When Life is not Going Your Way

It’s so easy to think that if we are spiritual people, good people, that we will not suffer or struggle in life. Life will go our way. But this isn’t the case. Spirituality is NOT an inoculation for conflict and struggle. If you read the Hindu epics – the Mahabharata, the Ramayana – you will find that they are full of struggle. Look at how Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Sita Ma — look at how these incarnations of the Divine lived through so much conflict, so much struggle. They all have a story of significantly greater struggle than most of us ever have to go through. When God is incarnating on earth, surely God could choose a life free of pain. But time and again and across religions, we see the great prophets and leaders going through struggle. I believe it is to teach us and show us that even when you are an incarnation of the Divine, you still go through troubles and difficulties. They teach us to face our challenges with the grace and light that Rama and Sita and Krishna did.

In this truly beautiful teaching, Sadhviji reminds us that when we’re faced with a struggle – whether it’s a situation or a person or a thing – we must figure out a way to protect ourselves and to get out of the situation as quickly as possible in a way that embodies our true Self.