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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
Reality within. This obscuration of Reality from our gaze is the principal factor behind loss of discriminative attitude, the root cause behind suffering itself. He further states, ‘One who is born is in tumult in disorder, because contradictions presented themselves the very moment he came into existence. Now one who attaches himself unduly to them is found to be held fast in their trammels’.
From the above it is clear that we need to accept the fact of suffering, realize that all of it is our own making arising from the undue attachment we have developed towards the body, wealth and our relations, primarily wife and children (ISHANATRAYA). As our original condition is one of purity and balance, a return to the original condition would put an end to the state of suffering. Recourse to a proper method and securing the connection with and guidance of a capable Master who has Himself attained to the desirable condition, is the solution to the problem of suffering.
Half the problem is solved when we can define the problem and develop the courage to face it with the confidence that there is a solution to it. Our Master gives always a realistic and positive approach to all life’s problems. Problems are not to be wished away, they have to be looked at in the proper perspective and squarely faced. The problem itself is found to disappear when put in the correct perspective. This is what Master does when He says, ‘Suffering and miseries have their own place in life....Had there been no sufferings in the world man’s thought could never have gone up to the reverse side of it i.e., the bliss. Thus man’s affliction offers him inducement for finding out means for emancipation. In other words they serve as stimulants’.
Master gives us another clue when He cites the example of transformation of coal into diamond saying a change in set up gives the thing a new appearance. A
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