In the last
chapter (#15014) we had promised to continue the discussion on the illusions in
human life that depend on time, space and circumstances. However, we thought it
fit to discuss first about a critical realization that any spiritual seeker has,
in an advanced stage of spiritual development, particularly, if the seeker is
concerned and compassionate about the fellow human beings. Most people have
experienced that the response of the world to a seeker’s overtures, though
meant for the good of the world, are hardly encouraging. The spiritual seeker
should neither lose confidence in him, nor on the path has he chosen. A true seeker never shares the illusions the
world carries with it. After having introduced the intent of this chapter, we
now proceed with its content.
Sometimes some people begin to have some
glimpses of the right path that leads to an inexhaustible source of strength.
Such people are generally those who have nothing to lose, have no injuries left
that need to be healed and no pains to suffer from. They are the people who
derive all the satisfaction in life by serving others selflessly. They have
found that by serving others selflessly throughout their lives they have
acquired an enormous wealth that goes on multiplying only when it is shared
with others.
Such people are always very eager to
share this wealth with others; especially, with those whom they serve
selflessly. They want them to be as contended as they, themselves, are. They
know that by having a source of strength at their disposal they possess a renewed
vigour for serving others, which, makes them able to acquire more and more
wealth of a kind that multiplies upon sharing. They also know that they have
attained a state where losses, injuries and pains are of no consequence. But,
they get a big jolt when they discover that there are no takers for such kind
of wealth that they are prepared to offer without expecting anything in return.
That is the time that often comes late
in life when one comes to know that the people are not interested in the kind
of wealth that multiplies only when it is shared with others. People run after
the wealth that is stolen, snatched away with power or deceit, the wealth that
incapacitates and deprives, and the wealth that never serves its owner.
That is the time that often comes late
in life when one comes to know that the bond of selfless service rarely
includes the one who is served. It rarely happens that the one who is being
served selflessly has any interest in the kind of the wealth the one who serves
possesses.
This is a very crucial time. This is the
time when sharing of experiences and knowledge is no longer fruitful. From
thereon, further knowledge can be evolved only from the strength of one’s aloneness.
Most ‘shell-shocked’ explorers or seeker of the above referred type look for the
bridges behind them; if there are any, they may retrace their steps; if there
is none, they may move ahead on the path that leads an inexhaustible source of
strength.
[This series is
being presented by Promod Kumar Sharma, who has also authored “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
0 comments:
Post a Comment