15. There Are No Miracles In Life

What we label as a miracle is normal in another plane of existence. There are no 'miracles' in life.

In this incident from the life of Ramana Maharishi, an enlightened master of recent times, he used an ordinary incident to teach valuable lessons to his disciples.

A bank manager came to see Ramana and asked, 'Please give me the power to perform miracles.'

Ramana said, 'You can't handle the powers you have now. Why do you ask for more?'

The manager asked, 'What do I have now? Nothing!'

Ramana said, 'You are a manager. You hire some people and dismiss others. Are you handling these powers well? If you were performing these duties properly, you would not have stress in your life. You would be at peace. What you need in life is intelligence, not power.'

Listen to the ringing truth in the words of the master. The need of the hour is intelligence. Every one of us needs intelligence to handle routines, events and duties in our daily life, and to transform all our obstacles into opportunities. The greatest need is for inner transformation - the ultimate alchemy.

People repeatedly ask me to materialize objects. They seem to think they have come to watch a magic show rather than a discourse or workshop to learn meditation.

A discourse or a meditation workshop is the place for transformation. It is the place and time when deeper, inner miracles take place - miracles important for our spiritual progress. We need to use these experiences as guiding lights in our darkest hour. The transformation occurring in the presence of an enlightened master is the true miracle of our life. When we are looking for 'magic show' miracles, we fail to recognize this.

There are no miracles in life. In our mind, we classify everything we cannot comprehend as a miracle. Any incident which seems to defy scientific knowledge, causes us to ask, 'Could this be a miracle?'

We should understand that this universe supports laws that go beyond scientific laws. Scientific laws are strictly human discoveries. When we discover the connections that link seemingly inexplicable, unconnected objects or events, we begin to appreciate the mysteries of our Universe. We need intelligence to solve a mystery. We do not need miracles.

We are the are ultimate miracle. Our bodies are the ultimate miracle. are Existence is the ultimate miracle! is

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