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"Spirituality is a path of evolution
and evolution is progress
which must be felt and experienced."
If we go through the history of ancient sages we find that they had
sacrificed all the comforts of life for the sake of attaining Reality.
They led a life of austerity and penance, undergoing every kind of hardship
and trouble for the sake of the object so dear to their heart. Intense
longing for the goal made them blind to everything else and they remained
firm on the path not minding the difficulties and reverses that came
across their way. Such an intense longing for the object and an iron
will to achieve the goal is absolutely necessary to ensure complete
success. I may assure you that you can win laurels in the spiritual
fields if only you turn your attention towards God and proceed with
will, faith and confidence, no matter how adversely you may be placed
in, surrounded by all the worries and miseries of a household life.
Your busy life will then offer no hindrance in your way.
Generally people go hesitatingly towards God, thinking themselves to
be too incapable and weak to achieve the real thing. A powerful will
made at the very first step and maintained all through, shall never
fail to achieve complete success. Half the distance is crossed if a
man enters the field with a firm mind. Difficulties and dejections will
melt away at a mere glance and the path of success will be made smooth.
Indecisive attitude leads to halfhearted efforts and generally results
in mere partial success or more often in failure. Our firm will enables,
automatically to draw in power from unknown sources, for the accomplishment
of the task. A firm will supplemented by an ever-increasing impatience
or yearning to achieve the object will enhance the force of our effort
and we shall thereby remain in constant touch with the same real thing,
catching every hint conducive to our spiritual well-being and progress.
Impatience or constant restlessness to reach the goal in the shortest
possible time is, thus, by far the most important factor which contributes
to our speedy success.
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