Q: Dear Pandit ji, in the past I Have heard you say that we are never given a problem that we don't already have answer to. Would you please talk about Failure then? Thank you! Jai Gurudev.
We are never given a problem that we cannot handle. Every Problem that comes in front of you is to make you realize how many more abilities you have, how much more you can bring out of yourself, how much more skill talent and joy you can bring forth! This is what it shows.
It's all to make our minds, our intelligence function. When do you really need intelligence? When there is a problem-isn't it? If there were no problems, we would be like cows! Cows have no problems! they eat, drink water, and sleep! If your life was so smooth- without any problems- then you would just eat and sleep... and become duller and duller and duller!
The Divine has given you a brain to use! The Divine has given you such a brain, to be alert. Every Problem is there so that you can use this brain! isn't it? However, we do the reverse. We don't use our Brains and we get into more complications, or we use our brains to create more complications rather than solve them! Don't return this Brain to God, Unused! Don't put yourself in the category of unused brains! Use your brain here, as much as you can.
Now, to answer the second part of the question.....
What do you consider as failure? Often, what you consider as failure - a Little, turns out to be a success. As a child, you want to be a Truck-Driver, but later on grew up and you were forced to become a doctor, or an enginerr, then you thought, it was good you became a doctor, or something else! isn't it?
Look back... and you will see that failure, which appear to be failures, are all short-lived. In the long run, every failure has contributed to your own growth- has contributed to making you stronger and more centered. Somewhere deep inside you, every failure contributed in a very Positive manner.
It is very Interesting! You have to look at it through different eyes.
We are never given a problem that we cannot handle. Every Problem that comes in front of you is to make you realize how many more abilities you have, how much more you can bring out of yourself, how much more skill talent and joy you can bring forth! This is what it shows.
It's all to make our minds, our intelligence function. When do you really need intelligence? When there is a problem-isn't it? If there were no problems, we would be like cows! Cows have no problems! they eat, drink water, and sleep! If your life was so smooth- without any problems- then you would just eat and sleep... and become duller and duller and duller!
The Divine has given you a brain to use! The Divine has given you such a brain, to be alert. Every Problem is there so that you can use this brain! isn't it? However, we do the reverse. We don't use our Brains and we get into more complications, or we use our brains to create more complications rather than solve them! Don't return this Brain to God, Unused! Don't put yourself in the category of unused brains! Use your brain here, as much as you can.
Now, to answer the second part of the question.....
What do you consider as failure? Often, what you consider as failure - a Little, turns out to be a success. As a child, you want to be a Truck-Driver, but later on grew up and you were forced to become a doctor, or an enginerr, then you thought, it was good you became a doctor, or something else! isn't it?
Look back... and you will see that failure, which appear to be failures, are all short-lived. In the long run, every failure has contributed to your own growth- has contributed to making you stronger and more centered. Somewhere deep inside you, every failure contributed in a very Positive manner.
It is very Interesting! You have to look at it through different eyes.
