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Life Without Conflict
Man remembers God when his wife is sulking and will
not speak with him, but once she starts talking to him, he is
ready to put God and everything else aside. What suffocation!
Do you think your suffering is going to end this way? Do you
think your unhappiness will cease by you spending a few
moments with God? Your internal torment is abated for the
duration you are with God but otherwise the furnace within
continues to burn! The fire is constantly burning, without a
moment’s relief. Unless and until you acquire the knowledge of
your Self, until you have realization of, ‘My real nature is pure
Soul,’ this fire will burn relentlessly. Even when your daughter
is getting married, there is suffering within. It is constantly there.
What is the meaning of this worldly life? It is nothing but
entanglements of suffering. This body also that has taken hold
of you is also an entanglement. Can anyone ever have fondness
for entanglements? It is a wonder indeed that people have
fascination and fondness for the worldly life! There is a difference
between the fishing net and the worldly net. An escape from the
fishing net is possible if one can cut the net, but there is no escape
whatsoever from this worldly net, except upon death.
Be Free From Within
Will you not have to understand the fact that there is no
happiness in this worldly life? Your brothers insult you, your
wife insults you, and your children insult you! All these are
temporary relationships. Do you think they will come with you
when you die?
You are the pure Soul and the worldly life is superficial,
which means there is no involvement on your part. You have to
remain in your ‘home department’ (real-Self), and the relative
self has to remain in the ‘foreign department’ (non-self). By
telling you to remain ‘superficial’, I mean that you do not
become entangled; you should not have the inclination to