How to cure the worry-disease?
Treatment always begins with diagnosis. So why do we worry?
Because we all want to BECOME HAPPY! Yes, this is the greatest paradox of life. We worry because we want to BECOME Happy!!!
And why do we want to BECOME Happy? Because deep within we feel that we are not happy now and here. This sense of incompleteness that haunts every person living on this planet, is called Bhava-Arnava (The Ocean of BECOMING)!
And this is so enchantingly poisonous, that drunken in delusion, intoxicated by desires and over-dosed on sense-pleasures, we keep drowning deeper and deeper into it every day. In such a situation, to expect from ourselves not to worry, would be meaningless!
But this seemingly impossible upward trek of the Spiritual journey has only one hope as though…Shankara says, "Sajjana Sangati" - The Contact with the Truly Noble.
Nobility is contagious. Bliss is infectious. Peace is transmissible. So, Shankara says that the Contact & Company of the Noble is one of those infallible boats which is sure to take us across this unfathomable Ocean of Becoming. Hence, dear friend, wait no further, come on, hop into this simple-looking boat, enjoy the ride, stay untouched by the waters and reach the other shore of Everlasting Peace.
Satsang is no guarantee against tragedies of life. Sitting on the boat doesn't ensure a storm-less ocean. But Satsang ensures that we will not drown in any storm, that the waters may splash on our face, but won't manage to engulf us in their force, that we will safely enjoy the slight toss and turn but won't get overturned by even the biggest waves! Satsang empowers us from within.
We eat right diet, take supplements and exercise regularly so that our physical immunity & strength is maintained. If immunity becomes low, we suffer from many diseases. Satsang strengthens our spiritual immunity, and makes us strong against the winds of life.
Satsang is the anti-dote of worry. And haven't we all experienced that the heaviest of sorrows seems to become as though manageable when we have the company of a good friend? If the company of a mortal being can do this to us, what to talk of they who are Divinity itself!
Hence, once again Shankaracharya urges us to approach a saint, sit with a Guru, spend time with the noble-hearted, and just be in their company.
Is just company enough? We often see that people who seem to hover around saints and sages, are brutes within. But, if they are thus in spite of Satsang, imagine what they would be without it? Snakes don't become non-poisonous because they hang on to Shiva's neck!! But yes, they are much safer than the wild cobra in the jungle!!!
So, the efficacy of Satsang is unquestionable. A vicious dacoit Ratnakar became Valmiki because of contact with Naradji. An ordinary Narendra became Vivekananda because of contact with Sri Ramakrishna. It is in Satsang that we see someone who lives ever without worry.
And do you know another secret? Humans are great mimics. Whatever we see, hear, watch, we automatically start doing. So, if you have a colleague who uses foul language, even in spite of being the most decent man in the city, you end up using some of those words invariably! Similary, when we see, hear, live with Divinity, our behaviour, vision and life becomes divine.
Anecdote:
A person once told Gurudev: Don't worry Swamiji, all the work you have given to me, will be done.
Gurudev drew him close by the collar and said: Have you ever seen me worried? :)
He never worried. NEVER. Can you imagine a life like that?
In His company, we come to LIVE such a life.
Practice:
Maintain an Inspiration Journal. Write down little things you learn from any Satsang in it. Not general theories. But things that touch and inspire you…which are close to your heart. It may be a quote you liked a lot, a poem that stirred your within, an SMS that lifted your mind. Document your Satsang. Whenever you are worried, read your inspiration-journal, and you will see how you are instantly lifted! That is how Satsang makes life worry-free. :)
TODAY's REFLECTION IS BASED ON BHAJA GOVINDAM VERSE 13. With this verse, we complete the bunch of 12 verses + chorus, which are originally composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Coming up next are 14 verses composed by Disciples of Shankaracharya in that moment of utter inspiration after listening to the melodious discourse of their Guru...
Treatment always begins with diagnosis. So why do we worry?
Because we all want to BECOME HAPPY! Yes, this is the greatest paradox of life. We worry because we want to BECOME Happy!!!
And why do we want to BECOME Happy? Because deep within we feel that we are not happy now and here. This sense of incompleteness that haunts every person living on this planet, is called Bhava-Arnava (The Ocean of BECOMING)!
And this is so enchantingly poisonous, that drunken in delusion, intoxicated by desires and over-dosed on sense-pleasures, we keep drowning deeper and deeper into it every day. In such a situation, to expect from ourselves not to worry, would be meaningless!
But this seemingly impossible upward trek of the Spiritual journey has only one hope as though…Shankara says, "Sajjana Sangati" - The Contact with the Truly Noble.
Nobility is contagious. Bliss is infectious. Peace is transmissible. So, Shankara says that the Contact & Company of the Noble is one of those infallible boats which is sure to take us across this unfathomable Ocean of Becoming. Hence, dear friend, wait no further, come on, hop into this simple-looking boat, enjoy the ride, stay untouched by the waters and reach the other shore of Everlasting Peace.
Satsang is no guarantee against tragedies of life. Sitting on the boat doesn't ensure a storm-less ocean. But Satsang ensures that we will not drown in any storm, that the waters may splash on our face, but won't manage to engulf us in their force, that we will safely enjoy the slight toss and turn but won't get overturned by even the biggest waves! Satsang empowers us from within.
We eat right diet, take supplements and exercise regularly so that our physical immunity & strength is maintained. If immunity becomes low, we suffer from many diseases. Satsang strengthens our spiritual immunity, and makes us strong against the winds of life.
Satsang is the anti-dote of worry. And haven't we all experienced that the heaviest of sorrows seems to become as though manageable when we have the company of a good friend? If the company of a mortal being can do this to us, what to talk of they who are Divinity itself!
Hence, once again Shankaracharya urges us to approach a saint, sit with a Guru, spend time with the noble-hearted, and just be in their company.
Is just company enough? We often see that people who seem to hover around saints and sages, are brutes within. But, if they are thus in spite of Satsang, imagine what they would be without it? Snakes don't become non-poisonous because they hang on to Shiva's neck!! But yes, they are much safer than the wild cobra in the jungle!!!
So, the efficacy of Satsang is unquestionable. A vicious dacoit Ratnakar became Valmiki because of contact with Naradji. An ordinary Narendra became Vivekananda because of contact with Sri Ramakrishna. It is in Satsang that we see someone who lives ever without worry.
And do you know another secret? Humans are great mimics. Whatever we see, hear, watch, we automatically start doing. So, if you have a colleague who uses foul language, even in spite of being the most decent man in the city, you end up using some of those words invariably! Similary, when we see, hear, live with Divinity, our behaviour, vision and life becomes divine.
Anecdote:
A person once told Gurudev: Don't worry Swamiji, all the work you have given to me, will be done.
Gurudev drew him close by the collar and said: Have you ever seen me worried? :)
He never worried. NEVER. Can you imagine a life like that?
In His company, we come to LIVE such a life.
Practice:
Maintain an Inspiration Journal. Write down little things you learn from any Satsang in it. Not general theories. But things that touch and inspire you…which are close to your heart. It may be a quote you liked a lot, a poem that stirred your within, an SMS that lifted your mind. Document your Satsang. Whenever you are worried, read your inspiration-journal, and you will see how you are instantly lifted! That is how Satsang makes life worry-free. :)
TODAY's REFLECTION IS BASED ON BHAJA GOVINDAM VERSE 13. With this verse, we complete the bunch of 12 verses + chorus, which are originally composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Coming up next are 14 verses composed by Disciples of Shankaracharya in that moment of utter inspiration after listening to the melodious discourse of their Guru...
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