Retrogression means going against the normal way of life.
Why are certain men and women born with retrograde planets? Because during their past births and rebirths they had gone against the flow of life. They rebelled. And the more you rebel, the more you come back in this human world with retrograde planets — signifying that now you must stop rebelling and start flowing with life.
How deep is this, my fellows? Only a few can relate with this beautiful revelation of retrogression in astrology.
Never rebel. Instead, learn to accept and go with the flow of life. Those who have gone with the flow of life in their past births come with planets that are not retrograde.
A wise man simply flows like a river, by living his life in suchness, in total acceptance. Retrogression in your birth chart is a sign that you never lived your past life in total acceptance. And so now you have arrived again on this planet. Existence has given you one more opportunity. If you learn, it is good. If you repeat the same mistake, it is your fate.
Always remember, life repeats itself mindlessly unless you become mindful. It will go on repeating like a wheel.
Dealing with Negativity
There will be many people around you — in your family, in your office, on social platforms — who will give you many suggestions that you never asked for. You see, all kinds of weird people exist in this vast human world. And so you have to learn to overlook such toxic men and women and their comments.
The best way to give such people a befitting reply is by not reacting to their messages and comments. Always remember, the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
There are always people out there who just continue to hurt you. But you should simply ignore and let go.
Remember: a wise person never falls prey to others’ reactions. He simply lets go.
Gautam Buddha says: “When you let go, you create space for better things to enter your life.”
Toxic people will always try to pull you down. But with awareness, with your consciousness, you should not fall to their games. You should simply let go.
- If you let go a little, you will have a little happiness.
- If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of happiness.
- And if you let go completely, you will be free.
Self-Realization and Awareness
I always tell my close followers: if a person says to you that you are a beggar, and if you are perfectly aware that you have $1 million in your bank account, then does it make any difference if anybody calls you a beggar? Tell me.
Similar is the case with your inner growth. If someone abuses you, labels you as an idiot, does it make any difference when you have experienced yourself — the Buddha consciousness?
And so, my fellows, believe in yourself. Realize yourself. And then you will not have to depend on the opinions of others.
The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. The moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep. You become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart — the roar of freedom.
There is a lion in each one of you. And do you know who this lion is? It is yourself. Focus on yourself, realize yourself.
And you will be able to realize yourself only when you take to meditation, only when you start chanting, and only when you remain grateful to every person who has helped you in some way or the other.
There are many monks and nuns and people who do all kinds of chanting and meditations, but still only a few become Buddhas.
Why? Because only few people in this vast human world are grateful. Only a few show gratitude.
I am in love with all those who are grateful by heart. The Master loves a grateful heart. A thankful person is a person worth connecting with.
And you all will be surprised to know that in this human world, thankful people are in minority. Ungrateful people are in majority.
Jai Shri Ganesha, Jai Guru.
