Fwd: Graciously Accept All Situations - Endure !

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Hare KrsnaO best among men [Arjuna], the person who is not

disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly

eligible for liberation. GITA 2:15

 

 

Anyone

who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual

realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and

happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation. In the varnasramasannyasa), is a painstaking situation. But one who is serious about making his life perfect surely adopts the sannyasa

order of life in spite of all difficulties. The difficulties usually

arise from having to sever family relationships, to give up the

connection of wife and children. But if anyone is able to tolerate such

difficulties, surely his path to spiritual realization is complete.

Similarly, in Arjuna's discharge of duties as a ksatriya, he is

advised to persevere, even if it is difficult to fight with his family

members or similarly beloved persons. Lord Caitanya took sannyasa

at the age of twenty-four, and His dependents, young wife as well as

old mother, had no one else to look after them. Yet for a higher cause

He took sannyasa and was steady in the discharge of higher duties. That is the way of achieving liberation from material bondage institution, the fourth stage of life, namely the renounced order..Question: Regarding getting rid off the agitations of the mind you said

"Disassociate yourself from the mind, and simply do not become happy

and unhappy." Can you elaborate on "Do not become happy or unhappy when

situations arise" ?

 

Answer: Whatever path a yogi follows, Path of Knowledge (Jnana yoga),

Path of Selfless Service (Karma yoga), or Path of Devotion and Love

(Bhakti yoga), whatever situations comes in his way, neither become

elated, nor become disappointed. This is everyone's work, not just for

yogis. Who ever is intent on realizing God or the Self, for those

spiritual aspirants (sadhakas), this point is very essential. However

beautiful a thing you acquire, or however ugly an object you see,

however favorable or unfavorable a situation that comes in your life,

in these opposing circumstances, the one who neither becomes happy, nor

becomes unhappy, that one will realize God. And the one that is elated

or down, will continue to come and go in the cycle of birth and death.

 

Favorable and unfavorable situations will come to all. God (Lord Krishna),

who is Arjuna's charioteer says – My brother, this is "sheetoshna

sukhdukhadah" . That is, graciously you must bare these situations.

"taansstitiskhasva" (Gita 2:14). God does not say, I will relieve you

of these painful circumstances, rather he says, to endure (sahan karo)

in those situations.

 

Therefore do not become a slave to your own likes (raag) and dislikes

(dwesh). When something appears to be okay or not okay, do not become

happy or sad. Instead, be unconcerned about it, and everything will be

all right. When disturbances come your way, do not become happy or

unhappy. These situations will come and go. Make this your mantra – "It

is coming. It is going. It is passing." However good or bad a situation

is, the minute the agitations arrive, start to repeat your mantra – "It

is coming. It is going. It is passing." This is the absolute truth.

Neither favorable situations stay nor unfavorable situations stay. Only

remember this much, it will not stay. In this you do not have to do any

new work. Now with this discovery, what's to be happy and what's to be

unhappy?