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LIFE OF AN ASPIRANT The values of sacrifice, renunciation and sādhanā which are dependent on external factors have to be
redirected towards the inner self. When external sight transforms into an internal insight, the path of
liberation will be lit up for the soul to move on.
Tany of us enjoy attending religious discourses. But
Imore often than not, we only hear what is being said. We do not listen and imbibe the wisdom of the words, Therefore, although some of us are motivated after listening to discourses, when it comes to real life situations, our decisions are far removed from the lessons.
We often hear that this life is a golden opportunity to be utilized well. If not utilized, there is much to regret later. He who has lost this life has lost much. An Ācārya once said:
Any destruction in this life is massive destruction.1
If you stumble here, you will stumble everywhere. And if in this life you find the road to joy and peace, then rest assured, your difficulties will have found their shore for ever.
If the locusts of desire are not steered away from the garden 1 ito vinașțih mahato vinașțih
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