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be possible only when we do not judge others and other things. It is but natural that we are aware of our feelings and emotions and problems but we should think all of them as by-products of our thought and action discharged in the attitude of service to the divine.
12. We moved to a new place. From then on most of the times I feel my sadhana is ritualistic.
Hope the new place is comfortable and you are happy. I donot understand when persons use the word ritualistic. Routine is a must and there is need to take the spirit of meditation and other process in our sadhana. There are no ritual in our system. We need to meditate thinking of the Divine light which is non luminous. How can then meditation become ritualistic?
13. Before sending this summary, recently there was some tension in the family. These were the attitudes I observed. Why can’t life be simple and peaceful? Why do people make it complicated and suffer with complicated thinking? When my behavioral attitudes were questioned, though my ego was hurt, in a way I felt this will help me learn. I did not feel this tension as a misery nor as a wrong doing. My only thought was why such a complicated thinking?
That is the crux of sadhana and how the Manomaya and Vijnanamaya kosas affect us and the tyranny of such thinking is very personal. Having faith in the method practice cleaning process and you may not suffer much.
14. In the month ahead my goals are 1) Being prayerful day long 2) Feel greater dependency. 3) Taking time daily to contemplate & read.
It should be doing your meditations and cleanings and offer the prayer at prescribed hours. One moves step by step and leaping is easy for frogs but that is not the way of sadhana.
15. Sadhana & Day to day life: In general I feel settled, more natural in my interactions with others.However there are times I felt awkward, feeling separate from another. These are times I feel a bit disappointed for being unable to imbibe the Master more.
If we can follow what He said it is good enough; imbibing is a big word.