What Is The Need For Change?
When we move, we have to move with the tide. Change is to be considered
as some sort of a cosmic stream which takes us along. And by the Master's
grace, that change is guided. It is not an unguided change, it is not like
a piece of wood floating on the surface of a river, soul-less, mind-less,
will-less, that may be marooned at some spot, or may be plunged into a waterfall
at another spot. Our change is not like that. Though we are floating on the
stream of eternal change, there is a guiding hand and it keeps us protected,
guided on to the sure destination that we have to achieve. And I can assure
you that change is inevitable, it cannot be stopped.
As my Master said, "Change is the instrument of
progress." On one occasion He spoke to me about
the need for forcing change if the pace of progress is to
be accelerated. He said, "If we are to leave it to
Nature, it may take thousands of years, and perhaps the
desired change may not even take place. There is no doubt,
the Divine Will is at work but as they say, the mills of
God grind slowly. That is why evolution takes such long
periods of time. What does the wise person do? He tries
to bring about the desired change in himself or his conditions
by taking certain steps for it. This is what we are doing
here - trying to bring about the necessary changes by following
in a disciplined way, a system of practice. It is a blessing
conferred upon humanity by my Master that such a wonderful
system is available."
I asked Him whether this could not be taken as going against the will of
God. If the Divine Will is at work, why should we be active in bringing
about a change which will in any case happen by His Will? Master smiled
and said, "In one way that is how the lazy person thinks. Nature does
not compel us to progress. But at the same time we have to remember that
the whole trend in nature is to bring about higher and higher things. This
is called evolution. When we try to make our progress speedy, we are only
cooperating with Nature's purpose, and therefore we are acting in conformity
with His Will."
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