I have seen many people in my life who had been very healthy, but they ceased to speak. They could not speak any more, and would just keep looking here and there. I have also seen people with very good memory, but they suddenly lost their memory. They could not recognize anyone after that. The experience of one's limitations can be had every moment in every situation. The only condition is that one should be aware and alive. One should be sensitive, every moment. One does not need to go through any set course for this purpose. One can have an experience of this every moment in one's life.
Every moment, a person can know about his limitations. Today, we had to observe the Earth Hour from 8.30 to 9.30 pm. During this period, we had to close off all our lights for an hour. So we had switched off our lights from 8.30 to 9.30 pm. Suddenly, I realized that although I have eyes I could not see anything. As long as there was light, I could see around. But when the lights were switched off, I could not see anything. This is an experience of one's limitations. When you drink water, you should think whether you can create water. This is also an experience of your limitation. You realize that 'I cannot create water, even though I am in need of it.' When it comes to creating water, I reach my limit. I am speaking right now, but within seconds, I may just stop speaking completely.
I have seen many people in my life who had been very healthy, but they ceased to speak. They could not speak any more, and would just keep looking here and there. I have also seen people with very good memory, but they suddenly lost their memory. They could not recognize anyone after that. The experience of one's limitations can be had every moment in every situation. The only condition is that one should be aware and alive. One should be sensitive, every moment. One does not need to go through any set course for this purpose. One can have an experience of this every moment in one's life. I have an experience of my limitations every second, every minute and every moment. It is very important to have an awakened mind. One's mind should be active. Nothing else is needed. We are beings who are completely limited. This is why we have an experience of this limitation every moment. If we have an alive mind and enlightened thinking, then every moment we will experience that we are helpless and have limitations.
