Excerpts from the discourse of His Holiness Shri Aasaanji on “The Power of Human Life”
Being Human in a Blessing beyond Imagination
We humans are blessed not only with the ability to see, hear or eat, but to enjoy every possible sense. This is our highest blessing. Other creatures don’t have any choice in the way they live. They don’t have any purpose of living as such. It sounds simple but it makes a huge difference. They can’t enjoy music, fragrance or colour of any kind. The colours, songs and movies which we enjoy are not just created for mere activity; they give us some kind of physical pleasure. Animals can never enjoy what we actually enjoy. This is one aspect for which we should treat ourselves as the most gifted being to be born as human. Above all, what we need to realise is the fundamental truth which we fail to understand, In Spite of all these Power & Ability, We are still in search of happiness.
Today, every single human being is living out of unhappiness which is not acceptable. In spite of us having the power to live a life which we can never imagine, by nature God has blessed us with an unbelievable, unimaginable life. But the sad fact is that you have created a world which has become unliveable for humans. It’s ok if we are not living that unimaginable life, but it’s not ok if you live in a condition which is totally unfit for us and for the coming generations. I can list out global problems which nobody can disagree. For example, global warming, pollution and other current problems of our planet Earth which is gradually getting damaged only because of our activities. Still we deny all those and boast ourselves to be developing in all aspects. When we talk about discrimination, disputes due to religion, nationality, family problems etc., where are we really heading towards? Instead of focusing on fixing the existing problems, we give importance to unnecessary mental ego and other related problems like racial discrimination, conflicts within nations and with other nations, etc. As a spiritual teacher, I would like to insist this again and again that being human cannot be taken for granted; it’s a blessing beyond imagination. Wherever I travel, I make my students realise this ultimate truth.
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SELF
The real problem in our life is not global warming, pollution or war between nations. The main reason for all our problems is lack of spiritual wisdom. Many confuse the word spirituality with religion. Spirituality is the knowledge about the self. We humans are blessed with the power to learn. Learning is never considered as a power but one has to understand that anything that you do has to be learnt. Basic reading, writing, cycling, swimming etc. is done by us not by nature but by learning.
Next is the power to educate your own self. The entire world is making use of it. This can be called as an era of self-education which is sometimes spoiling the existing generation with too much of unwanted education. We need to realise that we can never fix the existing problem. So, what you can try is to at least stop creating new problems and address on finding a remedy for the exiting problems. This is possible not with your knowledge about technology or expertise in any field. The fundamental thing is to have the ability to have knowledge about the self.
BE A SOURCE OF HAPPINESS
Self-education is important but what is more important is education about the self which is not found in any educational system in the entire world. And we still tend to believe the world will change which will never happen. Failing to understand this is like pouring petrol on fire. The world will keep accumulating more and more pain and problems which we can’t imagine. Instead of living a beautiful life, you will end up living a life filled with disasters. Decide yourself. What can you do to change the world? For that understand every single human being is a brick in the wall called world. The wall can’t be raised without a brick called human beings. Each one of you has a major role to play. You can take care of yourself to become a source of happiness for you and for others. That is possible only when you realise the power of the self. Failing to understand this, your mind will keep thinking about that which you are missing in life. You will never count on the blessings that you have in life.
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TREAT EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE AS A BLESSING
I would like to insist on a small metaphor which happened to one of my student. He was diagnosed with a major problem in lungs. They suspected it to be cancer and suggested a biopsy to confirm. He is the only breadwinner of his family. He had two choices: one to go for the treatment and live longer or not to go for treatment and die earlier. Still it is not promised that he will live after treatment if it’s proved to be lung cancer. With all blessings and prayers, nothing worked at that moment. He still gained energy to believe that something will happen right and went for the biopsy. Shockingly he came to know from the doctor that it was not cancer and that it was just a spread of fungus. This was a very rare case but it can be treated and he was assured of a healthy life once the treatment is done. He broke out screaming that God is present and that he understood the value of how much he was blessed. I asked him a question. “Did you ever feel blessed before you came to know about the condition of your lungs?” I wanted an honest answer. He replied ‘no’. I explained that he went through a situation where he was about to lose it and once he got the confirmation that he is not going to lose it, he was feeling it as a blessing.
“As you failed to enjoy the blessing before this condition, don’t forget to enjoy the blessing called life”.
Rather than thinking about what you don’t have in life, focus on the blessings that you have. It can be as simple as your ten fingers, or your ability to see, hear or to have food that you want. Start feeling happy and thankful for every blessing that you have. From now, treat everything as a blessing and I promise you that you will be blessed in every aspect of your life. It’s your choice to understand but if you understand it, I personally promise that every aspect of your life will change from now and forever.
Wishing you a life of peace, success and happiness.
Atmayogi Shri Aasaanji
Aham Brahmasmi !
