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Demolition of the past is a chapter in the Natural Path
rejoice in the narrowness of it. The sole view apparent to our eyes stays limited to attachments to our own people, our desires, our self claimed achievements, intellect and judgmental prejudices. We continue to strengthen these by inputs coming from like minded corners and stay oblivious to whole situation. All this culminates into a pile of Samskaras (impressions) which is our past.
He further says, “When once we have realized that these are the spoiling agents, it means some diversion has come in.” And He asks us to take steps towards vairagya or renunciation. Commonly understood we associate renunciation with getting rid of attachment with material possessions but fail to appreciate the fact that Master here is asking us to renounce the attachments to what is being nurtured in the nursery of brain. Many of us proclaim external detachment with material objects and worldly relationships in the name of renunciation but continue to cling to past belief systems and ideologies. They continue to carry this weight of their past samskaras and instead of seeing the present through the lens of Master they see Master through their own past lenses.
He further explains, what is the one and only obstacle which doesn’t let this weight go that easily or keeps one blinded to Reality, is the presence of “I” consciousness i.e. our Ego. As explained by Pujya Sir in another article this emotional knot in our consciousness keeps the sense of separateness in the life and we remain attached to our bag of samskaras. This small minded narcissism keeps us away from following Master’s commandments 5, 6 & 7, in spirit, which are essentially meant to give us right attitude and states of mind to bring demolition to our past. Only to be able to understand our true nature as void/nothingness, oneness with all and accepting the just pruning could help us to go through the field of Bhog created by nature to wipe off the
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