In this fast paced lifestyle, we all want instant benefits. We can neither wait, nor can we settle for anything less. In whatever we are asked to do, we want to first know “How’d I benefit in it?”

One more characteristic of today’s lifestyle is that we want to remain updated with the latest in life. So what if it’s creating a lot of stress, or is making us very tense; it doesn’t matter even if it’s quite humbug and is causing us only discomfort; one just wants to remain updated with the current and latest in the outside world!
What is the hot chase for?

Ironically, without realizing where we are going and what is our ultimate goal in life, we are blindly running behind materialistic things, trying to chase…. the latest technology in the market, the latest pay packages announced by multinational companies, the latest apps and features that are being released, the latest notifications from social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., the latest bollywood movies and song tracks, the latest fashion in clothes, shoes, designer watches, cars, even wackiest of hairstyles, high-priced luxury items, and the latest ways and mannerisms of partying, socializing and having fun too, - only to remain updated in the society.

The obsession to remain updated has brought us to a point where mobile phones have replaced our family, Internet has thrown the outdoor games out, and social media has usurped the place that our close and dear friends occupied.

Agreed, with the help of these hi-tech, feature-rich, power-packed devices and fashions, we manage to keep ourselves awesomely updated with the society. But after investing so much of time, money and energy in order to remain updated, should you not be asking yourself, “What have I really gained from all of this?”
What have we really gained from all of this?
Come, let’s analyze…

Partying, purchasing, holidaying, etc. may have given us momentary pleasure, but did you mark, how far this happiness stayed with us? Let’s also check whether this happiness brought with it any associated unhappiness in the form of competition, jealousy, worries, clashes, etc. It did, isn’t it?

If we closely and impartially observe our nature and our way of dealing with people and life now vs how it used to be earlier, we will find that these entertainment devices and luxuries that were meant to fill our life with happiness, have actually made us more unhappy and sad, short-tempered and bad. Moreover, it has drifted us away from the warmth of well-knit human relationships, and has made us dependent on these non-living things in the name of independence.

This is the reason why we are seeing a galloping increase in the number of cases suffering from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, etc. in the world today. The above normal use of technological devices and pursuit of worldly happiness has brought us here.
Our mistake is only one - We have always tried to seek benefits from the outside world and have chosen to remain updated with whatever’s happening externally. If only we sought the same things inside, the results would be diametrically opposite. Yes! You can’t believe it!? Come, let’s see it…

We all want instant benefits, isn’t it? But in the outside world, every benefit that we enjoy comes for a price, tangible or intangible. This is the impeccable law of Nature! Whereas, the slightest effort made towards the inside, rewards us manifold. Moreover, the happiness derived from outside is always temporary, whereas the happiness derived from the inside is permanent happiness; we experience eternal bliss.

What is so special that lies inside us?
It is the Pure Soul!! We are going in every direction to know what is where outside, but little are we updated of our own real Self, and where to find it. It’s like you are hunting for diamonds in the outside world, only to know that they are present in the secret locker of your own house! Gnani Purush shows the secret locker
to you and makes you discover wealth of your own Self.
And then, just like tea tastes bland when you drink it after eating sweets, similarly, after attaining Self- Realization from Pujya Deepakbhai Desai, the Living Gnani, and staying in His guidance thereafter, the worldly pleasures will not enchant you anymore.

Owing to our ignorance, we are not able to experience our Soul, which is an eternal element and is our real Self. And Gnani alone can lift this darkness of ignorance and enlighten our Soul!!!

For example, if we want to separate the gold from the copper in a gold ring, only a goldsmith can separate the two, as he knows the qualities of both the elements, right? Similarly, a Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) knows the qualities of the Self and the non-Self, and therefore can separate the two, such that we are able to understand the Self.

Knowing this, we ought to go to Gnani at the earliest, and discover our real inner Self, so that we come to enjoy our own everlasting happiness and bliss within, without having to pay for it, or having to go begging for it outside… This is where we should be going and this is the ultimate goal of us human on Earth!!

Please visit https://www.dadabhagwan.org/self-realization/

Author's Bio: 

Ambalal M. Patel was a civil contractor by profession. In June 1958, spontaneous Self-Realization occurred within Ambalal M. Patel. From this point on, Ambalal became a Gnani Purush, and the Lord that manifest within him became known as Dada Bhagwan. A Gnani Purush is One who has realized the Self and is able help others do the same. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan used to go from town to town and country-to-country to give satsang (spiritual discourse) and impart the knowledge of the Self, as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interactions to everyone who came to meet him. This spiritual science, known as Akram Vignan, is the step-less path to Self-realization