March 5, 2026
If I see the truth as it is, then there is no suffering at all in life. There is no suffering in life because the power that is responsible for what we call creation, preservation and change, is omnipresent.
This omnipresent power must function for the welfare of all beings; therefore, the condition in which one finds oneself, is extremely necessary for each one of us.
Money was stolen from the ashram in Rishikesh. The secretary was complaining. Gurudev Sivananda answered him, "For one moment forget that 'I” is the secretary of the society and think that 'I' is the cheat. It is the same self that is in you and in him.”
This can only be done when the ego is not there at all, when it is not the decision-maker, the judge. The swami-ego condemns as wicked one who smokes and drinks, but if the swami-ego is dropped, we immediately become one. For what is it that stands between you and me? Me. When that goes, everything that divided us has gone. There is enlightenment.