seems decades later, our benevolent sages are still doing the same : preaching the wisdom of the ages and pleading with us - don't just listen and forget ; you have to do it !
sit quietly, withdraw your senses, quieten the mind, and then ... allow yourself to be absorbed into that Silence.
every stage may, at first, seem to be an impossible struggle : sit quietly - the minute we sit, a flood of a million unrelated thoughts will start bouncing off the wall of our mind - an uncontrollable chaos
withdraw your senses : with all 5 senses having had free reign your entire life, that is a tall order indeed !
so how do we do this : practice !
it is the same for any endeavor, whether learning to ride a bicycle or run a marathon - learn the basic principles and then practice.
every faith has their own avenue ... don't let the words of what is being described bog you down : try and experience WHAT is being described.
the medicine, laying still in the bottle, in not going to cure you - you have to take the medicine !
the paths have been laid out, the signboards have been erected, the check post guards have been posted to continually point you in the right direction ; all you have to do is start walking !
live well..
Yes indeed! Practice is the key word...a million times we must have fallen on all fours before we could stand and take one step straight up: But then what joy must we have felt when finally we stood up on our two legs!!
ReplyDeleteEven a tiny glimpse of the Spirit will be worth a whole life's effort in that direction: That seems to be the solemn promise of Vedantic Masters