IS SELF KNOWLEDGE DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE?

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IS SELF KNOWLEDGE DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE?

 

A devotee once said, `Bhagavan, you say that Self-knowledge is very

easy indeed. But I find it be very difficult indeed.'

 

Bhagavan asked, `If you have a piece of luggage that you are unable

to carry, what do you do? You take someone's help to carry it, do

you not? Do the same. Cast the burden on the Lord. Cast all your

burdens on the Lord. Surrender.'

 

The devotee, however, cried, `Oh! Bhagavan that is absolutely

impossible. I am unable to surrender'. To this Bhagavan

replied, `Then pray to the Lord to give you the ability to

surrender'. After a pause, Bhagavan added, `If you cannot even do

that, undergo whatever comes to you'. (Source: The Ramana Way)

 

The problem is not that we are too busy, but we are busy in the

wrong way. Creative, contemplative people often have active days,

but their full lives are not necessarily busy to the point where

they can't pause, reflect, and be fruitfully distracted…The way

ahead is to let our spiritual values shape our activities so that

they are honest, deeply motivated, cognizant of community, and

coloured with love and solid satisfaction. Then the step from work

to contemplation will be a short and easier one.

 

Thomas Moore

 

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.