Hindu article-Direct the mind within

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Direct the mind within

 

 

CHENNAI, FEB.25. No one likes to face difficulties in

life and wishes to enjoy comforts and wellbeing

without any strenuous effort on his part. When a

doctor advises a patient to walk everyday for an hour

he will set out with gusto for a day or two and then

allow lethargy to take over by attributing various

reasons for not following it regularly. But, who is

the loser? Not the doctor certainly. It is up to the

patient to take his advice seriously in the interests

of his wellbeing. This is true of spiritual life also.

If a person worships God daily there will definitely

be steady progress towards the goal of realising Him.

In fact, he will gain enough confidence to even demand

of God, "I have constantly been devoted to You but why

have You not condescended to grant me Your vision?"

Radha displayed such a devotional attitude towards

Lord Krishna wherein she could take the liberty of

chiding Him.

 

In his discourse, Swami Gautamananda said the Almighty

had provided for all His creations and hence one

should sincerely take to spiritual pursuits without

worrying about his creature comforts. This requires

implicit faith in divine dispensation. All the

obstacles that one feels are preventing one from

pursuing the spiritual goal will vanish when the

desire for liberation becomes strong. Slowly the

seeker will find that his interest in worldly

engagements wanes on its own accord. Everyone must

have experienced that the object one intensely desires

becomes burdensome later so much so that the person

desires to be relieved of it. Hence it is important to

go beyond desires, which result in joy and sorrow. In

the final stage a devotee loses interest in everything

else except the longing for God and communion with

Him.

 

Saints have indicated that spiritual life involves

directing the mind within but the human mind is

naturally drawn to the outer world. The reason for

this must be understood. The mind has the tendency to

be drawn towards what it thinks will give it joy. But

both joys and sorrows are intrinsic to worldly life

and only the acceptance of their inevitability will

enable one to accept life situations. Sri Ramakrishna

Paramahamsa used to tell his devotees that spiritual

life was not divorced from worldly life and it was God

who directed worldly affairs also. Devotion to God is

akin to watering the roots of the tree. Devotion will

equip the devotee to face worldly situations with

poise, as it will enable him to accept the vagaries of

life with equanimity.

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