Sri Saradamma
It is not good to think about realization as an event in the future. Such things cannot be predicted. One should only be concerned with stabilizing oneself in the peace and bliss of the present. Thinking about the future and predicting one's future spiritual career are a waste of mental energy. Christopher once asked Swamy if he would realize the Self if he stayed here for three years. Swamy just laughed and said that he was not running a three year B.A course in Self-realization.
Some foreigners who are used to getting everything they want in their own countries come here with the idea that everything, including realization, can be had for a price. They think that the price is three years or five years of meditation. This attitude is not helpful. They should give up all ideas of gaining anything.
It is not good to think about realization as an event in the future. Such things cannot be predicted. One should only be concerned with stabilizing oneself in the peace and bliss of the present. Thinking about the future and predicting one's future spiritual career are a waste of mental energy. Christopher once asked Swamy if he would realize the Self if he stayed here for three years. Swamy just laughed and said that he was not running a three year B.A course in Self-realization.
Some foreigners who are used to getting everything they want in their own countries come here with the idea that everything, including realization, can be had for a price. They think that the price is three years or five years of meditation. This attitude is not helpful. They should give up all ideas of gaining anything.
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