Good Things Will Happen to You

Good Things Will Happen to You

When things are falling apart, if you think that in spite of spiritual practices things are falling apart, then you are not thinking right. If you lose that, you won’t even have the strength to go over the tough periods.

Just look at those people who have no knowledge of spirituality, or those who are not on the path, see how miserable they are. Just imagine for yourself that if you wouldn’t have had a taste of meditation, or the knowledge, where would you have been? You would have been much worse, isn’t it?

So, deal with them and trust that good things will happen to you. There is no doubt about it. This is a promise.

If you’re on the path, there is no way you will go down; you will only go up.

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When people criticize you, you should just listen to them. If there is something good in it, take it and if there is nothing good then just leave it, ignore it. They can comment, so what! You should not lose your equanimity.

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Q: How well does being religious help me in my spiritual quest?

Guruji : It is a different dimension. A little bit of religiosity is good in life. It adds a flavor which is needed both for yourself and for the society to continue.

You don’t need to go to a temple, a church or a mosque to pray and meditate. But just imagine if nobody goes, what will happen to all these temples? If everyone says, 'God is in my home, in my heart, and everywhere sit', for one generation it is okay, but what will happen to the coming generations? This whole system will collapse.

We need to preserve this ancient system and ancient culture itself, the world heritage. So temples are not just a place to find God, it is also a place of socio-cultural activities. So even in that sense, I feel it is good to keep that heritage alive.

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Transformation can only happen through understanding and not by imposing.

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Q: Whoever meets me ends up pulling my cheeks, what do I do?

Guruji : Don’t be tense about it; you must be really cute for everyone to pull your cheeks.

Om Namah Shivay