When we hold onto hot coal it hurts ... really bad ... and yet we keep holding on ... really tightly sometimes too ... and our hand hurts so much and still we keep holding on.
Sounds silly doesn't it?
Who holds onto hot coal?
Not me I hear you cry!
Actually you do ...
Whenever you hold a grudge, form a pre-judgement, cannot let go of the past - you are holding onto hot coal and only hurting yourself.
We imagine we will 'get even' with the other person and we consume our thoughts with revenge and exacting supreme justice upon them.
But the only person who is getting hurt is you .... you who is holding onto the hot coal.
Let it go!
It does not matter who said what, did what, does not do what.
Don't self inflict pain upon yourself.
It is just not worth it.
Letting go of the hot coal does not mean we forget what someone did to us.
We remember what they did but we don't allow ourself to be locked in the past and be consumed by it ... thus causing more pain by dwelling on the nature of the hot coal in our hand.
Krsna is the Absolute Truth.
He sees what each of us does as the Supersoul in our hearts.
Krsna also knows who is the real victim and where justice needs to be meted.
Our life is not just starting from year dot when we came out of our mothers wombs.
We have been around for a long time - and carried a lot of hot coals and likewise caused a lot of hot coals to be carried in our name too.
So just let it go.
How do you know this particular hot coal is not one which had your name on it in a previous life coming back to you - neatly arranged by Krsna - and hand delivered in the guise of karma?
Or hot coal again sent by Krsna for you to gain greater humility and tolerance and labelled as that special mercy called 'Krsna Karma' & coming to us after we take formal initiation and think we are through with all hot coals .....??
So you see it is really just not worth it.
Don't allow this hot coal to burn up any tender bhakti saplings sown in your heart.
Don't allow this hot coal to destroy relationships with those around you - as we all wonder why you are torturing yourself and cannot just 'drop' the hot coal - as you just keep holding it tighter and closer to you.
Take a deep breath.
Take shelter of dear Sri Sri Radha Londonisvara and just let that hot coal fall to the ground .... where it will sizzle a little and eventually die out ....
We imagine we will 'get even' with the other person and we consume our thoughts with revenge and exacting supreme justice upon them.
But the only person who is getting hurt is you .... you who is holding onto the hot coal.
Let it go!
It does not matter who said what, did what, does not do what.
Don't self inflict pain upon yourself.
It is just not worth it.
Letting go of the hot coal does not mean we forget what someone did to us.
We remember what they did but we don't allow ourself to be locked in the past and be consumed by it ... thus causing more pain by dwelling on the nature of the hot coal in our hand.
Krsna is the Absolute Truth.
He sees what each of us does as the Supersoul in our hearts.
Krsna also knows who is the real victim and where justice needs to be meted.
Our life is not just starting from year dot when we came out of our mothers wombs.
We have been around for a long time - and carried a lot of hot coals and likewise caused a lot of hot coals to be carried in our name too.
So just let it go.
How do you know this particular hot coal is not one which had your name on it in a previous life coming back to you - neatly arranged by Krsna - and hand delivered in the guise of karma?
Or hot coal again sent by Krsna for you to gain greater humility and tolerance and labelled as that special mercy called 'Krsna Karma' & coming to us after we take formal initiation and think we are through with all hot coals .....??
So you see it is really just not worth it.
Don't allow this hot coal to burn up any tender bhakti saplings sown in your heart.
Don't allow this hot coal to destroy relationships with those around you - as we all wonder why you are torturing yourself and cannot just 'drop' the hot coal - as you just keep holding it tighter and closer to you.
Take a deep breath.
Take shelter of dear Sri Sri Radha Londonisvara and just let that hot coal fall to the ground .... where it will sizzle a little and eventually die out ....
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