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WHY GOD DOES NOT ACCEDE TO ALL OUR REQUESTS?

Time 11 A.M. I went to grocery shop near my home. A few children of our vicinity were given cash rewards for their performance in cultural show. A lad of about 5 years came to shopkeeper and gave him Rs.200/- and wanted toffees and chocolates. He was to purchase it out of reward money and wanted to finish stuff before he reaches home. The shopkeeper welcomed him and gave him as per his requirement. Now son of shopkeeper who was also of same age approximately took out Rs.200/- from his pocket and wanted his father-cum-shopkeeper to give him toffees and chocolates of Rs.200/-. The shopkeeper did not oblige his son despite lengthy discussions. The shopkeeper wanted his son to expend minimum on toffees/chocolates and instead to go for fruit or some other nourishing thing.
The father was right in his own way. But small mind of son was unable to perceive as to why his father could give what his friend demanded and why he did not accede to his request. Is that other boy more adorable (whereas he is no way related to his father rather)? He was not convinced with father’s reasoning. Father would try to convince him. Convinced or not convinced, father will goad him to get things, which he requires and are beneficial to him and not what he desires.
My mind was running somewhere else. I was thinking that just like this worldly father, our divine father too does not always respond to our requests. We are in habit to approach him continuously with new request every time. He loves us. We may or may not be convinced but HE will bless us with what we deserve and what we require. Next time if any of our requests is not fulfilled, it should not be point of grievance. Your divine father always knows what you require. Have faith in HIM.

WHY SHOULD WE BE BUSY TO HELP OTHERS?

You will get happy moments coupled with lots of unanticipated problems as per your "prarbadh". In difficult times, you will be tempted to ask God "Why me". But it should not be resorted upon. Rather, you should forget your problems. Remote control of your sukha dukha is in HIS hands. While you should take remedial steps - to take stock of position of your situation and and to take constructive steps to remove your problems. But sometimes problems take its own time to settle. You should forget after taking remedial steps. Instead of worrying about your problems, (as worry does not bring in any positive result - rather it deteriorates the situation), you should try to solve the problems of others. You will get satisfaction, god's strength to face prarabadh, and your mind will preoccupied to avoid any trapping in vicious negative thoughts.

Then there is another point. We are always surrounded by vibrations of satvik rajasic tamasik thoughts. It is natural tendency that if force is not applied to keep level of anything on this earth it will tend to fall on earth due to gravitational effect. Means adho gati. The system of inner self works in a manner that our mind is always busy on any thought. And all thoughts leave behind imprint on our subconscious mind. The continuous input of stream of thoughts affect the nature and strength at mental level. If input is of positive imprint - more strength and viceversa. If we are not alert on monitoring out thought waves, these are likely to have adho gati - i.e. it will be full of negative thoughts of pessimism. If we are in difficult times, the mind gets fear and worries. If mind is not diverted on noble thoughts, it is trapped in vicious circle of negative vibrations. So it is necessary to keep ourselves busy on jobs involving noble thoughts. When we are busy to help others, we get blissful pleasures and during that time our mind is diverted and is saved from vicious circles of negative pessimistic thoughts.

HOW AFFIRMATIONS WORK?

How affirmations work?

There is an inbuilt pressure from our sanskars to do actions according to those sanskars. This in fact is a vicious circle. We have propensity for actions which are much affected by sanskars. How sanskars are formed. These are formed by deep-rooted habits. What is habit? The same action repeated again and again.

Now these sanskars monitor our chitta. In our antahakaran we have 4 parts. Mana(emotional wing) Budhi(intellectual wing) aham(ego of existence) and chitta. Chitta is store house of effects of all experiences. This chitta is different in different people. It is because of different sanskars / experiences / input they are having. Mana/budhi gets messages from 5 indriyas and analyze same in view of feedback provided by chitta. If chitta is strong, optimistic with positive qualities, it will provide a different feedback as compared to chitta with weaker inclination. The same dialogue or same situation in life has got different effects on different people because of chitta.

A person will be in a position to take positive decisions if chitta is strong. We have to strengthen chitta. It is only possible if we (i) block negative input and (ii) increase positive input. Now the question that arises is "How to pump in positive input?" Now it is question. Whatever we ponder and with which attitude, we do it; it affects the stored input of chitta. Every action of thought and deed – habit – behavior – sanskar leaves behind imprint of its effect in chitta. Means we have to be alert on it.

AFFIRMATIONS, provide us determinations for future behavioral patterns. Continued repetition of same with sincerity leaves a positive effect on chitta – increase positive input thereof - blocks mind to avoid trapping in vicious negative thoughts (getting thereof negative input thus). Our chitta is strengthened. When Antahakarna has to take decision as to what is to be done, chitta will provide a view full of optimism.

AFFIRMATIONS can be religious-ones linked with blessings of God or it could be otherwise inspiring / motivational.

JOURNEYS AND NOT ONLY DESTINATIONS SHOULD BE RELISHED.

The family of a friend of mine had gone to Vaishno Devi Temple. It is a temple in Jammu and one has to track the hill for distance of 14 +14 km. The family had to expend about 7 hours on foot journey from nearest town of Katra and 5 minutes for worshipping before deity. The persons habitual of comfortable city life were in full bliss and were overjoyed. None looked tired.

We exchanged our views on it. The conclusion was that not only they relished the destination place but also relished the entire journey itself. That was the reason they were as fresh as they were when they started outward journey.

Then we did pondering over the point. We are in habit to treat the journey as burdensome and destination item as our target. Instead we should relish the journey and target both as per circumstances and situations. This I say not in the context of real journeys only but in LIFE TOO. We set a target of our life as per blueprint of aim of our life. We put efforts to achieve same. We treat the efforts as burden and crave to get result according to our expectations. Efforts we did not enjoy and result we enjoy only when it is as per our expectation otherwise not. But if we make our habit to (i) have a plan for our target (ii) put efforts and enjoy the efforts (iii) put best efforts and leave the result in hands of God and to (iv) relish the final outcome, our life will be changed. We shall have more incidents covering much more time to give us enjoyment. You are in kitchen - cooking should also be enjoyed along-with eating the cooked items. You are going to office – just enjoy the driving also. You are engaged in any project, efforts to shape same should also be enjoyed. You want to expand business, relish the outcome of marketing strategies but more important is to enjoy the efforts of steps taken including interactions with people etc.

Journeys and not only destinations should be relished.

Sense of belongingness

My friend came to me and we went on long drive in my car. The road was rough and full of pits. Every time, when there was jerk in car, I felt like saying and sometimes said also that driver should drive the vehicle carefully. My friend was enjoying the journey more than me because my attention was diverted towards car. And I was having a sort of discomfort.

Then discussions took turn and my friend offered to purchase car for an amount. I agreed. He gave me meagre amount as token money. We shook hands and said that the car now belonged to my friend (of course with his liability to pay cost later on). After some time, position was reversed. I was enjoying more than him and he was pulling up the driver.

We remained in same journey, in same car, in same circumstances but our angle of thinking was changed. Why? It was sense of belongingness, which caused all this.

The proprietor and manager of small store are almost managing the show of their business in same manner. But proprietor is more concerned and remains more under tension as compared to manager. Manager has to manage the day and report the outcome to proprietor. He is not so much affected by profits and strength of unit as proprietor is. Both are in same store, in same time, in same circumstances. The problem is sense of belongingness.

My ponderings led me to believe that God has given us human life and he has given us much infrastructural support in form of family members, social circles, livelihood, wealth, assets to enjoy etc. etc. If we treat ourselves owner of these instead of trustee to take care of same, we get deeper sense of belongingness and we always remain under mental tension to maintain same. If we treat all as gifts of God with responsibility to take care of same with sincerity, we enjoy life fully without tension. We are advised by divine father to take care and report the outcome to HIM, seek HIS guidance and support to remove obstacles and to relish the life full extent. Everything belongs to God almighty. You have to simply enjoy. If anything gets spoiled because circumstances were beyond your control, report the matter to DIVINE MANAGEMENT – be relaxed. Now that management has liability to respond to your request – to support you. Your responsibility is over. Your responsibility is to be sincere in life, abide by God’s commands, enjoy gifts given by him, depend on HIM. Don’t become owner of your life or you will miss support of your DIVINE PARTNER. Become an employee and relish the life avoiding all sense of belongingness.

Why do you over-worry for health?

I was an officer in a Bank and had had transfers to different stations. I was posted at Jamshedpur where I stayed in a rented apartment. The apartment consisted of rooms and a verandah. I complained to landlord that ceiling of verandah was in dilapidated condition. The landlord took an iron rod and broke away the portions of ceiling, which could have fallen down.
I was living in a house and was likely to continue in it. A portion of it was broken away by landlord but I did not get any mental tension because I felt that (i) after all landlord was owner and I possessed house for use only and as such he had had full rights (ii) I was not having any sense of belongingness to that house and it was clear in my mind that apartment was temporarily with me and I had to leave same in due course (iii) I could anyhow manage with that situation as at that time there was no better choice. As a tenant or occupier of apartment what was my duty? It was to take care of property reasonably and to report any major development to landlord. Suppose I was in my own house, the situation could have been altogether different.
Now the point to ponder here is that God has given us this life. Along-with other many gifts, our body is a valuable gift. But HE is real owner and one day we have to leave this body. When we treat ourselves as owner, we get mental tension and we strive hard to worry about health. WORRY does not solve the problem. As in above parable, we as a tenant/occupier of body have responsibility to take care of body to best of our abilities and then we have to report the matter to DIVINE LANDLORD who will see what is required in the matter. Believe it, you can put efforts only but results are not in your hands. If you have health problems, take necessary steps to rectify situation but please DONOT WORRY. Worry does not solve the problem. It is not for you to decide your fate. Everything moves according to pre-ordained destiny and according to will of that DIVINE LANDLORD. To worry about your health is HIS responsibility. You simply take necessary steps and seek HIS guidance. Ultimately, we have to leave this house, as we are not owners. Then why to worry as owner of house???