DOUBT, FAITH AND TRUST!

Where you stand - Paramahamsa Nithyananda

One day, a disciple falls into the river and shouts out to his Master for help. The Master says, ‘You are atman - soul, stand up!’ The disciple says, ‘Teach me Vedanta later on but now save my life! The Master says, ‘Stand up!’ and the disciple musters the courage and stands up to realize that the water is only knee deep! When you stand up, you always realize that the water is only up to the knee level. Whatever you may think as major problems, if you stand up, you will realize that they are only ankle deep, not even knee deep. But the thing is, how to stand up? The Master is the yoga danda or stick of support for you to stand up. Having his support, you can stand up. Be very clear: when the support of the Master is there, you can stand up as an independent, or an individual


One more thing – the faith or trust on God or the Master is actually called the yoga danda. Never think that you are doing them a favor by placing your trust on them. You are doing a favor to yourself.
When your intellect reaches its peak, it becomes intelligence. When your emotion reaches its peak, it becomes love. When your Being ripens and reaches its peak, it experiences the space called Trust. Trust is the space by creating which you are doing a favor to yourself. I am letting myself be used by you to stand up. You can trust a stone, a statue or a tree – anything you trust, you will reach the same goal.

When a small fire is created in the forest, where you don’t get anything to cook and eat, will you allow it to die? With all care, you will protect it, is it not? In the same way, if you get an inch of faith, keep it alive in your heart and work all possible ways for that to grow intensely and deeply. People tell me, ‘I have doubt and faith, Swamiji. What do I do?’ Tell your Master that he is the one who gives you both, and pray that both should leave you. Surrender both and relax.

'No special experience can make you surrender. Only deep trust can make you surrender'.

"When Master happens in our lives, nothing else is needed.
If he does not happen, nothing else is of use."