In English
Truly, in Western countries, though people undertake , the purpose and the manner of the sadhana keep on changing moment to moment. A true Sadhaka should have an unwavering, unchanging mind and a fixed vision and target. But if you are with a today, another tomorrow, a different the third day and go on changing a every day, what is it? Is changing a like changing a bush coat? One who keeps on changing his has missed his target. If one has a single objective and keeps on steadfastly to that objective his whole life, he will not keep on changing his objective day by day. Whatever the sorrow, loss, or difficulty he faces, he will never waver from his objective. Such a person is a true Sadhaka and an ideal devotee. If you have some happiness or pleasure today, or if some desire has been fulfilled, then you have ten photographs of in your room. But on another day, if you get a loss or if you face some difficulty or you feel somewhat unhappy, then you turn all the photos backwards. Are these the characteristics of true devotion? No, they just characterise bad qualities. It is essential to recognise that these can never be characteristics of sacred qualities. Can this be called a true life of real ? No, this can only be one where you are after fulfilling your desires. This is not something based on a clean mind. If you have such ideas and strengthen such ideas, you can never attain salvation, even after any length of time. That individual, who has a desire to attain liberation or salvation, must be ready to put up with any kind of difficulties and obstacles. Great people and saints of this country have met with many difficulties and obstacles, and through their forbearance with those difficulties and obstacles, they propagated their ideals, withstanding all those obstacles. For the prosperity and well-being of the world, Jesus was prepared to sacrifice his own life. For all those who want to propagate good and bring about the prosperity of the world, there will be many obstacles; there will be many people who object and give them trouble. It is only a tree laden with fruit that will get stones thrown at it. If there is a tree with no fruit, nobody will throw stones at it.