Learn from life” is a popular and valuable
saying. We all can learn by thoughtfully observing our own life, the lives of
those around us, and the world at large.
But not everyone seems able to learn from
life. For many, life appears to be just a random, even chaotic, sequence of
events that they can barely cope with, leave alone learn anything from. This
naturally raises a critical question: Is there something actually there to
learn in life’s events? Or are those events in themselves disorderly, but some
people are creative enough to extract lessons from them?
The universe is a university with Krishna
as the concerned, compassionate and committed teacher who stays round-the-clock
in our heart to aid us in our learning.
Gita wisdom indicates that learning from
life is a feature of universal reality. The Bhagavad-gita (18.61) indicates
that the Supreme Lord, Krishna, residing in the heart of all of us directs our
wanderings through material existence. He orchestrates events externally and
provides guidance internally to further our spiritual evolution. The world is
designed to stimulate that evolution by helping us to realize that Krishna
alone can satisfy our heart’s longing for lasting love and enduring happiness. Thus,
the universe is a university with Krishna as the concerned, compassionate and
committed teacher who stays round-the-clock in our heart to aid us in our
learning.
When we choose to love him by practicing
bhakti-yoga, the resulting purification enables us to hear his illuminating
inner voice and learn the lessons he is teaching through life. Some of us may
be by nature more observant and contemplative, and so be more adept at learning
from life. But all of us can increase our native capacity to learn by
practicing bhakti-yoga. And most importantly we can all learn the supreme
lesson of keeping our love directed towards Krishna in all situations, and
thereby attain life eternal.
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