Dec - Ruhani Satsang USA

"You know that the inner bliss is supreme and unrivaled. There is nothing
like it on earth; but alas! the mind is so much intoxicated with the
lust for woman, wine, and wealth that it fails to see and comprehend
the greatness of the spiritual beatitude within. But patient and persistent
efforts to keep the mind still will gradually unlock the treasures of divinity
within you with the grace of the Master. Always be buoyant and
fresh when you sit for meditation and wait patiently, like a loving
baby looking up into the eyes of the nursing mother."
ing like it on earth; but alas! the mind is
so much intoxicated with the lust for
woman, wine, and wealth that it fails to
see and comprehend the greatness of
the spiritual beatitude within. But patient
and persistent efforts to keep the
mind still will gradually unlock the treasures
of divinity within you with the
grace of the Master. Always be buoyant
and fresh when you sit for meditation
and wait patiently, like a loving baby
looking up into the eyes of the nursing
mother.
Without the Guru, you cannot curb
the ramifications of the mind.
Thousands of ways were tried, but
with no success.
Having described the sad state of affairs,
Swami Ji pities the abject condition of
the foolish mind, since it does not know
how it can become liberated from the
clutches of the senses. In the first place,
it is foolishly clinging to the sense pleasures
and secondly, having lost all power
of resistance, it is easily led on from
one false step to another.
The Master says that the mind, with
all kinds of endeavors, cannot possibly
break through without the grace of the
Satguru. The mind is now so much
caught in the whirlwinds of passion that
it can hardly think of liberation. You
December 1973
see, if a tightly stretched wire is struck,
however lightly, it continues vibrating
for a long time. Exactly similar is the
case with the mind.
Inextricably caught in the meshes of
sensual gratification, it knows no rest.
It is through the good grace of the Master
if one is led to the knowledge of his
utter helplessness. It has been seen that
after Initiation, when the dear ones have
meditated regularly for some time, that
they become aware of this state of utter
destitution. So you will agree that daily
introspection of one's lapses and shortcomings
is very necessary for weeding
them out, one by one.
The emphasis on maintaining the diary
prescribed for the purpose has a
much deeper significance than is realized.
Spirituality is not something difficult
to achieve; but it requires a proper
receptivity of mind, willing cooperation
to abide by the holy commandments,
and patient effort in the right direction.
I-ar from being difficult, it is just a simple
change; and that for the better. Just
as a baby becomes quiet and feels happy
with its toys and sweets, similarly, the
mind, when it obeys and introverts, will
be blessed with inner unalloyed bliss and
harmony with the grace of the Master.
It must however be remembered that it
is complete self-surrender to the Master
within that will create loving receptivity.