Swami ji said…
Do we take cognisance of the number of times we complain, crib or grumble in a day? At times, it seems that we are in a state of preparedness; ever ready to lament, express our dissatisfaction with just about everything that life lays out in front of us. Life has plans for each one of us – be it in the form of a surprise or a shock – a bolt from the blue; all of which could bring either a smile or a tear – but , life , inevitably does bring something for us everyday. At times, even the best of surprises might fail to make us happy, as we have become adept at finding some shortcoming in them ; and, sudden, shocking, unexpected developments in life are conveniently attributed to God’s unfair manner of treating us. During such moments we act as though the theory of ‘karma’ does not apply to us. The blame rests squarely on God’s shoulders according to us.” भगवान मेरे साथ हमेशा ऐसा ही करते हैं…” – we rue accusingly.
Discontentment rules so strong in us – that we seem to completely forget to express gratitude for all that God has been doing for us and gifting us with. Constant comparison with others, on any front, makes us feel insignificant and small and we bemoan that life has never treated us fairly. We appear to be extremely certain that we deserve much more than what has come our way, and , it doesn’t take us any time at all to get into a critical mode and say that we are victims of our cruel destiny. No one is spared by us once we begin our litany of complaints. On our list of complaints could be everyone else – but us.
Do we draw some sort of comfort in complaining ?Do we do so to conceal our weaknesses ; our frailties behind the thick curtain of complaints? We smartly avoid talking about the lack of initiative, effort , concentration and sincerity – that could otherwise have put in from our end, in order to achieve anything substantial in life – but , instead, we complain about the financial crunch, lack of parental support , difficult living conditions – that have led us to the miserable condition in which we find ourselves.Till when will we continue to complain incessantly?
We cannot seek shelter by parroting over and over again – ” If only this had happened?” “If only that had not happened?”
“ऐसा क्यूँ हुआ ?” “ऐसा क्यूँ नहीं
हुआ ?” It is the weak who complain. Rather, we must try in all earnestness to ensure that these never – ending complaints vacate our heart at the earliest – and instead fill the now vacant heart with love , gratitude and thankfulness to God for blessing us with this precious life.
What did the Kaurav prince, Duryodhan, achieve by complaining all the time? Rather than gaining anything ; he lost everything. He was never at peace with himself. He wasted his entire life in conniving , conspiring and scheming against the Pandavs – and to what avail. God and ‘guru’ both derive immense pleasure in seeing His children and devotees live life with a sense of acceptance and surrender to their divine will.
Dedicated to Swamiji Ajay Jain ji 