NOT FINDING GURU
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RAMANA MAHARSHI SAID, "I HAVE NOT SAID THAT A GURU IS NOT NECESSARY. BUT GURU NEED ALWAYS BE IN HUMAN FORM. FIRST A PERSON THINKS THAT HE IS AN INFERIOR AND THAT THERE IS A SUPERIOR, ALL- KNOWING ALL POWERFUL GOD WHO CONTROLS HIS OWN AND THE WORLD'S DESTINY AND WORSHIPS HIM OR DOES BHAKTI. WHEN HE REACHES A CERTAIN STAGE AND BECOMES FIT FOR ENLIGHTENMENT, THE SAME GOD WHOM HE WAS WORSHIPPING COMES AS GURU AND LEADS HIM OUT. THAT GURU COMES ONLY TO TELL HIM "THAT GOD IS WITHIN YOURSELF. DIVE WITHIN AND REALIZE". GOD, GURU AND THE SELF ARE THE SAME".'
LACK OF FAITH
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I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD. I HATE GOD. THROW AWAY ALL THE PICTURES AND IDOLS OF ALL DEITIES. HE IS MERE A PIECE OF MARBLE NOTHING MORE THAN THAL. BURN ALL THE SACRED BOOKS. IF WE USE IT AS FUEL THEN AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE SAME WARM WATER". A MIDDLE AED WIDOW SAID AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF HER ONLY DAUGHTER. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, SHE WAS A RELIGIOUS WOMAN WHO DAILY PRACTICED ALL THE HOLY RITUALS.
WHEN WE ARE HAPPY WE HAVE FIRM BELIEF IN GOD'S PRESENCE AND LOSE IT AS SOON AS ANY SORROW COMES IN OUR LIVES. LACK OF FAITH IS DISCOURAGING AND IS DANGEROUS OBSTACLE IN THE PATH OF GOD REALISATION. AS DISCOURAGING THOUGHTS ENTER THE MIND ONCE IMMEDIATELY STOPS WORSHIPPING GOD AND PRACTISING MEDITATION. WITHOUT ANY DELAY. ONE SHOULD PUT A CHECK ON THEM AND SHOULD CONTINUE WORSHIPPING GOD AND PRACTISING MEDITATION EVEN IF ONE'S MIND DOESN'T WANT TO. WITH TIME, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WILL SETTLE DOWN AND ONE WILL HAVE MORE FIRM BELIEF IN GOD.
NEVER LOSE FAITH IN GOD. WHATEVER HE DOES IS THE BEST FOR US. OUR MIND IS LIMITED BUT GOD'S IS INFINITE.
FEEL THE PRESENSE OF GOD IN EVERY HUMAN BEING, ANIMAL, TREE, PLANT, FLOWER, FRUIT, STONE, RIVER, MOUNTAIN, SEA, SUN, MOON, EARTH, FIRE AND SKY. GOD IS THERE IN EACH AND EVERY PARTICLE. GOD IS OMNIPRESENT, IT IS US WHO HAVE TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE.
ALL THESE OBSTACLES LIKE ANGER, GREED, LUST, JEALOUSY, HYPOCRISY, ATTACHMENT AND EGO CAN BE OVERCOME ONLY WHEN ONE REALISES THAT THEY ARE ONE'S WEAKNESS. THE EASIEST WAY TO ERADICATE THEM IS TO FIND OUT THE WEAKNESS WHICH IS THE BIGGEST HINDRANCE IN THE PATH. CONCENTRATE TO ERADICATE THAT WEAKNESS. PUT EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE IT. SLOWLY THERE WILL BE REDUCTION IN THAT. WHEN ONE IS FULLY SURE THAT IT IS REMOVED THEN MOVES ON TO THE NEXT OBSTACLES.
LAZINESS AND DROWSINESS
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A BIRD HAD BECOME LETHARGIC TO GO TO OTHER PLACES IN SEARCH OF FOOD. SOON ITS FAMILY AND FRIENDS COPIED ITS LETHARGIC NATURE. IN THE SAME MANNER, OUR MIND TOO BECOMES LAZY TO DO A WORK REGULARY. IT STARTS TO SEARCH FOR USELESS EXCUSES AND EASY MEANS. IT ALSO EXPLORES SHORT CUTS FOR AVOIDING HARD TASK. SUPPOSE IF MIND WANTS TO SKIP MEDITATION FOR A DAY AND ONE ALLOW IT TO DO THEN THE NAUGHTY MIND WILL WANT TO SKIP IT FOR SOME MORE DAYS. MIND WILL TRY TO LESSEN THE TIME OF MEDITATION BY GIVING A FUTILE JUSTIFICATION. IF IT SUCCEEDS, THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL TRY ITS BEST TO FURTHER REDUCE IT. CRUSH THE BUD OF LAZINESS IN THE NIP OTHERWISE IT WILL GO ON INCREASING.
SOMETIMES A PERSON DROWSES WHILE CHANTING ON ROSARY. MIND GETS TIRED OF CONCENTRATING ON ONE POINT AND OF MONOTONOUS REPETITION OF THE SAME MANTRA. IT FINDS EASY TO SLIP IN THE SLEEP THAN TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE MANTRA. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID SUCH SITUATIONS IS BY STARTING CHANTING THE MANTRA LOUDLY OR STARTING CHANTING THE MANTRA WHILE STANDING. IF DROWSINESS OCCURS THEN ONE CAN SPLASH WATER ON FACE, CAN DO BREATHING EXERCISES OR DO SARVANGASANA OR SHIRSHANA FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS WILL MAKE THE MIND ALERT.
LIKE THIS INNOCENT KID OUR MIND ALSO SEARCHES A GOOD EXCUSE FOR NOT OBEYING ORDERS.
