Don't
try to disturb or change what Life has provided for you. And that may include
how things turn out or how some people you know are behaving with you.
There’s nothing
wrong with the ways events have happened, or are happening, or the way people
are or even the way you are. Everything is just the way Life has ordered (some
people will like to believe it as ordained) it to be. There’s a natural order
to the Universe. To the way people, situations, events and even objects are
placed. Each of these arrangements is perfect in their own way. To grieve about
why things, events or people are the way they are is a sign of lack of
understanding of Life!
Yesterday, an
event that the Odyssey bookstore had organized for us – for my Book, “Fall Like A Rose Petal – A father’s lessons on how to be
happy and content while living without money” (Westland, August
2014), was completely rained out. The organizers expected 100 people. But only
less than 20 managed to brave the inclement weather. I was not disheartened
though. And I encouraged the organizers too to take it easy. I said,
“Everything is the way it should be. When you expect things to be any different
from what they are, you invite agony into your Life.”
So, if you seek
peace and happiness, just accept what is and you will never have a problem. I
am reminded of a Zen story. A very wealthy man asked a
Zen Master for a text which would always remind him how happy he was with his
family. The Zen Master took some parchment and, in beautiful calligraphy,
wrote: “The father dies. The son dies. The grandson
dies.” “What?” exclaimed the rich
man, furiously. “I asked you for something to inspire me, some teaching which
might be respectfully contemplated by future generations, and you give me
something as depressing and gloomy as these words?” he thundered. “You asked me
for something which would remind you of the happiness of living together with
your family. If your son dies first, everyone will be devastated by the pain.
If your grandson dies, it would be an unbearable experience. However, if your
family disappears in the order in which I have suggested they do, this is the
natural course of Life. Thus, although you will have to face moments of pain, with
each departure, the generations will continue, and your legacy will be
long-lasting," explained the wise Master.
So, the Master
Plan of your Life__and mine__is beautifully crafted, engineered, if you like,
to ensure that we live, learn and leave in peace. Only when we wish that the cosmic
design, the Master Plan, be different than what it is now, do we suffer. So,
let everything __ people, events, situations __ just be. In the
order of the Master Plan, that has no flaws, you will find peace.
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