The Tragedy of a Wasted Life !

[sailu]

The Tragedy of a Wasted Life

 

" Be cautious, vigilant and circumspect. Reflect and

 

meditate. People are immersed in worldliness. They

 

have no time to think of spiritual things or the higher

 

Power within them. The so called cultured and

 

educated people develop their intellects, earn money,

 

hold some rank and position, get vain and empty titles

 

and honour and pass away. Is this not really sad? Is

 

this not highly lamentable?"

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Figurative Representation of Spiritual Excellences

 

In the garden of your heart plant the lily of love, the

 

rose of purity, the Champaka of courage, the Mandara

 

of humility and the lady-of-the-night of compassion.

 

Cultivate a melting heart, a giving hand, kindly speech,

 

a life of service, equal vision and an impartial attitude.

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Twin Dependency of Devotion

 

The strength and intensity of devotion depend upon

 

the completeness of the self-surrender and sacrifice. As

 

the vast majority of persons keep certain subtle desires

 

for secret gratification, they do not grow in devotion.

 

The two obstacles to self-surrender are desire and

 

egoism.

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The Intangible Power behind the World-Show

 

Behind this world-show, behind these physical

 

phenomena, behind these names and forms, behind the

 

feelings, thoughts, emotions and sentiments, there

 

dwells the silent witness, the immortal friend and real

 

well-wisher, the Purusha or World Teacher, the unseen

 

Governor, the unknown Yogi, the invisible Power, the

 

hidden Sage. That is the only permanent Reality and the

 

living Truth. The goal of human life is to realise the

 

Reality behind the changing phenomena.

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The Reality of the Unseen

 

Unseen, with faithful hands, He helps you. Unheard

 

He hears your speech. Unknown He knows your

 

thoughts. He is pure, all-pervading Consciousness. He

 

is the end of all spiritual exercises and Yogic practices.

 

Union with Him is the goal of human endeavours and

 

life. Lasting realisation of His Concrete Presence must

 

be the be-all and end-all of your existence.

 

( daily readings-sivananda.org)

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[theist]

Keeping one's internal translator always turned on of course but this is a nice offering.

 

I can certainly attest to the truth of this statement:

 

 

As

 

the vast majority of persons keep certain subtle desires

 

for secret gratification, they do not grow in devotion.