Ask For Tomorrow's Problems Today

02-08-2002, 12:47 AM

Jaya Guru Datta,

Here is today's saying:

" . . . we first want obstruction. You face everything. You call tomorrow's
obstructions to
come today - today's obstructions you call now, now, I want now! You can ask
like that, don't be afraid. Don't escape them, don't escape problems. You can
invite tomorrow's problems: Welcome, my dear problem, you want to come
tomorrow? No, no, come today - you are coming today? No, no, come now, I want
you now! That's the yogi's habit. You understand? We are all
escaping, the problem comes and we are scared and we escape, because we want
always facilities. Who will bear the problems? We are intellectual, we escape,
it is 'buddhi'. The real Yogi calls problems, he wants to finish all sorts of
problems, all sorts of creations, karmas, all sort of sins. We want to finish
it, we don't want to wait. If bliss comes tomorrow, okay I will wait for
tomorrow or day after tomorrow or next birth. But for problems I don't wait, I
want them today, now!"

Sri Swamiji, Silent Teacher, p.116

Sri Guru Datta,
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