The mirror of aracet

Harry potter fans! refresh your memory, for in those few moments alone, J.K. rowling passes a undeniable truth and a profound message to you..In the sorceror's stone, harry is flummoxed by the mirror of aracet and then those few pearls of wisdom come from the wise dumbledore (richard harris was brilliant even in such a small role)...

Basically, the mirror of aracet shows a person as if his deepest wishes were come true and only the most happiest person can see exactly himself in the mirror...

Even within us, there is this hidden mirror that prevents us from being happy...if only i had that job, i would be the happiest, if only i had that relationship i would be happy...unfortunately, my friend, if you look at "external" reasons to make you happy, then you will never be happy or your happiness will be short-lived,for the world is of constant change...Yours truly was and is a victim of such thinking and even though he realizes that, yet his mind deceives him and makes him believe that certain things will bring out the happiness to him...

what can we do? We know that happiness has to originate within and we know that external pleasures cannot give us everlasting happiness, yet is it possible for an average guy to live without having wants? And the other tempting question is, is there a place on earth where a person can live without wants? Both of these questions are tricky and i guess the answer is NO. It is not possible to supress the wants nor is it possible to run away from them...Even a monk in the himalayas cannot escape maya...

Does this mean then that we are born to suffer in this endless cycle of wishes..Isn't there any respite? The scriptures proclaim that surrender is inevitable...either you surrender to the maya or to the one that creates that, OUR LORD. Surrender yourself to the lord and ask for her intervention...make him the sole object to wish for, and then the rest will automatically fade way. If i cannot stop wishing, then let me wish for the absolute and purest wish...the company of my lord, my savior! This doesnt stop other wishes from sprouting up now and then, but making the lord ultimately wish will show us how pale and narrow minded these other wishes are and will make us avoid the disapointment and anguish when we dont achieve them...There will be relapses, there will be those occasional sorrows, but ultimately, the lord will help us weather out the storm and will remove the veil that separates out us from him.

So, next time, the mirror of aracet shows up, make sure that you see yourself bowing in front of the lord and praying to his holy, 'lotus' feet.

Omsairam!