DIARY

 

Please make every effort to overcome the many failures as stated by you under all the failure columns on the diaries. Man making precedes spirituality. Unless and until you became the master of all the five senses, appreciable inner progress       cannot be made.   

 

The recurring failures in various columns of the diary shows that you remain too much engrossed in worldly affairs, which should be reduced by keeping yourself immersed in the divine grace. Silence, solitude and serenity should be cultivated       by living a life full of spiritual discipline as enjoined by the Master. You can cut short unnecessary engagements and wild pursuits by keeping your spiritual goal in the forefront. A well regulated life earns rich dividends.   

 

As to the points raised by you about the diary; vanity and lack of gratitude breeds contempt and can be classed under heading Non-Violence. Indulgence go under chastity of thought word and deed.   

 

Unfortunately, few, if any, have any idea of what keeping the diary really means. As time passes, their entries become a mere matter of form, and the whole purpose behind keeping the diary is lost. We are asked to maintain the diary in       thought, word and deed. How many of us really do so? The majority just react in thought, word, and deed to the stimulus of the moment, in other words, instinctively. The truth of the matter is that we must become consciously aware        of every thought that passes through the mind; we must weigh our words before we speak and not speak idle words as a mere reaction to the situation that confronts us. If we are able to make some progress in this regard, then we will be far on the way to controlling our self. This is essence, is the practice of Raja Yoga. Only when we have advanced far in the practice of living the life demanded of us (as implied in the keeping of the diary), will we become fit enough to reap the fruits of the practices of the Surat Shabd Yoga.