At present, almost all countries are facing natural calamities. There are so many hazards like famine, flood, storm, etc. In India, floods occur in many places of Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Kashmir, and Rajasthan. There is a fear of famine in Gujarat. New diseases are spreading. Apart from these, small incidents like lightning strikes, sinking of boats, etc., occur almost daily. Unemployment is also there. In short, people are suffering everywhere. What is all this, and why is it happening? The real answer to this can only be given by those who know the secrets of karma who know the state of the inner world, however, based on the scriptures and the experience of saints, it can be said that all this is the result of our bad deeds and we are getting it by the grace of God to purify us. The light of God's grace comes in various forms; sometimes it appears in a very gentle form, and sometimes in a very fierce form. Those who recognize Him can see His peaceful and sweet image, which destroys the three troubles even in that horrifying form. He experiences the grace of God in all situations. He feels thrilled to receive the soft touch of his only beloved in every stroke and considers himself extremely fortunate and happy. But those who do not recognize Him, cry and feel sad; but they too find wealth in adversity, and call out to God with a much more sincere heart in sorrow!
Nothing is irregular in this world. Everything is governed by the rule of Bhagwati Shakti, which is full of truth, justice and mercy. She creates, nurtures, and destroys the bodies of living beings in various ways based on their karma and wants to lead them on the path of eternal welfare. Just as the work of creation and sustenance is done everywhere,
But when, according to some unknown law, a lot of destruction takes place at one place at the same time, we shudder as if it is some extraordinary event, and think that everything has been destroyed. But this is not the case. When lightning flashes repeatedly, clouds thunder, storms come and torrential rain starts pouring down, then the traveler of the wet planet, shivering with cold, wonders whether this torrential downpour will stop or not; but in a short while the clouds disappear, the sky becomes clear, the rays of the sun spread their light everywhere and the traveler happily moves towards his destination. This is the nature of the world. There are always ups and downs in it; every moment there is change, transformation, death, and creation. In fact, only one playful person plays in this whole play, and that creator himself assumes the role of the law. His grace is inseparable from him. We do not recognize him; this is our delusion. The devotees and the wise know Him; that is why they are always happy; even the greatest sorrow cannot shake them from that happy state.
However, all the characters have to act and should act according to the nature of the play. That is why the wise and the devotees cry on seeing the pain of the suffering people and try to remove their pain with their body, mind, and wealth. In fact, only the wise and the devotees want to remove the pain of everyone, because the nature of their inner self is to remain engaged in the welfare of all beings and to be 'without any hatred towards everyone and to be everyone's unconditional friend and kind.
Those whose hearts are not moved by the pain of the suffering, those who are not moved by the pitiful cries of the afflicted, let alone becoming wise and devotees, such people have not even reached the state of humanity yet. Those who remain indifferent to any suffering creature by pretending to be the result of sins, those who do not get the opportunity to be moved by the pain of the suffering in the pride of their wealth and position, such people are unfortunate, and they usually accumulate sins. Therefore, everyone should always be ready to serve the suffering beings with body, mind, and wealth as far as possible. One should serve according to his strength. One should never become proud after serving and should not think that I have shown some kindness to those whom I have served, they are below me, I have done them a favour, they should be grateful to me, or they should be grateful to me. Rather, one should understand that God has shown me great kindness by giving me the fortune and strength to serve; If someone has received some happiness through me, it is his fate, this thing has come for him, and God has provided him with that thing through me; I do not own anything, I am just an instrument. There is no reason for me to be proud. The fact is that whatever we have- knowledge, intelligence, body, mind, wealth- all is God's inheritance, His thing. Wherever He needs something, it is our duty to surrender that thing to Him with respect and a happy mind. Wherever there is famine, He asks for food; where there is drought, He wants water; where everything has been washed away in the flood, He wants food, clothes, and shelter. In such a situation, whatever we have of His, we should immediately give it to Him to please Him. We should worship Him with His things. In this way, one who serves distressed beings with the feeling of worshipping God attains God's presence or God's love, which is rare even for sages. And the wise should serve in this spirit. One who gets the highest results from their actions. Only he who can do so is intelligent.
Here, a question arises that can't the coming of divine calamities be stopped in any way in the world? The answer to this is that as long as the world exists, they can't be completely destroyed, but they can certainly be reduced. The period in which divine calamities are less is called Satyuga, and the reason for this is our own actions. The great sages have said that 'when the rulers of the country, city and village and the people following them get involved in adharma, under the influence of lust, anger, greed and pride, they start lying, violence, theft, adultery, insulting the cultured and ignoring the scriptures, then the gods instead of protecting them abandon them. This is why rain does not occur at the right time; if it occurs, then it is less rain at some places and excessive rain at others. The air does not flow properly, the land becomes polluted, water dries up, and medicine loses its nature. Due to the increase of greed and anger, terrible wars break out, people lose their livelihood, and earthquakes, thunder, and floods start. People without religion become corrupt and insult their Guru, elders, Siddhas, Rishi, and revered people, and do harm to the,m and finally get destroyed by the curse of those Gurus!' If truth be told, this is what is happening nowadays. The following ten things are the essence of the remedies given in the scriptures to avoid such a crisis:
1-Adherence to truth.
2-Kindness towards unhappy creatures.
3- Satvik donation from body, mind, and money.
4- Worship of the gods in the proper manner.
5- Good conduct.
6- Observing celibacy.
7- Obeying the orders of the scriptures and Jitatma Maharshi.
8- Company of religious and virtuous people.
9- Cow service, making arrangements for grazing land for cows.
10- Self-defense through mantras in the name of God.
