When do we have fear or anxiety? Only when there is some fault in us. When
there are no faults of any kind in anybody, there is no scope for fear at all!
Today, man is exposed to fear and anxiety even in small matters, since he is
suffering from faults. These faults are responsible for fear, anxiety,
restlessness, hatred, and anger. Hence, if we are to live in peace and harmony,
we must strive to remove the faults in us.
There is no sorrow in man. He is Anandaswarupa, the embodiment of divine bliss.
In spite of that, if he suffers from sorrow, it is because of his own evil
traits. Sorrow has not suddenly descended on him from somewhere. The sorrow is
the reaction, reflection, and resound of the evil qualities in him. If someone
is ridiculing you, take it that it is not the other person but your own evil
feelings being returned to you in the shape of ridicule.
- taken from Swami's Maha Shivarathri Discourse in 2003....
Sai Ram
