How can we understand that whatever is happening to us is due to the weakness of our heart?

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How can you understand that whatever is coming to us is because of the weakness of our heart? And how can we overcome it? See, it is not that whatever is happening is because of our weakness of heart. It is our inability to respond appropriately is because of the weakness of our heart.
It is not in the Kauravas’ aggression. The Kauravas’ hatefulness was because of Arjuna’s weakness of heart. That was because of their own evil character.
So, it’s not that what is happening to us is because of our weakness. It is our inability to respond to it that is our weakness. So, that weakness we can overcome if we just open ourselves.
Sometimes we think faith refers to certainty. If I have faith in Krishna, I have confidence that Krishna will protect me. Faith means things are like this.
Krishna is God and that is the reality. So, faith has one aspect of certainty. But faith also has another aspect.
Faith is openness to possibility. Openness to possibility means that we understand that Krishna can help in many different ways. So, let me be open to answers.
So, weakness means we think this is the problem and this is the solution but this solution is not working. So, I am helpless. That is the weakness.
But, there is openness to possibility. This is the problem. I need a solution.
I think this is the solution. But if this is not, Krishna there is some other solution. Whatever is your plan, help me.
So, sometimes we will be hungry and we go to a orchard, a place where the fruits are cultivated and then we see a mango tree and we start shaking the mango tree. Oh Krishna, please let a mango fall. I am hungry.
And we keep shaking, keep shaking and a mango doesn’t fall. And then we keep shaking and we get frustrated. Why is the mango not falling? But in the meanwhile, from the neighboring tree an apple has fallen.
Now, if I am too caught, why is that mango not falling? I miss out on seeing that the apple has already fallen without my doing anything. So, there is a desire and there is a need. The need is hunger.
I need food. I had a specific desire. I want a mango.
Now, the mango did not come, but the apple came and the basic need was served. So, like that, sometimes we may face a problem. We may have a need.
And if we, the weakness of heart is basically, we become attached to one particular solution alone. And think, this has to work this way. But if we just become open to possibility, Krishna, this is what I think is the solution, but if this is not, please guide me what is the solution.
Then we will find that Krishna can answer our prayers. Krishna can help us in many different ways. Very different from what we might have thought.
So, therefore, that by shifting our focus from one particular solution or even one particular problem, simply from that we shift the focus to serving Krishna. And we find that, that weakness which is overwhelming us, we can overcome it. Basically, weakness comes when we feel as if we are powerless.
See, whenever we feel there is nothing in my control, then I lose heart. What can I do? But if I feel there is something in my control, this is something which I can do. And then that gives us some strength.
So we can always surrender to Krishna. We can always take shelter of Krishna. We can always do something to serve Krishna.
That way we can overcome the weakness of heart. Is this answer your question? Thank you. Any other questions? Yes.