Pain - Lessons 1 to 2

JUST BE HOPELESS

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Be hopeless the only way to
hope. Be hopeless that is the
ultimate that can happen in
you. Always all hopes lead u
to hopelessness. Because by
nature, hope leads you to
hopelessness. No other way.

Everything brings pain –
Vivekananda says as consequence
or anticipation of loss of
happiness. Pain is pain. Even if
you have joy, fear of losing or
craving to have it more & more it
will bring pain. If you have pain,
it is pain. If you have pleasure,
either fear or craving is pain. If
nothing happens also, these 3
gunas (attributes) sitting inside
will be fighting with each other.
That is also pain. Then what to
do?.

SWAMiJi SAYS:

"THE ULTIMATE LiFE iS WHEN
YOU ARE JUST HOPELESS.
COMPLETELY HOPELESS. STAY
ALWAYS iN BOTTOM, THEN
NOBODY CAN PUSH YOU!"

Do not cling to life because life is
suffering. That is what Buddha means
when he says life is suffering. The 1st
step to start spiritual journey is be
hopeless. Everything will create joy
in you.

Close-up portrait illustration of a devotee with palms pressed together

A young ascetic form of Paramashiva with hands folded in anjali mudra

WHAT iS PAiN?