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VAGARIES OF THE MIND
minds. How we develop into the future can only be limited by our own level of acceptance and our own willingness to let go of the past. And our unwillingness to let go of the past is evidence of our lack of understanding or outright stubbornness towards change which itself is due to mischievous mind play. What we need to develop is our own ideal not one that we have been conditioned to by the tradition but one that is our own creation based on the tenets given by the Master. Master has given the path of grace, a path that can in fact be different for different persons based on their samskaras. Many aspirants have odd notions of the role they have to play in the Divine work and also seem to be anxious to know their status in the scheme of things.
When Master asks us to mould ourselves again our mind starts playing its tricks and would like us to fit into modern-day society. The social and power politics come into play and there is always a politician waiting to use our image for his gains. It is no wonder the present day Masters are visited by the most important social and political big wigs. We
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