In the last days we have been talking much about change with Thomas and Iris. We talked about the days when we met, about six years ago, and how different we all were then. We talked about the Ashram, Vrindavan and India and how much changed there in only that time. We talked about ten and twenty years ago and how we developed since then. And we talked about only one year ago, when we were sitting together at the same place here in Wiesbaden, the same people, but how much we have done and how many things have changed since then!
Change is normal and just a sign that you are alive and in the flow of life. We always change for the better when we make a conscious change and decide to change along with times. We are changing in every second and it is better to accept this change than to fight it.
There are people who fight the change but they will always be in a fight. If you don’t accept change, you will not be happy with this world because the world never stays the same. There are people who try it but they are in a constant fight and unhappy about the new things and ways that have developed around them. It is not the point that they don’t feel the change and the pull to change. No, they feel it but it is also natural that they feel a tendency to stick with old, proven and tested ways. They are secure, you know what will happen if you walk those ways, so you don’t have to make an effort to change and run the risk of something new.
Change however is not dangerous. It is in your hand, you can change for the better! I have seen people whom I had met 20 years ago for the last time and I felt that they sit just in the same places, eat the same food, act in the same way and even talk about the same topics. They have not changed one little bit. I feel a kind of pity for them. While the whole world is exploring new ways and develops further, they don’t get to do any development. Don’t remain where you are! Bring your consciousness to another level! Accept the change and take a step further, out of the old-fashioned tradition of what your grandfather was already doing!
If someone refuses to change while you yourself are developing and discovering a new world, sometimes merely with a slight change of viewpoint, it can happen that you grow apart. You have another idea now, another opinion and it just doesn’t fit anymore. At that point of life, you meet new people who can go along with your new view on the world. It is fine and a part of the change which we accepted in our lives.
I know that there may be many people who liked me once but don’t like me anymore, simply because I have changed. I have left religion and traditions while they have not moved away from their rituals and ceremonies. They have developed other parts of their lives but as I have moved away from this formerly common part of our lives, we don’t go along anymore and some even dislike me for having gone through this change. But change is a part of life and it is good. There are other friends who have stood by my side through all changes, have seen people come and go and who changed themselves with the course of time.
With all the changes that took place in my life, I can however say that my love did not change and my honesty did not change. My thinking surely did but the force behind it did not. I was thinking other things twenty years ago but my love was the same.
There are some things that are stable through all changes of life and your love is one of them.
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Thank you for your wonderful expressions and sharing them with us. Blessings from Egypt to you my brothers in India.
Thank you Elke for your beautiful comment. We are in Germany these days. Sending you lots of Love
Ohh thank you Love. Have a good time in Germany and lots of success to spread the LOVE vibration. Blessings blessings.
Transformation is inherent to this world. A big hug of Universal Light!. Blessings!.
Much Love to you also Cristóbal
Beautiful article who inspire me.
Thank you Olivier. Unfortunately we did not share much time at Ashram together but I hope you are enjoying being and working there at Ashram. Much Love
It’s not what I was expecting but it’s perfect for me. Everything happen for a reason. I learn everyday from what I see at the ashram. And I have a lot of admiration for what you are doing.Much Love.
Change is inevitable Swami ji. One can either make it a conscious aspiration and harness it positively or just let it happen and end up being unhappy or even worse, allow it to have a negative effect on one’s personality.
Beautifully said dear Annan. Thank you
Dear Balendu,So refreshing to read about your personal notes on change today. Just a minute ago I read, that the Jan Lok Pal drafting committee will hold their first meeting in a cople of days. A change is possible. We need honesty, love and courage, or you can call that faith also, to stand up for the change. Many will follow, after they are woken up. Anna Hazares case is a brilliant example!
Honesty, Love and Faith to everyone!
Dear Jenni,Thank you again for your nice comment. Yes I am very happy to see this. This have to change and it will change. I am very positive and full of hope about this. We all have to change for better. Much Love to you also.
“Change however is not dangerous. It is in your hand, you can change for the better!” well said. …and lovely photo, brothers in blossom!
Thank you Kate. Yes its always in your hand and your decision. Much Love
Let everything change except honesty and true love to our mother,the motherland.
Thank you Tiwari Ji, That never can change. Love
You always seem to speak from experience Swamiji. It is always nice to read your outlook on things that are constantly happening. I think so many people go through changes having a hard time, until they find comfort in the new way of life, and realize that these things happen for a reason. It is important to experience love at all times.
You can definitely tell those people who have stayed the same and those who have flowed with life. The people who try to fight the flow of change tend to be stiff and weathered…they have been fighting for so long! On the other hand, people who invite change seem very fresh and energetic. They don’t let change scare them or wear them down. Good thing to remember as we age.
Often people don’t let change come into their lives. Mostly it is because they are afraid, because every change brings something new but also every change is able to let other things fade away. It’s the problem of letting things go.