Depth comes from feeling, not words
Just like every flashing thing is not gold, just like that.
No matter how good the words are,
they do not necessarily have depth.
How can we prepare ourselves to gauge life? Both the mental and sensory organs have their limitations? Life is given to us so that we can live it and not busy ourselves accumulating material things. A thought to accomplish something in life will become self-limiting. Our innate capability is vast and endless, and in creation, we can either ruin our life or glorify it.
Life can appear to you in any form and grant you a timeless lesson. We are not fully prepared to face life, yet we traverse its path in blindness. You may follow any one of these paths, a household, community, or even spiritual, but have you come across anybody claiming to have acquired happiness following these paths? We have neither understood nor appreciated life, yet we have continued walking blindly and in arrogance.
I realized quite early that to be happy in life, the need to pave my path was quite necessary. On the other hand, if I followed the religious paths available to me, then it would have taken me forever to arrive at happiness. It is the road less travelled that makes all the difference. However, if you take the road that is pleasing to the eyes, rest assured it will not give you what you have set out to search. The road will be perfect and pleasant in every way, but it will be bland and meaningless and it will provide you nothing concrete and useful.
It is the road less travelled, which is dusty and muddy and has yet to be traversed that will offer you with the benediction of what you have earnestly set out to acquire. Your search will not go in vain, because the road less travelled is within your very BE-ing.
I used to frequent the Gurudwara often. It was Mother's Day, and there must have been around 250 - 350 senior citizens present. It was Tuesday, and everybody usually gathered at around 10.00 am. This incident took place approximately 6 to 7 years ago. The women had gathered to pray for their children's longevity.
It is apparent, that words are very potent, and how we use them makes all the difference. How the words are uttered is most important, as it depends on feelings and emotions. Anyway, I notice around fifteen women asking God fervently, 'Oh God, it is Mother's Day today, and we pray that You bestow Your blessing upon our children. We ask that You bless our children so that they face no problems in life while we are alive.'
I have let life rob me of everything until the presence of complete emptiness overwhelmed my inner BE-ing. Worldly human beings think otherwise, and make provisions such that life does not rob them. Yet some, are kin to rob others in broad daylight! The satisfaction that one gets from being robbed is in no way comparable to that of ruthlessly robbing others.
Anyway, The ladies turned to me and asked me to pray and make a wish, so this is what I asked, 'Oh God, I pray to You that my children suffer in life in my very presence while I am still alive.' However, the day I die, I want their lives to be filled with much happiness, joy, and laughter from there onwards and beyond.
As I finished praying, both the men and women alike, stared at me, and yelled at me saying, 'Have you lost your mind?'
'I may have lost my mind, but I am certainly not selfish!' I exclaimed.
'How can you say that we are selfish?' they asked me.
My reply to them was, 'You have asked God to bestow His blessing on your children while you are still alive. This means, that following your death, God can impose suffering on your children. If parents become so selfish, then what will become of their children? A child's foundation is strengthened by the mother's selfless love and willpower. If a mother is steadfast in her commitment, then nobody can ever break her resolve and that of her child's safety.
A mother desires that her child prospers in life, and that he achieves all-around success and happiness, and that nothing unforeseen affects the child's future even if it means, that she is no longer alive.
Life assumes its beauty by your dynamism. There is no need to react to any situation in life, but rather to act and respond wisely. You must garner strong willpower, such that no situation in life can throw you off balance. When both your senses and your passions work in synch, you will begin to appreciate life fully. Negative emotions like anger will not disturb your mind-body complex.
The need to awaken yourself in life is a must. It will allow you to connect with the Oneness of life, in every sense of the word, and you will feel the interconnectedness and the inherent goodness of all beings.
Coming back to the discussion I was having with the women at the Gurudwara, my response did not go down well. The women stopped talking to me for 3-4 weeks.
What is Satsang (Holy association)? It means a sacred gathering to learn about the truth within (Satya). Before considering any relationship it is important to know and appreciate the person human being) first and foremost. I hope that you will kindly accept this presentation as a Mother's Day gift from me and keep in mind the importance of a relationship in life. Thank you very much, and may God Bless you all.