PATIENCE

The ultimate knowledge of all religion is to know truth. What is this ‘Truth’? This cannot be described by words. When words end, silence starts and we come nearer to the truth. What is this ‘silence’? When questions & suspicions end, we go to our home to take rest. While we are in our home, we take rest, enjoy bliss and we are in silence. When I come out of my home, my peace is disturbed. I come on the road. I face scorching sun, rains and unbearable coldness. Again, I go home. There I get all comforts. Outer world is very charming but cheater. It always attracts the creature. While I am in my home, I am safe. When I come out, illusion captures me. Creatures begin to take interest in illusion. They start to think it real. They become pleased when some thing happens in favor, become aggrieved when against will. They become very disturbed when event goes wrong. Some body becomes so nervous that they commit suicide- the largest sin of the world. They forget their original form, which is far above than these meager worldly valueless things. When Lord Ramana pours grace, we know our original form.
Even in the worst situation, one should not lose patience. ‘Tawat bhayasya bhetabyam,yawat bhay nanagat; aagatan tu bhayan beekshya, preeti kuryat yathochitam’. One should watch the situation and wait for the proper time. ‘Jab neeke din aaihen, banat na lagihen der’. Time solves all problems. We can get nothing before due time and more than allotted in the fate. We get matured, ripe and sweet result after proper period. When we show hurries, the result is always adverse and sour. ‘Jald kaam saitan ka’. Losing patience, we change the favorable situation to adverse. We cannot eat unripe fruits because it is sour. We take our food when cooked properly. Premature child seldom survives; if survives becomes handicapped.
We see the riches of our neighbors and want to be equal to him overnight, but we forget the time taken in earning the same. The result is that we lose even our original capital. ‘Gel bhains pain me, parru sahit’. It does not mean that we should not effort. We should always effort but should not lose patience. ‘Karaj dheere hot hai, kaahe hot adheer’.
The word ‘home’ indicated above is ‘Real self’. When ego (false mind- false self) goes home (real self) there is complete silence. There is only bliss. This state is called ‘samadhi’. This is like deep sleep. The experiences of deep sleep cannot be described. We can only feel it by silence. The state like deep sleep in awakened state is ‘samadhi’.