My question is: should we be trying to do that when something physical is troubling us, or rather should we accept the physical pains and suffering as a gift of God and not seek to reduce it? Because it seems contradictory if we say we have surrendered completely, but then we’re trying to reduce something which is also Divine (the disease or pain), because ultimately everything is part of creation of Divine. Please show me the correct way of looking at this.
The confusion arises because of a lack of understanding of surrender. Surrender is not inaction or inertia. Rather, even inaction is a choice we make. Inaction, not making choices, means surrendering to nature and the circumstances. But surrender to the Divine Mother means not an inert acceptance of everything but making our choices in alignment with the Divine Mother and Her Will. It means obeying the Divine and not our moods, fancies, thought suggestions, impulses, etc. This is the first thing we must be clear about.
The second thing we must remember is that everything that happens is not a direct expression of the Divine Will. Of course, there is only One Power, the Divine Power, but it gets deflected and distorted by various forces of creation. Though these forces, as indeed everything has emerged from the Divine Mother yet there is a relative degree of freedom in creation to each element to align with or stray away from the direct Divine Impulsion. There is a reason for this relative freedom, but that can be for later.
So essentially, surrender means obeying the Divine Will and not the forces that create illnesses and all kinds of disorder. The Divine Will is always for peace, harmony, joy. The Divine does not want us to be ill or suffer. The Divine Mother wants us to be peaceful and progress in a happy way.
Love,
Alok Da
