We should believe that we have
infinite possibilities within us. If we are prone to commit mistakes because of
our lower animal or biological nature, we must remember that we also have
something divine in us. We should try our best to manifest this divinity within
us. We should assert our higher self and be always conscious of the elevated
dimensions of life. This is possible only when we cultivate shraddha, alma
sht-addha. Tremendous self-confidence is what this implies—self-confidence that
goes a long way in recovering faith. It helps us in no mean measure to develop
our will-power which we have seen is the pivot of all achievements in life.
This point may appear slightly
paradoxical. We have to have firm faith to develop will-power and in its turn
will-power gives us firm faith. We have to be conscious of our divine heritage
and believe that we have unlimited power within. We have to tap the source
ofpower within and cultivate the attitude that we are not tiny little creatures
breaking down at the smallest provocation. We are the children of immortal
bliss. All power is invested in us. Once we come to have this faith we will be
able to manifest, in the real sense of the term, tremendous power that is
inside us. Thereby we will be successful in developing will-power.
Of course, all this follows
only if we develop will-power with the help of Swamiji's assurance: "You
are the children of immortal bliss. Who says you are sinners? Forget about your
past mistakes." The next step is to develop love for our intrinsic divine
nature. The more love we develop towards the truth o four real being, the more
will we succeed in developing will power or ichha shaka.
A question may be asked whether
it is possible to develop will-power overnight? The answer is "No".
We may have to pass through long periods of tremendous struggle. No success is
possible without working hard for it and there is no joy in achieving success
without effort. We must, therefore, prepare for a tremendous struggle. We may
not succeed overnight but ultimately victory is assured.
Here we have to take one thing into
consideration. Once we are inspired by Swamiji's words and we develop love for
the truth of our inner divinity, then we should resolve that no hypothetical
fear be allowed to sabotage our self-confidence or inner energy. We should keep
the memory of Swamiji's words constantly in our mind that we are not sinners,
that we are the children of immortal bliss.
Leader in developing embedded system projects, providing Engineering and SCADA solutions using Raspberry pi, Arduino and more.. 먹튀
ReplyDelete