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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
from the bindings of desires and wishes. What is the way and how do we accomplish it in a practical manner? Master says “if one is to be brought to the stage of liberation”, method for it would be to direct his soul towards the Ultimate. The result shall be that he will go on developing till by the last moment of his life, he will finally reach the destination and obtain liberation”.
People run here and there in pursuit of happiness. They engage themselves in a variety of activities in order to be happy. They try their best to attain happiness. They not only fail to get true everlasting happiness, but their actions lead them further into innumerable difficulties. A spiritual life can only be a lasting solution to the problem of life. It inspires people to inculcate moral and spiritual virtues. It inspires man to give up pleasures and animal instincts so that he may manifest his inherent Divinity in his day to day life. Such a man sincerely observes laws of moral and spiritual life and thus leads a happy and harmonious life.
We can experience the joy and satisfaction that comes to us by reason of an effort to assist in making someone else more useful and more happy.
While Nature has provided us enough and more avenues to happy in our earthly sojourn, how is it Revered Babuji Maharaj mentioned that we should be “happy under all circumstances”. Does it mean to say that there are situations in life when most of us may not be inclined to feel happy? If so, what are they? The miseries sufferings pain, diseases we undergo in our lives as most of us feel do not contribute to our happiness. However, Revered Babuji asserted under those conditions also we should continue to be happy, if only we understand their purpose and necessity in our lives, since they are
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