Question:
When
a desire is unfulfilled and we seek to counter the same it only gets further
entrenched and intensified which generates unrest in the mind. How should I
manage such a situation?
Sage TGN:
I have given out the method of countering only with reference to
those Thoughts which, when translated into action, could bring misery to you or
any other being. Good Thoughts on the other hand, are to be nurtured, and ways
and means devised to bring them into appropriate deeds.
Say you are employed in an Organisation
and your heart is set on promotion to higher cadre. Desire is also a Thought
and there is nothing to fault in the present aspiration. Under the rules of the
Organisation you should secure some additional
qualification, maybe on-the-job training or academic acquisition through study
outside. You do that and qualify yourself. But will the promotion be given to
you the very next day? No, a natural vacancy has to arise through retirement or
resignation of another employee. Is there any point in fuming and fretting
during the waiting period? You should utilise the
interregnum for some fruitful purpose such as recollecting and reflecting on
the ideas you heard so far through our CDs.
In the West they say, “Deserve and Desire”. But we counsel, “Deserve
and leave it at that. What you deserve will come to you of its
own accord at the appropriate time.” When you plant a seed in your
garden can you harvest the fruit the day after tomorrow? All
in good time. It is against this background that Adi
Sankarar advised you to put in your efforts to the
best of your capacity and then intone “Parameswara priyartham” prior to relaxing. This is not a counsel of
resignation but one born out of the firm knowledge that the Totality of Nature
is what has to proffer the ultimate result in accordance with your deserving
quotient.
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