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Suffering is the root and results are flowers
progressively. We get into the condition of silence, which is the hallmark of spirituality. The silence is the result of the disappearance of conflicts in the mind, which happens through the progressive exhaustion of the samskars through intelligent bhoga of the suffering.
‘The state of trouble reminds us of its silent stage and we should be aware of the state of comfort in the state of discomfort’. The original condition is one of perfect calmness and is free from conflicts and contradictions. Hence by reviving the thought of the origin, developing a strong attraction towards it and cultivating a restless impatience to attain that condition we can hit two birds with the same arrow-free ourselves from the very notion of suffering as we are now dwelling in the opposite condition so to speak and win the attention and grace of the Supreme Master who could safely carry us to the destination.
When Master connects fragrance to Pranahuti, the most significant and unique feature of our system He is referring to the very process of Pranahuti itself, which is the result of ‘yawning of the Centre towards the circumference’, the loving grace of the Divine Supreme towards Its own children and grace is inseparable from the Supreme. It is His very nature. The fragrance leads us pulls us irresistibly towards its source, ‘God is the flower of His own tree’.
Master is the expert gardener who is tending the plants of spirituality in all His fellow beings with whom He feels an inseparable relationship, protecting them from all dangers, carefully nursing them and hoping sincerely that one day they would bud, then flower and finally yield the desired fruit. But He says despite our labour, it is all His labour but He is very gracious in including all His associates in this divine endeavour-this undoubtedly inculcates in us the sense of participation, be conscious of
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