I've been reading Yoga Vasishta for about 2 months now after meditating and a question comes up often : Why this foolish creation? Why the pain and suffering? Why the avatars ? Why the dualities ? Why the roller-coaster ride of pleasure and pain ? Whats the point of this creation if all is anyway ONE ?
If just ONE consciousness exists then why can't just 1 consciousness BE ?
Why create these individual small minds, let them make mistakes, gain bad karma, then provide a Guru to show them the path, allow them to suffer on it and then finally go back to where you were anyways - in the Self ?
What has been achieved ?
Why is the wave allowed to be separate from the ocean ?
Agar Duniya Aisi Hai to Aisi Yeh Duniya Kyon Hai ? (from a lovely song from the movie Saath Saath, I think) .
Are folks like Sage Vasishta, Krishna, Guruji and others exempt from pain and samsara ? Were they always enlightened ? If I am God, then why am I not like them, why do I have to suffer a million births before getting to where they are ?
Just occurred to me that whenever these questions came up in my mind, the quality of life wasn't that great. Disappointments, hardships, unfulfilled desires, a sacrifice to be made, pain...whatever be the reason, my mind was never at rest. When I was happy, my mind never questions anything, I am just floating in the bliss of that moment !!!!!!!!!!
Guruji has simple answers for this : Wonder About It ! God Loves Fun !
Haan Guruji .....Par Yeh Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin Guruji !!!
More sadhana, satsang, knowledge, seva...........now only if life allowed me to fully soak in all these...sigh.....Accept the situation as is.
Jai Guru Dev,
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Aapne mere dil ki baat likh di :)))
ReplyDelete**Just occurred to me that whenever these questions came up in my mind, the quality of life wasn't that great.
**When I was happy, my mind never questions anything, I am just floating in the bliss of that moment !!!!!!!!!!
This simple thing is so true and hard hitting
Thankyou sooo much for reminding :)
This is a very very beautiful post. Truly.
ReplyDeleteI have always known what you have written but the simplicity and honesty with which you have put down this knowledge, has reached all the way to me..and it is such an eye opener
Jai Gurudev
Keep discovering and enjoying
Jai Guru Dev Bhawana ,
ReplyDeleteThanks to our Guru who has given us this beautiful technique and knowledge so that even in times of deep trouble and pain we may see the light !
Dear One,
ReplyDeleteBy virtue of your true questioning, you will soon go beyond these. The understanding dawns the true seeker.
My experience is that while studying scriptures helps, the true meaning will dawn, if you contemplate on the knowledge. When I say contemplate keep the knowledge in the mind and after sometime, a deeper meaning arises. This understanding answers your questions from within...
Love...
Thanks seeker ! The study of the scriptures and the company of the wise ones - which we all have .
ReplyDeleteMoksha Moolam Guru Krupa .
Jai Guru Dev,
Come back to read this gem again!
ReplyDeletebahut kathin hai dagar pan ghat ki
whatever that means reaalllly now the game can be pretty boring and tiring
JGD Bhawna :) the game of life without the well of knowledge, bliss of satsang, soothing relief of sadhana, joy of seva and the grace of Guruji can certainly be boring and tiring. Not for us who have all these in abundance of course he brings us to the well. we have to drink :)
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