Page 109 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Suffering is the root and results are flowers
intensity and then only one can taste the real happiness. When an incident occurs, which is all of a sudden, unexpected, not to our liking, untoward, etc., one should come out of the incident and look at it as a third party which helps him arrive at a meaningful decision. The moment we start thinking whether it is good or bad / to do or not to do, etc., our capacity to handle the issue gets reduced. Often, we do miss the right opportunities.
One should strive hard to convert all the dis- advantages into advantages, which is not a difficult thing if properly executed. I have lost 3 of my members of family, viz., elder brother, mother and another brother in a span of exactly 8 months. During that period I do not have a proper job and regular income and I had to take major responsibility in all the issues. In fact I had to take breakfast and lunch exactly at the same time when my mother’s body was confined to ashes at my native, in a very peculiar circumstances (courtesy cell phones). I never regretted. Their memories hunted me for a very long period. But ultimately I am a very happy person now, since all the above incidents helped me come out of “undue attachments” which are great obstacles in our spiritual journey. In this regard, I can never forget the work done by my Trainers.
To sum it up the sufferings in my life which are in the form of-
• Separations
• Financial tightness
• though I tasted hungry (normal food was
available)
• Humiliations/Insults/rebukes
• Horrible childhood, dependence on others
virtually for everything except for air to breathe
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