Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 >Commitment to practice comes only with the desire > for liberation. Without this desire, direct realization is >impossible, no matter how much you listen to a teacher or > contemplate a philosophical truth. > Dear Chris, Thank you for sharing from the Tripura Rahasya. I onced asked (half-jokingly) to Swamiji , "how long will take me to get enlightened". And he equally playfully , referred to his watch and said .."you will get enlightened at ...." and stopped. And I said "And .... go on... " and waited expectantly and Swamiji merely smiled. Your post brought home to me why enlightenment is not time based. It does not matter the number of times we repeat a mantra or the length of sadhana .... though all these practices pushes us and keeps us in the groove... what matters is the INTENSITY of the desire. Now that I know it intellectually , time to put it in practice. How does one increase the intensity of the desire to practice ? Can people share how they felt the inner prompting to step up their sadhana ? Any tips ? Love Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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