Posted on: 02 Jun 2023
[Ms. Thrylokya asked: In the latest miracle presented by me, it is clearly known that You have taken my stomach pain when I prayed to You due to my patience crossing the limits. But, You answered me that by asking, it does not mean I have aspiration for help in return from You. How is this possible since You already told that the devotee shall not ask for any fruit in return from God. Please explain this controversy.]
Swami replied: To understand this, you should take the best example of Arjuna in the Gita. Arjuna refused to fight and wanted to become a saint without war. But, what Krishna told was like this “You are thinking that you will not fight with your relatives. But, your standard nature of fighting is known to Me very well. Hence, you will certainly fight following your standard nature. You will follow your original nature and you cannot resist it. The reason is that every soul is controlled by its original nature and any control will fail” (Yadaṅkāra mśritya…, kariṣya syavaśo'ti tat, praktiṃ yānti bhūtāni… Gita). In the above example, what is understood by you? Arjuna is telling that he will not fight whereas Krishna is telling that Arjuna will fight. What is that logic here? The logic here is that the original or standard nature of Arjuna is to fight against injustice (Kshatriya Prakruti) for the past several births. Suddenly, in this situation, he was masked by peaceful nature (Brahmana Prakruti) due to fascination to relatives. The standard natures of all souls are known to God and even the standard nature of this birth is not known to the soul. Poet Kaalidasa says that the white moon may look red for a very short time in the twilight of evening but very shortly the moon becomes white and looks white throughout the night. The red colour in the twilight is the temporary masking nature whereas the white colour is the standard nature (Raktabhāva mapahāya candramā… Kumaara Sambhavam).
Hence, God knows your standard nature, which is love to God without any aspiration for fruit in return. Due to your patience crossing the limits, you cried for help and such nature is the short masking nature and it is not your standard original nature. God knows all your previous births and your standard nature in all these births (Bahūni me vyatītāni… Gita). You don’t know your standard nature of even this birth. Hence, your conclusion is wrong about yourself and the conclusion of God Datta is real and permanent.
Therefore, your standard nature is not to have any aspiration for fruit in return. You only asked for help from God influenced by your temporary masking nature. Hence, the opinion about you in the mind of God is correct and the same opinion about you in your mind is not correct. In one Satsanga, I told you that I know you better than you know yourself! This answer is the birthday gift presented by Me to you since you told that today is your birthday.