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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
for higher spiritual life as balanced existence is one of the basic confusions that need to get cleared for making rapid inroads into the path.
Higher and better life is understood by me as one having no fear but freedom, no sorrow but happiness and contentment, no immoderation but balance. The kind of confusion stated earlier between higher and lower life leads to sloth thereby our will and determination are weakened leading to non compliance of commandments. With the result, we entertain the idea that practice as told is not so important as practice of love, constant remembrance, service etc will take care of the progress. ISRC makes it very clear that individual sadhana cannot be replaced with master’s support but both should go hand in hand for quick progress. Here we are encouraged to do self evaluation which is helping us enormously in assiduously practicing the methods as advised.
Integral-ness of existence: Another kind of confusion is that to think that spiritual life is independent of mundane life i.e., Spiritual and worldly existence is what comprises of life. The integral-ness of life has to be understood to evolve on the path, this clarity emerges as we practice and progress on the natural path. Initially the understanding is concerning with the self, i.e., a person becomes plain and simple later on this grows into an awareness of oneness with other fellow beings which is felt as emanations of feelings of love, kindness, empathy for others. And we progress further we understand our interdependence and link with the Nature. As the integral feeling matures, one can progressively implement the 4th commandment, “Be plain and simple to be
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