Ultimate Victory
We are all aware that human nature itself is man’s ultimate enemy. It is
man himself who is waging a war against his success and progress in life. It is
basically our desires and ego which turn out to be our biggest enemies. In the
modern world, with so many temptations being sold via various media – print and
audio-visual – we end up desiring and cherishing things which we absolutely don’t
need. But because the product or dream has been packaged in a way to make one
fall into the trap, one generally falls for the advertisement unless one lives
in awareness – but very few people live in awareness.
The scriptures tell us to live a life of renunciation and denial, but in
the modern age this is not possible as the means of communication available today
makes it almost impossible to become a renunciate. In the olden days it was possible
to go into the forests are mountains and renounce life – but today, the world
has shrunk and getting away physically has become very difficult.
The only way to get away is if one can make one’s mind quiet and make
the mind a renunciate. If the mind becomes quiet and our attention, our chitta
turns inwards then it is possible to avoid the external chatter and the
temptations being thrown at us from all sides.
When we learn to meditate under the guidance of a realised Master, we
progress on the path of self-realisation and transcendence – union with
Paramatma. We learn to face life’s challenges without being affected by the
situation or the people in the given situation. We learn to smile and joke
about the twists and turns that life throws at us. We begin to live in the moment
without being bothered about the past or worry about the future.
One should not just be unafraid of being challenged
or beaten. We should transcend the situation – to keep our wits about us in the
present moment so that we can even joke about it. We need to find humour even
in the darkest and worst of situations. If humour does not help, then we can
with complete faith and defiance face the situation calmly.
Destiny and the divine smile at those who face their situations calmly,
without being upset or disturbed. Angst and stress is never the solution – a calm
demeanour and acceptability become our second nature when we meditate and turn
inwards. The ultimate victory comes when we lose our sense of Self and merge
with the Divine.
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