Page 121 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 7

BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 7
touches the inner core of the heart. The external means usually adopted for the purpose are really of no avail and do not lead one towards the goal.” Many of the aspirants do japa of name or some mantra and this they resort to as their mind is not coming to control as they desire and they do not have the faith in the method of the Master. They do in fact also go on thinking, ruminating and philosophizing on the sacred mantras or slokas. A few more are even capable of instantly composing their poems of praise and flattery of the Master also. There are many more ingenious methods adopted by them.
Let us first understand the human struggle as such. The very state of our being human is a problem because we find we are in an in-between state. Spiritual aspirants know that we have awakened from a lower state, a plant or animal form where we were in a state of being and in harmony, but without awareness. We have not yet reached a state of being in harmony with awareness. This in- between state is the human struggle, a struggle not
112