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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
In fact a true devotee of God utterly dependent on Him becomes delighted at the great opportunity provided to him by God through suffering. The Master says, ‘the disease is hated by all who suffer. But basically it is very purifying. When the impure samskars come to bhog the eye of the Creator is towards us. It serves as a cradle for the rocking of the baby and we get nourished. Even when the virtuous samskars come to bhog the eyes of God are towards us—all is the paly of His love’.
In this context the aspirant in the path of
Sriramachandra’s rajayoga, realizes the immense benefits th th
he derives in following the 5 and 7 commandments which sum up the attitude and frame of mind one should adopt in facing upto and dealing with sufferings. The fifth commandment asks us to trat miseries as Divine Blessings for our own good and be grateful. This is the condition of the true devotee and lover of God who feels the graceful attention of God towards him when he is subject to the miseries and afflictions. Misery is a state of extreme unhappiness, pain or acute discomfort, feeling of wretchedness and worthlessness (from the Dictionary).
Such a state is brought about when we are unable to accept suffering, we question why we should have been targeted unjustifiably, we are jealous of others who are better placed and do not realize that the afflictions are bhoga we have to undergo as they are but consequences of our own past actions. It also means that we do not accept that God is samavarti. Misery is more the result of the brooding over the state of suffering which ends up in producing a state of depression, despair and despondency, which is poisonous to spiritual growth.
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The 7 commandment deals with the state of
suffering brought about by the wrongs done by others. The logic governing our attitude shaped by following the
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