Message 17 Jan

 Message 17 Jan, 5.52 pm

1) Dear abhyasis,

Spiritual progress is to reduce the materialistic demands and live with contentment. It's not to satisfy anyone. If the desires for materialistic upliftment are not reduced, you are not spiritually progressed.

2) Living for others is not spiritual. You have to live for yourself. Spiritual persons lead a simple life without unwanted luxury. If this life is not liked by others, spiritual persons don't mind it.

3) Be Spiritual in every walk of your materialistic life.

4) Don't worry about body illness. Though it gives suffering , it will help you to reduce your negativity. For a spiritual person, every illness is to improve their mental purity.

5) Abhyasi 1- At some point through the period of suffering, the mind gives away to start thinking negatively; Holding on to Master's remembrance is lost.

Master-At this juncture only master's remembrance helps.

Abhyasi 1- Yes... But suffering has to be gone through; Having Master in the mind might ease suffering and not remove it.

Abhyasi 2- Suffering is an impression. Pain is not an impression in the mind. Pain is to the body level.

Abhyasi 1-Yes; and if one holds on to suffering, it becomes an impression.

Master-Suffering is not to create impressions. It's to remove it. Impressions are created because of worrying.

Abhyasi 1- What is the role of perceptional change?... Does it avoid worrying or ease suffering?

Master-When you are used to accepting pleasure, you are not trained to undergo sufferings. When you do a hardcore physical work, you are mentally prepared for body pain and sufferings. Similarly, being a spiritual person, you must be prepared for any sufferings. It can be because of mental pressure and tension or body ailments.

Being a spiritual person, don't blame anyone who gives you suffering. Let it happen. Mental purity and stability is more important for a spiritual person.

Spiritual persons must be highly positive and should not live like ordinary persons. Their perceptions must be totally positive.

Abhyasi 1- Suffering, like the burning of a wick, is the consumption of negativity, eventually leading to its own dissolution. Just as the flame dies out when the wick is consumed, suffering ceases when negativity is transformed or completely burned away. It's a reminder of impermanence of suffering & the potential for liberation when we confront and transcend negativity.

Master- The goal of a spiritual person is Mano Nasha or destroyal of negativity. Then it leads to liberation from suffering. At last salvation, liberation from birth.

Have a resolution. I may suffer but I don't worry because of My Master is there with me.

The master's presence in your heart reduces the worries. See Him in your heart always.