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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
unlimited happiness through enjoyment of sensory and sensual pleasures. This sort of thinking could be due to the fact that the life in this world is interspersed with pleasures and pain. For a person on the spiritual path, the very definition of pain and pleasure are quite different from the ordinary connotation for here one understands pleasures and pain being restricted to our physical existence and also knows that it is quite ephemeral. The very ephemeral-ness of the pleasures in this life has created a sense of clinging on to it beyond its limits coupled with the fear of loosing it and also there is a fear of undergoing pain. Consequently we find man suffering from the illusions of possessiveness coupled with a tendency to avoid pain. The pleasure seeking and pain avoiding tendencies have been governing the psyche of the man. In the spiritual path, the wisdom gained in the primary stages, as told by several great men, that one understands the transitoriness of life. This understanding is no small understanding considering the fact this knowledge pertains to the consciousness which is beyond the body but gets exhibited through the body. So the very life and its process has to be understood at the first place. The proper understanding of life needs to be there which is referred by the Master in the message – Simplified system of spirituality as “God has created the world so that every flower may grow in its right standard. But the lashes of time have made it forget the purpose of God. So some feel enjoyment as the purpose of life, while others feel life to be monotonous. But the question is as to what is life. It is a state of being which should remain permanently, as long as we live, thoroughly in contact with the Being, smelling at each step the fragrance of the Being.” SDG 36
Lack of proper understanding of life has led to many chaos leading to divergent goals which more often than not lead to interpersonal conflict. The history of
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