In this Weekly Wisdom, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shares how accepting yourself will help you manifest hidden talents and become content.
In the ancient scriptures, it is said that three things in life are very, very difficult to get: human birth, the path, and the company of the master, or grace.
When you get these things, you already have enough merits.
Why do you need the master?
The filament is already in the bulb. It just needs electricity to glow.
Like that, a bud has everything it needs to become a flower.
But still, the bud needs a little nurturing. It needs more water and sunlight, and then it will blossom.
Should the bulb ever aim to become electricity?
No, without electricity, the bulb has no value.
The bulb is external; you're not external. The electricity inside the bulb is what really is the substance.
So you have to realize that you are the electricity.
How can I get there quickly?
Your run to improve yourself is your problem. You say, "I want to improve myself." Why do you need to improve yourself?
Why don't you accept yourself as you are? Once you accept it, you will get access to all the talents that are already hidden inside you.
Because we are running, we're trying to compete. When we see others, we want to be better than them. You know, this idealizing in the mind puts you on a back foot.
The moment you say, “I just accept me and my situation as it is,” coming to that very basic point, something happens inside of you.
Then, you are in this state of total contentment. Talents, which are hidden in you, start manifesting. And even if they don't manifest, you don't care. You are simply happy.
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