A small story:
There was once a very powerful king. Despite his power and wealth, he wisely chose to be a disciple of a Master. He often visited the Master to receive guidance. The fact that he was king did not matter and had no effect on the relationship as a Master and disciple.
One day, during his usual visit, the king asked, 'Master, what is ego according to our ancient truths?'
The Master's face turned red and in a very arrogant tone he shouted, 'Fool! What kind of an idiotic question was that?' His response shocked the king and he became serious and angry. The
Master then smiled and said, 'This is ego.'
- UNCOVER YOURSELF -
If you go on fighting, you will just be defeated faster because if you are fighting with me, you are fighting with yourself!
Sometimes the fish swim against the river's currents and sometimes they flow along with the current. But either way, the fish is in the water. Whether you go along with me or you resist me, you are still here; you are still in the water. If you want to waste your energy in swimming against the currents, go ahead and tire yourself out. Once you are tired, you will flow with the current. But understand one thing: you are still in the water!
As I told you earlier, life with me will not always be a honeymoon. There will be many ups and downs. And there will be times when you will be sitting in front of me and you will feel like you are not with me. You will even feel like I don't care for you at all. There will be many emotions which come up. Everything that has been lying within you will now come up. But unless all this gets churned and comes out, you will not be free from them.
When my work on you is happening, you will feel like escaping; you will feel like dropping everything and running. Be clear: by hiding from me, you are only escaping from yourself; you are only hiding from yourself. Ultimately, it is your choice. You can either hide or allow. By hiding, you will only miss. If you allow, the transformation will happen.
- RISING IN LOVE WITH THE MASTER -
A devotee says he never feels satisfied no matter what happens.
First thing: I do not teach satisfaction. I teach you how to be contented. They are two completely different things. Satisfaction is a part of the ego, but to be content comes from deep within, much beyond ego. You can create satisfaction but you cannot create contentment. It has to happen on its own. And it will come when you experience total discontentment with full awareness.
When you are talking about satisfaction, you are actually talking about wanting more. When you are talking about contentment, you are talking about a settled state within which doesn't need any 'more'. It already has everything that is needed.
And this is the meaning of realizing. It means to live in awareness in any situation. This is what I am continuously teaching you. I am telling you to live and enjoy the bliss which lies within you. When you do this, you are content every moment. There is no need to search for any 'more'; there is no need to go in search of bliss. It is within you every moment! Bliss is not something that can be found, because it is already there.