Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Difficulties on the path > > Q: Is it necessary to give up worldly desires? > > M: Why do we desire? Inquire. If you find no real happiness in your > desires, then your mind will not be attracted to them. However, > subconscious tendencies may tempt you there, but you will return. > > Why do you want the life of freedom? The fact that you crave it implies > that you are bound. But really you are ever free. Know that Self, and > desires will fall away of their own accord. Bring all desires and thoughts > to one point within; that is realization. Mind should be still. The bee > buzzes noisily around the flower seeking honey. When it finds it, it is > silent and still. So it is with a person1s soul, which is seeking by > desires the one true honey. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah, published by Sri Ramanasramam ===== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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