Adversity an indication of God's supreme benevolence
The Lord is one; the entire
cosmos exists in Him alone. He is the disinterested friend of every living
being. He desires that we should meet Him, that we should win His love; but we
are so unfortunate that we are not keen to meet Him even though He would have
us meet Him.
He is keen to meet us even
though we are reluctant to meet Him, and He desires to meet us when we are
alone. Now he appears in the form of ignominy, with the result that the whole
hubbub of applause dies away. Now He appears in the form of penury with the
result that the multitudes of selfish men hovering about withdraw. At other
times He comes in votaries of success disperses. Again He appears in the form
of terrible pain with the result that no consciousness other than that of the
pain remains. Coming thus in the shape of diverse repulsive forms He strips you
of all other company and then meets you when you are all alone.
In whatever form the Lord
comes to you, when He does not allow anyone else to stay by your side,
naturally He meets you when you are all by yourself. If you happen to recognize
Him in that solitary union of yours with Him you will have achieved the purpose
of your life. You will have anything more to do and nothing more to achieve.
But so long as you fail to recognize Him you’re wondering and burning will not
cease.
It is very difficult to
recognize Him in the crowd of congeniality. At that time there is such a hubbub
all round you that you lose yourself in it. In order to disclose His identity
to you after ridding you of this hubbub the supremely benevolent Lord appears
in the form of diverse adverse circumstances. Crowd and hubbub disappear in
adversity. Identification gets expedited. All these adverse circumstances are
really an indication gets expedited. All these adverse circumstances are really
an indication of His supreme benevolence.
When there is terrible
headache or stomach-ache no consciousness other than that of the aforesaid pain
persists, in the form of that pain the Lord alone remains and recognizing Him
in this way in every terrible adversity you can easily enjoy the bliss of
solitary union. He alone comes in adversity and comes to give you the joy of
solitary union. He alone comes in adversity and comes to give you the joy of
solitary union.
The moment you recognize the
most beloved Lord the whole sting of adversity will disappear and you will
directly perceive that the Lord has by His infinite and unaccountable grace
assumed the form of adversity and that He has come to bless you by allowing you
to enjoy the transcendent experience of solitary union with Him. Recognize Him,
hail Him and become blessed by getting united with Him.
- Adversity an indication of God Supreme Benevolence