Pause. Ask yourself four quick
questions: 1. What am I rushing in Life for? 2. What security do I need in this
Life to live doing what I truly love doing? 3. What am I praying for? 4. What
is my deepest aspiration in Life?
Understandably, these questions cannot be
answered in a jiffy. But asking them doesn't cost anything. On the contrary, it
awards you with inquiry, grants you thinking that can transform your Life. But
these are also uncomfortable questions. And so we don't want to dwell on them.
We prefer just rushing along with our daily lives __ continuing to work without
joy, to live in fear, feeling frustrated and insecure. Every now and then, we
turn to God, demanding that our financial, emotional and physical problems be
solved. With some element of probability coming in to play, when our prayers
are granted, we thank God. When they go unanswered, we blame God.
Kabir, the 16th Century mystic poet, a
humble weaver by occupation, invites us to find the God, who we desperately
seek, in the Faith we (must) have in ourselves. For those who follow Hindi,
find the verse rendered in Bhupinder's soulful voice on this link:
This verse translates as follows in
English:
“Where
do you search for me? I am with you
Not
in pilgrimage, nor in idols, Neither in solitude
Not
in temples, nor in mosques
Neither
in Kaba nor in Kailash
I am
with you O man, I am with you
Not
in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither in fasting
Not
in yogic exercises, Neither in renunciation
Neither
in the vital Life source nor in the body, Not even in the ethereal space
Neither
in the womb of nature, Not in the breath of the breath
Seek
earnestly and discover, In but a moment of search
Says
Kabir, Listen with care, Where your Faith is, I am there.”
So, stop running. Stop searching. Stop
seeking. Stop fearing. Start living. Live in Faith. You will find meaning in
your Life. And, ah, yes, you will
also find the answers to the four questions above! When you
answer those questions, you will find joy filling your Life!!!
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