Be Grateful for Whatever You Get

 

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Be Grateful for Whatever You Get

The Universe is always ensuring we receive whatever is good for us at any given moment in time. It is our desire and expectation which tends to put a spanner in the works and makes us feel disappointed with existence. When we want more then our expectation is certainly going to block our availability to receive the bliss that we are getting without any expectations. This is a simple rule of life.

Jesus says, “Ask and it shall be given to you.” But in the modern world this makes more sense - “Don’t ask, otherwise it will be not given to you; not only that, whatever is given to you will be taken away.” Jesus says, “Knock and the doors shall be opened,” and today it will be, “Knock, and even if the doors are open, they will be locked!”

Jesus says, “Seek and ye shall find,” and today if we have reached a certain meditative state - “Seek, and we have missed forever. Don’t seek, and we are it - there is nothing else to find.” The bliss that we are finding here is not coming from outside; it has been within us always — we just have never been in the company of blissful, madly divine people. Seeing so many people flowering, suddenly we too have blossomed.

Blissfulness is contagious. That’s the whole idea of creating small oases around the world, where people can find blissful people all around. The very presence of those blissful people will transform them. Intrinsically everyone has the capacity, but they are always surrounded by miserable people so they never become aware that there is a possibility of being blissful. Everybody is miserable and it looks a little weird and awkward and embarrassing: when everybody is miserable and we are enjoying, we then feel guilty. We have to be part of the company we have chosen.

The whole world can be blissful because everybody carries it within themselves. But there are a few points to be remembered, and the most important is: don’t ask for it, don’t knock for it, don’t seek it, don’t expect it - otherwise we will become closed. Remain available and open, and it comes… and it comes in abundance.

Just be a little alert, that’s all! If we can learn only one lesson, that of being conscious, blissfulness will arrive. And it is natural – it is understandable - when it comes, we want more. But we have to be alert not to want more. On the contrary, be thankful for that which has come, and more will be coming - that is absolutely certain. This has been experienced by all those who are on the spiritual path.

Don’t expect! Whatever we get, be grateful for it. Instead of expecting more say, “This is too much! I don’t deserve it; I have not earned it.” Bow down to existence in deep gratitude, and we will feel flowers of bliss and benediction showering on us from all sides. 

Once we have learned the simple rule, we will never expect - and we will always be getting more and more. Just remain available, keep the doors and windows of the heart open.