Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Attachment causes pain, and detachment results in joy. But, you cannot easily detach yourself from activity; the mind clings to something or the other. Make it cling to God, let it perform all actions for God and leave the success or failure, the loss and the profit, the elation or the dejection, to God. This is the secret of Shanti (Peace) and contentment. The world is comparable to a big machine. Each individual is a cog in this big machine. We may feel the futility of our lives when we are compared to a small pin, a bolt or a screw in this huge machine. However, imagine a train running at a great speed. This train cannot be brought to a halt even if hundreds try to stop it. But if the driver puts on the brake, with the help of a small pin, it will instantly stop. In the same manner, when an individual uses their mind, ideals, intelligence and faces trouble and untruth in this world, he/she has the capacity to counter the sorrow in this world. This is so, in spite of his/her being only a small pin or a bolt in this big machine of the world. Therefore, each one must regard oneself as a good and useful person in the context of the prosperity of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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