Burst Twenty Two (For Youth) :
Security
Physical security is when we have enough to eat, drink, wear etc. Food, clothes and shelter are natural needs. Other biological needs include sleep, sex, loving, being loved etc. There is enough indeed in this world for all of us. No doubt we dream of a world that has no one starving, no one without a roof over one’s head. Why is it not possible?
The answer is – our psychological insecurity jeopardizes physical security.
Greed in us is a psychological deviation from our simple nature. Greed, jealousy, ambition, revenge etc. cause havoc in distribution of resources leading to shocking disparity between the haves and the have-nots in this world.
We are human beings. There is oneness in billions of us when we highlight our being human. Instead, if we highlight our being Russian or Indian, Muslim or Christian, successful or otherwise, we lose sight of our oneness.
To think I am a Hindu (or Muslim or Christian) is a form of ego, though subtle. It is a self-description that divides man against man. Generally people believe such self-descriptions are necessary. Some regard them as necessary evil. The truly wise know that they are not a necessity.
Can we live our daily life without being burdened by any notion of who we are? If we can have such an open mind, emptied of all divisive labels, our psychological insecurity disappears. We then truly love each other.
When there is love among humanity, all physical insecurity goes away. We share, and do not rob anymore.
Swami Chidananda
Friday, November 28, 2003