Daily Messages

“The topic of the seminar is a sentence that follows another equally illuminating sentence in a message titled 'Craving of the Soul' of the Master that "Once divinity dawns the negative attitude to the life goes far away." Many of us are aware that when a statement was made by an aspirant that 'we should learn how to die', Master retorted saying 'we should learn how to live.' All life that we humans live, is a life in the world of our own creation and Master's appeal to us is to live in the world of divine creation after demolishing our own. Master affirms that ' One must go on reducing the activities, shaking off all superfluities that have entered into his being, for the purpose of shattering his individual network and assuming the purest state one has finally to acquire'.(IB 33) For such a living we should know the goal of life we should strive for. <br/> While talking about the goal as something that is beyond and beyond Master says that it is a bit difficult to attain as due preparation is not there. The main problem first to be sorted out is what is it we are craving for? If our craving is for any other than the divine it is not the soul that is seeking it but the various sense or motor organs along with the images that we have cultivated over a period of time forming what is generally called as samskaras or what Master calls our individual network. Even if we feel the inner urge of the soul for realisation the ego awareness which is invariably found in any type of conscious state, stands in the path and tries to give different alternatives to seek for. Proper preparation thus is necessary by way of sadhana as prescribed. <br/> Master stated that "To impart spirituality really takes no time for a guide of high calibre like my Master. The time is mostly spent in effecting the making of the abhyasi." (SS-131). Further he stated "The difficulty arises when we link it with our own will or action, thinking it to be the result of our own efforts. We rejoice at success and feel aggrieved at failure merely for that reason." "This is the only thing which serves to keep us in bondage. The absence of this egoistic feeling means the advent of real potent vigour. How can this be achieved? Only by linking the self with the great power of the Divine. Doing so we go on covering stage after stage and we get closer and closer to Him." Master laments "It is a pity to find only a few persons trying to link themselves with the Supreme not to speak of achieving complete negation." (SS-135) I would like to clarify that in our system we always talk of the positive approach of reaching the Supreme and do not try to dwell more on the blemishes which promotes more dejection and depression. However moving positively by attaching ourselves with the Master we slowly but steadily get rid off the obstacles or blemishes in our character that form a barrier to achieve our cherished goal.”

— Ref: BP5 - 134