Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 This is from the other I am in...It's too good.---------- Forwarded message ----------OneTruth < onetruth111116 Apr 2007 14:27:40 -0700[OneTruth1] SELF-DISCIPLINEOneTruth1 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*ONETRUTH1^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*SELF-DISCIPLINE The aspiring yogi of the West as well as of the Eastmust discipline himself. … He should refrain from making too much fuss about the body. If he sees he is finding time for everything else but is too busy for God, he should take the whip of discipline to himself.Why be afraid? There is everything to gain. If a man will not himself cry and struggle to attain his ownsalvation, will anyone else do it for him?(Paramahansa Yogananda, `Man's Eternal Quest') Many desire the grace of contemplation, but few take the trouble to practice what is essential to it. It is a great obstacle if we rely on external signs and the experience of the senses, and pay small regard to the perfecting of self-discipline. I hardly know what motives can inspire us, or what our purpose may be, when we who wish to be considered spiritual take so much trouble and are so concerned with trivial, daily affairs, and so seldom give our full and earnest attention to our interior life.(Thomas A Kempis, `The Imitation of Christ')The Prophet declared, " We have returned from the lesser holy war (al jihad al-asghar) to the greater holy war (al jihad al-kbar). " They asked, " O Prophet of God, which is the greater war? " He replied, " Struggle against the lower self. " (Islam, Hadith) -- " Let Noble thoughts come to us from every side " . - RigVeda (1-89-i) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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