If your father is a billionaire, you don't have to go out and work to
get by. Similarly, if you have a great and good spiritual
teacher, you do not have to try as hard as the poor chap who is
floundering around: in the short period of your meditation, your
abundantly illumined teacher will pour lots of milk into your vessel.
Nevertheless we must meditate adequately to make progress. During one
Christmas trip I heard that Sri Chinmoy advised one young woman to meditate
for 2-1/2 hours a day. That's a lot for my standard.
I do not meditate that much, but
whatever I do, I really, really need it. For me not to meditate, it is
like a grumpy person not having their coffee in the morning. Or, try
going without breakfast. Feel good? No!
Even for an experienced person meditation is a challenge. There will
always be some part that resists and finds excuses. Overwhelmingly,
the reason that people start meditation but do not continue is that
they are unable to confront and face down their own resistance. A
group helps immensely. It does not have to be our group, but find some
group that you trust and mix with them. There will always be someone
in the group who is "up" and will pull you on.
I would like to close this short and rather random musing by thanking
everyone for being. After all, we are one of God's flowers. Just by
being, just by being alive, we are contributing. So, let's keep cheerful
and pass it on. And, wink at ourselves next time we pass a mirror.
Yours,
Nayak
Originally posted on Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Group
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Function Report - Nov 15th