Aspirants Guide

Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra Koba

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ASPIRANT'S GUIDE 7. Time should be conquered by continuous efforts, while learning should be acquired through the practice of humility. 8. The continuous ticking of a clock constantly suggests to a person that his life is being cut short with the passage of every moment. Let a person therefore, quickly accomplish all the noble deeds he wishes to do. 9. One who postpones the work of the morning till the evening, and the work of the evening to the next day, is adjudged a lazy, procrastinating fool. Such a person achieves no success in life and is lost. 10. Lord Mahavir preached to make good use of time to his first disciple, the great Gautama Swami. Let this fact make us alert about what we should do. 11. One who is vigilant of one's own spiritual progress, should be absolutely regular in studying the scriptures, praising to holy people, devotion to God, practice of meditation, and in one's devotion to his preceptor. 12. One who wastes time, will himself be wasted away by time.
LIVING EXAMPLES OF THE GOOD USE OF TIME
Shrimad Rajchandra (1867 - 1901) was a great spiritual leader of the last century. He attained the knowledge of his previous births at the age of seven. He had a remarkable memory and could attend one hundred different incidents at a time ! He had supersensuous knowledge and he was a self-realized soul. He was considered as a spiritual guide by Mahatma Gandhi.
As a great scholar and spiritual prophet, he wrote ve valuable and subtle spiritual literature which is useful to all seekers of truth, irrespective of caste, creed, or religion. He has followers and institutions in his name in many parts of western and southern India. He practiced meditation and scriptural studies in lonely places in many parts of Gujarat State of India.
Monk Chaturialji and Monk Mohanlalji were two of the seven ascetic disciples of Shrimad Rajchandra.
This event relates to Shrimad Rajchandra's life. Once Shrimad asked Monk Chaturlalji, "What have you acquired up to today from the day you became a recluse (monk) ?"
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