Week 17 - Day 1
When Napoleon was young, he had great dreams. He told his teacher that he will conquer the whole world when he grows up. When his teacher taught about a small place name St Helena, he said he is not interested in such small places and want to conquer all the big countries in the world. No matter what he dream't and achieved, but when death came, he died in a small island St. Helena.
For the soul to enter the spiritual life, there are four conditions to be met:
1. Faith:
What is the difference between trust and faith? Trust means having confidence in someone and Faith means having devotion. Trust is something that can break easily and Faith is that which can never be broken. To enter the spiritual life, we need 100% faith. A man who chooses a girl who to the world might not be so good looking has his own logic in choosing her among others as he knows she is the one made for him. Similarly there is no logic required in spiritual life.
When Napoleon was young, he had great dreams. He told his teacher that he will conquer the whole world when he grows up. When his teacher taught about a small place name St Helena, he said he is not interested in such small places and want to conquer all the big countries in the world. No matter what he dream't and achieved, but when death came, he died in a small island St. Helena.
For the soul to enter the spiritual life, there are four conditions to be met:
1. Faith:
What is the difference between trust and faith? Trust means having confidence in someone and Faith means having devotion. Trust is something that can break easily and Faith is that which can never be broken. To enter the spiritual life, we need 100% faith. A man who chooses a girl who to the world might not be so good looking has his own logic in choosing her among others as he knows she is the one made for him. Similarly there is no logic required in spiritual life.
"Faith is when you have the strength to leave something that is in your hands to obtain something that is not in your hands!"
We might be forward where mind is concerned but not where the heart is concerned. Meera, Surdas were all uneducated but were forward in the matters of heart. Without petrol a vehicle cannot run, without money a market cannot run and without faith and devotion, a religion cannot exist. When you consider advanced technology, is your eye on the latest gadget or the one who invented it? The Universal Truth is that anything in front of your eyes is weak and the invisible is strong. For eg, an elephant looks strong but the one who rides the elephant is stronger. But the strongest is his soul that guides his mind to ride the elephant.
Do we have such faith in our lives? What we see is not always right, For eg, two parallel railway lines seem to meet to the naked eye but it never does! Are we masters of faith? - Lets think about it!
2. Interest:
We are interested in sugarcane that is filled with juice and mangoes that are juicy, however what about the interest in taking care of our soul? God also does not like a soul without interest. It does not matter how many hours we spend in the temple, what matters is with how much interest do we meet God even if it is just for 2 minutes.
Once Shree Hanumanji asked Shree Ram, " The whole world calls me your devotee but how do I know that I am your real devotee?" Shree Ram said," Good question Hanuman! Remember you will know that you are my devotee if while narrating about me you become glad, your voice is filled with excitement and your eyes with tears."
The people we consider urgent in our life are the one's we are interested in and not whom we consider important.
3. Relation:
Are we ready to give God and our Guru the place that we have given to people in our lives with whom we have a relation? We treat people according to our relation with them. We call God as our mother, father, friend etc, but when the time for sacrifice comes, we take a back step. A man after his marriage tells his wife that this is our home and not my house because he knows his relation with his wife. Why don't we maintain such relation with God?
4. Emotions:
Whenever God has given us something, he has always given us the best and deserving but where are our emotions? Emotions come into play when we remember someone and when we like someone.
Where are we in these four conditions?
Kabirdas once said that he is going on a pilgrimage and anyone can join him on one condition. His condition was that only those people who are ready to burn their desires, their beliefs etc can come along with him.
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