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We do not have
to look far and wide to find meaning or purpose to our life.
There may be many different ‘noble causes’ to embrace, but if
we don’t embrace our own family members, then what is the point?
If we love the whole world but we can’t give love to our family,
then we haven’t really loved anyone.
We can save the whales, and we can save the seals, but if we
haven’t saved ourselves from our own self-involvement we haven’t saved
anything. You can hide from
the whole world, but you cannot hide from your loved ones or from yourself.
If you are ‘in your head’ when you’re with your family, but you think
you are ‘in your heart’ when you are serving humanity, then in fact
you are only in your ego and only serving your own self-interest.
If we are kind to outsiders but we are mean to our loved ones
it means we are totally caught up in our ego and egotistical images.
It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have an altruistic attitude
and feel compassion for the whole world—it just means that we shouldn’t
leave our family out in the cold. As the saying
goes, “Charity begins at home.” We
need to be warm with our family members first and foremost.
We cannot save millions of dollars if we can’t even save two
or three dollars. We can’t feed the entire world if we can’t even
feed our own family. Do you want to
bring peace and happiness to the whole world? Do you want to remove
the pain and suffering of the whole world?
Do you want to put an end to the injustice and violence which
is breaking our planet into pieces? Then you must start with yourself. Then the effects of your positive vibration
will spread out like the ripples in a pool of water. But if all we do is ‘think’, and think, and
think, then our own inertia and self-stagnation will make our life stink,
and we will never have any peace of mind. Bringing joy and
happiness to our loved ones means to bring joy
and happiness out of ourselves. To do that we need to tap into the
Fountain of Inner Joy. When we are truly joyous from within, we will
automatically effuse happiness everywhere.
True happiness is self-effulgent—it comes from within. But if we are looking outside of our selves
for happiness, then we can never become really happy or peaceful, and
we will have nothing to give to anyone, especially to our own loved
ones. Human beings are
limited by nature. We do not possess unlimited resources. A liter of water may remove the thirst of two
or three people, but it cannot quench the thirst of the whole world. If you spread yourself too thin you will not
be able to help anyone, including yourself.
Our compassion
and magnanimity of heart should be boundless, but all our dealings in
this world must be bound by our power of discernment.
For that, we require the deep wisdom and knowledge of Consciousness
(the Soul). True compassion is never driven by egotistical
images (whether blatant or hidden). Only wisdom can make us see our
shortcomings which prevent us from being truly loving and humble human
beings. This is why wisdom is the greatest gift (DAAN).
To
bring joy and happiness to your loved ones, and to everyone who comes
in your contact, embrace the divine wisdom and put it into practice. Then see the miracles happen: you will see the remarkable and miraculous changes
in your self, your loved ones, and in the world around you. Our
mission in life is to just give joy and happiness to our loved ones.
Dr. T. R. Khanna |