Right Attitude & Detachment
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Right Attitude &
Detachment
Most people start praying to God or seeking God in times of stress
and tension in their lives. And for some the question is what is the use of
this life if we are not seeking God? The life of an average person is such that
for every ten bitter experiences you will probably have one great experience.
Life gives more slaps than caresses – it is like a rule of life. That is
why we find more people who are unhappy as compared to those who are happy. A
very select few can say that they are truly happy. Unless and until one learns self-control,
control over the mind, something always comes along to make them unhappy!
We face many tests in life, in fact, since the time I have embarked
on the spiritual path I have felt that everything is a test – the Master keeps
testing us at every moment, it is a test of patience, test of compassion, test
of kindness, test of resilience – believe me everything is a test. We have to
be aware that we are being tested and face the test with detachment and move
on. We face misfortunes and we are disturbed and get imbalanced – if we focus
on the misfortune, it is far more difficult to surmount the problem. But if we focus
on the good fortunes in our lives, we will realise that the good always far
outweighs the bad.
Our bad experiences weigh so much on our minds that we find that
our minds are getting poisoned. It will be best if we meditate, learn to be
aware and with conscious expression of the right attitude, learn to master our
mind. By right attitude we mean our first reaction to any given situation –
that reaction should always be nuanced and appropriate to the situation –
usually we overreact and make a bad situation worse! When we realise that the
situation which we are facing is nothing compared to what others are facing
then there is no reason for us to overreact and become angry or frustrated.
Our peace of mind depends completely on us – the mind itself is
nothing but turbulence, hence keeping the mind quiet means not getting mentally
involved with situations – face them with complete detachment and awareness. The
moment we become emotionally involved the problems begin. We must always
remember that everything is God’s play of lila – creation, preservation
and destruction. Our job is to play our role in this cosmic drama, but be apart
from it. The moment we get involved and give it credence we are done!
All our faults and failures are temporary – we are eternal. It is
the attitude of victory or failure what we have in our minds that determines
whether or not we have been truly victorious in life. Just remember and affirm,
“As a wave from the ocean I have come, and back to the bosom of the ocean I
will go. I came from joy, I live in joy, and in that joy I shall one day melt
again.”
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