Page 505 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

“A few are so born who confuse dhal for boiled rice and take great pleasure in this confusion”
move towards the goal as promised by the Master/system. In the bargain, the credibility of the system suffers. So the responsibility is high on both sides and thus sincerity of purpose is the basic requirement on the part of both (both trainer and trainee). Some times it is not the insincerity but when the practicant has developed some notions about the goal (Dhal) which are not in consonance with the Reality (Boiled Rice) but the sad part is that one grants reality to his notions and lives in his world of imaginations is the reason for failures in our attempts. In this article, an attempt is made to understand some of the confusions that can bog us down in our march to the Goal through sharing some of my personal experiences and understanding of the system. These confusions can often make the difference between cup and the lip, the remiss could be so crucial in our spiritual path that Master says that we could miss the ocean.
Dominance of pleasure principle: Absence of clarity leads to confusion. Lack of clarity is also due to ignorance. Here we are discussing the ignorance aspect w.r.t the spiritual life. The basic ignorance is that we are not able to see anything beyond pleasure principle, an outcome of hedonistic tendencies otherwise called as impulsive tendencies of the lower self. The call for girding up our loins i.e. to be determined etc are referred primarily in this context. So inspite of years of practice, we falter very badly in the implementation of the commandments 1, 2 &10. We have to make a decision to live at the upper plane till then we cannot say assertively that we have fixed up our goal. So to think that equal indulgence in pleasure principle and also aspiring
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