At every moment of our lives, and even more during this time of world crisis, God is knocking at the door of our hearts. God wishes to break bread with us, to be in communion with us, and most of all, to love us. Spirituality is very, very simple. It is the ever-deepening process of opening the door of our hearts to the Divine Beloved. In other words, spirituality is our childlike consent to God’s presence! Consent, as such, is not a heady, theological process. It is yielding to our heart’s innate longing for God, for union, and for boundless love. The sobering truth is that neither God nor Guru can consent for us. Only we can unlock the door from the inside, every day of our lives. Consider these poignant words from Yogananda: “To those who think me near, I will be near.”
Beloved Guru,
With each inward breath,
I will unlock the door
of my heart, mind, and soul.
