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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)

 

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