AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
Ask Alok da

Da, can I know the eternal truth of life? I and my family are suffering from many types of worries. Probably we forgot how to get rid of all these pains suffering. It is so disappointing that we can not know what we are doing. Especially I can’t understand myself. I have a lot of queries. What should I do at this time? All the vital forces trapped me and my family. Please show me the right path😥 

If you are besieged with difficulties then try to go deep and understand their nature. Difficulties are in fact concealed opportunities for growth. they challenge us but also invite us to think differently. It is by breaking free from our customary thought and way of life that we can discover the true solution. 

Second thing to note is that worry only dissipates our energies and is a drain on the system. Worry arises because we do not know the future, but worrying will not let us know the future. what we can do is to create the best conditions for the best to emerge out of the worst. these conditions are a quiet trust in the Divine and doing what we still must do leaving the results entirely in Divine Hands. Worry also arises since we are attached to one particular kind of result. But the Wisdom knows better. Perhaps what we do not wish or desire is precisely what is going to open an inner door for us and help us grow.

affectionately

alok da

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