Self Introspection / Root Cause Analysis of the Self
A New approach to seeking God’s grace

By Nate Natesan


We sing the glory of God & ask for heaven & earth. This is a universal practice to seek God’s blessings. If we identify our shortcomings & overcome our weaknesses we will certainly be rewarded by our healthier state of mind. If we take one step towards God, God is sure to take several steps towards us.
So instead of only singing the glory of God, for a change, here is a prayer that addresses our shortcomings as we seek God’s help in overcoming our weaknesses & also bring about a change in attitude & values.

Oh! My God, please help me to:

 Release me from the never-ending chain of desires
So I may live in peace with Absolute contentment

 Free my mind from the darkness of lust
And fill my soul with the light of divine Love

 Let me not live to eat & indulge in the unreal outer shelf
Eat but to live & realize my Real Inner Self

Let me not use words as missiles that injure
Use them but gentle sparingly for comfort & cure

 Let me not forget my brittle dwelling of glass
So throw not I stones wherever I glance

 Enlighten my mind with the knowledge of thee
And releasing the weight that scholarship brings

Detach my SELF from the bondage of my ego
So differentiated am I no more

 Let good tidings of others forever bring joy unqualified
And merge my soul with that of one & all

Inspire in me the sense of surrender at thy Lotus Feet
So sorrow not I see, but your dance to stay on my feet

Let me not do any work for rewards & fame
But let every act be dedicated to thy Name

 Help me eliminate the chatter in my mind
So I stay connected with thy Name on my mind

 Help me to enrich & protect my subjective mind
To filter & deflect the objective mind

Help me to rid the fear so I am ever fearless
So I am true to Your Will & nature as a free Will

When you finally Grace me to thy shore
Let me please come with my friends Galore