The
cause for much suffering is the realization that things could have been done
differently. We see a heavy price being paid for our actions.
On the
flip side is the dawn of knowledge that nothing COULD have been done
differently until the dawn of knowledge, that there was karmic fallout to
experience.
Only
out of deep suffering comes the thirst for spiritual knowledge although the
exposure to a spiritual environment may have been since very early in life.
Attachment
is like a leech that does not get unstuck easily. In fact, sometimes never! Leading
to hurts, anger, unfulfilled expectations and sometimes the shock of having a
diametrically opposite life than envisaged for oneself.
The
equations are warped. Simplicity and straightforwardness is equal to suffering.
Suffering is due to not knowing any better, translating into ignorance. Wisdom
eludes us until “ prarabdha” karma is around us. And vision starts clearing
after a great deal of effort and working on oneself.
By the time the vision clears, there is a lot of damage done. But unless our minds extricate from the world, spiritual knowledge cannot be translated into actual practice. One needs to get into the eye of the storm to experience the aftermath of peace.
People
say it is better to skim the surface of life rather than suffer. As if it is in
the hands of humans! And is that a wise option anyway?
To
cultivate wisdom and virtue can take many lifetimes. Avid students of Vedanta
also find the worldly journey difficult. But one has to look ahead and bring in
the light into our lives, however much darkness may envelope us. And be
confident that the light is just beyond the darkness, even if the darkness
seems like it is pitch black at the time.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree
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