Keep A Vigilant Watch Sometimes we repress. It's like sometimes a man exerts to get rid of his shortcoming, but that doesn’t really rid Him of his failure. It doesn’t make Him clean. Why exert; what
for? There's no question of exerting. At least you came to know the shortcoming
you have. Then try to weed them out. keeping a constant , vigilant watch over
all your thoughts is what is wanted. If you fail five times today, try not to
fail more than two times tomorrow. Weed out one by one. That’s only [accomplished
by] watching. Moreover, you
are not to think in the negative way. “I am a sinner. I am a sinner. I have
done such and such.” That won't do. You must try to reduce.” I am a sinner, well let me be sinner no
more.” What did Christ say to that lady who committed adultery? He asked the
people what the punishment for that crime was in their law. They said than the
should be stoned to death. “All right, if there is anyone who has not committed
that act, go two a stone on her.” Who would dare? No one. Then he said to her,
“All right; do no more.” This is what is wanted. Always brooding, “I am a
sinner. I am
sinner.” Won't do. You are
not a sinner; you have committed sin. You have besmeared yourself with filth.
Wash it away. You are gold ore that comes from the mines. You are pure gold if
you clean it [the filth] away. So I told you,
God plus desires is man. man minus desires is God. if you watch yourself in
that way for some time, you will have habit and habit will turn into Nature.
You won't dare to tell lies or anything like that. You say we should be aware of our thoughts. If in meditation some thoughts come up . . . . . Why does
something come up? Because your attention is slackened. Yes. If in meditation, something comes up and we become aware of it, won't this slacken out attention more? Why does
something come up? Because your attention is slackened. I think these thoughts
won't occur to you if you attention is not slackened. Our subconscious
reservoir of mind is overflowing in all these thoughts. Do one thing, wholly
and solely. That is why I say in the meditation instructions, “be fully
engaged, constantly without a break. Look minutely to follow what is there.”
For that period , no other thoughts will enter in. it is only when you Saints wide,
thoughts will come in. at the same time, I told you not to talk or think
negatively, always positively. You are soul.
You are a child of God. you are micro Gods. You are of the same essence as that
of God. only besmeared. Wash it away. What you have done today, don’t do it
tomorrow. A vigilant watch is required. Keeping the desires means only that.
Understand, once and for all. And that also won't do sufficiently unless you
then live it. You say,
“Poison is poison, that will kill Me.” you will create trouble in your stomach
and all your veins. “poison –I am eating poison.” Well, stop taking any more
poison. Whatever past poison taken can be washed away. Do no more. Our Master
used to say always when someone came to Him, “Master , I have committed this
sin; will you forgive me?” “is there anyone here who can take his burdens of
sin? Who? Nobody? Then do no more; do no further. Do
bhajan.” So do no more please
–that’s all I can say. |