Learning from the Butterfly

During the next ‘Gruvar Satsangh’ the Baba took his disciple to the riverbank. 

They sat facing each other. They closed their eyes and meditated for few minutes.

‘When a space rocket is launched, my son, it has a number of ‘modules’. The first module after burning out completely sets fire to the second. The shell of each burnt out module is to be ejected after the fuel within it is fully burnt…..

‘If a burnt-out module is not ejected, the rocket will collapse. A similar rule holds good for human life as well’… the Baba told his beloved disciple.

‘Each stage, after fulfilling its purpose, is to be transcended so that life continues its forward, upward and Godward journey’, he continued…

‘Life is like a rocket with four modules that marks the four stages; Brahmacharya, Grahastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa….

‘Each stage has to be transcended after it has fulfilled its purpose….

‘Life is also a multi-stage pilgrimage on this earth from the womb to the tomb with a definite purpose and goal in divine providence….

‘Learn from the butterfly, my son. Human life in this world can be compared to the life of a butterfly….

‘Starting from its early stage as a larva, the future butterfly passes through a caterpillar stage and a cocoon stage before it emerges finally as a beautiful butterfly…..

‘It is impossible for us to imagine how the ugly looking larva or caterpillar will one day be a beautiful butterfly! If we tell so to a person who is ignorant about the evolutionary growth of a butterfly from its larva stage onwards, he or she is sure to call us ‘mad’….

‘But, the truth of the matter is that it is the same larva that becomes the caterpillar, it is the same caterpillar that goes into a cocoon. It is the same caterpillar that finally emerges with great struggle out of the cocoon as a butterfly with its colorful wings fluttering in the air, flying from one flower to another!.. 

‘The butterfly’s example enables one to see life in the world in a very clear and holistic perspective…..‘Realization of this our inherent divinity and dignity liberates us from all tensions and worries in life, and enables us to live a joyful and peaceful life of fruitfulness….

Excerpts from ‘Integral Revolution’.