attachment to life = obstacle to liberation

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Om fellow travellers

 

In his Raja Yoga sutras, Patanjali says:

 

Ignorance, egoism, attraction and aversion, and fear of death are

the afflictions which cause suffering. (II. iii.)

 

Fear of death is the continuous desire to live which is rooted

even in the minds of the wise. (II. ix.)

 

 

The following excerpt is from 'I Heard the Owl Call My Name' by

Margaret Craven (p119):

 

"But when I reach here and see the great scar where the inlet

slide shows its bones, for a moment I know."

"What, my lord?"

"That for me it has always been easier here, where only the

fundamentals count, to learn what every man must learn in this

world."

"And that, my lord?"

"Enough of the meaning of life to be ready to die", and the Bishop

motioned Mark to start the motor, and they went on.

 

 

In each life we encounter karma from past actions and, as we

become stronger and wiser and softer from living with the

uncertainty and losses of life, we come into a deeper

understanding of where our true nature and happiness resides.

And the attachment to the physical, including our own physical

existence, subsides as we open up to a greater joy.

 

 

Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaya Viche Namah

 

Omprem