I have been searching for answers to my unending questions for a long time. Let's say, from the time i realized that something or someone is there, overpowering me in all the ways and that someone or something is trying to wake me up from my dream and realize the truth, from that time i have been filled with uncountable questions. Answers? Nope, i didn't get them neither quickly nor easily. Just trying to find it. And that quest of mine has led me to many a places and situations where i would never have thought of reaching.
I found few answers myself, some from reading books, some from experience, some from interacting with knowledgeable persons and some from the unknown and indescribable force or energy or whatever you want to call it. I call that energy God. You can call it anything. It's an independent choice. So, then, I got an opportunity to interact with a very knowledgeable and wise person yesterday. And learnt a lot. I got my few questions answered too. I would like to share it with you people so that you can wake from this dream and illusion and march towards the reality. Or for some people this will help them to lead a better life. Here it goes.....
[Que.] How to lead a life without any pain or sorrow?
[Ans.] Well, people must understand that there is no word such as sorrow. People are either very happy or a little less happy than the others. The word sorrow is a negative word and it automatically brings a human mind so down that he can hardly get up after that. So let's erase the word sorrow from the dictionary of life. This attitude of leaving negative thoughts will automatically boost up your confidence. And when there is no sorrow, that means you are less happy than the other person. Why are you less happy? Because he earns more than you, because he has a bigger house,car and bank account than you. Is it not? These trivial things can be achieved easily if you work hard a little more. And when you too earn the same house and car and salary as your competitor, are you satisfied now? Are you happy now? Yes? Then for how long? Three months? One year? Then what? A new competitor? He earns and leads a happier life than you so you compete again. You work harder to achieve that goal. And in that process you lose sight of your main goal. What is your main goal? Your family's happiness. You must love your wife, your kids, spend time with them, fulfill their needs. So you must be satisfied with what you have and maintain your family with what you have. That is a true gentleman and a perfect husband and father. He must not sacrifice his love for his pride and ego. If your friend has more than you then wish him well and congratulate him. But not envy him. Be content with what you have. So, a man with a satisfied heart will have no pain and sorrow in his life.
[Que.] You say there is no sorrow. But when a man loses everything he has, home, family, money and everything. Do you think that is not a sorrowful life? How can he live?
[Ans.] You say that he has lost everything. But what do you mean by everything? Is everything in this world permanent? Whatever he lost, let it be money, family, home, job and everything, is that all permanent? No.Nothing is permanent and everything must go for once in a lifetime. Some things come back and some cannot. The things which you mentioned, all of them can be earned back in life. But what cannot be earned back is still with you. Your "life". Then, when you have your life with you what else do you need to be worried about? God has given you both hands and legs, mind, heart, a whole functional body so that you could work and gain those lost things which once you hold off so dearly. You should learn from many handicapped people. They are the most confident people with heart and mind made of steel. They know they have lost one hand or leg but they don't lie down with their hearts filled with grief. They decide to work and live up to others with the other hand and leg. They are truly inspiring. I have seen many cases like that. So, until a man has his life with him, until he is breathing his last breath, he has not lost everything and can work harder to earn it again. And when people work harder, god gets pleased with them and gifts them more than before and this time he doesn't take back what you earned. It's all a period of time or test which everyone must undergo. If you lose hope and blame god and destroy yourself, then you are just failing the test. Rather, stand up to him, i mean god, and prove to him that you still can do what you are capable of doing. He will be pleased and when he is pleased, i don't need to tell you what happens. Read the story of the King Harishchandra. Well, it is a story of a man with truth and justice but it also explains the hardship a man has to go for passing the test of god.
For now let me stop here. I will be writing more on the Teachings of this wise person later. Hope you learnt something from this.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna , Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama , Rama Rama Hare Hare.
I found few answers myself, some from reading books, some from experience, some from interacting with knowledgeable persons and some from the unknown and indescribable force or energy or whatever you want to call it. I call that energy God. You can call it anything. It's an independent choice. So, then, I got an opportunity to interact with a very knowledgeable and wise person yesterday. And learnt a lot. I got my few questions answered too. I would like to share it with you people so that you can wake from this dream and illusion and march towards the reality. Or for some people this will help them to lead a better life. Here it goes.....
[Que.] How to lead a life without any pain or sorrow?
[Ans.] Well, people must understand that there is no word such as sorrow. People are either very happy or a little less happy than the others. The word sorrow is a negative word and it automatically brings a human mind so down that he can hardly get up after that. So let's erase the word sorrow from the dictionary of life. This attitude of leaving negative thoughts will automatically boost up your confidence. And when there is no sorrow, that means you are less happy than the other person. Why are you less happy? Because he earns more than you, because he has a bigger house,car and bank account than you. Is it not? These trivial things can be achieved easily if you work hard a little more. And when you too earn the same house and car and salary as your competitor, are you satisfied now? Are you happy now? Yes? Then for how long? Three months? One year? Then what? A new competitor? He earns and leads a happier life than you so you compete again. You work harder to achieve that goal. And in that process you lose sight of your main goal. What is your main goal? Your family's happiness. You must love your wife, your kids, spend time with them, fulfill their needs. So you must be satisfied with what you have and maintain your family with what you have. That is a true gentleman and a perfect husband and father. He must not sacrifice his love for his pride and ego. If your friend has more than you then wish him well and congratulate him. But not envy him. Be content with what you have. So, a man with a satisfied heart will have no pain and sorrow in his life.
[Que.] You say there is no sorrow. But when a man loses everything he has, home, family, money and everything. Do you think that is not a sorrowful life? How can he live?
[Ans.] You say that he has lost everything. But what do you mean by everything? Is everything in this world permanent? Whatever he lost, let it be money, family, home, job and everything, is that all permanent? No.Nothing is permanent and everything must go for once in a lifetime. Some things come back and some cannot. The things which you mentioned, all of them can be earned back in life. But what cannot be earned back is still with you. Your "life". Then, when you have your life with you what else do you need to be worried about? God has given you both hands and legs, mind, heart, a whole functional body so that you could work and gain those lost things which once you hold off so dearly. You should learn from many handicapped people. They are the most confident people with heart and mind made of steel. They know they have lost one hand or leg but they don't lie down with their hearts filled with grief. They decide to work and live up to others with the other hand and leg. They are truly inspiring. I have seen many cases like that. So, until a man has his life with him, until he is breathing his last breath, he has not lost everything and can work harder to earn it again. And when people work harder, god gets pleased with them and gifts them more than before and this time he doesn't take back what you earned. It's all a period of time or test which everyone must undergo. If you lose hope and blame god and destroy yourself, then you are just failing the test. Rather, stand up to him, i mean god, and prove to him that you still can do what you are capable of doing. He will be pleased and when he is pleased, i don't need to tell you what happens. Read the story of the King Harishchandra. Well, it is a story of a man with truth and justice but it also explains the hardship a man has to go for passing the test of god.
For now let me stop here. I will be writing more on the Teachings of this wise person later. Hope you learnt something from this.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna , Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama , Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Very interesting blog. A lot of blogs I see these days don't really provide anything that attract others, but I'm most definitely interested in this one. Just thought that I would post and let you know.
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