Self Examination

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Self-Examination

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"How to cultivate love for God" by Ashokananda

 

One practice is to continually exercise self-examination.

"Self-examination" does not mean any of kind of psychological

analysis but rather an examination of the mind with a very

definite purpose. For instance, after the day is over; you pass

the whole day in review and see whether everything was done right.

By "doing right two things are meant. One is that you have done

your duty in the right spirit and in the right way. Another more

important meaning is that you did those things in the spirit

of detachment - which is called -karma yoga- and that you

remembered God as much as you could, that you were alert

and did not allow time to be wasted or let yourself become too

much involved in your work. This kind of self-examination is

very desirable.

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advaitin, "Vivekananda Centre"

<vivekananda@b...> wrote:

> Self-Examination

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>

> "How to cultivate love for God" by Ashokananda

>

> One practice is to continually exercise

self-examination.

> "Self-examination" does not mean any of kind of

psychological

> analysis but rather an examination of the mind with

a very

> definite purpose. For instance, after the day

 

The word 'Krishnaarpanam'

(meaning-surrendered what was done to the Lord) is

spoken at the end of every act and at the end of day.

 

This approach also leads to the condition that

'Krishnaarpanam' is done in advance at the beginning

and at the planning of every task and while performing

the task.

 

One may analyse continuously or at the end of the day

as to the discrepancy between how much was planned to

be surrendered and how much was actually surrendered.

 

It will be interesting to discuss the obstacles in

surrendering and why one cannot surrender though

willing etc.

 

In the absence of actual realisation, we are not

totally lost. Let us taste the sweetness of surrender.

 

 

Namaste.

Raghava

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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