Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Q: When we fall from the path what should we do? M: All will be well in the end. There is a steady determination that gets you on your feet again after a fall or break. Gradually the obstacles get weaker and your current gets stronger. Every-thing comes right in the end. Steady determination is what is required. Q: The tendencies distract me. Can they be cast off? M: Yes. Others have done it, so believe it can be done! They did so because they believed they could. It can be done by concentration on That which is free from predisposition and yet is their core. Editor: A devotee was feeling despondent. M: The question must be put, 'Who is despondent?' It is the phantom of the ego which falls prey to such thoughts. In sleep the person in not afflicted. The sleep state is the normal one. Enquire and find out. Does one not find some kind of peace in meditation? That is a sign of progress; that peace will be deeper and more prolonged with continued practice. It will also lead to the goal. In as much as you say that you are ignorant, you are wise, and it makes your way easier for the removal of ignorance. Is he a mad man who says that he is mad? The control of desire and meditation are interdendent. They must go hand in had. Abhyasa and vairagya bring about the result Vairagya is to restrain the mind from projecting outwards and abhyasa is to keep it turned inward. There is a constant struggle within between control and meditation . Meditation will eventually be successful. If you seek God with you whole heart, then you may be assured that the grace of God is also seeking you. Vairagya: Absence of worldly desires Abhyasa: Practice >From Conscious Immortality. Typed in by ignorant Alton. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 This is great Alton. Thanks I will put it with my files as it fits right in. Love Bobby G. , "THE \"SELFish\"" <leenalton@h...> wrote: > Q: When we fall from the path what should we do? > M: All will be well in the end. There is a steady determination that gets you on your feet again after a fall or break. Gradually the obstacles get weaker and your current gets stronger. Every-thing comes right in the end. Steady determination is what is required. > > Q: The tendencies distract me. Can they be cast off? > M: Yes. Others have done it, so believe it can be done! They did so because they believed they could. It can be done by concentration on That which is free from predisposition and yet is their core. > > Editor: A devotee was feeling despondent. > > M: The question must be put, 'Who is despondent?' It is the phantom of the ego which falls prey to such thoughts. In sleep the person in not afflicted. The sleep state is the normal one. Enquire and find out. Does one not find some kind of peace in meditation? That is a sign of progress; that peace will be deeper and more prolonged with continued practice. It will also lead to the goal. > > In as much as you say that you are ignorant, you are wise, and it makes your way easier for the removal of ignorance. Is he a mad man who says that he is mad? > > The control of desire and meditation are interdendent. They must go hand in had. Abhyasa and vairagya bring about the result Vairagya is to restrain the mind from projecting outwards and abhyasa is to keep it turned inward. There is a constant struggle within between control and meditation . Meditation will eventually be successful. > > If you seek God with you whole heart, then you may be assured that the grace of God is also seeking you. > > Vairagya: Absence of worldly desires > Abhyasa: Practice > > From Conscious Immortality. > Typed in by ignorant Alton. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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