Page 312 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
(a) We tend to think, we are independent and not interdependent
(b) We tend to believe we are the doers of any action and refuse to accept the participation of others.
(c) We always tend to enjoy the results of any effort exclusively and do not share with others and thus put a spoke to surrender.
(d) We tend to think that everything is from God and do not yield to the master trying to distinguish between them on rational grounds.
(e) We tend to enjoy the Divine attributes as if they are our own to the exclusion of the Master. We get Divine attributes, many attributes, many qualities we get, of trying to help others, General tendency of tolerance. All these things we think are ours. We try to enjoy the results also. Refusing to think that it is Master's.
These are all the problems of surrender. It is necessary to learn that Master is the (a) Doer (b) Enjoyer (c) Knower of every action and thought of ours. That is the meaning of total surrender.
Rev.Sir further explains that “We should know He is the doer. He is the enjoyer. He is also the person who does the action and knower of things. These attitudes are a must. Once we know this, then we don't grant ourselves certain knowledge that we have got through meditation. We will never start thinking that we have advanced this much. God himself in us is advancing in his own way to his perfection and that is the meaning of our life. Our life has no meaning by itself except as opportunities for the Divine to express itself through us. It is the opportunity God himself has provided for him to show his greatness to the world. All our capacities must get exhibited. We can't simply
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