Inspiring Thoughts - 6

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A passionate mind will often

experience spiritual laziness. Passions are waves of emotion that rise

high to drown one’s intellect, and without the working of the intellect

it naturally appears that the feelings one experiences are true.

Then

how do we get out of passion? What causes passion to arise? That is the

first question we must ask ourselves. Let us look at the order of

events. Before the passion we experience inner pain. But then what is

before the pain? Before the pain is usually an experience of some

misunderstanding. And what is that misunderstanding? It is usually a

conflict between fear…desire…conscience…effort…and result. If fear wins

the battle the result will be anger. If desire wins the battle the

result will be greed. If one concentrates on the result then one will

experience anxiety or frustration and if the concentration is on effort

then it results in attachments. And why does misunderstanding arise?

Before the experience of the conflict one experiences the confusion of

what is right and what is wrong…what is to be done…what can wait…what

is true…what is unreal. And these questions arise when the mind is on a

slightly different path from the intellect and the intellect has only

slightly deviated from the voice of the conscience.We

must remember, it is not how much is the deviation- even the tiniest

bit can give rise to the highest waves of passion. The sad part is we

remember that we almost depend on the conscience but that almost is not

enough! To be free

from the waves of emotion you must be vigilant. Your thinking…your

understanding…your feeling… your doing and your being must be united in

complete oneness. Then all misunderstandings will be at bay! The inner

voice will guide you. But then we must not forget to listen to it fully

and completely without the obstruction of unnecessary thinking and

unnecessary reasoning. Part of the book: 'Inspiring Thoughts'By Seema M. DewanCopyright reserved by authorPermission given for sharing without changes to text. Visit : Sai Messages : http://saimessages.blogspot.com/ Sai Divine Inspirations : http://saidivineinspirations.blogspot.com/ Love Is My Form : http://loveismyform.blogspot.com/ (for non-Sai members)