00:00 When do you call something a hurdle?
00:17 For example, at what stage should I stop doing that?
00:33 Let us take a very live example.
00:37 Our friend initiated a discussion about dreams.
00:42 How do I know where to pause or stop and when to initiate a new topic?
00:52 It just happens.
00:54 Also, you talked about challenge and hurdle.
01:00 You lobbed a question at me.
01:04 When would it become a challenge for me?
01:07 When would I say, "Oh my God, a hurdle."
01:10 When would I say that?
01:14 I would say that if I care for my image in front of you or if I have set an ideal in
01:22 front of me that the moment a question comes to me, I have to give a wonderful, perfect,
01:29 ideal reply.
01:30 Then I would say, "Oh my God, I have never heard of this question before.
01:38 This is new.
01:39 This is a problem.
01:40 This is a challenge."
01:41 A thing becomes a challenge only when you have something at stake, only when you feel
01:55 that the external input, the external stimulus has the power to take away something from
02:03 you.
02:04 Then I say, "Oh my God, a challenge."
02:09 I can be reduced.
02:10 The fellow has asked a question and this question can rob me of my reputation.
02:19 What will all these students say?
02:20 I couldn't answer a simple question.
02:22 Now it's a challenge.
02:24 Is it not?
02:26 Similarly, any external situation is a challenge only when you have that vulnerability within
02:35 that this situation can reduce me, take something away from me, hurt me or harm me.
02:43 If you have an internal sureness that come what may, I cannot be reduced.
02:50 Then there is hardly anything that is a challenge.
02:52 Things just happen.
02:53 We are talking or are we fighting?
02:57 Would you say that my replies are a challenge to you?
03:01 Would I say that your questions are a problem to me?
03:06 They are not, right?
03:08 But had we been here as adversaries, as enemies, then your question is a challenge.
03:20 A father is playing with a son and they are playing badminton.
03:28 The father is serving.
03:29 The shuttlecock goes to the son.
03:31 The son returns and the son does not return properly.
03:38 The father guides him.
03:44 The son hits the shuttle a little too hard the next time.
03:47 The shuttle goes out of the court.
03:51 The son rushes to fix the shuttle.
03:55 He does not allow the father to pick it.
03:56 Are these two adversaries?
03:59 Yes.
04:00 Are they challenging each other?
04:02 They are playing.
04:03 It's a game.
04:04 They are participating.
04:05 But if it's a tournament, the world championship and Lin Dan is serving to Kashyap.
04:25 Every single shot is a challenge because something is at stake.
04:31 Something can be taken away.
04:32 There is a prize money.
04:33 There is a reputation.
04:34 There is a ranking.
04:35 There is money to be made for your achievements.
04:43 There is an internal pride at stake.
04:46 There is a career at stake.
04:53 Be very sure of yourself.
04:56 Nothing is a challenge then.
05:02 Things appear scary only when you say that this thing can take away something from me.
05:15 I am not for a moment saying that the thing cannot take away anything from you.
05:20 What I am saying is that whatever that thing can take away from you would just be another
05:25 thing.
05:29 Whatever the external can take away from you would just be external.
05:36 So it's not very important.
05:38 You will live without it.
05:40 In fact, you will live better without it.
05:45 Because carrying all the external, you only build up a lot of load upon your mind.
05:51 Let all the external be taken away.
05:54 It's all right.
05:55 It's no problem.
05:56 It's no problem.
05:57 In fact, you will discover your strength after all your crutches and props have been taken
06:06 away.
06:07 Isn't that good?
06:09 Someone unnecessarily believes himself to be handicapped and a challenge or a problem
06:15 comes in the form of a thief and the thief takes away your crutches and you suddenly
06:21 discover that you can walk.
06:23 No, you can even run.
06:28 Isn't that good?
06:29 Let the external be taken away.
06:32 You will discover your strength and I am telling you, I am promising you, you are more powerful
06:38 than you imagine yourself to be.
06:44 Let somebody take away all your covers and wheels and clothes.
06:51 Unveiled, you are very beautiful.
06:55 In your nakedness, there is nothing to be hidden.
06:58 You are wonderful.
07:00 So don't cry that the challenge came.
07:03 I was robbed of my great clothing.
07:07 Let the clothing go away.
07:08 You don't need to hide behind it.
07:22 When you feel afraid, when you feel that some great threat is looming large, just ask yourself,
07:33 what is there to lose?
07:38 What can you take away?
07:42 What can you take away?
07:43 All right, take it away.
07:56 I'll be okay.
08:03 Have that faith in your heart.
08:04 You will be okay.
08:05 You will be taken care of.
08:07 Om.
08:12 Om.
08:21 Om.
