Message from The Himalayas: How to deal with adversity
Although all of us hope that life should run its course
peacefully and happily, and that is the sincere wish of this blogger for all
visitors to this blog, there are times that does not happen. Life goes
through its ups and downs. My own view is that the best approach in good times
is to use some of it for refreshing and cleansing the soul of past burdens, and,
to involve oneself in meditation in bad times to enhance knowledge for the
soul. Recently I enquired from the Babaji of Nainital, my favorite
spiritual master, as to how to deal with times of adversity. This was the
answer I received,
“When one enters the dark phase in one’s life, when times are bad and more bad times to follow are feared, then sit back and reflect. Reflect first on the worst possible outcomes, then on what your best response to that would be. If you have done that honestly and with satisfaction then you will find a new and renewed confidence since the actual outcome can only be better. The feared troubles wil…
“When one enters the dark phase in one’s life, when times are bad and more bad times to follow are feared, then sit back and reflect. Reflect first on the worst possible outcomes, then on what your best response to that would be. If you have done that honestly and with satisfaction then you will find a new and renewed confidence since the actual outcome can only be better. The feared troubles wil…
