Page 704 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
themselves by simply brooding. Ironic as one may find, Master’s instruction to us is to be happy in all circumstances! That requires molding and that is sadhana. It is possible by practice for those who aspire to be happy in the way Master exhorts but not for those who want to be happy in the way they demand to be.
Samskaras continually come to fruition and as a result we get pleasant or unpleasant situations. No one has issues with pleasant situations, but unpleasant situations are resented by many. But whether any situation in life is pleasant or unpleasant, joyful or sorrowful, Master should not be forgotten in either case. In the same message Master mentions “The things come and go, but we remain the same. If we thoroughly scrutinize ourselves, changeless state is there, but we are connected with the changeable and either we take interest in it or hate it, and both of them are the links for bondage. We should rise above all these things if we want to live a peaceful life. Our method brings out these results if we do practise it with interest.”
When we meditate on Divine Light in the heart, the practice of being unmindful of all thoughts, good and bad that arise at that time, thus helps us to loosen the bondage and mind gets gradually accustomed to the changeless state in us than running in a loop after the changeable.
Remembering Him always as the Goal allows us to take with equanimity, both the states of joy and the state of misery. Needless to mention then that Goal clarity is essential starting point for practicing this. It is our experience that when we feel tormented and disturbed for whatever reasons and are literally in unhappiness, a mere remembrance of Master dilutes the state of unhappiness. Further when we sit in satsangs or go for
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