Selected 100 Letters by Shrimad Rajchandraji

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Prabhavak Trust Hubli

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SELECTED 100 LETTERS
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SELECTED 100 LETTERS
From long ages this living being loves sloth and infatuation, though one cannot see any thing worth loving in it.
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82 (816)
Mumbai, Kartaka Vad Fifth
V.S. 1954 The path of the saints to go totally inward is the sure remedy for removal of all miseries. But only a few living beings understand it. This path can be grasped or understood by the fruition of past good deeds, by purified mindor intellect, by extreme non-attachment and by contact with a spiritual living saint. The only place where this path, can be understood is the human birth-even it is also bound by the fear of death and here too the presence of sloth is a matter of sorrow and surprise.
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81 (813)
Mumbai, Aaso Vad Seventh
V.S. 1953 Even in the upper stages of spiritual progress, finding time some strong worldly desires get the upper hand and overpower the aspirant and baffles him much-in such state he feels that now to go to the upper spiritual stage is difficult, not only that but even to stay at ease in the present spiritual stage is found difficult. Such like many obstructions challenge us in our spiritual march. Then that such difficulties baffle the beginner in spiritual path is quite easy to understand, or that is not at all surprising. I should say that in such condition, the spirtual aspirant should not worry at all or be sorry at all instead he should strive further, fight against these obstructions bravely, mustering all his strength and should go to a convenient place and time, should there engage himself in the study of spritiual scriptures and by force turn his mind and thinking to good uplifting spiritual thoughts and actions and thus he will win over all his enemies and gain the path of right spiritual thinking and action, reach higher spiritual stages of self-experience and will become free from all obstacles. For this end you are advised to read intently Yogadrashtisamuchhaya.
83 (819)
Mumbai Margashirsha Sud Fifth, OM
Sunday, V-S. 1954 The city of liberation is easy to reach by following the path of a spiritually enlightened saint taking courage in both hands.
When the allurements of senses lead astray a human being he naturally gets ashamed of his impotence, afflicts and censures his soul and looking at it in a scornful way again seeks shelter of the life of spiritual saint and of his teachings, makes his soul more strong and powerful by such shelter and succeeds in vanquishing his opposing forces and they do not sit quiet till they successfully destroy them. All self searching souls have gone on the same way and have gained full success.
This matter deserves to be well fixed in the hearts of all spiritual aspirants.
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