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“Lion hearted men alone dare approach reality”
Master’s instruction is that we just keep going with our meditation not minding these thoughts. There is no point in denying that there is a persistent wish to silently watch our own thoughts and feelings- the internal drama we all cherish and enjoy most. We should not have much concern with our initial efforts to be self observant as it may not reveal much about our real nature but only entertain with our own creative and fictitious dramas. An important point to note here is that we should never mistake any discovery about ourself as our true nature. In other words, we need not look at our present level of insight, whatever it may be, as it is likely to be the product of our being in a negative state of mind.
Instead we may observe all our thoughts to be facts of our existence and infact are the results of the previous samskaras good and bad. While they inform us of our lapses and successes they are not against us. Patient investigation of any temporary truth about us can only bring more light into our inner world. Greater and greater inner vision arises, but for that we must grow accustomed to this self-
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