DESTROY THE ROOTS OF SUFFERING

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DESTROY THE ROOTS OF SUFFERING

 

Determination and self-reliance are very necessary

for success in self-realisation.

 

In the Mundaka Upanishad you will find: " This atman

cannot be obtained by one who is destitute of

strength, or without earnestness, or by penance

without mark. But if a wise man strives after it by

those means, then his self enters into Brahman. "

 

Fearlessness is an important qualification for the

aspirant. You should be prepared to renounce your life

at any moment. Without renunciation of the little

sensual life.the eternal spiritual life cannot be

attained. Every difficulty that comes in the spiritual

path is an opportunity to grow stronger and to develop

will-power.

 

When you have once decided to take up the spiritual

path, stick to it at any cost, nay, at the risk of

your life. Thou art the immortal self. Be bold. Stand

up. Gird up your loins. Realise the truth. Proclaim it

everywhere.

 

Wrong thinking is the root cause of human suffering.

Cultivate right thinking and right action. Think

always: " I am the immortal self " . This is right

thinking. Work unselfishly for the poor, but work only

in terms of unity, with seeing the one self in all.

This is right acting.

 

There is no such thing as sin. Sin is only a

mistake. Sin is a mental creation. The baby soul must

commit some mistakes during the process of evolution.

Mistakes are your best teachers. Think always: " I am

pure atman " . Then the idea of sin will be blown in the

air.

 

Do not say, " Oh it is karma, my karma. It is my

karma (fate) that has brought me to this " . No. Exert.

Do penance. Concentrate. Meditate. Purify.

 

Do not be. a fatalist. Do not yield to inertia. Do

not bleat like a lamb. Roar " OM OM OM " like a lion.

 

Adhere to the daily spiritual routine. Apply

yourself with zeal and enthusiasm to spiritual

practice. Be steady and systematic in your yoga

practice.

 

Shine in your native, pristine glory. Become a

jivanmukta (liberated sage). You are the children of

immortality and light.

 

" TAT TWAM ASI - Thou Art That, my dear.