Oleg Torsunov: «Prayer gives a new life, not what we are supposed to be. This is your freedom of choice.».
Most of the listeners of Oleg Gennadievich's lectures begin to reach out to knowledge when life has cracked and it becomes impossible to live as before, and all the previous methods for emergency salvation no longer work. The husband leaves the family, takes away an apartment, the child seriously falls ill, debts accumulate - there can be a lot of such situations, and the main criterion is that 1) I cannot influence this and 2) nothing helps.
It is at this moment that we begin to look for solutions. Oleg Gennadievich claims that even in the most dead end situation, you can find a way out, but for this you need to answer the question - why do I live? When a person is able to tear himself away from the situation and delve into himself, to understand that he is actually a soul and should live not for momentary pleasures, which are saturated with all the media, but for something deeper and more serious, then yes, you can find a solution.
But if we do not want to study ourselves, our «cockroaches» and behavioral scenarios, but just want to point a finger at the culprit of all my troubles and misfortunes, then nothing will change. The movement forward begins only if we are ready to understand that not everything is in order with us and we are far from always right, as it turns out. As the saying goes in the Buddhist saying: «He who blames others will have a long road. The one who blames himself has already gone half the way. The one who does not blame anyone has reached the end.
To come to this state, it is precisely what prayer is needed. Although most people have heard about it many times, they still ask Oleg Gennadievich: «What specifically in my situation?». But the answer is always the same: everything that happens in your life is a reflection of your fate: parents swear, the husband drinks, the son is a drug addict, the wife walks, etc. e. But it is impossible to overcome such a fate without prayer. We have very limited resources, and without the support of God, who also deliberately puts us in this situation, we are powerless.
Old fate or new life?
Forgetting spiritual reality, we plunge into the abyss of our problems, deeds and anxieties and consider all these events very important. To the question: «If you feel bad, why don’t you pray / stop praying?», most often we answer: «No time.» But, as Oleg Gennadievich says, if we fall in love with someone, then we will always find time for a date. And if we don’t have time for prayer, then this means only one thing - we don’t understand why it is needed. A date cannot change our life for the better, as it is just a portion of happiness that is due to us by fate, while prayer changes our whole life and gives a new destiny!
What is karma? As they say among the people, what they earned, they received, and our whole life is woven from karma. This happens mechanically. The time has come, fell in love, the time has come, fell out of love. But when we communicate with a holy man, come into contact with holiness, we strive for purity, then the mechanics end. Karma is destroyed.
“Prayer gives a new life, not what we are supposed to do. This is your freedom of choice. This is a new fate, and it does not depend on karma at all. It is not predicted, and no one can predict it. This is what frees you from all suffering and destroys all difficulties, gives victory and exalts you in the end, - emphasizes Oleg Torsunov.
The beginning of the spiritual path
Prayer should be in the life of each of us. This is the most intimate and brightest side of our life, which we know so little about. But as soon as the difficulties come, a person begins to look for solutions. If he did enough good deeds, he will hear the voice of God in his heart and listen to his instructions: where to go, what to do, who to turn to, etc., and despite the fact that it is now difficult for him, he will be able to overcome the difficulties that have arisen.
The problem is that we usually don't hear the voice of God. When doing unfavorable actions, we each time listen less to our conscience, as a result of which her voice becomes inaudible to us. The Vedas claim that God is right in our hearts, so nothing can be hidden from Him. This is the secret witness who always sees and hears everything, and also helps those who seek refuge from him and ask for help.
So when we begin to pray, the Lord fulfills our desires, resulting in the strengthening of faith. It often happens that small children, without knowing about prayer, mentally turn to God and ask him that their parents no longer quarrel so that everything is fine. When parents stop quarreling, the child's heart strengthens faith in higher powers. But we are far from children, but even those who have been listening to lectures for a long time take a very long time to come to God.
We mostly remember God when we need to ask him for something. But Oleg Gennadievich explains that it is best to ask God for spiritual knowledge and the opportunity to serve Him. Because he always knows what we need and when. He is never late and makes it so that all events in our life come in due time, so there is no need to rush him. We need to stop worrying and trust him completely, and also thank him for everything that he gives and does not give, because we do not know what exactly can make us happier and what we need to go through for this.
“The only thing we have in our daily bread is spiritual knowledge. If we ask God for spiritual knowledge, then this is the best bread for our heart. And holiness is the best food that cleanses fate. Therefore, when we begin to pray, God gives us relief in life, and then, if we move forward in spiritual practice, He gives us a new life! Lighter and cleaner, which you did not even dream of. This is what is not included in the plans of our destiny. This is already a victory over fate, and you need to live in order to win fate, and not to make it happen, - Oleg Gennadievich comments.
The role of mind development
To begin spiritual practice, you need to develop your mind. We wrote in detail about why this is needed in the article "Why is it necessary develop the mind?”. Thus, several aspects hinder victory over fate and progress in the spiritual field, such as a disordered life, a strong thirst for success (living beyond one’s means), empty talk and laziness.
For example, if you do not follow the daily routine, then the mind will not be able to develop. In this case, it will be very difficult to defeat fate and show willpower in the struggle. If we get up late, we feel that we don't have the strength to pray. If we go to bed late, the same thing. If we also overeat at night, then all the more so there will be no strength for spiritual life. These are all the results of an unordered life.
If you deliberately condemn another person in a conversation with someone, then the purity of your soul is destroyed at this moment. Instead, you will feel desecration enter your heart and mind. It seems that they were a little sued, and then I want to scold everyone. This is how ignorance works, and it also destroys the mind. Why do we want to discuss someone? Because we lack love. Instead of praying and getting rid of irritation and dissatisfaction during prayer, a person calls another and begins to tell him the details of someone else's life.
Thus, by developing the mind, we can stand on a stable platform of spiritual life, but without its development, this is impossible. It is also impossible to progress spiritually without anyone's support. To do this, you always need to communicate with sublime people who have already established themselves in their spiritual tradition. Communication with them will elevate consciousness and convey a taste for spiritual life. Chat with them, ask questions, go to the temple, help people. Even if you do not have such communication, and your loved ones are not allowed into the temple, you can choose a holy person in your spiritual tradition and pray to him, mentally establish a connection with him, bow to him.
- If a person in the spiritual life relies only on himself and does not put a spiritually pure person or God as a stronghold, then it will be impossible to achieve spiritual happiness or victory over fate. It's just self-deception. You can’t pull yourself out of the swamp by the hair,” emphasizes Oleg Torsunov.
So, prayer helps to overcome crisis situations in life. This is what always helps in any circumstances. Our task is only to understand that it is necessary to fight not with circumstances, but with our own destiny. Our close people, work, social circle, etc. D. is just a reflection of our fate. If a crisis comes in life, then knowledge about this helps to overcome fate and get a new life, one that cannot be predicted and in which there is everything for deep, non-minute, spiritual happiness. You just need to make a choice.
