The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita grants deep wisdom to lead a lively life. The more we study Gita, the deeper knowledge and conscious we beget to lead the life in new-novel modes. This is similar to the ocean with infinite expanse and depth. Hundreds of gems are hidden within these deep fathoms of the ocean. We need to transcend these depths to extract these gems. Similarly, we ought to delve deep into our own self to turn our life into the gem. Continuous actions-activities are necessary to attain both of these states. Deep knowledge and active consciousness, coupled with continuous activities are mandatory. Guru is akin to the ocean. Hundreds of small rivers merge into the ocean, and similarly, Sadhak expanses his self by merging himself with the Sadguru.
There is a Jewish legend that thirty-six enlightened hidden saints roam around the earth. They continue their work with their love even though nobody assists them, and nobody heeds or listens to them. What do you think? I am telling you all this in any belief that you will listen to me. It is highly unlikely that you will listen to these statements. However, this doesn’t disappoint me. It is up to you whether to pay heed to these statements or not. I shall continue to speak. I think and care about you. It is your responsibility to listen to or not.
Innumerable Saints, Sages, Prophets, and Gods have been incarnating in this creation for thousands of years, and they have actively tried to awaken to the conscience of the people in this world. All these saints and prophets constantly continue to awaken the conscious of these worldly people with their noble wisdom-knowledge, but no one listens to them. First people consider them crazy and laugh at them. Then they start to gradually ignore them and stop even laughing at them. Nobody pays any attention to their talk. Everyone has turned deaf to noble wisdom. However, these noble souls continue with their noble activities.
The Almighty God got confused because he would have to burn the village upon leaving it. This one single soul who cares and worries so much about these people. One, who is full of benevolence-compassion. And yet, nobody listens to him. Even then, he continues to preach…
Then a child beckoned him one day because the child used to see him. A dialog between the saints and the children is always very easy. The Saints are childlike, and the children have basic qualities of the saints; leading to common interface points. A child asked him- You shout so much, and yet nobody pays any heed. Why don’t you stop?
He replied- I used to shout earlier thinking that people will change, listen to me, will agree and be saved from the upcoming tides of misfortune.
The child replied – Forget the history. Why do you shout now? Nobody pays any attention.
He responded – I shout now to prevent these people from changing me. I shall continue to shout. These are very stone-hearted people. I could not change them, but I fear changing due to them.
Therefore, the questions about aggressive education-initiation, and enhanced aggression within the whole society comes up. Will the simple-minded, non-violent, peaceful, calm-hearted folks be able to survive. Where will these folks with so-called feminine tendencies stand? Or will they also turn aggressive?
No, they will not if you continue to engage in the effort to awaken the people, to raise their consciousness. You should keep on taking measures to weaken the aggressiveness within these people, knowing fully well that perhaps no one will change. Benevolence never gets disappointed. Nobody has been able to disappoint compassion. The benevolence never becomes desperate. Nobody has ever been able to frustrate the compassion.
Do not sit quietly if you feel that people are aggressive, violent, and martial. Do not keep quiet. Do whatever you can to reduce this violence and aggression, even though you know in your heart that your efforts might not be fully successful.
However, I advise you that you will definitely have to try at least once to change them. It is no less wonder that they will not be able to change you. This itself is enough. Therefore, whenever anyone asks me what to do? Your words create aches in our hearts. We get an instant urge to go and spread the word. However, we fear that nobody will listen.
Who has ever listened to anyone? Who listened to Lord Buddha? This entire world would have been completely different if anyone would have listened to him. There would have been no need to teach anyone. Nobody has ever listened to anyone. Why do you worry about whether people will listen or not? At least you yourself will listen, will hear your own words. It will enhance your strength. At least one thing is definite, that people will not be able to change you. That in itself is a major achievement. And Guru always continues his actions-activities, to terminate the demonic tendencies in humans, and replace them with divine joy. Do not worry about people laughing at you. People will laugh, they have been laughing at for ages. They do not change their nature, why do you change yourself?
There is a feeling in your mind that you have to give something to the people. Go ahead, distribute it. Do not worry that they will laugh and throw it away. It is up to them. You do not need to be concerned about this. You should pour your heart out to them, it will lighten you up. This is similar to a cloud casting showers from the sky over mountains and lakes. The mountains refuse to take this water, while the lake joyfully accepts all the water, and fills itself up.
Do not worry whether others will believe it or not. If you worry, then you will get scared and your efforts will shrink. A timid person can easily be changed by others. Always remember that ignorance breeds aggression. The violent always make the first move. A calm person reconsiders in his mind, to act or not to act. The aggressive do not think, they just strike at first sight. The distribution of your kindness, compassion, wisdom, and conscious will create a shield around you, and it will definitely protect you.
That saint rightly said that earlier I used to shout in the hope that people will change, now I go on shouting in the hope that people will not be able to change me. Humans survive in the world only because some people are connected to God, otherwise, your life will completely rot. Even a slight connection of a single person with the Providence continues to illuminate the light of life. An oasis forms within the desert. There is always at least one tree in the hot scorching summer Sun, to enable you to relax and take shelter under.
With divine blessings,
Kailash Shrimali
