Generally we all have some concept or idea about God. Sometimes, it looks to me that God is like Santa Claus. As you know, when parents cannot afford to give the gift that the child wished, they bring Santa Claus and say that the Santa delivered it. The child accepts it. Parents tell a lie by bringing the Santa Claus. Similarly, from childhood all our fears and insecurities are presented through God. This is a problem across all religions. That means, God becomes the hope to replace your insecurity, unhappiness, your pain and problems. For example, if I know from people that God takes care of my problem. However, when I start praying God, my problems started increasing further, then I will feel that there is something wrong with God. I will never see the wrong in me. When you go to religious people, they will say something is wrong with you. That is also incorrect. We say, there is neither something wrong with God or you. It is all about your understanding. When you talk about God, it is a religious dogma that God is the creator of the universe. But it is half-explained. To create anything you need material. Where does God get this material? They only talk about efficient cause of this universe as God. Say, God put his money or magical hand to create this universe. But from where did God get the material. That nobody talks. That’s why the description of God started becoming different. The way we started looking at God completely depended upon our understand or insight. For example, I have disease and I start praying God and somehow I get cured, we say God is the remover of diseases. It is better to understand that God is not only the efficient cause. He is also the material cause. This means God is everything. You are God and everything you see is God. There is a fort in Andhra Pradesh. When you enter there, whatever you talk, it echoes. When you are happy, the echo of happiness comes. When you shout, the echo of shouting happens. Similarly, when everything is God, based on my understanding, at that given moment, God will appear. Why do we look for a loyal person in our life? In life, a common person always looks for solace, support and hence is not able to face the truth.
Hence the reality becomes distant. Due to this, the person looks for loyal person around him rather than a truthful and honest person. When a person is not able to face the truth and live in the reality, that person looks for loyal people. In this process, the person becomes a loser. There was a King, who was always looking for a loyal person. From time to time, he used to ask questions to find out if other people are loyal to him or not. One day, he asked all his courtiers “Imagine me as King and one of you are travelling in the desert, As we are travelling there is no water. Somehow we manage to find water but only one person can survive with that water. Will you allow me to drink that water or will you drink it? Everyone said “Of course, you are the King, we will give you the water. The King’s eyes fell on Moolah, as he was silent. Moolah said “Nobody knows what they are talking. If I happen to be with you, I will never do this trip. If there is some water, I will distribute it.
If we both are alive, we can search the way to come back. If only one is alive, it will be difficult to find the way back. It is better to die together rather than dying alone. How to handle tough times and past memories? If anything is simple, you will not enjoy. Imagine, a road is excellent and you travel far, will you enjoy? Only when the journey is difficult, you enjoy more. When you go through tough time, you get a chance to look at yourself in a better way. The quality in you, really comes out when you go through tough time. If you are really, working on goodness, the more you go through tough time, the goodness in you will come out. If you are not aware of this, when there is tough time, you behave the way you want. That is the point to observe. During adversities, how I am able to manage myself, that person will only be able to understand ones own self. Understanding ones own self does not happen if every situation is conducive. Do not allow challenges to be stronger than you. Don’t think they are bad. Without taking anybody’s help just try to bring the bad memories and go into the details. You have to start elevating yourself and also dig that subconcious mind. On doing this all memories will come but only as an information and not as a bitter experience. We need our past just as an information and not allow them to disturb us.