- You will never lose your life on this journey.
- You are given a choice. At any point, you may choose that you want to take your own boat and leave the ship and make the journey on your own. Even if you choose to make the journey on the own, you are still given the choice to get back on the ship any point, no questions asked and no judgement made. You gain your experience as you go along in the boat.
- The fine print : The way to get back on the shore is on the ship. Every now and then you are given the opportunity to read the contract in the hope that you will read the fine print.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
An ocean journey with a twist
Imagine that you are on an ocean journey with a twist. There is no itinerary. The purpose is to make the journey. The ultimate goal to come back to the shore where you started. You start on a ship with all of the other passengers. There are a few twists on this journey.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
What do you want in life?
I already have everything I want, and therefore, I want Nothing.
The only things I need are food, water, and air to sustain this body so I can achieve the real Goal of human life.
The only things I need are food, water, and air to sustain this body so I can achieve the real Goal of human life.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Now that you have embraced spirituality, are you going to leave your family and become a sanyasi?
The short answer - an emphatic NO.
Spirituality provides Living Lessons. It is about living the life you have been given fully, NOT running away from it because you are chasing God.
In the laboratory of life, the family life is the crucible and the members of your family are the other reagents in your transformation.
In Chapter VII (The Role of the Guru) of the book "The Combined Works of Chariji - Volume 2 (My Master)" By Shri P. Rajagopalachari (my master), he states the following.
"... . Master has time and again stated that it is in the family environment that true vairagya is developed, while performing one's duties. The sannyasi system, on the contrary, encourages runaways and drop-outs, who seek the system merely as a refuge from the demands of a family existence. Sannyasa thus encourages weakness, and adds to the already exceedingly large number of itinerant wanderers who live off society without contributing anything significant in return. This is a burden that, in the present context, society can hardly continue to bear, in terms of both materiality and the higher life. ..."
Spirituality provides Living Lessons. It is about living the life you have been given fully, NOT running away from it because you are chasing God.
In the laboratory of life, the family life is the crucible and the members of your family are the other reagents in your transformation.
In Chapter VII (The Role of the Guru) of the book "The Combined Works of Chariji - Volume 2 (My Master)" By Shri P. Rajagopalachari (my master), he states the following.
"... . Master has time and again stated that it is in the family environment that true vairagya is developed, while performing one's duties. The sannyasi system, on the contrary, encourages runaways and drop-outs, who seek the system merely as a refuge from the demands of a family existence. Sannyasa thus encourages weakness, and adds to the already exceedingly large number of itinerant wanderers who live off society without contributing anything significant in return. This is a burden that, in the present context, society can hardly continue to bear, in terms of both materiality and the higher life. ..."
You are chasing god with your spirituality. I cannot compete with god.
You only have to chase something that is running away from you. God is here, NOW!
You cannot find God by chasing God or looking for God. You will experience God when God chooses. Your job is to knock hard on God's door with your love and wait. Spirituality provides the knowledge and the tools to knock on God's door and live a life of love in the present moment as you wait for God.
You only have to compete when you want to win something you don't have. You already have God. Therefore, there is Nothing to win in the wait for God.
You cannot find God by chasing God or looking for God. You will experience God when God chooses. Your job is to knock hard on God's door with your love and wait. Spirituality provides the knowledge and the tools to knock on God's door and live a life of love in the present moment as you wait for God.
You only have to compete when you want to win something you don't have. You already have God. Therefore, there is Nothing to win in the wait for God.