Death Is Liberation, Life Is Celebration

Now, understand, this cognitive shift. The moment you understand, death is a liberation, when you clearly understand, I am here to play my role. Let me enjoy playing it. As long as I’m playing, let me enjoy playing it. When I leave, what else can be done? Because I can't carry this I am leaving it to my children. If there is a possibility of exchange offer, exchange, if there is some money exchange, will you you leave a single pie for your kids? Be honest. Will you leave a single pie? Because there is no exchange counter there, you leave all your things to your next generation. If there is an exchange counter like a 45 rupees - 1 Dol, 45 rupees - 1 Dollar, will you leave a single pie? No! Because there is no exchange counter you are leaving it here and going. Then why do you want to use big, big words like duty, Dharma, responsibility? Because you can’t carry, you’re giving it away. Will you give it away if you can carry? Tell me honestly. That is what...

Ramakrishna says a beautiful story.

There was a great miser. The guy he used to sell puffed rice. There is a big festival they call it Banigati, Panihati festival in Bengali. In Bengal there is a, there is a big festival they call it Panihati , Panihati festival. In the day people are supposed to purchase the puffed rice and offer it to God and distribute to the poor people. Just like we offer, uhh, food here, in the, in South Bharat. They offer the puffed rice. This miser guy, he will not offer, he is a puffed rice merchant, he will not offer even one handful of puffed rice for any uh poor people or a sadhu. One day big storm came and took away all this puffed rice. It was flying. He’s not able to do anything. Then he says: “Narayana arpanamastu, Narayana arpanamastu, Narayana arpanamastu. Let everything be offered to Narayana. Let everything be offered to Narayana.” Why he says that? Because he can’t do anything else. When Tsunami comes and takes away your properties and boats you say, “Narayana arpanamastu, Narayana arpanamastu”

You are leaving everything and going because you can’t carry, there is no exchange counter. But you claim all big, big words: Responsibility, duty, Dharma. Grihastha Dharma. All these words are just hide and seek words, hide and seek words. So know, be very clear about your boundaries, space. I am playing this game because there is no other way. If there is another way you will naturally play that game. If you can expand your boundary will you ask me this question? You will work for only expansion. “Let him speak all these things. It’s okay but practical purpose we know what to do”. When you can’t expand your boundary, only then you turn? Only when you feel, it is, you can't do anything more, you turn. Now you have turned. At least enjoy this 100 acre. Why should you hit your walls? Why should you hit your compounds? Why should you hit your fence? You have 100 acre. Enjoy.

People come and complain Me, tell Me, “My husband is not alright. I can't, I don't know how I’ll run this and that.” I tell them, “You see, at least you have freedom once in a while to come and see me to unload. There are so many people who don't even have that much freedom… don't have that much freedom. And if you... don't think you’ll be happy if you get little bigger space, if you change your atmosphere you’ll be happy. No! With this mind, if you have a biggest space, greater… greatest freedom, again you’ll go and hit the wall only in that place.” For example, you go away somewhere, you stay somewhere, wherever you go and stay, in that space, place, you will start expecting the biggest space.