Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Question from Latha : We say that we should surrender everything to God. We also say that we should establish goals . Arent the two contrary ? If I am trying to establish a goal (say for example early retirement) I am not surrendering to God's will (maybe He wants me to work till the end) and vice versa... I think there is something I am missing, can you please help me understand ? Swamiji's response : Man proposes and God disposes. Make your goals, strive for your goals, and accept all that God wishes to give. Latha's followup question : Is this true of spiritual goals also ? For example, if I decide on a goal of chanting the Chandi and perfecting it , how would I know that something that comes in the way of this goal is an obstacle that I have to overcome versus realizing that it is the will of God for me not to chant. Swamiji's response : It is true of all goals. Still we will make our best efforts. But there are times when even our best efforts fall short. Then we seek forgiveness for our short-comings and forgive ourselves as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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