Nothing Substitutes for Experience

God is teaching you to live in the world. Nothing is a substitute for experience. Experience guides you towards perfecting your life. All experiences are aimed at mellowing you and bringing out the real you from within.

Spirituality aims at making you experience your Karma in a serene, composed manner. Krishna Paramaathma was always with the Pandavas, yet they were flooded with miseries. Towards the end of the Mahabharatha war, Bhishma laments to the Pandavas, “How much karma you Pandavas have accumulated, that makes you suffer, despite Lord Krishna himself being always with you!.”

Why did Harichandra, Nala and Pandavas suffer? All of them had some Karma. Why did Ramana Maharishi suffer from cancer? His physical form had to undergo the remaining Karma.

So, do not fret that your miseries have not ended. Everyone who is born has to experience Karma to rise above the cycle of births.

Now that I am here with you, I can help you bear your burden. If I do not, who else will do this for you?