tamas

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i have read or otherwise heard of many paths in which they claim the

way is "easy."

 

in my opinion, this is not a path that recognizes the real

challenges of incarnation.

 

you are working AGAINST the flow and there will be pain until the

river starts to change direction.

 

peace and success to you yogalynne.

 

steve

 

, "yogalynne" <omgirl@p...> wrote:

> Hari Om Beloved Satsangha Members:

>

> I confess: I have tamasic tendencies, too! Like Shadvi said, I

> guess we all do. I set the alarm for 5:30 because my mind thinks

> that is the earliest I can possibly get up. When the alarm rings

I

> am wide awake but there is a latent fear that keeps me under the

> covers. Like some darkness in me that I am afraid to face.

Months

> ago someone here mentioned that this may be birth trauma. I'm not

> really sure what that means--don't we ALL have birth trauma?

Maybe

> the enlightened ones who choose to come back to serve others don't

> experience this fear of the dark like I do, but some days it can

> stall me for an hour! Sometimes I just call out for Her to help

me

> get up and that works eventually. Sometimes before I go to bed I

> remember to ask Her to help me get out of bed and that has helped

> alot lately. The sankalpa helps alot, too. I've been trying to

> imagine the flame of shraddha, faith, burning away the fear. This

is

> an image that works for me. I ask WHO is afraid and of WHAT!

>

> I struggle with keeping the physical body pure through sattvic

> foods. I have to take min-sankalpas to eliminate refined sugar

from

> my diet. This is SO HARD for me! I'm not sure if not eating the

> sugar is what makes me feel so great or the knowledge that I

actually

> fulfilled the sankalpa!

>

> Swami Satchidananda once was asked "Why is it so hard to do what I

> know I am supposed to do (with regard to practice)?" He was

giving

> satsang and he paused, removed his glasses, filled the whole room

> with love, and said: "Because what you are trying to do is a

> difficult thing. You have chosen a beautiful, yet difficult

path.."

> He went on to say that we could spend all our time satifying our

> senses and ego but we CHOOSE this path--the path of saddhana,

> devotion, praise of the divine and so forth. Much like what

Sahdvi

> said in her last post. I remember this when I get to rock bottom...

>

> Best Love,

> Lynne