EFFORT
You must put in the effort
You must put in the effort. A Master is a stick firmly planted in the ground. You are like a jasmine creeper that has been planted nearby, for you to grab onto it and take off. Does the stick grow the creeper? No. the creeper grows by itself. With whose support? Catching on to whom? The stick. The Guru is necessary. That’s why Mahaprabu gives so much support. So, you must first be 100% clear in your belief of who you really are. Give only top priority to that alone. It doesn’t mean you throw the other things away. While living in this world, give maximum priority to your goal and keep practicing, putting the effort. That is a happy journey. All relationships will say “Naa irruken, I am there I am there for you”. Only a real Guru will say “Nee irukkai, You are there. You are there as THAT, nameless formless blissful being”
The biggest burden we have in us, is thought. Thought has the most weight. When that thought is removed, resolved, suddenly a whole weight is gone.
Thank your past problems because they have taught you what is right. It is like, to enjoy the twinkling of the stars, you need the darkness behind it. Enjoy these insights. After a long time, a window in a dark building has opened. Enjoy the light, breeze, birds, mountains, clouds. Extend the understanding.
I thank you for the opportunity to say these words. Satsang is a garland made of two types of flowers. Master and Disciple.
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