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82. 94. Sharing.

# 94. Sharing

During an Ananda healing session, one person asked me, 'I am a sinner, a rude man. I was a thief till some time back. Can people like me perform the holy thing of meditation?'

I told him, 'What you ask is like a patient, who went to a doctor saying, 'My health is bad. Can persons like me take your sacred medicines?' Joy bubbled up in his eyes!

  • All good things are not created solely for good people only. They have been created only to be shared by one and all.
  • 'Sharing' is a meditation technique.
  • 'Sharing' is a technique related to living, to cut and remove the ego without any feeling of pain.
  • Do share whatever you hold in your heart. Whatever vacuum that is created earlier, by sharing it will be duly filled up with bliss.
  • Experiment with the above statement. The door of bliss will automatically open by itself.
  • Distress will decrease the more and more you share. Bliss will increase the more and more you share.

A writer was sharing an incident that happened to him when he was a young and up-coming writer.

'That was the first book I wrote. I listened to the criticism of the book by others. During some conversation, I told my neighbor, 'For writing a story, there is no necessity for intelligence.'

The reply he got was, 'Yes sir, when I read your story book, I too came to the same conclusion only.'

The writer says, 'Though I was shaken by this reply, I took that as a lesson.'

  • Sharing is even capable of turning up and showing you new pages again and again in the lesson of your life! Sharing is a kind of growth.

Nitty once shared a happy incident that happened in his life. Nitty's wife heard the gossip and mischievous talks of Nitty. She began to pursue Nitty playfully with a rolling pin used to make tortillas.

As Nitty was running, thinking, 'Oh! It is a long time since we played this game of running and catching', and as his wife was chasing him, Nitty entered a crowded street and ran like a serpent.

As she was interested in pursuing Nitty only, without listening to the shouts of the auto-rickshaw driver for her to move out of the way, she bumped on to the auto, and at the same time, the auto also came to a halt with a sudden brake.

Irritated by this, the auto driver shouted angrily, 'What madam! Why do you run in this haphazard manner? If you had indicated with your hand as to which direction you are going to turn, at least I could have avoided coming that way...'

Nitty's wife hastily said, 'Don't talk without understanding the situation. I cannot point out the way in which I am searching.' So saying, she again began pursuing Nitty, who was still playing the game of running and catching with her.

Like Nitty's wife, it is the nature of the mind to imagine some reason or the other and run after the worry.

Once it appears to the mind that it has had enough chasing and being caught up in a particular worry, the mind will start chasing the next worry.

It is a practical truth that only our mind is searching again and again and finding these worries. To recognize such actions of the mind, even if we bring our careful attention to it, we can find out these instances when the mind runs after an imagined worry.

One small technique to bring to a halt the mind which finds comfort in searching and finding out the worries:

Do not allow any worry to stay in your mind for more than a single day. Throw away all things. Those who think that this is not feasible, start sharing your worries.

Share all your worries with such a person who totally influences your conscious feelings.

Don't worry if you do not have such a person who understands you and respects your feelings.

Go to spiritual gatherings, service organizations and the like.

There are many people like you waiting there, who wish to respect the feelings and share with others. A new path will be born.

Sharing the worries is like making the pus come out of the boil. That is not a total solution. Go beyond this; you have to travel towards bliss.

One day Moorg Mukundan, without getting sleep, was striding up and down in the court-yard of his house.

Mukundan's wife asked him, 'Oh Mukund! What happened? Why are you looking so worried?'

Mukundan said, 'I have to give Rs.10,000/- to the opposite house Dhanraj. I have dodged him for the last two weeks. I promised to return it to him tomorrow. But I don't have even a single rupee on hand. I don't have the hope that I will repay that loan in this birth. That's why I am worried.'

'Is this all the reason for your worry?' so saying, she got up suddenly and opened up the window and shouted, 'Dhanraj, Dhanraj!'

It was night time and Mukundan got agitated and said, 'Hey! What are you doing?'

Dhanraj opened his window.

Mukundan's wife shouted saying, 'Mr. Dhanraj, forget about the ten thousand rupees, you had given to my husband. He cannot return it.'

Dhanraj anxiously asked, 'What are you saying... Why can't he return it?'

Mukundan's wife said, 'It seems he cannot repay that loan in this birth. Because...! It seems he does not have any money at all. I called you only to tell this truth', so saying she slammed the window shut.

'Mukund, you sleep peacefully tonight. Hereafter, instead of you, he will begin to worry.' She said this and she winked her eyes meaningfully and lay down to sleep.

It is the nature of a wounded mind, for the sake of a minute's joy, subjecting others to worries, like Mukundan's wife.

If anxieties are shared with such people, who do not know to respect other's feelings, grief will increase further.

If worries are shared with people of spiritual consciousness, first thing, the worry will become lessened. Later on, solution will be obtained.

Beyond all these, it will be easy to learn the paths about blissful life from those persons who possess spiritual feelings. They will also help you with their total willingness.

A pundit once asked Sakkiya Muni, 'You are always blissful... How is it? What is the difference between you and me?'

Sakkiya Muni said, 'It is nothing else. I share bliss with others. You share sorrow with others. This only is the difference.'

The action of 'sharing with others' will make us a meaningful man.

The act of sharing our worries is an expedient to relieve ourselves from worries.

  • How to find out worry and its birth place?
  • Why do some other feelings similar to worry attack us?
  • One can really live blissfully without worries. This is the way.

Meditation camps are only those which teach you such above-mentioned methods scientifically and at the same time easily.

People who render such services share their bliss with you. That is why they do bliss as a service. They do service blissfully.

I repeat again, worry will reduce the more and more it is shared. Bliss will increase the more and more it is shared. This is a formula for bliss.

A meaningful incident.

In a T.V. programme on 'Elders day' a 90 year old woman was asked thus:

'Even in this age what makes you happy?' For this question she replied: 'My job'.

Surprised at this reply, the interviewer asked, 'What job is that?'

The old woman replied, 'I am looking after two women, who are older than me. When I assist them, the minutes I share with them are great. It is delightful.'

  • Sharing is meditation. Sharing is nature. Sharing is bliss. Sharing is love.

Meditation chisels. Chisel No.49.

As you love the face, love the other parts of the body as well.

If you are asked to take and throw away a very dirty thing...which one do you try to use first? Is it the fingers in the hand or the toes of the feet?

I am asking those persons who say, 'Mostly the toes of the feet.' Why? Are the feet of so low a state?

If you use the fingers of the hand you have a feeling of disgust felt by the whole body. You don't feel so when you use the toes on your feet.

Why? Think about it.

If that is so, either the toes of the feet should have become numb in your heart, or it should be a part of the body which does not command any respect.

Section 2

Our body parts, towards which we are indifferent, will begin to lose their subtly fine feelings.

Those parts which are not respected by us will slowly and steadily exclude themselves from sharing our energy. Result – knee pain, leg pain, swelling of blood vessels, boils and the like.

Sharing should first of all happen within you.

Man has learnt to be indifferent and show disrespect to different parts of the body for various reasons.

Just like the face, every part of the body should be loved and should be maintained.

Parts that are not given importance are cut off from you. These parts will become small islands, which are not able to enjoy the coolness of the sea, even though they are in the middle of the sea. They do not experience and enjoy the energy of the body.

This has to come to a halt.

Your energy must be shared throughout your body. It should be irrigated.

See whether the importance you give your face, you give to all other parts of the body.

Respect those parts which have lost their respect. Energy will flow!

95. All God's play.

When a Zen Master said, 'Even the mistakes done by him are sacred', the disciple asked, 'Who is that he?'

The Master said, 'God'.

  • All are God's action. Because some among them, he says, are wrong, some he calls sacred. Truly, God is in between these two.
  • The whole universe is God's playing field. In this playing field, the movements of God appear as dance for one, as Rudra Thandavam (the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva in his anger) for another and as a loud announcement of silence for yet another. This only is Leela or play.
  • The divine energy which does the three actions of: Creation, Destruction and Protection in a very casual manner, is only making us move about and do things.
  • To whatever extent God has interest in the whole universe; to the same extent the divine energy has interest in each and every cell of your body.
  • In your body, how long should a cell live? Which cell should be destroyed? When should it be destroyed? All these actions are not planned by you.

Which cell should get formed when? What event should take place in the world? When should it take place? - Even this you do not plan.

  • Planning every thing and finishing them as planned with certainty is done by God. Whatever happens, according to God's plan will end in goodness only.

  • Without remaining patient till the end, if we see in the middle, some times it will appear as though bad things only happen around us. Why! Even a doubt will arise as to, 'Is there one called God at all?'

  • Until the truth, 'All are God's play is not understood, play will appear as an evil deed only. If understood, even evil will appear as play.' That morning happy news was awaiting Nitty Rajar.

December 31, 2000.

'Greetings to you, Nitty. You have been promoted as assistant manager. Take it.' so saying the M.D. gave his promotion letter.

As M.D. left the room, all praised Nitty.

Nitty said, 'Good news. It is a very great thing that such an ordinary person like me got such a big promotion. It is all God's play.' He left the place happily.

In the next hour, some information came.

M.D. said, 'Sorry Nitty! The name has been wrongly typed. The one who got the promotion is Mr.Mohan Ram, it is not for you. Sorry; don't feel sad, Nitty.'

Nitty said, 'Good news. All is God's play. You have not done any thing wrong in this. Why do you say sorry?'

M.D. looked with wonder, when Nitty consolingly told the M.D. 'Don't feel sad.'

January 1, 2001. In the manager's room...

M.D. said, 'Sorry, Nitty. It is very difficult for me.'

Nitty said consolingly again, 'Have I not told you yesterday itself not to feel sad?'

M.D. said, 'Compared to yesterday's shock, today, still worse news has come. They have demoted you as an assistant to our supervisor Gopal. Sorry. I feel bad for this.'

Nitty said, 'Aha! Is it so? Is it not a grave matter that one in a thousand only will get such a demotion? This is also God's play only. Good! My joy is not affected by this. Why do you feel sad? You be peaceful, Sir.' He said this and casually went away.

January 2, 2001.

Morning 11.00 am

M.D. said, 'Sorry, Nitty. I feel very, very sad...Because of the 2K problem in the computer, yesterday wrong information came saying that there is demotion.'

Nitty said, 'This is good news. My demotion has been made all right. Then why do you still feel sad?'

The M.D. said with sadness, 'Sorry, Nitty. You have been actually dismissed from service itself.'

Nitty looked up once and said, 'Sir, Even to one in a lakh, such a thing will not happen. One will not get punishment without doing any thing wrong. How can a job be lost without any reason? Impossible. It is all God's play. All is for the good only. I take leave. You need not bother unnecessarily. Be peaceful sir.' So saying, he left.

'Can this situation be handled with such equanimity as Nitty has handled it?' With wondering eyes, the M.D. was watching Nitty as he left.

January 3, 2001.

Morning 11.00 am

On the phone, M.D. said, 'Nitty, a promotion for you. It is not the mistake of the computer stating it as 'demotion'. Saying that you have been removed from service was my mistake.'

Nitty asked, 'Is it so? What do you say?'

The M.D. replied, 'The person who was laid off his job was K.Nitty Rajan and not you. You are as usual a supervisor only. In haste, I had read the initial wrongly. Sorry, Nitty.'

Nitty said, 'All is Gods' play. For the last three days, the game was superb. Is it not?' Laughing he put down the phone.

Whether we believe it or not, it is a truth that there is a divine energy. It gains access in any thing and every thing and has its play. This is the truth.

If this secret is deeply understood, we can also enjoy the game. Why, we can also play the game along with God.

On Shivarathri day.

'In God's play victory is a victory, defeat also is a victory.'

If this divine doctrine becomes our experience, there will be no dearth for laughter and bliss. – Kesava Rishi was delivering a discourse.

One pundit got up and asked, 'How is it Master? How can laughter and humour be present always around us? What is the relation between this and the divine doctrine?'

Kesava Rishi said, 'If you begin to laugh looking at yourself, that itself will continue for a long time.'

Pundit asked, 'How is it Swami?'

Kesava Rishi pointed to the disciple by his side and said, 'Look at him. He is intelligent. But he thinks he is a fool. But, because you do not know the truth about yourself, you think that you are intelligent.' When he finished saying, all those who were present there laughed.

'Swami, I am unable to understand what you say.'

'Divine doctrine is not one such thing to be heard and understood. It is one to be experienced and understood,' said Kesava Rishi.

'All is God's play' is not an ordinary statement. It is a Maha Vakya, an exalted statement or truth.

If this single truth is understood experientially, one can enjoy in this world every minute one lives with life in the body. If tried sincerely, it is possible.

A meaningful incident.

When an atheist asked a Sufi Master, 'Where is God? How is he?' The Master said, 'God sleeps within the mountain, dreams drowsily within flowers and plants, moves within the animals, and is awake within man.'

  • Meditate upon the above statements. Let it come true!

Meditation chisels, Chisel No.50.

You can become a tiny God, just now!

It has not been possible to prove the existence of God. It has also not been possible to prove the non-existence of God.

Even by the Big-bang theory, which says that the universe appeared in this way only, it was possible to explain up to the appearance level only.

It could not explain what made the universe appear.

God is accepted as God because He only has created every thing.

Creativity is God's secret, strength and all.

God is not a miser.

God is not selfish.

  • To prove this, creativity is not kept within you. It is a personal gift given by God. It is a binding gift.

Section 3

Creativity is God's blood-circulation. That blood relationship continues in man. Those who possess creativity are God's direct sons. They are HIS parts.

Due care in whatever action you do, excellence in the way in which it is done, novelty in executing it – All these mingle.

Whatever you do, that is creativity. The outcome is a new creation.

Full concentration in action, excellence, novelty – when these mix continuously, your individuality will become evident. Bliss will bud. Meditation will occur.

God is an artistic creator. If you become a creator, you approach God's proximity.

Continuously do new things. Live in this way.

Every minute you become a creator, God's blood is gushing in you like a flood.

Divinity surfaces.

Every minute creativity is expressed you become a small God. Meditation happens.