Namaste,
If you have doubt or do not understand any words, please do not hesitate to ask. I have studied in my mother tongue and so sometimes I am short of words when I translate in English or sometimes I am comfortable typing Gujarati / Hindi / Sanskrit words.
Spirituality is the only filed where one wins only by losing. The more you rush, the slower you progress or sometimes your life moves in reverse gear.
Give yourself some time. Do not rush, but do not be lazy.
Do not expect shortcuts. All these problems are there to shape and train your mind. To make it stronger.
e.g. while learning martial arts, when you are hit first time, it pains a lot. But next time, you do not get hurt as compared to the first time you were hit.
Repeating things will shape your mind.
Imagine a grass field. People want to cross the field every now and then. So they begin to walk in a straight line. After some time, there is a pag-dandi i.e. foot path - a narrow road, where grass is either bend or has been uprooted naturally. Since one repeatedly walks on same path, grass never grows on that path.
Same is the case with mind. Mind does not like stress. So instead of adapting ot nature, we try to change the nature
e.g. A.C - Air Conditioner.
Once which was a luxury is now a necessity. You find A.C. in malls, offices, cars and even in bed rooms. There is a big market of convenience products in America, because of this fact. This is the direction of technology.
Now when cell phones are common, unlike older generations who remembered 30-40 telephone numbers, we can hardly remember 5-6 numbers.
Same with knowing new words, since they are just a click away. So mind does not consider it as important enough to store it, as it is easily search-able in short time.
In spirituality, it's opposite. Always remember, neutral mind is strong mind, forgiving mind is strong mind. It's not a sign of weak mind. As a neutral and let-go habit keeps mind stable. Stable mind can contemplate / meditate.
It takes time to switch over. Just do not lose patience and always remember 'GOD EXITS' - Never loose faith
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