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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
is made more uncomfortable by the hot Sun & beyond everything, it has been bit by the scorpion. How can it stay at one place? So such is the nature of our mind. Our Mind always wanders & cannot keep quiet. I am telling this out of my personal experience. Once when I was starting my meditation, there was a time where I had not even completed my prayer & my playful mind started wandering about. After about 30 minutes of meditation, I came to know that I was in meditation & I am supposed meditate only on the Divine light without luminosity & not on any other thought. Such was the state of my mind & the seriousness that I had during that time. I was able to overcome this only after putting sincere effort in my sadhana & support from the Master.
What is stopping us to know the Divinity?
Master says “The Sun is there but the over- cloudiness you will have to remove yourself to have its full luster.” (SDG- 151 – 2005 edition)
As I understand the above statement, we have developed lot of complexities & we got to remove them to realize our true nature, which is Divine. So, as I have mentioned earlier, due to the external environment, we have developed these complexities. In addition to this, we indulge ourselves in activities such as watching TV, reading magazines & involving ourselves in unnecessary talks, which are hindrance to our Sadhana. Before this, we should first realize that these activities are not good for our sadhana. Then comes the question, how do we overcome these hindrances? Here comes the Viveka. So, once we realize what is good for our Sadhana & that which is not good for our sadhana (i.e., Anukoolyasya Sankalpam & Prathikoolyasya varjanam), we seek the methods of overcoming them. Then we start contemplating over this idea & come to a conclusion that instead of indulging in such activities, we can feed our
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