Meherwan (Jessawala) has been allowing himself to be recorded speaking on various subjects that are of importance in our lives with Meher Baba. Speaking on the subject of Surrender v/s Hypocrisy, he had the following thoughts to share: Surrender is not about us but about Baba. It is not a show of how “dedicated” we are but how wonderful and satisfying Baba is. When we are called to leave all and surrender to Him, there is often nothing “nice” or pleasant about what He asks of us. A good example is of Abraham, whom God called upon to offer his son Issac as a sacrifice to Him. There was nothing pleasant about the demand or the obedience that was required to follow God’s command, but the purpose was not to see how dedicated Abraham or Issac were but to show that God was worthy of such sacrifice. Abraham and Issac saw this. They saw a God Who is greater than life itself. Abraham believed God, and was prepared to kill Issac on His command. Surrender is not sought but embraced. You cannot create the context for surrender to happen. Baba creates the context and you embrace the events as coming from Him. For example, when Baba asked Eruch if it was possible to leave everything and come to Him, Eruch said, “By Your Grace, everything is possible.” Eruch had only two choices, either to believe Baba was God and embrace His Wish or to stand in rebellion against Him. Had he chosen to say “No” then his life would never have been the example of a fortunate and perfect slave. In a sense Eruch chose Life (with a capital L) against the death of his progress on the spiritual path. He embraced Baba’s wish, and so surrendered. Surrenderance happens in the context of desperation. The kind of desperation that brings us to the end of ourselves, i.e. our false self. The circumstances that bring about the desperation show us for what we are, nothing. They bring forth weakness so that we can see Baba’s strength, show us our need so we might see His resources. Surrenderance is when we come face to face with our own limitations and Baba’s complete sufficiency, and we choose Him! When the Lord asks us “Am I not enough?” and we say with total conviction, “Yes, You are.” that is when we truly surrender. God always wins, but when we choose Him our enjoyment in the moment becomes magnified. Surrenderance is a dynamic condition. It’s not as if you embrace surrenderance once and that’s it. Each time you are pushed to the brink of despair, you get another chance to say, “I can’t but Baba can.” Each event brings you closer to Baba and to the complete surrenderance He asks of us. Each moment of our lives exists to show us that our need of Him is absolute, and that holding fast to His damaan is the only way out for us. Paul the Apostle said, so we are told, “I die daily.” He was talking about the death of the false self and the resurrection each new day of it. Only when the false self became the true, God-realized Self would he stop dying daily and live truly. Surrender is only possible when we fully, with all our heart, mind and soul, accept the sovereignty of Baba over everything. Not a leaf moves without His Will, and once we immerse ourselves in this conviction, surrender is embraced and embraces us in return. There is a lot more that he has said on this topic and you can read the whole thing here: divine-beloved.blogspot.in/2013/09/surrender-vs-hypocrisy-talk-by-meherwan.html
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:04:16 +0000
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