Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 ThePowerOfSilence , " saikali6362 " <saikali6362 wrote: Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-16 From Surging Joy By Dr Sarada Nataragan We should not let the mind get bogged down by negative feelings of hopelessness and despair. While yearning for the truth leads to intensity in the search, despair merely leads to self-pity and dwelling more and more on one's sorry plight. So, one should carefully keep away from any type of thinking that tends to center on the ego, " I am lost in indifference " , " " I am making no progress, " " I am having such bad thoughts " , " I cannot beat this waiting " . Whenever any such thoughts arise one must shift attention through surrender or enquiry or both to the positive inward movement. One may say to oneself, " Alright. This is my mental state. So let me leave it to Sadguru Ramana, he will deal with it in the best possible manner " . Having decided thus, one continues in positive effort. Else one may ask, " For whom are all these, indifference, bad thoughts, sorrow, longing? For me. But I do not know who I am. Then where can I think of " my sorrow " , " my negativities " . Let there first be knowledge of the " I " . So thinking, attention turns Self-ward. Then one realizes that it does not really matter whether one is far or near. What matters is faith in the Sadguru and keenness in the enquiry which he has prescribed. Then there can be no dampener of peace and joy on the journey.(63) --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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