Last week Mingyur Rinopoche spoke at Google. He is a highly respected teacher and master of Tibetan Buddhism and the author of the Joy of Living. He asked if there was anyone in the audience without problems. And of course no hand went up. That he said is the suchness of life, the essential humanity. In fact without problems, our life would be uninteresting. How do we then deal with our every day problems of life?
Divine Mother tells us “Be tranquil. Be patient. Never curse your fate when trials and tribulations visit you. Adverse circumstances, trying situations, difficulties and stupendous problems may come. What of that! They are part of life. Dynamism and vitality are the nature of life. The wall has no problem. A corpse has no problem. You are Siva, not Shava. Be up and doing. Remain unpertrubed. That is the strength of bhakti. Your dutifulness and dharma should turn your face to God.” (from Whispers from Solitude, Mother’s teachings in her own words)
Today is Guru Purnima. The supreme duty of a disciple is to have trust in the Guru’s words, have faith, and let go. It is not blind faith that Divine Mother is asking from us. She encourages us to question and push back. But once that deep conviction comes to us our faith becomes unshakeable.
I want to leave you with a quote I saw in a Lululemon (yoga clothing) store. That is an unlikely source of divine inspiration. But your lessons for life can come from anywhere.
In the end what matters is
did you live well
did you love well
did you let go…………………..
Put your faith in your Guru, receive his or her grace, and learn to let go………
Jai Matha!
Gopi