MESSAGE
FROM THE SRIMA
An aimless life
is always a miserable life. Every one of you should have an aim. But do not forget
that on the quality of your aim will depend the quality of your life. Your aim should
be high and wide, generous and disinterested; this will make your life precious
to yourself and to others. But whatever your ideal, it cannot be perfectly realised
unless you have realised perfection in yourself.
To work for your
perfection, the first step is to become conscious of yourself, of the different
parts of your being and their respective activities. You must learn to distinguish
these different parts one from another, so that you may become clearly aware of
the origin of the movements that occur in you, the many impulses, reactions and
conflicting wills that drive you to action. It is an assiduous study which demands
much perseverance and sincerity. For man's nature, especially his mental nature,
has a spontaneous tendency to give a favourable explanation for everything he thinks,
feels, says and does. It is only by observing these movements with great care, by
bringing them, as it were, before the tribunal of our highest ideal, with a sincere
will to submit to its judgment, that we can hope to form in ourselves a discernment
that never errs. For if we truly want to progress and acquire the capacity of knowing
the truth of our being, that is to say, what we are truly created for, what we can
call our mission upon earth, then we must, in a very regular and constant manner,
reject from us or eliminate in us whatever contradicts the truth of our existence,
whatever is opposed to it. In this way, little by little, all the parts, all the
elements of our being can be organised into a homogeneous whole around our psychic
centre. This work of unification requires much time to be brought to some degree
of perfection. Therefore, in order to accomplish it, we must arm ourselves with
patience and endurance, with a determination to prolong our life as long as necessary
for the success of our endeavour.
Om Shanti!
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