God has given humans a ‘free will’-will to use for their own evolution.
But the same free will is working against them too.
How to change the mindset of others, the mindset of negative people?
Is it possible?
With a lot of humility, we have to accept that, “I cannot influence the
mind of anyone in this world- not even that of my mother, not even that of
my wife, not even that of my children.
I can have a dialogue.
I can have a discussion, and it is left to them to accept anyone’s point of view.
One cannot force them.” When we see the history, when we expect such a great
change to happen through people like Lord Jesus, Prophet Mohammed, the great Moses,
Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, their entire history speaks one fundamental thing that
no one can change the mind of anyone.
You see, the entire history of how Moses took the people, his own people, saved
them in some way, freed them from Egypt.
Was it by changing the minds of those rulers?
No.
And then too, there was a division between the people who went to Israel and there was
a kind of rebellion within the group itself.
One crowd went to Israel and one crowd left for the northern part of India, present day Kashmir.
And you can see the genetic pattern of both the tribes actually - exactly
the same, Kashmiris and Israelites.
Even today, science can prove very easily the genetic pattern of both the races.
What happened to Prophet Mohammed?
Could he change the mindset of his tribes?
Poor fellow had to run, from Mecca to Medina and Medina to
Mecca, in order to save his life.
The Prophet himself could not change the mindset of others.
Impossible.
Lord Rama, the incarnation of God.
Ravana abducted his wife.
He could not stop him, he could not change the mindset of Ravana also.
Same thing with Lord Krishna.
He tells in so many ways, logically and magically also, tells Kauravas to stop
fighting and give what is due to Pandavas.
He too could not convince anyone.
He could not change the mindset of individuals.
And this is a human strength as well as weakness.
God has given humans a free will-will to use for their own evolution.
But the same freewill is working against them too.
Does that mean that if I pray for someone, that person will not change?
Suppose if I am praying for someone’s good health, will it work?
Now, these are two different aspects of existence.
One is that you are trying to change the mindset of a person
who is not willing to change.
So it will not work.
But everybody wants good health.
They are at the receiving end and they like to receive good health.
So when you pray for the good health of someone, it will work because
they are in a receptive mode.
But if you pray for an unwilling person to start meditation, so that their life
can improve, unless and until that craving is there in their heart, unless and until
that interest is there in their heart, unless and until they are receptive towards
such things, prayer will never work.
So, stop making efforts.
You can pray as long as you feel.
Our job is to pray and leave it at that.
If it works, it is God’s grace.
If it does not work, you have done your part.
But do not expect that it will work.
Our job is to pray.