Gyan Swaroop: From Hurt to Compassion

We often face a profound spiritual challenge when confronted with the misbehavior of others. While our spiritual knowledge (Gyaan) may tell us to respond with love and compassion, the immediate emotional response is one of hurt and resentment. This creates a difficult internal conflict: why is it so hard to bless those who cause us pain, even when we understand intellectually that it is the higher path?

The following post delves into this very question, distinguishing between simply having "knowledge" and possessing the "inner power" to apply it. It reframes the dynamic of hurt, suggesting that true strength lies not in our reaction to others, but in our connection to a divine source—the spiritual power, or Yog, that allows us to see both our "true self" and others through a lens of compassion.

✶𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺/𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴). 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. "𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜"

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The following was written in response to a query we received on our Samadhan WhatsApp group in September 2025. So please read the following in the same context.

Question: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘶𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘩, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘺𝘢𝘢𝘯?

Answer

First of all, remember: with Gyaan alone, we cannot achieve spiritual growth. True spiritual progress requires a balance between 𝙂𝙮𝙖𝙖𝙣 (knowledge) and 𝙔𝙤𝙜 (connection with god).

👉Gyaan shows us WHAT to do, but Yog gives us the POWER to do it.

👉The level of purusharth we make on a daily basis decides how we respond to situations.

🍎Gyaan is only fruitful when we are able to implement it—and implementation is only possible when the soul has gained strength through constant purusharth in 𝙔𝙤𝙜.

No one else can truly hurt you—unless you allow yourself to get hurt, unless you call it onto your-self, and absorb it.

👉When you remain in the awareness “I am a divine, pure soul and so is the other,” you naturally respond with kindness.

Gyaan teaches us:

• Every soul is originally pure & divine.

• Some souls are yet to awaken—their 'divine time' has not come.

• When you see them with mercy and compassion, forgiveness becomes easy.

The Essential Understanding

Offering love and blessings does not mean tolerating harmful behavior. Clear, compassionate boundaries protect dignity—for you and them—while you continue to hold a vision of their original purity.

● Process the emotion before the response: When triggered, pause. Breathe, step back, and stabilize in Yog before engaging. A short practice—slow exhale, gentle attention at the center of the forehead, remembrance of the Divine—transforms reactivity into a mindful response.

● See it as a Test: View the situation as a spiritual test. Will you react based on your old sanskars (ingrained personality traits) of anger and hurt, creating a new karmic debt? Or will you respond from your soul-conscious stage, settling the account with peace and good wishes?

● Pause & Radiate: The moment someone misbehaves, instead of reacting instantly, pause. Take a breath and connect with your inner self and your connection to the Divine. This pause is where you reclaim your power. Consciously decide to be a radiator of positive energy (sakash), not a sponge for negativity. Visualize light and peace flowing from you towards the other soul. Heal them, to fully heal your-self.

● 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: "What one gives, they experience it first" and "What we give, we become"

👉If someone gives out anger, they burn in it before it reaches you.

👉Their misbehavior shows how much suffering they are already carrying inside. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 '𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞' '𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬' 𝐚𝐧𝐝 '𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠' (not judgement, anger or hatred)

Essence:

Gyan shows the path, Yog gives the power to walk it.
See yourself as a soul, others as souls walking the path of life.
Misbehavior is not their truth—it is their sanskars and suffering.
By staying connected to Baba, you can radiate 'sakash' (positive vibrations) instead of absorbing hurt.
The level of purusharth (spiritual effort) we make on a daily basis decides how we respond to challenging situations.

"Give them back to themself"

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: They are not bad or less---they have merely 'forgotten' their truth... and we all do, at least for once, we all do.

🌱So 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, as you would re-mind your-self... by reminding them of WHO THEY ARE, you do them the greatest service... for once the soul finds its seat, all the kingdom follows.

as the scripture said: "𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚍𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝙶𝚘𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞."

“Do not give hurt, do not take hurt. Stay in Baba’s yaad, and Maya can never defeat you.”