Good Fortune

Santhan and I were kind of talking (email) about how we are blessed. Even where there is an accident, we are blessed. Like the time I was changing a light bulb in my bathroom and fell and broke four ribs on the edge of the tub. Of course, I was lucky. First of all, I was responsible for the fall. No one made me fall. It was my own carelessness. Secondly, I only broke ribs. At the time, it did not feel like only to me. But, of course, I could have landed on my head, my neck, my spine etc. Of course, I was lucky.

Santhan told me a story about Kriya Babaji.

Santhan said: “Babaji grabbed a hot burning log from the fire. Leaping at one of his disciples, he quickly administered a scorching blow to the disciple’s shoulder. The group stared in shock. When they asked Babiji why he had done such a cruel thing, he said that if he had not, the disciple would have had to face a grave illness. Afterwards, Babaji carefully tended to the disciple’s wound. "

Santhan further stated that he believes that whenever we get hurt, God is blessing us. Not that that's easy to accept when we are in the middle of pain and suffering, but I also do believe it’s true that there is always a blessing for us and others around us.

Bernie Siegel’s mother always told him that too. “There is always a blessing,