How God Care Into My Life

How God Care Into My Life

It would be easy to dismiss the question by saying: “Yes, after a prolonged period of intense austerities and meditation, while I was living at Swaragashram and when I had the Darshan and blessings of a number of Maharishis, the Lord appeared before me in the form of Sri Krishna.

But that would not be the whole truth, nor a sufficient answer to a question relating to God, who is infinite, unlimited and beyond the reach of speech and mind.

Cosmic Consciousness is not an accident or chance. It is the summit, accessible by a thorny path that has steps-slippery steps. I ascended them step by step the hard way; but at every stage I experienced God coming into my life and lifting me easily to the next stage.

My father was fond of ceremonial worship in which he was very regular. To my child-mind the image he worshipped was God; and I delighted in helping father in the worship by bringing him flowers and other articles of worship. The deep inner satisfaction that he and I derived from such worship implanted in my heart a strong conviction that God was in such images devoutly worshipped by His devotees. Thus did God first come into my life and place my foot on the first rung of the spiritual ladder.

As an adult I was fond of gymnastics and vigorous exercises. I learnt fencing from a teacher who belonged to a low caste. He was a Harijan. I could go to him only for a few days before I was made to understand that it was unbecoming of a caste-Brahmin to play the student to an untouchable. I thought deeply over the matter. One moment I felt that the God whom we worshipped in the image in my father’s worship room had jumped over to the heart of this untouchable. He was my Guru all right. So I immediately went to him with flowers, sweets and clothes and garlanded him, placed flowers at his feet and prostrated myself before him. Thus did God come into my life to remove the veil of caste distinctions.

How very valuable this step was I could realise soon after this, for I was to enter the medical profession and serve all, and the persistence of caste distinctions would have made that service a mockery. With this mist cleared by the light of God, it was easy and natural for me to serve everyone. I took keen delight in every kind of service connected with the healing and alleviation of human misery. If there was a good prescription for malaria, I felt that the whole world should know it the next moment. Any knowledge about the prevention of diseases, promotion of health and healing of diseases I was eager to acquire and share with all.

Then in Malaya, God came to me in the form of the sick. It is difficult for me now to single out any instance, and perhaps it is unnecessary. Time and space are concepts of the mind and have no meaning in God. I can look back now upon the whole period of my stay in Malaya as a single event in which God came to me in the form of the sick and suffering. People are sick physically and mentally. To some, life is lingering death; and to others, death is more welcome than life; some invite death and commit suicide, unable to face life.

The aspiration grew within me that if God had not made this world merely as a hell where wicked people would be thrown to suffer, and if there is (as I intuitively felt there should be) something other than this misery and this helpless existence, it should be known well and experienced.

It was at this crucial point in my life that God came to me as a religious mendicant who gave me the first lesson in Vedanta. The positive aspects of life here and the real end and aim of human life were made apparent. This drew me from Malaya to the Himalaya. God now came to me in the form of an all-consuming aspiration to realise Him as the Self of all.

Meditation and service went apace; and then came various spiritual experiences. The body, mind and intellect as the limiting adjuncts, vanished, and the whole universe shone as His Light. God then came in the form of this Light in which everything assumed a divine shape and the pain and suffering that seem to haunt everybody appeared to be a mirage, the illusion that ignorance creates on account of low sensual appetites that lurk in man.

One more milestone had to be passed in order to know that “everything is Brahman.” Early in 1950-on the 8th of January-the Lord came to me in the form of a half-demented assailant, who disturbed the night Satsang at the Ashram. His attempt failed. I bowed to him, worshipped him and sent him home. Evil exists in order to glorify the good. Evil is a superficial appearance. Beneath its veil the one Self shines in all.

A noteworthy fact ought to be mentioned here. In this evolution nothing gained previously was entirely discarded at any later stage. One coalesced into the next, and the Yoga of Synthesis was the fruit. Idol-worship, service of the sick, practice of meditation, the cultivation of cosmic love that transcended the barriers of caste, creed and religion, with the ultimate aim of attaining the state of Cosmic Consciousness, was revealed. This knowledge had to be shared immediately. All this had to become an integral part of my being.

The mission had been gathering strength and spreading. It was in 1951 that I undertook the All-India Tour. Then God came to me in His Virat-Swarupa-as multitudes of devotees-eager to listen to the tenets of divine life. At every centre I felt that God spoke through me, and He Himself in His cosmic form spread out before me as the multitude, listened to me. He sang with 

How God Care Into My Life – Faith, Grace, and Inner Transformation

How God Care Into My Life is a deeply personal reflection on divine protection, unseen guidance, and quiet inner change. Sometimes the presence of the Divine does not enter life through a sudden miracle or dramatic event. It comes slowly through pain, prayer, hope, good people, noble thoughts, and moments when the heart feels supported even in difficulty.

In the beginning, life may seem ordinary. A person remains busy with studies, work, family, desires, success, failure, and daily responsibilities. The mind runs after comfort, respect, pleasure, and security. Yet, even after receiving many things outwardly, there may still be an inner emptiness. This emptiness becomes the first sign that the soul is searching for something higher.

How God Care Into My Life begins when the heart starts feeling that worldly things alone cannot give lasting peace. Happiness comes and goes. Praise does not remain. Success gives joy for a short time, but the mind soon wants something else. Relationships bring love, but also fear, expectation, and attachment. Slowly, the seeker begins to ask deeper questions about life, purpose, suffering, and peace.

Difficulties often become hidden blessings. When everything goes according to desire, the mind may become proud and careless. But when sorrow, failure, loneliness, or confusion comes, the heart becomes humble. In such moments, prayer becomes natural. A person may not know the correct words, but the cry of the heart itself becomes prayer.

How God Care Into My Life also becomes visible through small signs of grace. A helpful person appears at the right time. A comforting word gives strength. A book opens the mind. A prayer gives courage. A difficult situation teaches patience. A loss turns the heart toward wisdom. These things may look ordinary from outside, but to the sincere heart they become signs of divine care.

Prayer slowly changes the inner world. At first, prayer may be only a request for help, success, protection, or relief. Later, it becomes a deeper connection. The heart begins to speak honestly before the Divine. It accepts weakness, asks for guidance, and seeks purity. Prayer softens pride and gives strength to face life with faith.

Good company also helps in this journey. The words of saints, teachers, scriptures, and noble people awaken sleeping faith. A single sentence of wisdom can change the direction of life. When the mind comes near higher thoughts, it begins to understand that life is not only for enjoyment, but for growth, service, devotion, and self-realization.

How God Care Into My Life becomes clearer through self-examination. Earlier, a person may blame others for every pain. Later, they begin to see anger, jealousy, pride, fear, attachment, and selfish desire within themselves. This honesty is painful, but it is also purifying. The Divine helps not only by removing outer problems, but also by revealing inner weaknesses that need correction.

The presence of grace is often felt in silence. After prayer, the mind may become a little calm. During meditation, thoughts may slow down. During difficulty, some unexpected courage may arise. When confusion is strong, a quiet inner voice may guide the heart toward patience and truth. These gentle experiences build faith step by step.

This journey also changes the meaning of success and failure. Success is no longer only a reason for pride, and failure is no longer only a reason for despair. Both become teachers. Success teaches gratitude and responsibility. Failure teaches humility and detachment. When life is seen through faith, every situation can become useful for spiritual growth.

How God Care Into My Life teaches that divine care does not always mean getting everything we want. Sometimes protection comes through delay. Sometimes grace comes through denial. Sometimes a closed door saves us from greater pain. The human mind sees only a small part of life, but the Divine wisdom sees the whole path.

Service becomes a natural expression of faith. When the heart feels protected and guided, it wants to help others. A kind word, a small act of support, honest work, sharing knowledge, comforting someone, or doing duty sincerely becomes a form of worship. Divine care received by the heart should flow outward as compassion.

The deepest realization is that the Divine is not far away. The sacred presence is felt as conscience, love, courage, peace, and inner guidance. It may be worshipped in a temple, remembered through a name, felt in prayer, and realized in the silence of the heart. When the mind becomes pure and humble, this presence becomes more visible in daily life.

In the end, How God Care Into My Life is a journey from restlessness to faith, from fear to surrender, and from loneliness to divine companionship. It shows that grace works quietly through prayer, suffering, guidance, service, self-examination, and inner awakening. When the heart becomes sincere and humble, life itself becomes a path of divine care, peace, and spiritual transformation.

Sivananda Yoga, Talk-fourth