The working of the Universe and
Life are a great mystery to all of us. We are a part of the life that flows
ceaselessly in the Universe and we are all a part of the Universe too. We are
subject to all the laws of the Universe. Every part of the creation – from the
amoeba to the ant, from the life in the egg to the elephant, from a blade of
grass to the green forests, from monkey to man – we all submit to the laws of
creation and nature. When we do not understand the laws and resist the events
around us and the things that happen to us, we create stress for ourselves and
make our lives difficult. We feel we
have created our own power, position and status in life and hence we govern and
control all the happenings around us. We forget that our lives are intertwined
with so many other people, places and events and we cannot steer things to
happen the way we want. Unless and until we have surrender to God, we will not
be able to understand the working of creation and be able to let go our ego and
need to control.
One of the most bittersweet
moments of life comes to us when we realise that we do not have everything
under our control; that is difficult to figure out what is going on in our
lives and why things happen. There is a crushing period in our lives when we
understand that our jobs, our wealth,
our children, wife ,family , friends,
relatives, power or prestige do not give us the depth of satisfaction,
peace or happiness in life. Then comes the realisation that there is something
beyond all this which will give us what we seek – peace and love, which is deep
abiding love for God and surrender unto Him.
Surrendering to God means that we
submit ourselves to the Will of God. We accept that whatever happens is the
will of God and we are mere instruments performing work. We
do our duties sincerely, keeping in
mind the name of God and His Light. There is no resistance in us or questions
or any room for doubt about the happenings or conditions in our life. When we permit the free flow of light or will
of God in ourselves, that loving energy cleanses and purifies us. It gives us
knowledge, wisdom and strength to accept and do the work allotted to us to
perfection possible by us. All the negative qualities in us are slowly wiped
out. We overcome them and we are filled with love , peace and bliss of God.
When we live in surrender, we do
not carry the weight of our ego, likes, dislikes and vices. Hence we are able
to move swiftly with the current of the happenings and are not disturbed by any
turmoil or disturbances around us. We
are completely obedient to the words of Guru and God. When we empty ourselves
of our desires and selfishness, we are able to walk swiftly right behind Guru
and God. Surrender to God brings about an inner transformation of self which
leads us to our inner divinity.
Sri Krishna speaks of Surrender
in the Bhagwad Geeta. When we think only and only of Sri Krishna and do all our
work in full surrender to Him, and offer our work and life to Him and accept
whatever results of work we get as His
blessings, we will attain His Grace and His Feet. Great devotees like Akrura,
Draupadi, Hanuman, Dhruva, Prahlad and others have shown us the way of
surrender to God and the grace which flows due to the surrender. The devotee is
made capable of performing extraordinary tasks and is always loved and
protected by Divinity. Those of us who aspire to perform great feats for the
welfare of humanity must cultivate surrender and bhakti of God. This will supercharge
and enable us to achieve astounding deeds. Then God performs through us and we
become perfect instruments of His peace and action.
