Continuously Evolving Life

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Continuously Evolving Life

Life is always testing us – many of us get the feeling, “Why is God testing me all the time, why do I have to face such problems always?” This is actually nature’s cycle – there is no person born on earth who has not faced problems. Even the greatest of Masters have faced problems and moved on and evolved with the passage of time. It is the most fundamental thing that one needs to remember – suffering is never over, even if it comes, all we need to do is face it with awareness.

There will be phases in life when one feels that all the problems have been overcome and that one is filled with love and compassion; but to continuously maintain that state is very difficult. Obviously when there is no greed, jealousy, anger – one is filled with love and compassion. It is the same energy that becomes passion, jealousy, anger. It is the same energy – positive and negative manifestation – this is what we need to be alert and aware about.

Life is a continuous evolution, and we have to be constantly alert, otherwise we can fall back into the old patterns very easily. And the old patterns have persisted so long, they have become so ingrained in our blood, in our bones, in our very marrow, that one moment of unconsciousness and we are back. We have to go on being aware.

Something beautiful is happening - much more is going to happen. One never knows how much more is possible. We are never aware of our potential unless it becomes actual. We have seen a beautiful space of non-jealous love. Passion is a kind of fever, and it consumes lots of energy. Fever naturally consumes energy - and passion is fever. When passion disappears, compassion arises. And compassion is cool. Passion is hot, it burns us. Compassion is cool - not cold, remember. Hatred is cold, lust is hot. Exactly between the two is the golden mean, neither hot nor cold. Then we are in a state of cool warmth. Very paradoxical it seems — cool warmth. It is not hot, but it is warm; it is not cold, but it is cool.

And the real flower of love opens up only in that climate of warmth-coolness. A warm coolness is the right climate for the lotus of love to blossom. But don’t take it for granted. Never take anything for granted! Each moment we have to
conquer it again and again. Life is a continuous conquest. It is not that once and for all it is settled and then we can fall asleep and stay unconscious and there is no worry left. Again, we will be back in the same rut.

Don’t destroy this beautiful flower that is growing within. When we have something precious, we have to be more aware. When we have nothing to lose, we can be unconscious, we can fall asleep; there is no problem. But when we have something to lose - and this is something precious - be more conscious, be more alert.