I am not talking about detachment.
Have you so much fun...
Have so much fun in your life again and again...
that you become content.
And then...
you don't have a desire of anything.
A human's life should be like that.
Can you live your life like that?
Why not?
But where is your attention?
Where is it? Your attention keeps shifting.
You want to do many things at once.
You need finish the task...
that's on priority.
What will happen if a car driver doesn't know...
when to push the accelerator and when to pull the brakes?
What will happen? An accident will take place.
Why?
Because one should know the working of...
brakes and accelerator.
Both are not interchangeable.
It's not like, you can use either of them.
No!
You have eyes.
How will you know what you're doing?
By practice.
You will learn it by practice.
What happens when someone learns to drive a car?
The person doesn't know how the car work.
They drive it with caution.
But when he gets a hang of it...
then he knows how to operate a car.
If he sees a car coming...
he can pull the brakes and slow it down.
He knows when to push the accelerator...
and when to release it.
Life is like a car.
You are driving it.
You are the driver of that car.
Do you know, when to use the accelerator and the brakes?
Are you properly driving it?
You push the accelerator, instead of pulling the brakes.
What happens then?
It brings misery.
Everything that we do...
Be it love or whatever we do in our life.
He is my child, she is my wife.
This and that.
Your life is a journey.
You are traveling and enjoying yourself.
You don't need to do anything.
You are on a train journey.
The train is going and going.
I don't know the destination. It's just going.
Everything exists as long as it's running.
Eventually, all the desires...
wishes...
whatever you've achieved...
everything will come to an end.
So, what does that mean?
The thing is, whatever I do in my life...
whatever I'm doing in my life...
to make this journey enjoyable...
is not enough.
I should make my journey...
so beautiful and so enjoyable...
that the day I reach the destination...
and when I'll leave the train...
I should not have a feeling of regret...
while leaving. I shouldn't feel that the journey...
should have lasted a day longer.
A person should be fully satisfied.
But do we do this?
Legends have said, don't leave the work for tomorrow.
Do we do that?
Do you leave work for tomorrow?
Not one!
You leave all the work for later.
'I'll do it later.'
'I'll do it later.'
When it comes to the quotes...
someone quoted this...
someone quoted that, but no one pays attention to that.
No one understands that.
You don't take anything seriously.
Someone is delivering a sermon...
and people are busy doing...
something else and not paying attention.
So, what does that mean?
Devotion is very important.
It's very important.
Have you noticed, earth starts to crack...
when it gets dry?
When the earth cracks...
it is preparation...
of the earth for rainwater...
to reach deep down.
You focus for that knowledge...
for that sermon should also be the same.
So that when knowledge is imparted...
when a sermon is delivered...
then you should be able to grasp it.
It should be understandable for you.
But you won't be focused until you pay attention.
A tiny ant.
Have you seen a tiny ant? The black ones are bigger.
The other is the smaller one. Tiny.
It's as big as sesame seed.
Have you seen it?
If you take a straw near it...
it will run away.
It knows that...
something is wrong.
It will run away.
It's not that the ant will turn and check what it was.
No. It will just run away.
Only human will turn back to check what it was.
The ant knows that it's not right.
It's unfavorable.
Do you know what is good for you?
What's good for you is...
to get as much joy as possible.
How a person will recognise himself until he recognizes his true feelings?
A person can't be defined by his face.
A person can't be defined by his face.
Your face would be the same...
if you were to be defined by your face.
If you think, your face hasn't changed yet...
then see your childhood's photos.
Your face has changed.
But what has not changed?
Your heart has not changed.
Your face and body are not the true basis of your identity.
Your heart is the true basis of your identity.
In there, lies your God.
It contains a book...
which has answer to all your questions.
You need to read that.
You need to understand that.
You need to understand that.
But people are like, this god should like the way we want.
They want God to have a certain look.
The crown should be like that, there should be a flute.
There should be this and that.
Whatever they watch on the TV...
It's called reverse engineering.
They want the God as seen on TV.
Had they not portrayed god in that manner...
what would they do?
So, how does God look?
As I said, there were humans and Gods...
but there wasn't any book.
But wasn't there an image of god in people's heart or not?
What was that image?
Crown did not exist at that time.
Human's hadn't discovered gold at that time.
They didn't know about gems back then.
Forget about the flute.
Then what was the image of god then?
I know one thing, you start a fire...
to heat a pan.
What everyone does then?
Why?
Why?
How will you how hot it is?
To check, how hot it is.
Is it hot enough to bake a flat-bread?
That's why you touched the pan.
It has to turn hot since it's on fire.
But how hot is it?
You have the eyes. Can't you see?
Why do you touch it to check the heat?
When you sense the heat...
you know how hot it is.
You sense heat by a touch.
Your eyes can't sense heat.
But this can.
Your skin can sense the heat.
The skin, not the eyes.
In the same manner...
you can feel God.
Just like you sense heat.
Your will not be able to see it with your eyes.
But you sense it by touch.
In the same manner, if happiness lies within you...
then what is it equal to?
It's like meeting God.
It's not a matter a day...
or few days.
As long as you are alive...
and as long as you live...
you should lead a blissful life.
With happiness.
Do you know...
what happiness is?
Happiness.
True happiness.
Being happy on the inside.
From outside...
you just smile.
You behave differently from outside.
You might be sad at that time, but if you meet a friend...
he'll ask your well being.
You will say, everything is fine.
But do you know how to be happy from within?
For example...
when there's a thunderstorm...
you call it a thunderstorm.
But it's not just a thunder storm
What do you hear first in thunderstorm?
There's lightening!
When you look out, there are clouds...
rising...
Humans might feel that...
there's a storm.
But for many animals and living beings...
it's not a thunderstorm for them.
They were waiting for it.
They know that when that happens...
it will rain.
And when it rains...
When it starts pouring...
what will happen?
Have you ever seen the birds?
Have you seen the worms and insects?
They stay still.
Even the birds stop flying.
It will sit and wait for the rain.
Pitter-patter, Pitter-patter...
Pitter-patter, the rain drops fall.
And when it rains...
their wish will be fulfilled.
Because they are focused at one thing.
One thing, and that is when will it rain?
After that...
when it stops raining...
and they are drenched, they will start flying around.
Everything!
But it will be fulfilled.
What is more important in life?
Being happy from within.
Being surrounded by happiness.
Being showered...
with knowledge in life.
Being a part of prayer meet and being able to help.
If that persists...
then you should try and be a bird in your life.
Focus yourself...
and see when it rains.
And when it rains...
sit down and enjoy it.
Those animals...
worms and insects...
don't have any issue...
in getting drenched during that time.
They wait...
They wait so much for it...
and eventually that day arrives.
And to...
feel it they don't have hands...
but they welcome the rain...
with their body.
Let it rain.
Allow that knowledge of happiness...
be a part of your life.
Don't be shy.
Don't lose your focus.
You are humans.
You are humans, and that too is a blessing.
You are humans, and that too is a blessing.
But if you don't accept this blessing then...
what is the use of this blessing?
But that too is a blessing.
No matter how amazing...
a cook is.
No matter how experienced he is.
But if he's asked...
to make cauliflower dish...
by giving him okra.
How is that possible?
Making it is different and having the vegetable you need is another.
Very often I've told the cooks...
that when you cook...
keep one thing in mind.
You say that you are making cauliflower dish.
God already made cauliflower.
Now we have to add some salt and masala...
to make it delicious.
You are not making cauliflower dish.
You are not making okra, God made it.
It is tasty.
It's your job to make it more delicious and not change the taste.
Let its taste stay.
If you can make it more delicious, then do it.
It's the same with life.
Make it more delicious. And not that we...
have to make a life! You cannot do that.
God already did that for you.
He did it.
How do we make it more tastier?
That's when you are a cook.
Or else...
if you are really trying to make cauliflower...
taste like okra, then you are crazy!
Because that won't happen no matter what you do.
People in our life...
don't live together.
How do I...
If I...
make my life a bit better then it is possible that...
I can make someone else's life better too.
We should add some flavour in their lives too.
Being together! No.
No one wants to be together.
They will fight. And fight with whom?
They won't fight with strangers.
If they fights with a stranger, then he will slap him.
You fight with people who are close to you.
Then there are differences.
They feel upset...
over what the other people say.
No matter what a stranger says to you...
when you are driving a car or riding a motorcycle...
or cycle, or if you are walking...
if you move a bit aside, the stranger abuses you.
Right or no?
Do you say anything to him in return?
He's gone already.
They abuse and leave. What will you say to him now?
But our people will be there.
Where will they go?
They live in the same house as you.
If you abuse him, it will upset him.
And you will give out the list of things said by that person.
Do you know that story...
of a person?
He was a wealthy man.
He has this habit of drinking a glass of milk...
before he went off to sleep.
He hired a servant...
to give him a glass of milk...
every night without fail.
So...
what that servant used to do...
he used to take out some milk and mixed water.
And then serve it to him.
One fine day, the owner felt that...
he doesn't get a full glass of milk.
Someone is pouring water in it.
So what he did was, he hired another servant.
What is his duty now?
His duty was to keep an eye on him and make sure...
that he doesn't add water in it.
The instant there was another servant he...
spoke to the first servant...
and asked him if he mixes water. The other servant agreed.
The new servant asked for his share of milk.
So...
he used to take out...
one fourth milk and add same amount of water.
The new servant was asking for the same amount of milk.
That leaves half milk and half glass of water.
He didn't like that.
The owner felt that there's more water in the milk.
He hired a third servant.
What was his duty? His duty was...
to see...
whether the first two servants are mixing water.
The new servant asked if they mix water in the milk and they agreed.
He asked...
for his share of milk.
Now...
one forth milk is left and rest of it is water.
That is what he started drinking.
He said this isn't right.
He noticed a lot of water in the milk.
He cannot even taste milk in it.
So, he hired another servant.
He hired the 4th servant who asked for his share of milk.
By sharing one forth milk each amongst everyone...
then there won't be any milk left.
It will just be water.
The 4th servant said that he will handle this.
So, the instant the owner went to sleep...
he took cream on his finger...
and then applied it...
around his lips.
When the owner woke up, he asked...
for his milk.
The servant said he gave it to him.
The owner says that he doesn't remember...
that he drank milk at night.
The servant asked him to look at the mirror...
and see cream on your upper lip.
That is what it is.
That is what is happening with everyone.
That is what is happening.
They talk about different styles of devotion.
It is called devotion, devotional gathering...
knowledge, sermon.
Apply some cream on the mustache...
and you will be happy that you drank it and it was delicious.
This is not devotion.
If you do devotion.
And enjoy devotionals songs and sermons...
and that of knowledge...
then you will feel a certain feeling...
and the surrounding within you...
will be that of happiness.
You will feel satisfied...
that the day this journey stops...
nothing should be left incomplete.
The day this train stops....
this journey will be worth remembering.
I mean, enjoy it completely.
Not partially, but completely!
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