The state of no-resistance

                                            

                       The state of no-resistance or the state of Self-Realisation is such a state which makes us not  resist a single thing in our lives. What does it imply  to resist the various situations, circumstances, things and people in our lives? According to Mr.Dipak Chopra, resisting anything in our personal lives means to interfere with the intelligence of the Cosmos. Why is it that we interfere with the intelligence of the Universe when we resist anything in our personal lives? It is because no one is responsible for a single thing that happens in their lives. Not only us ordinary mortals, even the so-called will of the Enlightened beings is not responsible for a single thing in our lives. Even the  so-called will of the Enlightened beings are dependent on the will of God, the Divine Mother or Brahman. None of the Enlightened beings are endowed with any independent will.

                               According to what we realize in the state of Self-Realisation everything that happens in the entire expanse of Universe is a leela or play of the infinite and eternal Cosmos, the Infinite Being or God. We may say, "Then who is responsible for all the negative disharmonies in the world?" Well, we can honestly claim that even the negative aspect of our lives is the Infinite Will of God. We may then inquire, "Then why do these negative things happen?" We can again say that the entire Universe exists out of the co-existence of the opposites, the positive or the pole and the negative or the anti-pole. For the positive to thrive and continue the negative has to exist to balance it and allow the positive to continue. All the Self-Realised beings have the adequate insight to accept even the negative influences as the Infinite Will of God. This is the sole and only reason why all the Self-Realised beings are in a state of no resistance even about the negative disharmonies. Every thought, word or deed is an act of God. God is thinking for us, speaking for us and doing for us. "Would you hate a thought thought by God, a  word said by God and a deed performed by God on our behalf?" In other words, we are only mere instruments in the hands of God. We can further say we are not the doer, that God is doing for us and we are not the roles we play, that God is enacting our roles for us. Since God is the doer on our behalf on every thought, word or deed level we are not in any position to judge  other people. Judging other people would directly imply judging the Infinite Will of God. Since it is the Infinite Will of God responsible for every action of ours right from the sub-atomic details to the greater details it will be a great blunder from our part to blame other people for our shortcomings. Even the most sinful and unjust of any kinds of human act cannot be judged. This does not imply that you can shoot anyone point blank with a gun whenever you want. We responsible human beings should perform every act of ours in a very responsible manner, but if there is an act that is out of your responsible control, no one should be judged for the accident.

                    Every action from the minute sub-atomic details to the greater details is the Infinite Will of God. So it is recommended as a very responsible act not to resist a single thing in our lives. Self-Realised people offer no resistance to anything that happens in their personal lives and to lives around them. What would it mean to resist the present moment in  our lives? Resisting the present moment in our lives would  most significantly mean not submitting to the Will of the Infinite Being. It would directly mean, that resisting any moment is interfering with the intelligence of the Cosmos. It would further mean not willing to surrender wholeheartedly to the Will of God. If we tend to lose faith  along the way, it is recommended that we should accept the Will of God in  a very positive manner. I myself lost faith several times along my spiritual journey, but God guided me to accept his Will very positively. Once I started accepting the Infinite Will positively i stopped losing faith in God.

                               What is the most significant  change that happens in the  planet because of the state of no-resistance? It is most importantly, adding to the  peace and  growth of consciousness in the world. For example, what happens when a Self-Realised being who is in a state of  no-resistance wholeheartedly accepts a wicked punch thrown onto his nose by a violent thug? There will be no counter attack and subsequently a very heated brawl and possibly injury and loss of life can be avoided by the most divine act of no-resistance presented before by the Self-Realised gent. What happens when human beings stop fuelling the seeds of vengence in their hearts when encountered with injustice? The answer again will be that acts of violence cannot be instigated  to propel further violence. The result is we shall have more peace to the already growing world peace process.

                   Unwilling to  accept the Infinite Will of God would mean adding further to the instability of our individual life, the society and the entire world. We can help stabilize the individual, societal and world  problems by merely applying the fifth law realized in the state of Self-Realisation. Only one violenceless and  peaceful act from a spiritually elevated being can mean a lot to curtailing the violence culture in the world. What does it mean to have the addition of one peaceful being and a growth of a sequential series of people who follow the path of no-resistance? It would mean the growth of a peaceful planet starting from the peaceful effort of one lone individual, then the peace exercised from the society and finally the entire world initiating the world peace process. You can see the difference it can make with the honest contribution that starts from the effort of one single individual. Now, can we not see why humans can excel and not reach a dead-end and can contribute to the dawn of the golden age? Similarly the same sequencial process happens with the  spiritual undertaking of one lone individual, the society and the entire world.

                   The  state of no-resistance helps us make peace with our personal life and with the world around us. We can see this living example in the life of a Dr.Ashok Banskota and a Jeevan Basnet who are utterly at great peace and harmony not only with themselves but with the entire world. Realising the state of no-resistance and applying the law in our personal lives can magnify peace on a mass scale. So, let us all strive to reach that state of excellence in which we, divine beings, can radiate that glow of peace we need to enlighten the entire planet with.
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