Qstn for Swamiji -- emotional life of spiritual being part II

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thanks for adding, very nice thoughts.

 

recently i failed to do my sadhana for a day after not missing 1 hour

for a year. i sort of internally imploded due to lack of

sleep and overwork trying to be several people at once. how does one

have the fullness of experience and love for all beings from deep

within lacking any fear or resistance like a true saint, or am i only

idealizing such a being and such a possibility? should i ignore this

worry or take it as a deeper prompting to advance internally in a way

previously unknown to myself? is it inapporpriate or appropriate to

contemplate one's own shortcomings in this manner? many ways of asking

this one question, i hope this come across with some sense.

 

, "manoj_menon" <ammademon wrote:

>

> Excellent question. If I understand correctly, the question is one

> of wanting to lead a spiritually-based life but 'where we are in

> life' may not be spiritually centred and it even thwarts our

> attempts to be there.

>

> If so, I want to add to this.

> 1. Is this phenomenon the result of the resistance to the burning of

> samskaras?

> 2. Is this what the christian mystics call the 'dark night of the

> soul'?

> 3. How do we manage to stay on top of our manifesting negativities

> on a day-to-day basis when we get exhausted in the journey?

> 4. Is it ok to take a reprieve and indulge just to get the heat off

> us temporarily before we start again?

>

> Sorry, too many questions. I ask the same question in many different

> angles just to make sure I am clearly understood.

>

> As always, I look forward to hearing from you, Swamiji.

>

> Jai Ma!

>

>

> , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Swamiji,

> >

> > Hello Kind One!

> >

> > Do you ever see, of observe, any tendency in humans, to

> > participate in spiritual practice, but to inadvertently thwart or

> > ignore their own emotional fullness as integrated loving beings,

> > retaining an unnecessary defendedness, or separation, or is this

> only

> > a phase, or not an issue at all?

> >

> > Blessings,

> >

> > Steve

> >

>