Posted November 4th, 2005 by kamalakanta47(#15748)
Dear Assitant Mummer,
I am so grateful for your illumining essay!
This fool is listening to your enlightening essay.
It is the easiest and most common thing to blame others for your
mistakes. The ego tries to protect itself.
Sometimes, knowing inwardly that a great opportunity has been misused,
the seeker is angry. Angry because he or she has failed to muster the
courage to continue in the spiritual path, to challenge his or her own
weaknesses and limitations, to dare to believe that the Goal can be
achieved, to dare to transcend. Angry because, having fallen from such
a lofty path, the seeker derives no real satisfaction and joy from his
attempt at leading a life of desire, instead of a life of aspiration.
Once the Infinite in the seeker is awakened, it can be fulfilled ONLY
by the Infinite itself. You cannot fill something infinite with
something finite. This is why, when someone starts consciously
aspiring, joy and satisfaction are evident. The seeker feels that he
or she is making progress, and progress itself is satisfaction.
However, if the seeker decides not to pursue his or her soul's lofty
dream of realising, revealing and manifesting God, the Dream of
becoming one with God's Will, a great frustration will become apparent.
It takes enormous sincerity to accept that one has messed up. It is
the best step, but one that many are not willing to take, for their
own remorse at themselves is so great, that they turn their anger at
their former teacher, since they lack the courage to lead either the
aspiration-life or the desire-life. It is a very unfortunate situation.
I have a friend who has left the path and come back a few times. But
he never, never blamed the Master for his own weaknesses. He was
always honest with himself, and kept his love for his Master intact.
And like you say, a new compassion-opportunity always presented itself
to him.
Once again, thanks for shedding light on such a delicate subject. your
noble nature and broad understanding is apparent from your writings.
Dear Assitant Mummer,
I am so grateful for your illumining essay!
This fool is listening to your enlightening essay.
It is the easiest and most common thing to blame others for your
mistakes. The ego tries to protect itself.
Sometimes, knowing inwardly that a great opportunity has been misused,
the seeker is angry. Angry because he or she has failed to muster the
courage to continue in the spiritual path, to challenge his or her own
weaknesses and limitations, to dare to believe that the Goal can be
achieved, to dare to transcend. Angry because, having fallen from such
a lofty path, the seeker derives no real satisfaction and joy from his
attempt at leading a life of desire, instead of a life of aspiration.
Once the Infinite in the seeker is awakened, it can be fulfilled ONLY
by the Infinite itself. You cannot fill something infinite with
something finite. This is why, when someone starts consciously
aspiring, joy and satisfaction are evident. The seeker feels that he
or she is making progress, and progress itself is satisfaction.
However, if the seeker decides not to pursue his or her soul's lofty
dream of realising, revealing and manifesting God, the Dream of
becoming one with God's Will, a great frustration will become apparent.
It takes enormous sincerity to accept that one has messed up. It is
the best step, but one that many are not willing to take, for their
own remorse at themselves is so great, that they turn their anger at
their former teacher, since they lack the courage to lead either the
aspiration-life or the desire-life. It is a very unfortunate situation.
I have a friend who has left the path and come back a few times. But
he never, never blamed the Master for his own weaknesses. He was
always honest with himself, and kept his love for his Master intact.
And like you say, a new compassion-opportunity always presented itself
to him.
Once again, thanks for shedding light on such a delicate subject. your
noble nature and broad understanding is apparent from your writings.
in oneness, Kamalakanta