Life is an Eternal Stream
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
‘No one is an outsider. All belong to me, are my very own.’ This feeling, this attitude is Satsang. Satsang does not mean just singing bhajans and then leaving. It means the company of truth. What is the truth? That no one is an outsider. Someone may be a Sikh, Christian, Hindu or Muslim – all living beings; all humans belong to that one Divine. The Vedas expounded this- ‘Sakala veda pratipaadya aatma rupam‘ – within me, He lies hidden. Recognize that power. Then there will be a smile on the face that cannot be erased. Isn’t this what we want in life – a smile that can never be erased, a love that can never diminish, a life that can never be broken? It never breaks, but it appears as though it got broken. Life is an eternal stream. We have been coming here for ages. You have come here many times, and so have I. We have all come to this planet several times. It is just that you forgot. That is why you remain so troubled.
However, as you start doing sadhana, meditation, pranayama and Sudarshan Kriya, a new light becomes visible. One exclaims, ‘Wow! I was needlessly upset; for no rhyme or reason.’ Whatever situation you have, you can make that situation as a step for your growth. You can definitely use pleasant situations, you can also make unpleasant situations you’re the next step for growth. This wisdom should awaken. When we change, we are capable of inspiring others.
