” क्या हम आजकल की ‘सुविधाओं’ को गलती से ‘सुख’ समझ रहे हैं ?”

Swami ji said…

Haven’t we whispered amongst ourselves,
with a tinge of envy in our voice – on seeing the affluent – “उसके पास सब कुछ है … वो कितना सुखी होगा !” These days a quick assessment of the kind of comfort in which a person lives ; the number of cars he owns ; the numerous houses he has ; the various gadgets that he owns – which are upgraded constantly – is all that is required by us – to certify him as a – सुखी इंसान ! Greater the number of means of comfort seen and associated with a person by us – entitles us to unilaterally declare – that he must be the happiest person on the planet, living a life of pleasure and ease, experiencing bliss on earth. What more could he need – we say – as according to us – he has everything going for him ! And, we could even secretly wish to change places with him anytime. So sure are we of that person’s state of happiness. But , is he? ‘शांत’ because of all the ‘सुख – सुविधा’ that he has?

Can drawing such conclusions based merely on parameters of possessions ;
‘सुविधाएँ’ –
surrounded by all material comforts ; possessing a sea – facing house ; a residence in the hills ; owning a fleet of cars – qualify to label him as a – सुखी person – actually be realistic and rational ? Can we say with certainty that material comforts can cent percent guarantee him mental peace – ‘शांती ? He could still be restless as he craves for more – and, being content and at peace with himself even after acquiring so much is something that is still unknown to him. Could there be a person more unfortunate than him ?

There is nothing wrong in wanting to make life comfortable for ourselves – and most of us work very hard – in order to make a decent living and progress in life…”हम सब एक ऐसा जीवन जीना चाहते हैँ जों सुख- सुविधा से भरपूर हो, परन्तु अगर हम तब भी शांत ना रहें – then there is something wrong with us ? Is it because we have made the mistake of getting attached to ‘सुविधाएँ’ ? Has our over – dependency on all these conveniences and means of easement made us mistake them for harbingers of peace…” हम ने ‘सुविधा’ को ‘सुख’ समझना शुरु कर
दिया है ? ऐसा करना गलत है…”

Peace cannot be bought at any counter of any store.There is no money involved in letting it flourish within us. It is a choice that we have to make – to be at peace with all the ‘सुख’ that we have.
It can only be experienced by us , if , we have made up our minds to experience it – let that sublime feeling of peace – become a part of us.The more detached we are from the ‘luxurious’ comforts of life, the more at peace we are ! And, what is extremely important is – to atleast, be grateful for whatever ‘सुख’ we have. We need to draw inspiration from the saints and sages, ‘सच्चे – संत’ , who had deliberately chosen to distance themselves from all kinds of ‘सुख – सुविधा’ – as their only aim was to experience unparalleled inner calm and peace.