Sri Gurubhyonamaha,
Upanishad Saara - Jnana dhaara
#64. Sadhana chatushtaya sampathi
Titiksha (Continued..)
To take the adversities of life in the right spirit there are two more oft quoted examples:
1. If Gold has to be purified, then it can't be done with solid Gold. The Gold is first heated up on fire for a length of time; after it melts, the impurities are removed and consequently we get pure Gold. Similarly if we need to purify our character/personality, then it can't be done when the personality is solid/rigid. When we go through challenging times in our lives, our ego/pride melts and its easy to purify our character, with some effort. That is why certain experiences are called as humbling experiences; we become humble when ego diminishes.
2. If a beautiful sculpture has to be shaped from a stone, then the stone has to receive a lot of blows. Similarly blows that we receive from life, will shape our character into a beautiful mental personality.
Hence we need not think difficulties are bad for us. In fact difficulties are good if they help us to become a better person.
If we develop a strong conviction that hardships of life are meant to help us evolve mentally, then we will accept and bear them without lamenting. This is Titiksha.
Hari Om TatSat
Sri Ramakrishnaarpanamasthu
Upanishad Saara - Jnana dhaara
#64. Sadhana chatushtaya sampathi
Titiksha (Continued..)
To take the adversities of life in the right spirit there are two more oft quoted examples:
1. If Gold has to be purified, then it can't be done with solid Gold. The Gold is first heated up on fire for a length of time; after it melts, the impurities are removed and consequently we get pure Gold. Similarly if we need to purify our character/personality, then it can't be done when the personality is solid/rigid. When we go through challenging times in our lives, our ego/pride melts and its easy to purify our character, with some effort. That is why certain experiences are called as humbling experiences; we become humble when ego diminishes.
2. If a beautiful sculpture has to be shaped from a stone, then the stone has to receive a lot of blows. Similarly blows that we receive from life, will shape our character into a beautiful mental personality.
Hence we need not think difficulties are bad for us. In fact difficulties are good if they help us to become a better person.
If we develop a strong conviction that hardships of life are meant to help us evolve mentally, then we will accept and bear them without lamenting. This is Titiksha.
Hari Om TatSat
Sri Ramakrishnaarpanamasthu
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