When Is The Time

Aum Sairam

Time and again, it needs to be stressed that mere gratitude to Sri
Sainath for what He bestowed on us is not sufficient. The gratitude
must lead to the pure state of devotion. Few are born with the absolute
realization of Omniscient and Omnipresent God. For the most, the first
encounter with the supreme conscious happens as a result of an event
that defies logic. Everyone of us stand a testimony to this phenomenon;
students getting rewards that they did not expect, hopeless patients
whose fortunes were reversed for the better, the jobs that we believe
Sri Sai Baba give us, and even the occasional bliss our spiritual
pursuits have brought us.

It is also the experience of several that such gratitude fades away
slowly with time as other priorities occupy the lives. Although
conscious of the never ending chain of wants and desires, the
spiritually aspiring mind gives in to what appears as the real
happiness. Stages of life according to Hindu scriptures include balya
[infancy], kaumarya [youth], grihastha [household], and vanaprastha
[retirement]. It is thought that vanaprastha is a stage where in, the
man proceeds for a recluse in woods and spends time in search of
spiritual fulfillment. The myth of life also concocts convenient
justifications for waiting for tomorrow, not realizing that tomorrow
does not exist for granted. Time is an entity that human life has no
control over

There should be no waiting to initiate an attempt for liberation.

It should be done when all our senses are in right order and we have
the right physical and mental condition. It is a common practice for
man to wait until the earthly life is settled, and it is his tendency
to procrastinate until he will be ready for the spiritual journey. In
reality, such a day may not come at all. Every stage of life brings
with it, its own situations that may demand one's time and attention.
It is very easy to be entangled in the trap of earthly comforts, joy,
sorrow fear, and a myriad of myth. Human life can be short and no one
can predict when it will end. On the other hand, leaving everything,
our thoughts, deeds and their consequences at God's disposal will bring
a renewed sense of well being, happiness and fulfillment that is only
perennial. Cultivating the attitude of staying immune to the earthly
uncertainty will bring one close to the Lord and assure him of a
fruitful spiritual realization.

Allah Malik