Page 59 - Goal of Life

GOAL OF LIFE\u000Ahigh order not commonly bestowed upon man. In the system of Sri Ram Chandra\u0027s Raja Yoga, the Master is the object of our love and devotion. We have to develop feelings of perpetual love towards Him; then only we can achieve our goal.\u000ASurrender\u000AThe easiest and surest means to achieve the goal is to surrender ourselves to the great Master and become a \u2018Living Dead\u0027 ourselves. This feeling of surrender, if cultivated by force or mechanical means seldom proves to be genuine. It must develop automatically within us without the least strain or pressure upon the mind. If the knowledge of self is retained, it is not true surrender. What remains to be done when we have surrendered ourselves in the true sense? Nothing. In this state, an abhyasi will be in close touch with Reality all the time, and the current of Divine effulgence will continue its flow to him without any break. In this way, we can solve our problem of life in the easiest and most efficacious way in the shortest possible time.\u000AWe have to develop an attitude of absolute surrender to the Master. Most of the time we can satisfy ourselves that we have surrendered to the Master while in fact we have surrendered to our own wishes which we expect the Master to fulfil. We do\u000A54\u000A