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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
5. Sri N.V.Viswanath.
We suffer because of our undue attachment to people and things, because of our past actions and because of our own notions. These notions are not the result of our thinking but the result of some one else thinking which we have burrowed. We could have burrowed these notions from our family members or friends or the media.
We suffer through our thoughts. These thoughts bind us strongly. They do not give us a chance to think about anything else.
When we are suffering we feel unhappy. Our mind thinks about the problem continuously. We try to analyse the problem and find its root cause and also its solution. Because of this the quality of our meditations get affected. We know that we have to think about the master but the problem on hand takes higher priority. We feel miserable about our own self.
When the Master says that we must strive hard, I understand that we must do our sadhana with full faith, confidence and determination. Even though we are not happy but still we must do our sadhana. Even when we meditate with unhappy state of mind still we feel some calmness or absorption in our meditations. This gives us some comfort. We should never stop our sadhana. We must be determined to stick to the master at all costs and at all times. This is how we strive hard.
Here the help of the master is phenomenal. We need to open up to our guide. But do we tell the problem immediately to our guide? I don’t think so. Because first we try our best to tackle it. Our ego says we can over come it on our own. When we are convinced that we cannot overcome it on our own only then we submit our problem to our guide and seek his help. But when we are
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