Sai Sat Charitra-Chapter XX-Part III (Continued)

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Sai Ram. Pleasure and pain come from the emotional part of the mind. The logical part of the mind, Buddhi acts only as an observer and may be in an analytical mode. Sai Ram.

"On thinking deeply over this incident, he realized that a man ought to enjoy whatever God has bestowed on him in the firm conviction that He besets every thing, from behind and before, and on all sides and that whatever is bestowed on him by God must be for his good."

Sai Ram. By using the word enjoy, Shri Hemadpant has conveyed a very deep meaning. Just as the servant girl was merry all the time, whether wearing the beautiful sari or a torn rag, we should remain happy irrespective of what is happening to our body or mind, since we are not body or mind. This happiness comes from a deeper source of spirituality. Sai Ram.

"In this particular case, the impoverished condition of the poor girl, her torn rag and the new sari, the donor, the dance and the acceptance were all parts of the Lord and pervaded by Him. Hence, Das Ganu got a practical demonstration of the lesson of the Upanishad - the lesson of contentment with one's own lot in the belief that whatever happens, is ordained by God, and is ultimately good for us."

Sai Ram. This is in consonance with the theory of karma and destiny. We reap what we sow. We do good acts and we get happiness. We do bad acts and get unhappiness. We evolve by this dualistic mode of karma and finally realise that we are beyond karma. When we realise that we are not the doer, and so we are not the enjoyer, we reach our destination of oneness with that universal energy, which permeates all through the universe and which we call by various names such as God, Bhagawan, Vishnu, Siva, Shakti etc.