7 Steps to Freedom from
Suffering
Question:
Nobody in this world is free
from suffering. To be free of
suffering, what should be done?
Bhagavan:
That’s very simple. Please
follow 7 truths to be free from
suffering.
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Everything
comes from a single source.
It could be God or energy.
There is no beginning and
end to life.
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If you
identify this source, you’ll
not differentiate between
good, bad, right or wrong.
All these things are our
views. Everything came from
one source.
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Life is
nothing but your search for
‘self’. In your life, things
that happen to you, people
you see, everything reflects
your ‘self’. If you are
suffering from poverty, it
means there is something
wrong with yourself. You
have to correct this to get
out of poverty. If you have
hatred, then whoever you see
will exhibit the same
quality. If you have evil
thoughts, people you meet
will also have evil
thoughts. Try to understand
yourself first.
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Realize that
anything that you experience
in this life is by God’s
grace. Supposing you slip
while walking, try to
realize that as God’s grace
too. If you see God in
everything, your life will
become wonderful.
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Realize that
anything you experience in
this life is just a ‘test’
for you by God. It is not a
bad experience. If it were
considered as a bad
experience then it would
mean that God is not
compassionate. If you
experience a problem,
consider it an opportunity
for you to face it and come
out of it. You‘ve been given
people, wealth and
confidence to face
challenges, If you
understand this, your
confidence will improve,
just to test your
confidence, God give you a
test.
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If you
realize that anything you
experience is a test for you
by God, then you’ll be able
to think deep about the
problem and handle it in a
better way. You’ll
understand its result. Then
you’ll have no fear.
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If you
understand the above 6
truths, then there will be
an enormous transformation
in your body. From then on,
you’ll not only have
compassion, but you’ll
become that ‘compassion’. If
you follow this, your
relationships would improve.
You’ll have no fear or
sorrow – you’ll have only
joy – don’t try to analyze
this logically. If you
follow these truths for even
21 days, you’ll be joyful.
The problem with us is we
spread just the sorrow and
sufferings. That’s why the
earth is dying. After you
experience joy and happiness
you’ll be able to spread
only joy and happiness to
others
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