Dropping Misery
From the Series:
From Darkness to Light
Discourse#9 Duration: 87 Mins.
8 March 1985 pm in
Lao Tzu Grove
Why is misery so difficult to get rid of? It is difficult because you don't want to get rid of it. It is also difficult because you have many misunderstandings. You say, "pain, misery, suffering or anguish." That shows you don't understand. You can get rid of pain, misery, suffering, which are your own creations; you can withdraw. They cannot stand without your support, they need constant nourishment from you. they suck you, they are parasites --but you can throw them away.
Anguish you cannot get rid of. So don't say "suffering or anguish." Anguish is a totally different plane. Anguish is something spiritual. Anguish you are not to get rid of; anguish you have to become more acquainted with. If you are standing with your back towards anguish, it appears like suffering. If yo turn your face towards anguish, it becomes blissfulness.
You are not to get rid of it. And is is nothing to do with you, so you cannot get rid of it. Even if you want to get rid of this blessing, then too it is not in your power. It is something intrinsic to your nature. If you are not facing yourself, you will feel anguish; if you turn towards yourself, the same anguish becomes the greatest blessing in the world.
