulgence of God shining in the sun, His bliss radiating through the moon, His fullness surging in the ocean. Thus, you see the glory of God permeating all the objects that inspire your mind.
Next you begin to feel the Divine Presence even behind objects that are generally disliked: hurricanes and earthquakes, snakes and scorpions, diseases and adversities. In this state, you enjoy absolute surrender to the Divine Will. You become an instrument in Divine Hands, asserting, “Thy Will be done.”
Finally, the pinnacle of this spiritual vision is the realization, “All this is nothing but God Himself.” It is then that Heaven is brought down to this earth. Divine Consciousness is realized even in one’s limited personality. This ideal is expressed in the Upanishadic peace chant:
Om poornam-adah poornam-idam poornaat poornam-udachyate. Poornasya poornam-aadaaya poornam-evaavashishyate. Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih
“Om, That (Divine Self) is Full; and this (the world, which is nothing but God manifesting through Cosmic Illusion) is also Full.