Good morning.

Good morning to you, young children who have not yet accumulated a lot of stress,

exhibit an abundance of energy, enthusiasm, profound joy, and unconditional love.

These qualities that manifest spontaneously in an innocent child demonstrate the truest

unadulterated essence of humanness. We are all born with a wellspring of love and joy.

These qualities are not just emotions, they are the essence of our existence.

The truth of our essence cannot change. It can only be covered over and hidden from us.

That's Ravi Shankar. It's not even hidden good. Like when I play hide and go seek with my five

year old, as soon as I'm done counting down, open my eyes, turn around, I catch him peaking at me,

smiling at me, hoping to be found so he can be it. God has been peaking out at you from around

every corner, from behind every person, from behind every challenging situation, from behind

every thought. He just didn't know you were playing hide and go seek. You forgot that this was a game

that your purpose is to seek and find, to seek a light and find it even in the darkness to seek

his voice and find it even in the world. Close your eyes and hear God's name.

That's one way to seek. It's to chant, to call,

Ariram. God's name is everything. It should be heard, spoken, sang, thought, and yet ultimately

it is unheard, unspoken, unsung, unthought. That's Guy Sanskrit, the silence you're hearing,

that you hear as you chant is the true name you find, that you found that you're holding on to.

I can promise you there's nothing no matter how it looks to you, no matter how it sounds to you,

no matter what they say, no matter what they do, nothing is worth you giving up your awareness

of this name, of your connection to this source. Shirdi Sai Baba said, if only you have faith in the

name, you need not struggle to secure the chance to detail to God your desires and wants. He will

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