Joy springs out of you, like a fountain. That is your very nature | ASHTAVAKRA GITA

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यत्र विश्वमिदं भाति कल्पितं रज्जुसर्पवत् ।

आनन्दपरमानन्दः स बोधसत्वं सुखं चर ॥

When you can see the entire event as fleeting impositions or happenings, and you remain untouched by them, then you are happy. Joy springs out of you, like a fountain. That is your very nature. Clinging on to the past, to your likes and dislikes, you have bolted the fountain of joy.

It was a dark night. A gentleman was going into a forest with a small torch. From a distance he saw a snake on the path. He stood there waiting for the snake to move. His torch cells (batteries) were running out. There was a very feeble light. If it was totally dark he would have passed. But it wasn't - there was a feeble light, so he could see the snake. He was frightened. He stood there sweating and shivering. And the snake seemed to be very adamant. It never moved. It seemed to say that it will move if he moved. That it will make sure he did not move. It was very frustrating for him. He waited and waited, for three to four hours. By that time another person came along with a more powerful torch. He checked and discovered that it was not a snake but just a rope! There was a big sigh of relief! He wondered at his foolishness that he had wasted so much of time, shivering and getting angry at and fearing the snake, and it was just a rope.

Something which appears to be a big burden, problem is hurdle, that which would seem to take away life, later seems a joke. The gentleman laughed and laughed the rest of the way. Then, the day broke and the entire forest was filled with flowers, fruits and celebration. Birds were singing, peacocks were dancing and the streams were flowing. That place, which was so frightening in the dark night, now became a place of celebration. This very universe and the very events in the world which appear to us to be a big botheration, turn around and become a playing field, a game. When you can see this whole flow of events as temporary, as nonexistent, then even when someone scolds you, you smile. When somebody is scolding you, notice the buttons being pushed i.e. something is happening. 'Oh, what is happening here inside? I am getting angry. I'm feeling frustrated. Oh, good.' Every event, Evey happening becomes a play, a game, a celebration. Walk blissfully, breathe blissfully, sit blissfully, being aware of all these events. 

यत्र विश्वमिदं भाति कल्पितं रज्जुसर्पवत् ।

आनन्दपरमानन्दः स बोधसत्वं सुखं चर ॥

You are unhappy. There is some tightness in your body. Observe the intensity of that sensation. The very thing which was so unhappy - the sad thing - flips over and you see it is tantalizing or stimulating. One can even laugh at that painful event. I very well remember being astonished at my grandmother. She had a hefty body and would come quickly from her room. Many times she would slip and fall on the ground. But when she fell she would sit and laugh and laugh! No doubt, it was great fun for us; it was like watching a movie! I would sit and see a lady coming, walking quickly and falling flat on the ground! But we used to feel that poor lady must really be getting hurt! Her limbs and body must be aching so hard, she should cry! But she never cried. She just used to laugh. Our experience is that whenever anybody, every kid, falls down, it pains them and they cry. And if they see their parents around, they cry even more. If nobody is around, they don't cry. They somehow hold onto all the tears and sorrow, and just walk on. But this was very funny for us. She fell and laughed (no doubt we were laughing). It is just a matter of habit. Deep inside you observe the intense sensation which creates pain. It flips over and that very sensation assumes a different dimension. Then you see that it's just blissful.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

ASHTAVAKRA GITA

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