Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 11-03-2008
There is a reply I would like to give. Though the question is an ordinary one, I would say the answer is of great importance.
The question is “why is it that happiness always comes to an end?” We need to analyze “What is happiness?” “What is it that causes distress or unhappiness?” Sorrow always follows close on the heels of happiness. This is because they are of our very own creation. When we come to face to face with the truth, both happiness and unhappiness do not exist. We can convert our sorrow to happiness when we acknowledge that our difficulties have come to erase our bad karma. Thus we will maintain our poise even during difficulties.
I would like to give an example: Does a mother think her child’s mischief a source of woe? On the other hand, she is ready to sacrifice anything for the child’s sake because the child’s mere presence is a source of joy. Similarly we must face our karmic difficulties with joy and we shall emerge the victors.
Thus our mother who is God remains happy as He has infinite patience while dealing with the numerous pranks and question of His child. It is wrong to say God is angry with me because of my wrong acts. I repeat God does not punish. Our difficulties appear as we punish ourselves .As we sow so we reap. This is Divine Law. If we accept this we must realize during periods of happiness that difficulties will follow automatically. We should face these calmly too. I would say ‘Use this as opportunity to change your way of living for the better so you reduce your karma’.
{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}