Are you affected by the physical, emotional and mental ups and downs in life?
Do you know that the pain or pleasure which we experience is transient?
Here’s a beautiful story by my Guru, Paramahamsa Nithyananda who is a living incarnation (fondly known as Swamiji):
Once a disciple went to his master and said: ‘Master, I am not able to sit for meditation. My legs ache, I feel distracted.’
The master just said: ‘It will pass’
After two weeks, the disciple went back to the master, this time saying: ‘I am able to meditate beautifully, I feel so aware and blissful.’
The same master again replied: ‘It will pass’
I would like to quote the Upanishad (ancient Vedic scriptures), which is a source of true knowledge. In the 8th verse of Isa Vasya Upanishad, it states that: –