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« on: Nov 18, 2020 03:17 am »

The sanctity of American life, and life everywhere is being invaded by telephone calls, radio, television, movies, aimless visiting and useless chats, social gatherings and fruitless engagements—destroying your inner peace and making it nearly impossible for you to find true happiness and live self-realization in your life. Social expectations of family and friends who do not understand your spiritual aspirations often drain away the time that could be spent in meditation.

~ Paramahansa Yogananda
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« Reply #1 on: Nov 18, 2020 06:36 am »

I have a love for life that finds even the binding contract of family enjoyable when, at times, the worse of our behaviour might be brought to the light. Sporadic, nonsensical and irritable in my view are spiritual events that can be appreciated. Some don't realize this until they've dissimilated their material identity.

Even aimless living might serve a greater purpose. By no means is this post meant to refute the wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda, I find your actions and his a noble effort.
I am simply sharing, that spirituality is not always a pretty thing- sometimes the forces that challenge us or pull us away from satisfying this idea of a spiritual led life in fact lead us to the same realization.

Sometimes you have an opportunity to satisfy a desire, sometimes not- all the meanwhile the opportunity for realization is ever present. What is unfortunate in my mind, is one who cuts ties to their family and feels a regret at the end of their life.

Regret and opportunity, both forces, always available.
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« Reply #2 on: Nov 18, 2020 04:15 pm »

I have a love for life that finds even the binding contract of family enjoyable when, at times, the worse of our behaviour might be brought to the light. Sporadic, nonsensical and irritable in my view are spiritual events that can be appreciated. Some don't realize this until they've dissimilated their material identity.

Even aimless living might serve a greater purpose. By no means is this post meant to refute the wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda, I find your actions and his a noble effort.
I am simply sharing, that spirituality is not always a pretty thing- sometimes the forces that challenge us or pull us away from satisfying this idea of a spiritual led life in fact lead us to the same realization.

Sometimes you have an opportunity to satisfy a desire, sometimes not- all the meanwhile the opportunity for realization is ever present. What is unfortunate in my mind, is one who cuts ties to their family and feels a regret at the end of their life.

Regret and opportunity, both forces, always available.

I cut many of my ties with my physical family as my spiritual family grew. There is just so much time in a day. But I have never regretted it at all. In fact I am grateful for that choice  and now can appreciate the ties to my spiritual family and friends I made as time nears the end of this physical incarnation.
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« Reply #3 on: Dec 10, 2020 08:21 am »


Even aimless living might serve a greater purpose. By no means is this post meant to refute the wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda, I find your actions and his a noble effort.
I am simply sharing, that spirituality is not always a pretty thing- sometimes the forces that challenge us or pull us away from satisfying this idea of a spiritual led life in fact lead us to the same realization.

Sometimes you have an opportunity to satisfy a desire, sometimes not- all the meanwhile the opportunity for realization is ever present. What is unfortunate in my mind, is one who cuts ties to their family and feels a regret at the end of their life.

Regret and opportunity, both forces, always available.

Yes it just depends on how much time we want to waste. Instead of seeing it as ‘cutting ties to the family’ look at it as losing the spiritual blessing that could have been had by refocusing your attention to spiritual ties that your life has been blessed by. With this attitude it can be seen as missed opportunities by keeping ourselves cemented in old bonds that have long outlived their stringent purpose.

Many times in our lives we can look back and see that we did not seize upon the spiritual opportunities available to us or somehow we rationalize that they do not serve our interests or the calling they represent because of our own spiritual inertia for change. As I look back I clearly see that the blessings surrounding me were tremendous. I did take advantage of them>>>However not to the extent I could have <<< had I known then what I know now about the people placed in my life I would have spent much more time with them.
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Remember you are here for just a little while and at any moments notice you might have to leave the earth and all your duties here. Let no family resistance, national prejudices, or satanic criticism of anyone, sway you from following the path that will free you forever. A wrong choice to heed such naysayers might make you lose the great fulfillment you could have, whereas the right choice of continually following this path will bring bliss and benefit unending, throughout eternity.

~Paramahansa Yogananda

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« Reply #4 on: Nov 12, 2021 05:56 am »

Steve, it sounds like you have experienced both regret and opportunity. Ah, you may be human after all.  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: Nov 12, 2021 06:06 am »

Steve, it sounds like you have experienced both regret and opportunity. Ah, you may be human after all.  Wink

Yes both. I was in the presence of Masters I stayed with, left and found again. I believe now, it would have been better to stay with them longer. Yet I may have the opportunity again. For now I face other opportunities and I’m letting them play out. It is a lesson in discrimination and a free choice we have; whether to proceed along the path we find presented to us or jump tracks when we have the opportunity. I think the only real regret I have had is not recognizing how deeply I have been blessed by the presence of others. Thanks for the reminder. Yet often we have to give up lesser environments, desires and people we hold dear to fulfill our souls destiny. On the contrary we may find that we were not receptive to those superior blessings and settled with more karmic desires.
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